2008 Woodie Awards
It began with the battle over your wallet: banks and their surrogates popping up on college campuses, at events like our own HuskieFest, vying to get their plastic into students' hands. Tactics ranged from low, low introductory rates (asterisks included) to handing out clothing and even iPods in exchange for completed credit card applications.
"Until when do we have to see this bloodshed?" The question was posed by Lucy Talgieh, a Palestinian Christian. She emegrated to Isreal from the United States 26 years ago, and works as project director for the Wi-am Center for Conflict Resolution in Bethlehem.
When I arrived in Robie-Andrews and scurried into Burnham Lounge for the monthly coffee house, a crowd of 40 or so were gathered around Kurt Perry, singing "If I Didn't Believe in You" from the musical The Last Five Years. It was a solo act; he was focusing on the vocals.
It's hard not to marvel at the skill and dedication of student athletes. Balancing school, sports and social life isn't an easy task. With commitments all over the place, scholar-athletes are often faced with critical time-related decisions. Should I go out tonight or do my required reading? Go to the gym or the library? But there are some decisions our athletes shouldn't have to make - like what's more important, failing a class or playing in your final collegiate soccer game.
A large crowd of Maine island residents gathered in the Portland Museum of Art last Thursday to hear a lecture presented by Soren Hermansen from Samso Island, Denmark, which since 1998 has reduced its carbon foot print by 140% with renewable wind energy.
