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UMaine News - Thursday, November 20, 2008
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President's Budget Update |
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President Kennedy has provided
an update on UMaine's budget situation,
including details on Gov. Baldacci's current-year budget
curtailment order. The total University of Maine System
curtailment is $8.3 million, as opposed to the $10.6
million anticipated last week. |
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Site Plan Artist, Sculptor Buster Simpson at UMaine Nov.
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UMaine’s College of Engineering, the Maine
Arts Commission and Intermedia Visiting Artist Program
are presenting a lecture Monday Nov. 24 by renowned West
Coast sculptor and site plan artist Buster Simpson,
whose work ranges from stand-alone gallery sculpture to
magnificent parks and creative outdoor spaces
encompassing the history, culture and aesthetic
considerations of a site. "Buster Simpson: The Art of
Poetic Utility, A Presentation of Recent Work," is
scheduled from 7-8:30 p.m. at Arthur St. John Hill
Auditorium in Barrows Hall. The lecture is free and open
to the public.
A news release is here. |
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Pep
Rally Live Streaming |
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Channel 2 (WLBZ) will video stream
Thursday's UMaine UMaine Black Bear football rally on
its Web site at
www.wlbz2.com. The rally, scheduled for Memorial
Union's Maine Marketplace, begins shortly after 12 noon.
UMaine takes on the University of New Hampshire at 12
noon Saturday for the Colonial Athletic Association
North Division Championship. The Black Bears bring a
six-game winning streak into Saturday's game. |
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Press Herald Interviews Criner |
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Prof. George Criner, director of UMaine's
School of Economics, spoke on Wednesday with a Portland
Press Herald reporter developing a story about that
city's public water utility. Officials are dealing with
issues related to decreased overall water usage and
Criner helped explain the relationship between usage
patterns and utility costs. |
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Wieck to Conduct Albion College Orchestra |
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The Battle Creek (Michigan) Enquirer
features
a story reporting that UMaine Prof. Anatole Wieck will
serve as guest conductor for the Albion College Symphony
Orchestra on Sunday Nov. 23. |
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