Archive for December 1st, 2010
The Maine Maven, a new shop offering gifts and one-of-a-kind Maine items, opened in downtown Orono on Black Friday, Nov. 26.
The store is owned by Kristen Andresen Lainsbury, a writer and editor for the University of …
About a dozen people gathered in Room 115 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building on Dec. 1 to discuss the Nov. 2 election’s impact on women and their reproductive rights as part of the Student …
The University of Maine Student Government approved a bill at their Nov. 30 meeting to “urge” the members of Maine’s Congressional delegation to vote in favor of the Development, Relief and Education for Alien Minors legislation …
Ongoing budget cuts at the University of Maine have led to the impending suspension of the undergraduate degree and the graduate-level concentration in the women’s studies program, which some officials see as the result of low …
Where there’s smoke, there’s FYRE
At some point before 5:31 p.m. Nov 19, a decoration on a dorm room door on the fourth floor of Oxford Hall was lit on fire. The decoration was scorched; however, damage …
If Santa were real, life would be much easier. Unfortunately, we are left with the responsibility of doing all our holiday shopping ourselves, and finding time to devote to hunting down the perfect gifts for those …
The Penobscot Theatre Company is back in plaid — this time for the holidays. “Plaid Tidings,” the festive follow-up to “Forever Plaid” — the most successful show in the theater company’s 36-year history — opens Friday …
The world opened up iTunes on Nov. 16 to find out what Apple’s big surprise announcement was: The iTunes store had finally secured the rights to sell the entire discography of arguably the most influential band …
After “Gigli,” Ben Affleck’s relevance in post-’90s Americana was uncertain. But behind the camera and the editing board, the fervent Red Sox fan has told tales of tender wounds from his hometown Boston like they owned …
Every once in a great while, a band emerges on the scene that is virtually impossible not to like. Everyone I have talked to who has listened to Closure in Moscow has given them a rave …
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