Archive for April, 2011
Some of Maine’s best journalists met at the University of Maine on Thursday to discuss challenges facing the mass media in an era of transforming interests, failing revenue structures and shrinking newsrooms.
Maine Muckrakers, sponsored by The …
Hundreds of babbling and optimistic University of Maine students packed the Field House with their tents, blankets, camp chairs and requisite stashes of snacks Friday evening, armed for an all-night fight against cancer.
The Relay for Life, …
Repeated acts of vandalism to a flag pole erected on the mall in recognition of Pride Week have led to a cash reward for information about the incidents.
A statement released on Friday by university spokesman Joe …
Legislation recently passed by the General Student Senate will grant recognition to class councils, giving them the same rights as any other official student organization.
Until this point, class councils were supported largely by the Alumni Association, …
Designated drinker
University of Maine Police Department officers on patrol noticed a vehicle driving erratically at 1:54 a.m. April 15. A dark Volkswagen Jetta nearly came to a stop in the center of the road before continuing …
It’s early on Friday evening. Your favorite local band doesn’t plug in until ten o’clock.
Sitting on Facebook at 8 p.m. at the start of your weekend seems like a real drag. Maybe you aren’t old enough …
Look what the cat dragged into the Collins Center for the Arts Thursday night — Poison frontman Bret Michaels and his backing band, who rolled their tour busses all the way up to Orono as part …
Orono was overdue for a taste of the Wu.
That’s my feeble attempt at free-styling, but there was no shortage of it Friday night at Curva Ultra Lounge when Inspectah Deck of the legendary Wu-Tang Clan …
Head banging and distorted guitars were abound Friday at the Keith Anderson House in Orono as it played host to several local hardcore bands for a loud night, not for the faint of heart.
The upstairs of …
It’s uncommon that three Maine bands will release material within two weeks of each other — it’s even more rare that all three EPs are spectacular in their own distinct way.
Portlanders Foam Castles and The Milkman’s …
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