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Eating under the Harvest MoonOrono restaurant review
Variety is a beautiful thing. Living in a college town, one would think you would find more of it. Sadly, this is not always the case. The newly established Harvest Moon Deli is thankfully one small piece of the remedy to that.
A casual and friendly deli, the opening of Harvest Moon, located at 18 Mill Street in the heart of downtown Orono, is just another symbol of the revitalization that has been taking place throughout the Orono area.…
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University "sponsors" Red Sox riot
Just past midnight early Monday morning, the Boston Red Sox's lead over the Colorado Rockies in game four of the World Series was eclipsed with a two-run homerun in the eighth inning by Garret Atikins off Hideki Okajima. This had prompted fears of a Rockies comeback, and an immediate game five.…
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Six students provide night of 'in-your-face' fresh acousic talent
As big a fan as I am of live music, this past Tuesday marked my first attendance of Java Jive at University of Maine's Memorial Union. So after table-blocking an elderly couple - not as hard as one would think - my friend Laura and I settled into a far corner of the North Pod for a night of in-your-face fresh talent.…
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Six bands compete for cash, encourage students to vote
I sat in on "Rock the Vote," put on by the Progressive Student Alliance Thursday in Memorial Union which highlighted a set list of six bands competing for $500.
From the event, the PSA hoped to raise awareness for students to get out and vote on the upcoming bond issues that directly effect the University of Maine system.…
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Faiths chime in on gender rolesLast installment of Sex and Religion presentation discuses cultural roles of men and women
Representatives of nine faiths grappled over religious concepts of gender roles during the final Sex and Religion presentation on Tuesday afternoon. Four Christian denominations, two representatives of Judaism and one each for Islam, Buddhism and the Baha'i Faith addressed the issue.…
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Gore fans rejoice for fourth installment of "Saw" series
For years, horror fans lacked a decent series to sink their teeth into that hadn't already been around for at least a quarter of a century. "Friday the 13th", "Halloween," and "A Nightmare on Elm Street" were the horror franchises of our parents. Yes, some half-wit will decide to chime in and bust out the "Scream" card, but those people are too busy following Clay Aiken on tour to have time to argue anyway.…
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