Archive for October, 2011
Police officers from Orono, Old Town and Veazie were on hand in the Black Bear Inn’s parking lot after a turbulent meeting in the Orono hotel’s basement Monday night.
The gathering was termed a “public benefit determination” …
The process of restoring the house of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity (PIKE) into a livable facility is underway, and state inspectors may decide as soon as next week when brothers can return to the building.
Sundance Campbell, …
It all started on Oct. 24.
An experimental drug slated to eliminate the common feline parasite Toxoplasma Gondii went awry, causing the cats to become hyper-violent and enraged. The parasite, which affects almost all cats and approximately …
One thing can be said for certain about American consumers: they sure do love to spend money on Halloween.
Despite economic troubles at home and abroad, the nation’s largest retail association estimates the average consumer will spend …
Four experts on wind energy argued for wind power to play a role in reducing Maine’s reliance on fossil fuels and diversifying its energy portfolio during a public forum held at the University of Maine Wells …
Since March of last semester, Black Bear Dining has been offering GreenToGo, a reusable container that is 100 percent BPA-free and environmentally friendly. GreenToGo is still offered at the Marketplace in the Memorial Union.
Although the program …
The two candidates for the University of Maine student body presidency crystallized their platforms and answered the senators’ final questions before Thursday’s election at the General Student Senate meeting Tuesday.
“I can give new and fresh views,” …
Speak un-easy
The University of Maine Police Department received a report of an assault in Cumberland Hall at 12:23 a.m. Oct. 23. Dustin Bouchard, 18, was summonsed for assault and referred to Judicial Affairs after allegedly shoving …
Halloween is one of the few times a year when people can dress up as ghosts and other scary monstrosities without getting funny looks for it. During Halloween and the rest of the year, however, some …
PORTLAND — Monday nights don’t usually mean live music, confetti cannons and a giant plastic hamster ball with a human inside, but The Flaming Lips defy such conventions with a passion unrivaled by any band on …
