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by Heather Steeves in News
Want a place to have a nice dinner on campus? How about a dance club? These are possibilities for the fourth floor of Memorial Union. The 13,237-square-foot attic is dusty and used to store old climbing walls, costumes and books, but this will soon change.…
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13-year UMaine associate professor of computer science passes away
by Jessica Fish in News
Elise Turner, 49, a professor at the University of Maine, died Aug. 14, 2008 after a long struggle with cancer.
Turner devoted her career to UMaine for 13 years as a computer science associate professor and served as head of the computer science program.
Her husband, Roy Turner, also a UMaine professor, said it is impossible to describe the person she was in just a few words.…
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by Jessica Fish in News
General Student Senate (GSS) welcomed the school year with seven new senators, one officer and an executive in the first two meetings.
James Lyons, who served as vice president of Student Government last semester under former president Steve Moran, took his oath of office Sept.…
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In the past year, Lyons is the third consecutive president not elected by students
by Heather Steeves in News
James Lyons became the third student body president in a row not voted in by student vote during the Sept. 2 meeting of the General Student Senate. One of Lyons' missions is to change the process that gave him his seat.
Lyons is considering proposing a resolution to change the election dates from spring semester to fall.…
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by Mario Moretto in News
Peace activists from across the state will descend upon Bangor this Saturday to call elected officials and candidates for office to End The War, Build The Peace, and Rebuild the Economy. The rally, at Paul Bunyan Park, will be at 1 p.m.
Chiefly sponsored by The Peace and Justice Center of Eastern Maine and co-sponsored by more than 30 groups from around the state, the rally will include speakers and music.…
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by Heather Steeves in News
On Aug. 21 the acting president of the student body, with the consensus of the Student Government (SG) executive board, terminated the Zipcar program, a rental-car service on campus.
James Lyons, the then acting president, said the Zipcar program was not utilized enough to justify the expenses, even when SG cut the program from two cars, a 2007 Mazda 3 and a Toyota Prius, to just the hybrid.…
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by Aislinn Sarnaki in News
Weapons and weed
Officers found marijuana and vodka when responding to an RA's complaint at Cumberland Hall on Sept. 7 at 7:41 p.m. Police followed the smell of marijuana to the room of David Sledzieski, 18, Orono, and his roommate. When police entered the room, two shot glasses containing liquid were in view and a marijuana grinder and spring-loaded switchblade were discovered in a desk.…
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One student recounts one of the sights of her study abroad experience
by Marissa Lopez in News
I inhaled sharply, causing the others to turn toward the sight. Soon, excited voices filled the air, "Look, the pyramids!" The voices were only muffled by the sounds of cameras being hastily pulled out. It is my third night in Cairo, and the other students in the shuttle bus and I are going for a twilight horseback ride near the pyramids of Giza.…
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2008 Woodie Awards
