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Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 11:24 pm in Opinion

Ralph Waldo Emerson once said, “Passion rebuilds the world for the youth. It makes all things alive and significant.”
We can now safely conclude that these words weren’t meant for the approximately 2,900 students who decided contemporary …


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 10:41 pm in Opinion
By Frank Booker

Help wanted: Astronaut.
Trained test-pilots with 3,000 hours as a first pilot in multi-engine and high-performance single-engine aircrafts should apply.
In these hard times any job opening is good news, but this is the stuff of science fiction.
Writers …


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 10:38 pm in Opinion
By Ryan Campbell

A recent report compiled by the United Nations’ nuclear watchdog group, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), disclosed that Iran is carrying out significant steps to produce nuclear weapons.
The IAEA, which has conducted multiple investigations into …


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 10:35 pm in Opinion
By Claire Carter

Yes, it’s yet another opinion about parking on campus, but understand that I had to express my exasperation and confusion at the latest attempt to solve the University of Maine’s parking problem — one I believe …


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 10:28 pm in Opinion
By Billy Kramer


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 8:09 pm in Sports
By Joe Sturzl

Saturday afternoon’s Senior Day football game between the University of Maine and the University of Massachusetts will hold importance in the lives of seniors and their families, but it will also serve as a representation of …


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 8:08 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

For the University of Maine men’s hockey team, the Alfond Arena has been a safe haven early in the season. Despite an opening-season loss to Merrimack College — the only unbeaten team remaining in the country …


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 8:07 pm in Sports
By Liam Nee

The University of Maine women’s hockey team was unable to find victory last weekend against Providence College, tying the Friars 3-3 in overtime on Friday afternoon and losing 7-4 on Saturday afternoon at Schneider Arena in …


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 7:59 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

It takes a little craziness to want to be a hockey goalie.
While some of the strongest and fastest athletes try to fire a rubber puck as hard as they can in your direction, you’re the shield, …


Wednesday, November 9th, 2011, 7:57 pm in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

Now 10 weeks into fantasy, you should have a pretty good sense of where your team is going. Your players may have suffered injuries, you have scrambled to fill in players for bye weeks, and you …