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Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:58 pm in Opinion
By Jennifer Vincent

In this season of Greek philanthropies, club fundraisers and charitable events I encourage University of Maine students to ask themselves not what their town can do for them, but what they can do for their town.
I …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:57 pm in Opinion
By Billy Kramer


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:54 pm in News
After six months, changes to pledging process addressing university concerns while fraternity’s core values go unaltered
By Katie Donlon

With both the end of National Hazing Prevention Week last Friday and the end of the University of Maine’s Greek Week this Saturday, some may remember the uproar a fraternity initiation practice gone wrong caused last …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:52 pm in News
By Jamison Cocklin

The University of Maine will spend $14 million for a long-delayed project that will make extensive renovations to the Field House and Memorial Gymnasium.
After the university received $7 million in state appropriation funds specifically intended to …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:49 pm in News
By Jamison Cocklin

The AEWC Advanced Structures and Composites Center at the University of Maine is impressing industry experts across the state as its “bridge in a backpack” technology is being used by the Maine Department of Transportation to …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:44 pm in News
By Beth Kevit

Online classes often come with feelings of dread: dread of forced communication on discussion folders, dread of forgetting a week’s worth of assignments, dread of sitting down to watch a lecture video rather than the latest …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:43 pm in News
By Rob Stigile

Those walking near the Donald P. Corbett Business Building or the Class of 1944 Hall late at night in the past week may have felt a presence following them in the shadows or noticed a stranger …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:42 pm in News
By Christopher Crosby

Student Government overwhelmingly passed new legislation to modify its standing rules at its Sept. 28 meeting.
According to Sen. Chris Knoblock, the new rules will “streamline” senate operations.
Among various new provisions, the changes will implement new procedures …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:41 pm in News
UMaine VP says landfill gas smart choice; scientist frets over methane, Casella
By Michael Shepherd

A top University of Maine official said negotiations are ongoing with a Vermont-based company to provide the university with landfill gas-derived heating fuel and that in-depth figures for actual university savings would be “premature” at this …


Wednesday, September 29th, 2010, 11:38 pm in News
Student project brings secrets out of private journals and into campus consciousness
By Jennifer Vincent

Journals and diaries are often thought to be private or secret, but can offer insight into the daily experiences of their writers. A student film project plans to use anonymously submitted secrets and stories to reveal …