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Archive for November, 2011



Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 11:02 pm in News
By Jamison Cocklin

Constructed in 1940 with federal funds, Estabrooke Hall once served as the women’s dormitory at the University of Maine. 
Today, in addition to the cozy, single-occupancy rooms that primarily house upper-classmen, the residence hall is characterized by …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 11:00 pm in News
By Rachel Curit

The University of Maine celebrated its annual Gay Thanksgiving in the Estabrooke Hall ballroom on Nov. 17.
The event, sponsored by Wilde Stein and GLBT Services, welcomed everyone regardless of sexual orientation.
“[The] main purpose was for students …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 10:59 pm in News
By Beth Kevit

Exercise a padlock
The University of Maine Police Department received a report of a theft at 5:05 p.m. Nov. 15. A cellphone valued at $200 was stolen from a cubby in the New Balance Student Recreation Center …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 9:36 pm in Sports
Black Bears stumble down the stretch in Durham to surrender Brice-Cowell Musket, still garner a 1st-round playoff bye
By Joe Sturzl

Turnovers were the name of the game in the University of Maine football team’s 30-27 loss to the University of New Hampshire on Saturday afternoon, as both teams threw for three interceptions and lost one fumble.
Even …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 9:34 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

Looking to halt a four-game losing streak, the University of Maine men’s hockey team wasn’t able to pick up a win at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, but they didn’t add another loss with a 2-2 …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 9:32 pm in Sports
By Charlie Merritt

The University of Maine men’s basketball team held tough against the No. 4 University of Connecticut but in the end fell short against the reigning national champions by a score of 80-60 on Thursday night.
UMaine traveled …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 9:30 pm in Sports
By Liam Nee

In a weekend Battle of the Bears, the University of Maine women’s hockey team came back from a two-goal deficit to tie Brown University 4-4 in overtime on Friday night and held them to a scoreless …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 9:29 pm in Sports
By Emily Hodgdon

The University of Maine women’s basketball team suffered their second loss of the season at the hands of Bryant University on Saturday, falling 65-53.
Due to unlucky fouls and numerous turnovers, the defeat squashed the Black Bears’ …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 9:27 pm in Sports
By Matthew Soucy

It is far too easy to pick on Fox Sports analyst Tim McCarver, but it’s hard to feel bad for the guy.
He makes John Madden look like a linguist who graduated from Harvard with a 4.0 …


Sunday, November 20th, 2011, 9:26 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

Are you wondering why it’s 60 degrees in the middle of November?
It’s because the MLB hot stove is heating up, and a star-studded free-agent list is set to make millions of dollars by swinging bats or …