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Archive for September, 2011



Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 11:03 pm in Sports
By Joe Sturzl

It has been just shy of one month since the University of Maine football team has had a home game at Alfond Stadium.
But head coach Jack Cosgrove and the team are back and ready to open …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 11:01 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

Even with well over 3,000 miles separating them, Orono and British Columbia have made quite a partnership.
Currently, nine members of the University of Maine field hockey team call the Canadian province home, including a trio of …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 10:58 pm in Sports
By Liam Nee

America East conference play has begun for the University of Maine women’s soccer team, and this Sunday’s home matchup against defending champions Boston University might be the most important game of the season.
It has been roughly …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 10:56 pm in Sports
By Matthew Soucy

Brad Marchand discovered the hard way that tattoo artists have yet to develop a spell check tool for their work this off-season.
In case NHL fans missed it, during the Bruins $156,000 celebration at Foxwoods casino, Marchand …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 10:55 pm in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

By most accounts, it has been a strange fantasy season so far.
After three weeks, most first-round picks are nowhere near the top-100. Titans running back Chris Johnson and Steelers back Rashard Mendenhall are ranked 130-plus; injured …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 10:53 pm in Sports
By Derrick Rossignol

Fans of “Dancing with the Stars,” disciples of the NBA and insanity enthusiasts are well aware the baller formerly known as Ron Artest who legally changed his name to Metta World Peace earlier this month.
First name …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 10:32 pm in Style & Culture
By Derrick Rossignol

Writing has always been one of the premier forms of self-expression, and it’s nice when somebody wants to hear what they have to say.
University of Maine third-year civil engineering student Carl Witham has a lot on …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 10:27 pm in Style & Culture
Student teaches emerging language
By Hillary Nason

While English and Spanish remain the languages of highest demand for travelers and businessmen, Arabic is beginning to approach those ranks.
The University of Maine now offers free Arabic language classes in Room 305 of Hannibal Hamlin …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 10:27 pm in Style & Culture
Like versions before it, new video game enhances graphics, updates rosters, adds minor features
By Jesse Scardina

Just as the NFL ropes me back in every year to watch a league that is over-commercialized and greedy as hell, its video game counterpart, EA Sports’ Madden franchise, inveigles me to spend $60 annually on …


Wednesday, September 28th, 2011, 10:24 pm in Style & Culture
By Kayla Riley

If Marilyn Monroe’s whispery, sultry tones taught us anything, it’s that diamonds are a girl’s best friend.
You may have wondered where this famous phrase came from. Look no further than “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes,” a romp from …