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Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:35 pm in Style & Culture
Timberlake and Seyfried bring alternate reality to life
By Rich Flora

We are all familiar with the old saying, “Time is money.” In the film, “In Time,” it is just that.
The movie delves into a premise never before explored on the big screen — in the future, …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:33 pm in Style & Culture
Deschanel and M. Ward start holidays early, cover classics
By Kayla Riley

If there’s one thing we know about Zooey Deschanel, it’s that she cannot go wrong. It may be a hyperbole to say that everything she touches turns to gold, but so far, it’s an accurate statement.
Ever …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:15 pm in News
By Lauren Reeves

Saturday marked the beginning of a full occupation in the city of Bangor.
Starting at noon, people gathered in Peirce Park to share reasons for occupying and to display signs voicing dissatisfaction, echoing cries heard on Wall …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:15 pm in Opinion

Convenience is regarded highly in modern society as a necessity.
As the pace of life increases to keep in stride with the quickstep of the web and technology, institutions also warp their methods to maintain a spot …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:13 pm in Opinion
By Ben Goodman

It says something about the cost of education when the leader of the free world only recently finished paying off his student loans.
Considering the fact that President Barack Obama attended both prestigious Columbia University and Harvard …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:12 pm in News
Longtime Casella foes lead forum, leaving company reps displeased
By Beth Kevit

The crowd that gathered to discuss Juniper Ridge Landfill in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union on Thursday was calmer than the group at a meeting last Monday at the Black Bear Inn.
The lecture, which …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:10 pm in News
By Chris Chase

Anyone walking along the mall last week should have noticed a flag that wasn’t the typical orange and black of Halloween.
The rainbow flag was a symbol of the University of Maine’s Coming Out Week, an annual …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:10 pm in Opinion
By Erin McCann

This article is primarily in response to Ryan Campbell’s column entitled “Proponent of marriage equality ousts tolerance,” published Thursday, Oct. 28.
Among the most colorful and controversial of Campbell’s ramblings was his thoughtful recommendation to erect a …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:09 pm in News
By Beth Kevit

Stolen spokes
The University of Maine Police Department received a report of a theft at 4:08 p.m. Oct. 24 from the bicycle storage room in the basement of Androscoggin Hall. A blue Somec bicycle worth an estimated …


Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 11:08 pm in Opinion
By Derrick Rossignol

For about as long as I can recall, I have had extreme beard envy.
In late middle school, I played baseball with a kid who was already showing signs of a beard, and he was a year …