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Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:56 pm in News
Racial authority, privilege subject of 2 Tuesday talks
By Steve Friesel

Two speakers from a national nonprofit organization aiming to educate and empower young people to become activists for social justice came to the University of Maine on Tuesday for two forums to discuss unnoticed gender privileges.
The …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:56 pm in News
Representative says constituent input vital to process
By Jamison Cocklin

Members of the University of Maine community gathered in the FFA Room of the Memorial Union on Tuesday to hear District 19 State Representative Emily Cain, D-Orono, explain how to get more involved in public policy …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:54 pm in News
By Rachel Curit

The University of Maine has raised over $150 million from private sources since a fundraising campaign began in 2005.
Campaign Maine was launched just after Robert Kennedy became UMaine’s president and is the largest fundraising campaign in …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:51 pm in Style & Culture
By Kayla Riley

PORTLAND — Attention recent initiates to the following Iron and Wine has rightfully earned — Sam Beam is not the brand name of an imaginary beer-whiskey hybrid.
Sam Beam is the bearded musical genius behind the recording …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:46 pm in Style & Culture
Latest work from Texas post-rockers in a sprawling epic
By Derrick Rossignol

Listening to Explosions in the Sky can be very discouraging.
When the titillating sounds flow out of your headphones, it is a reminder that you will never be as good at anything in life as these men …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:44 pm in Style & Culture
in typical fashion, it’s a day late, but these videos will still send you to the stratosphere
By Jamie Dandreta

Over these last few installments of the_channel, I have used my best YouTube wisdom to share with you some epic gems, hopefully encouraging you to discover your own. But this time, it’s the day after the …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 11:43 pm in Style & Culture
Do videos detract from live shows?
By Derrick Rossignol

As part of a contest the Foo Fighters have been holding, the band has been traveling around the country and playing short sets in fans’ garages. Their music was made in a garage, so why not …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:44 pm in Opinion
By Pete Christopher

Democrats across the nation have been watching with excitement as Donald Trump’s unconventional presidential bid unfolds. Their excitement level went through the roof Tuesday when The Donald came in first in a CNN opinion poll.
Conservative pundits …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:43 pm in Opinion
By Ryanne Nason

In a sluggish economy that has many Americans struggling to find jobs, we must search for reason and resolution.
Leading the economic issue is corporate America and its general push to outsource jobs to countries like …


Wednesday, April 20th, 2011, 10:42 pm in Opinion
By David Fullerton

I’m writing this in response to an article entitled “Sugarloaf quality goes
downslope under Boyne,” written by Rob Stigile for April 18, 2011.
I’m not one to side with major corporations, but I feel compelled to voice
my opinion …