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Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 3:02 am in News
By Thomas Frisk

With word at last week’s University of Maine Student Government meeting that Auxiliary Services has increased oversight of Residents on Campus’ budget, there was widespread indignation among senators.
Senators last Tuesday cried out against Dan Sturrup, interim …


Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 3:01 am in News
By Thomas Frisk

The University of Maine Student Senate allocated over half of its remaining unallocated budget Tuesday night by approving more than $40,000 for Student Entertainment.
The senate approved the funds without debate. At last week’s meeting, Vice President …


Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 3:00 am in News
By Beth Kevit

Testy arrest
The University of Maine Police Department received a report of an intoxicated male lying on Lengyel Field at 1:54 a.m. Dec. 3. Officers found Nathaniel Rutter, 25, of Wells. The University Volunteer Ambulance Corps evaluated …


Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 1:30 am in Style & Culture
By Derrick Rossignol

At the end of each year, the Internet and magazines are full of raging debate about the year’s best musical material. The Maine Campus has put out lists in the past that have sparked at least …


Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 1:05 am in Style & Culture
Books on big screen, a lighthearted take on terminal illness, a prominent female comedy make up year’s top films
By Kayla Riley and Rich Flora

This year, the big screen saw best-selling books brought to life, a funny movie about terminal cancer, the return of the Muppets and more. If the Mayans are right, there’s only about a year left to …


Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 1:02 am in Style & Culture
“Underdog Showcase” a fun requirement for THE 216
By Derrick Rossignol

On Monday, students in Professor Tom Mikotowicz’s  Play Production class, THE 216, put on the Underdog Showcase at the Cyrus Pavilion Theater.
The class covers the basics of directing a staged production. The course concludes with each …


Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 12:57 am in Style & Culture
By Derrick Rossignol

I don’t know about most people, but I’ve seen it in a few movies, so at least a few of you must be able to relate to this: I tend to define periods of my life …


Thursday, December 8th, 2011, 12:56 am in Style & Culture
“Miracle on 34th Street” fun for the family
By Kayla Riley

You know the furry green Grinch, the crotchety curmudgeon Scrooge and the wise-beyond-his-years Ralphie. And, while you should know the chubby man in the red suit best of all, you may have not experienced the 1947 …


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 …