Archive for September, 2010
Since taking over as commissioner of the NFL in 2006, Roger Goodell has made the league’s image one of his top priorities.
The savvy Goodell realized that the success of his product is dependant on the public’s …
As one of the longest American professional sports seasons comes to a close each September, an evident playoff picture becomes clearer for the postseason in October. The Major League Baseball’s 2010 season play is all but …
Imagine a stereotypical morning in New York City — the sidewalks swamped with hustling business people, cyclists weaving through taxi-clad traffic.
Somewhere within this stock image of NYC chaos, your average Joe crumples the wrapper around the …
When we are little, we are laden with restrictions placed upon us by our superiors. For example, I wasn’t allowed to eat candy until I was sixteen (you read that right; someone did that to a …
The first time I tried college, in the early ’90s, there was no such thing as “online homework.” The Web only existed in its most primitive bang-the-rocks-together format. Nobody had anything other than the vaguest pie-in-the-sky …
“General Education has not been systematically reviewed since its inception 15 years ago. We, as a faculty, have no way of knowing whether our general education curriculum is working.”
The above statement is the beginning to an …
I am writing in response to Ryanne Nason’s column (“Excessive photography obstructs making of real memories,” Sept. 23) on the supposed harmful effects of excessive photography on memory development. As a mother of three and an …
Voters should be wary of experience rather than popularity on election day
With Election Day quickly approaching, and a University of Maine student running for a seat in the State Legislature, it seemed appropriate to send …
In the University of Maine community, and across the nation, U.S. service members had their minds on the Sept. 21 senatorial vote on the Defense Department bill, which included an amendment to repeal the “Don’t Ask, …
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