Archive for December, 2011
With less than $100,000 in its coffers, emotions ran high at the University of Maine Student Government meeting on Tuesday.
Although this year’s budget, estimated at $847,925.58, still has some installments left, the money pot is running …
Suspension tension
A University of Maine Police Department officer on patrol pulled over Andrew Ziolkovski, 22, of Old Town at 10:38 p.m. Nov. 22 for speeding on Rangeley Road. The officer learned Ziolkovski’s driver’s license, issued in …
For many Christmas enthusiasts, the countdown to the big day begins as soon as the first snowflake is spotted. For the insanely enthusiastic, holiday cheer kicks in the day after Halloween.
Trying to get in the spirit …
Brass Night, directed by Jack Burt and Dan Barrett, gave a satisfying performance on Nov. 29 in Minsky Hall.
The program featured the Low Brass Studio, the Maine Trombone Collective, the Brass Quintet, the Brass Ensemble and …
Never fear, the Underdog Showcase is here. The annual University of Maine production consists of several 10-minute, student-directed shows and opens in the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre for one night only on Monday, Dec. 5.
The showcase is …
A bizarre heat wave may have decided to hit Orono, but despite what the barometer says, it’s December.
This means that college students are more stressed than ever, stores have had their holiday displays up for about …
When I was growing up, I can remember three types of television shows: the soap operas my grandma watched, the sitcoms and daytime dramas my parents followed and the cartoons my brother and I loved.
Since the …
The “actor music” genre reached an all-time low a few days ago when Leslie David Baker, best known for playing Stanley Hudson in “The Office,” released his debut music video for “2 Be Simple,” a electro-pop …
Pinched pennies endured their final grimaces during the early hours of Friday, Nov. 25, as they were laid to rest within the hungry cash registers of America’s biggest businesses.
LCD flat-screen bargains flattened wallets as two-for-ones and …
It began with a discarded coat and two Ping-Pong ball halves. These items are not on their own iconic, but when Jim Henson put the two together in the 1950s, a friendly frog was born who …
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