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Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011, 10:17 pm in Sports
By Christopher Crosby

Dear Fernando Torres,
Thank you for the years of service, passion and dedication to Liverpool FC.
Reds fans will remember your flashes of genius — the goal against Blackburn where you magnificently controlled a deep cross to the …


Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011, 10:25 pm in News
Senators' vote unanimous; Carson deems proceedings a 'witch hunt'
By Christopher Crosby

University of Maine’s General Student Senate unanimously voted to impeach Student Body President Nelson Carson at its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday.
A trial will be held Monday to decide whether further action — removal from office — …


Sunday, March 20th, 2011, 9:11 pm in News
$584 contract awaits approval
By Christopher Crosby

Yet another agreement has been reached between members of the University of Maine Student Government and former senate parliamentarian Ryan Gavin to create a website for the organization.
The contract is the third between Gavin and UMSG …


Wednesday, March 16th, 2011, 11:24 pm in News
Communication breakdown leads to accusations in, out of senate
By Christopher Crosby

After considering impeaching University of Maine Student Body President Nelson Carson due to the still-unfinished student government website at its March 15 meeting, senators pulled back an already written resolution, culminating in a war of words …


Thursday, February 24th, 2011, 12:25 am in News
Senator presses president of efficacy
By Christopher Crosby

Senators at the Feb. 22 meeting of the University of Maine Student Government reprimanded President Nelson Carson for his admitted failure to finish the organization’s new website by deadline.
Though Carson acknowledged senators could remove him from …


Sunday, February 20th, 2011, 10:35 pm in News
By Christopher Crosby

Representative from the University of Maine’s Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils donated a check for $1,074.44 to the Penobscot Nation Boys and Girls Club on Feb. 18.
The money was raised through the Winter Carnival “Polar Bear Dip” …


Wednesday, February 16th, 2011, 11:16 pm in News
President uses GSS meeting to address anonymous complaints
By Christopher Crosby

Revelations that senators had voiced dissatisfaction with Student Body President Nelson Carson overshadowed allocations to student groups at the Feb. 15 meeting of the University of Maine Student Government.
According to Carson, unknown members of Student Government …


Sunday, February 13th, 2011, 10:53 pm in Style & Culture
By Christopher Crosby

The second installment in the search for good Maine beer detours away from the brewery, looking at the beer a person can create with their own two hands and a little ingenuity. For even the casual …


Thursday, February 10th, 2011, 12:29 am in News
Feb. talk by Malcolm X’s daughter jeopardized
By Christopher Crosby

The University of Maine Student Government rejected two proposals at its Feb. 8 meeting — one to allocate funds to the Non-Traditional Students Association, the other to the Student Heritage Alliance Council — due to concerns …


Sunday, February 6th, 2011, 11:33 pm in News
Family reports from Cairo to Canada offered candid insight into volatile political climate 7,000 miles away
By Christopher Crosby

Two weeks after Egyptian protestors began calling for President Hosni Mubarak to step down, hopes for a democratic change in government remain among the nation’s 80 million people.
For Eaman Attia, living 7,000 miles away in Ontario, …