ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You still might have to deal with some lingering confusion that marked a recent workplace situation. But for the most part, you should now be well on your way to your next project.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new commitment might demand more time than you’d expected to have to give it.
hree pairs of skis. Somewhere in the mess there are two pairs of crampons. I have a rack of rock climbing gear and another of ice climbing gear, plus extra gear for special climbing situations. I have all sorts of footwear, from constricting rock shoes to heavy plastic mountaineering boots.
Try to find a smokestack on USM’s new Joel and Linda Abromson Community Education Center (CEC), but you won’t. That’s because it’s practically fossil-fuel free. Our “stackless” building could be the first of its kind built by the state of Maine, I’ve learned from the Director of USM’s Sustainability Office, Dudley Greeley.
Last week, The Free Press ran an advertising supplement titled “Think Outside the Box.” This 12-page glossy insert is a long treatise against abortion and a few connected issues like contraception and sex before marriage. While I appreciate the objections of many of our readers, I have to defend our advertisers’ right to do business with us.
We, the students of the Gender Studies Student Organization, were disturbed by the glossy insert folded inside of last week’s The Free Press, titled,”Think Outside of the Box.” The box we are trapped in, according to the 12 page advertising supplement, is women’s access to reproductive rights.
Name: Zachary Violette
Major: History with a minor in Art History
Year: Senior
Where are you from?
“I’m from Augusta, Maine”
What is your favorite sports team?
“Is there a right answer for that?”
What are you doing after you graduate?
“I’ll be moving to Boston.
1st Place with 518″-business major and senior Andy Couture
2nd Place with 501″-industrial tech senior, Chad Alexander
3rd Place with 455″-Political Science sophomore, Mark Moskowitz
4th Place with 428″-our youngest contestant and art student, Donald Zaluski
And closing out the top five at 78″-history major, Brian Farrell
Thanks for playing.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Don’t be put off by a seemingly too-tangled situation. Sometimes a simple procedure will unsnarl all the knots and get you in the clear fast and easy, just the way the Lamb likes it.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time to go through your work space — wherever it is — and see what needs to be replaced and what can be tossed (or at least given away) without a second thought.
When the temperature is below zero, down jackets cease to be effective.
Forty-five minutes of standing still in these temperatures makes one contemplative. It is easy to see the appeal of television, microwaves and thermostats after hanging in a harness dodging chunks of ice for the better part of an hour.
President Richard Pattenaude announced the death of a bill that if passed would have forced the University to explore the cost of establishing a football team at USM. Fortunately, in this time of budget cuts, the Education Committee decided to encourage the school to consider the idea at a more appropriate time.
The Maine Climate Campaign is an assembly of students from several Maine colleges and universities working on various fronts to enact stronger climate protection policies. Owing to my involvement with this campaign, I recently carpooled with some other USM students to attend the Third Annual Northeast Climate Conference held at the University of Vermont in Burlington.
Have you ever stopped and just listened to the conversations around you?
“I hate my hair.”
“I’m never eating like that again.”
“Do you know how many calories are in one of those?”
“I’ve only been to the gym once this week. Can you believe that?”
“I’m getting wrinkles already.
Name: Heidi McCarthy
Major: Nursing
Year: Senior
Age: 26
Where is your hometown?
Houlton, Maine in “The County”
Do you live on campus?
No, I live off-campus.
Lindsay Carlson, Sophomore “I think it’s a good idea. I’d like to go to the games with my friends who like football. I’m surprised that USM doesn’t already have one.” Lindsay Flick, Sophomore “I don’t know a lot about football, but it would be good for the people who are into that.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Disappointed about something that didn’t go your way? Cheer up. Look at the reasons it happened, and you could find a valuable lesson about what to do (or not do!) the next time.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) It’s a good time to do some reassessing of plans and goals — even how you considered redoing your bathroom.