Photo courtesy of Universal Pictures Barry Seal was a commercial pilot for Trans World Airlines in the 1970s. He was caught smuggling cigars between embargoed Cuba and the United States.…
Last Friday, Oct. 13, The Dirigo Poetry Collective and the University of Maine Campus Activities Board (CAB) held a Poetry Slam. The winners were Jane…
Marco Aviles presents a talk as part of the Hispanic Heritage Month lecture series. Photo by Ian Ligget, Staff.
Peruvian author and journalist Marco Aviles visited the University of Maine on Thursday, Sept. 28 for a discussion of his new book, “No Soy tu…
Photo courtesy of iTunes. Grade: B “All The Light Above It Too,” Jack Johnson’s seventh album, is pretty standard fare from the surf-rock crooner. Except for three songs, “You…
Dr. Thomas Dietz discusses the environmental changes, sustainability and emerging technologies at the 2017 Mitchell Lecture on Sustainability on Sept. 21. Photo by Evan Loignon, Staff.
On Thursday, Sept. 21, the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions hosted its 11th annual lecture on sustainability. The keynote speaker was Thomas…
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Grade: C Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, and Mark Strong return for the second outrageous installment of the “Kingsman” series. In “Kingsman: The Golden Circle,” the…
Jeremy Renner in Wind River out in theaters on Sept. 22. Photo courtesy of IMDb. Grade: A “Wind River" is Taylor Sheridan’s third film writing project, following “Sicario” (2015) and “Hell or High Water” (2016). “Wind River” follows the same…
This year, the University of Maine is taking part in the Outdoor Nation Campus Challenge. It is a competition among 90 colleges across the United…
Local and international students gather at the weekly Coffee Hour held in the North Pod, Memorial Union at 4 p.m.
Photo by Evan Loignon, staff.
On Friday, Sept. 1, the International Student Association hosted its first weekly international student Coffee Hour of the year. The event was well attended, filling…
A scene from the film "Dunkirk." Credits: Warner Bros. Pictures.
Grade: A+ A small group of soldiers wander through the streets of Dunkirk, France, surrounded by falling leaflets. One of the soldiers grabs one out…