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Alcohol offenses rise 135 percentPolice step up efforts against drinking
Drinking on campus has grown riskier this year, as a Public Safety crackdown on alcohol offenses has led to a far greater number of charges.
According to University of Maine Public Safety records, there were 40 general alcohol offenses in the first six weeks of school this fall, compared to 17 in the first six weeks of school last fall, an increase of 135 percent.…
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New royalty coronated at Homecoming
The University of Maine's 2006 Homecoming king and queen titles were awarded to third-year student Matthew Bennett and fourth-year student Joan Malcolm.
According to Gustavo Burkett, adviser to the Senior Class Council, which planned the event, a "general notice went out to the entire campus letting people know that nominations for homecoming royalty were open.…
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Greens gearing up for electionUM party promotes universal health care
The UMaine Greens haven't been left out of the party this election year. The small group recently reformed after a brief hiatus and is campaigning hard for gubernatorial candidate Pat LaMarche, single-payer health care, and cautioning voters against the Taxpayer Bill of Rights.…
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Fiji delivers charity in tonsFraternity drive collects more than 6,600 pounds of food
Mounds of clothing and food filled Crossroads Ministries in Old Town Tuesday, Oct. 17, thanks to the efforts of the University of Maine chapter of Phi Gamma Delta.
"People are really good about giving. They get excited about having the opportunity to help out everyone," Michael Chicoine, President of Phi Gamma Delta said.…
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LaMarche promises changes for Maine
Elections that will decide the direction of the country are just a few weeks away. Voters must decide what stances our state will support on issues from voter initiatives like the highly-publicized Taxpayer Bill of Rights, to who will run our state's legislature and governorship.…
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International Week kicks off
The University of Maine has launched nearly two weeks of events to celebrate international culture on campus, highlighted by the 25th anniversary of Culturefest.
International Week, which began Sunday and continues through Nov. 3, is an annual celebration that highlights the importance of international students and staff in the Maine community.…
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Community calendar
Monday
Candidate Debate
There will be a debate between U.S. Senate candidates Jean Hay Bright and Bill Slavick, sponsored by UMaine Forensics, held at 7:30 p.m. in the Devino Auditorium, DPC.
Tuesday
Mortgage Seminar
The University Credit Union will offer a seminar on reverse mortgages from noon to 1 p.…
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UM's community approach to policing
On any given day, the University of Maine could have upward of 20,000 people on campus - students, employees, alumni and visitors-making it more like the "city of UMaine," according to Chief Noel March, director of UMaine Public Safety. With such high volume, one might expect chaos and crime.…
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Black Student Union expands membership
One of the Black Student Union's newest recruits is Caucasian student Elonnai Hickok. She is one of 22 members that make up BSU, whose membership count just a few weeks ago was one.
Gimbala Sankare, president of BSU, was the sole member and the impetus for rejuvenating student interest.…
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Prominent alum to lecture about effects of war
The fate and suffering of battered woman and children in war-stricken countries and the effects of war on them has been the focus of Janine DiGiovanni in her writing and reporting for such international media outlets as Vanity Fair and as the senior international correspondent for the Times of London.…
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UM history professors plan Tuesday teach-in about war in Iraq
Historians Against the War will sponsor a teach-in about the war in Iraq on Tuesday, Oct. 24, at 7 p.m. in 101 Neville Hall. The purpose of the teach-in, titled "The Iraq War and the Elections," is to provide people with the history of Iraq, and educate people about the current conflict and United States involvement in the Middle East and Iraq in particular.…
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Drive seeks supplies for victims of abuse
As part of a service project for her woman's studies class, Jennifer Stevens set up an empty box in the bookstore.
That box is filling up with shampoo, conditioner and other essential toiletries that will be donated to Spruce Run, an organization that serves people affected by domestic abuse.…
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Satrapi speaks at Marxist Lecture SeriesIranian graphic novelist discusses prospect of democracy in Middle East
Marjane Satrapi, a graphic novelist from Iran, spoke as part of the Socialist and Marxist Studies speaker series on Thursday. She highlighted the contemporary politics of Iran, and how growing up in the country influenced her work.
"I was too small to realize I was living under a dictatorship," she said about her childhood in Iran.…
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