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Iraq conference sparks protestRebuild Iraq Conference leads to concern at home
Members of various peace organizations gathered Wednesday at noon outside Memorial Union to protest the University of Maine's sponsorship of a U.S.-Iraq business conference, "Doing Business in Iraq: The Private Sector." The conference was originally scheduled to take place at an inn in Scarborough today, but has been rescheduled for some time in March, as two members of the Iraqi Governing Council were unable to attend, according to a university press release.…
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Dryer fire dousedSprinklers, fire marshal prevent Hancock crisis
Residents of Hancock Hall were evacuated from the building Tuesday after a dryer in the basement caught on fire.
The apparent cause of the fire was an overloaded dryer, according to University of Maine Public Safety Chief Noel March. He said an investigation would be conducted by the fire department to determine the exact origin.…
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Police beat
Nov. 7, 10:58 p.m. - An officer on foot patrol in the Knox lot saw a person in the back seat of a vehicle lifting a lighter to his face. As the officer walked toward the vehicle, he could smell the odor of marijuana because the car's window was rolled down.…
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Mother and daughter legislators discuss 'Common Cause'
Chellie Pingree, a former state senator and candidate for the U.S. Senate, and daughter Hannah Pingree, a Maine state representative, came to the University of Maine Tuesday afternoon to discuss "Common Causes: Two Generations of Maine Women in Progressive Politics.…
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UMaine community calendar
Ongoing
* The works of essayist and poet Philip Sultz, titled "Painted Collages: Liberation from Chaos," will be displayed through May at the Maine Center for the Arts and Hudson Museum.
Thursday, Nov. 13
* Thomas Naylor, professor emeritus of economics at Duke University, will present "The Vermont Independence Manifesto," 12:30-1:45 p.…
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GSS greets new member
In a relatively short meeting Tuesday night, the General Student Senate welcomed a new member and approved the preliminary bylaws of several new clubs.
Katherine Frost, a junior in the College of Engineering, was sworn in as the newest senator for GSS.
"I think it's a good opportunity," Frost told the Senate.…
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Commemorative ornaments to benefit ASB service projects
The University Bookstore is paying for some UMaine students to take a spring break trip.
The Bookstore is selling a Christmas ornaments to benefit Alternative Spring Break, a group that travels across the country to do volunteer work for one week in March.…
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Chief takes experience on the road
On the job for 20 months, the University of Maine's police chief has worked to improve officer-student relationships through his vision of community policing. Police chiefs from universities such as Yale and, most recently, Princeton have asked Noel March to show them the ropes at their public safety departments.…
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Buck gets stuck, dies from shock
A deer died Tuesday after it crashed through a window on the first floor of Donald P. Corbett business building at the University of Maine.
A report came in at about 7 a.m. to Public Safety of the buck's entry through the exterior window, according to UMaine Police Chief Noel March.…
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