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Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:17 am in Style & Culture
Biggest game of the year takes over the Internet
By Derrick Rossignol

No annual event in American cultural history is as important to everybody as the Super Bowl.
That statement was not meant to start an argument — it is definitive. Whether or not they think they’re too cool …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:15 am in Style & Culture
Madonna headlines Super Bowl concert, does passable job with big routine
By Derrick Rossignol

From the classic nip-slip to last year’s Black Eyed tragedy, the halftime show is always one of the main talking points of the Super Bowl.
Thanks to the crazy amounts of viewers the NFL’s championship always draws, …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:14 am in Style & Culture
Legendary singer’s intimate disc full of new masterpieces
By Hillary Nason

Fans of Johnny Cash’s final few records will find a pleasing parallel in Leonard Cohen’s newest effort, “Old Ideas.”
The intimacy of Cohen’s voice, which sounds like it was breathed into the microphone from mere centimeters away, …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:13 am in Style & Culture
Classic musical tells story of stunning transformation from low brow to high hat
By Kayla Riley

“Wouldn’t it be loverly?”
If this phrase means nothing to you, it’s about time you rented 1964’s “My Fair Lady,” an iconic musical starring Audrey Hepburn as a lowly Cockney flower girl.
Those who adore Hepburn as the …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:12 am in Style & Culture
By Rachel Curit

“The Vagina Monologues” is on campus once again and will be performed on Feb. 10 and 11 at 7 p.m. in room 100 of the Donald P. Corbett Business Building.
“The Vagina Monologues” is a play written …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:11 am in Style & Culture
"Sacred Stones" filled with variables
By Alex Tranchemontagne

The Nintendo Game Boy Advance was filled with numerous fantastic role-playing games. The original two “Final Fantasy” games were remade as a compilation. “Final Fantasy IV,” “V” and “VI” were released as standalone games. The all-new …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:10 am in Style & Culture
Neeson fights for survival in thriller with vague ending
By Rich Flora

“The Grey” is a movie that leaves you both depressed and on edge — on an emotional roller coaster, if you will.
The film opens up with John Ottway, played by Liam Neeson, on the job, killing …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:10 am in News
By Jamison Cocklin

A total of $2.3 million in appropriation cuts to the University of Maine System is expected to be approved by the state legislature this week with little objection.
The move comes as no surprise to system administrators, …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:07 am in News
By Beth Kevit

A recent decision by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection allowing a local landfill to apply to expand to nearly double its current capacity has an Orono town councilor saying the decision will set a precedent …


Monday, February 6th, 2012, 3:02 am in News
By Paul Perkins

Maine Campus photojournalist Paul Perkins scoured Orono and Old Town in search of Super Bowl spirit and found the liveliest crowd at the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity house. Watch the drama play out between New York …