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Archive for December 7th, 2011



Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 11:43 pm in Opinion

On Jan. 30, 2010, the University of Maine community lost Jordyn Bakley to a hit-and-run incident.
Every day since, Jordyn’s family, friends and the scholars she left behind have been searching for some sort of resolution to …


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 11:39 pm in Opinion
By Mackenzie Rawcliffe

It’s that time of year again — the season of generosity and abundance, when you scrape together every last penny to put toward that breathless moment of paper-ripping madness to reveal how much you love someone …


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 11:38 pm in Opinion
By Ryan Campbell

Ah, Christmas — a time for loving, sharing, caring, and crucifying Santa.
On Dec. 5, reports came from residents of Leesburg, Va., that a crucified Santa Claus was on display in front of the Loudon County Courthouse. …


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 11:36 pm in Opinion
By Amanda Greenberg

It’s the season in which bells are rung, carols are sung and we take to making the yuletide gay — perhaps, while filled with such merry cheer, we can do the same for marriage next year.
Gay …


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 11:33 pm in Opinion
By Billy Kramer


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 8:45 pm in Sports
By Joe Sturzl

The quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision are here, and the University of Maine Black Bears are the only team in the Colonial Athletic Association to make it this far in this year’s playoffs.
UMaine’s foe this …


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 8:39 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

With just one game in the next 19 days, the University of Maine men’s hockey team hopes to stay hot as they head into the holidays, with a showdown against No. 11 Boston University on Saturday.
The …


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 8:38 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

The University of Maine football team is in the midst of their best season since 2002 after coming off a resounding 34-12 win over Appalachian State University in the second round of the Football Championship Subdivision …


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 8:33 pm in Sports
By Jesse Scardina

The second weekend of November marked the low point of the season for the University of Maine men’s hockey team.
The University of Massachusetts-Lowell decimated the UMaine players in front of their fans. It was the first …


Wednesday, December 7th, 2011, 5:04 pm in News
By Beth Kevit

BANGOR — A South Berwick man will serve seven years in prison with four years probation for the death of University of Maine student Jordyn Bakley, 20, of Camden, on Jan. 30, 2010.
At the conclusion of …