Archive for September 15th, 2010
The Student Recreation and Fitness Center is using the same strategy as popular NBC television show “The Biggest Loser” to encourage healthier lifestyles among members of the University of Maine community.
The “Big Bears to Little Bears …
The panic sets in as you notice that cars are not even bothering to circle the Belgrade and CCA parking lots. You’ve managed to arrive on campus 20 minutes before your first class starts, but even …
By now, frequent users of the e-Sports arcade in the Memorial Union have probably figured out the space is now abandoned. The most popular games — “Dance, Dance Revolution,” pool, pinball and “Big Buck Hunter” — …
The month of Ramadan ended over the weekend and the local Muslim community celebrated at the Islamic Center of Maine in Orono with parties filled with food, balloons, henna and barefoot children.
Eid al-Fitr is the breaking …
A proposed Italian-American restaurant planned for the location of the former 103 Ultra Lounge on Park Street came one step closer to reality Monday night after winning initial approval for several license applications from the Orono …
Student responses to the question of whom they will choose to be Maine’s next governor indicate a divided and uncertain University of Maine electorate.
Voters across the state are unsure who the most qualified candidate is, and …
The University of Maine board of trustees has already received 15 suggestions for candidates to replace President Robert Kennedy.
“We’ve been calling people we know in the higher education realm to see if they have any ideas …
“Bed bugs hide everywhere. If you can see them, that’s because the infestation is so bad that they have nowhere else to hide,” said Clark Zimmerman, a client care professional at Modern Pest Services.
Zimmerman said the …
Student Government passed an amendment on Fair Elections Practices Commission guidelines at its Sept. 14 meeting in what Vice President Ross Wolland called a “positive move” for the organization.
The new measures, effective immediately, are designed to …
Over the past week, a scandal broke out in Gainesville, Fla., where a local pastor made it publicly known that he wished to burn copies of the Quran, the Muslim holy book. Leading up to the …
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