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Undressing Earth Day: Nude tradition returnsOur manhood in the field covers trek hands-on, clothes off

By Christopher CrosbyStaff Reporter

As the sun glinted off of assembled bikes, the airripe with the smell of drying paint and the scentsof spring, a slight breeze carried trills of nervouslaughter and ruffled through shirts and pants scat-tered haphazardly on the packed dirt road.

Around me, belt and bra buckles unclasped inunison and fell to the ground.

I hesitated, looking around at the 50 plus peo-ple in various states of undress and, taking a deepbreath, I removed the last vestiges of my mod-esty.

For nature and journalism, I was prepared to domy part.

Whether loved or hated, the much-anticipatednaked Earth Day bike ride, a University of Mainetradition, was back again.

Dating back to 1970, April 22 sees celebrationson campus of International Mother Earth Day, as itis recognized by the United Nations.

Embracing the all-natural spirit, I joined otherbrave souls to bare all for the planet. Disrobing,we smeared ourselves in green paint — some ap-plying lotion to keep themselves sleek and shiny.

I arrived at the determined meeting point — theout-of-the-wayintersection ofGrove Street andAllagash Road— panting forbreath. My trustysteed, a relic of abicycle with twoflat tires, seemedinadequate. I wassure I would endup separated from the group.

Trying to shake my trepidation, Amy Marches-sault, one of the event's organizers, said it was thelargest showing of nude bikers she had seen in herthree rides.

"It's great every year," she said. "It's liberat-ing."

Bryan Mayo, a relaxed three-year naked rideveteran and co-orga-nizer for this year'sevent, describedwhat would be theworst-case scenario.

"Falling off yourbike," Mayo said."It's the only rulewe really have: Ifone person goesdown, we all wait."

After clothesare removed andcollected in a vol-unteer's car, thecrew sets off. JohnVicenzi and RobertKeegan — struckby a touch of geniusand wielding the

shaft of a vuvuzela — lashed a chair to a platformand pulled the contraption behind a bike chariot-style.

The most adventuresome of the lot — a unicy-clist whose wheel was adorned with a paper recon-struction of the earth — boldly peddled in the front

of the line.Spectators,

many feverishlysnapping pictures,cheered from side-walks while carshonked encour-agement.

Rather thanshow embarrass-ment, the proces-

sion yelled and whistled, chanting "Happy EarthDay."

The scene reminded me of kids who have es-caped parents' clutches and streaked throughoutthe neighborhood — only this time, police wereon our side.

As we got closer to the mall, the crowds and

Crosby

Taking a deep breath, I removed the lastvestiges of my modesty. For nature and

journalism, I was prepared to do my part

Courtesy photoContinuing with Earth Day tradition, students celebrated Earth Day by riding naked around campuspainted green.

noise grew. Windows in the halls lining the grassyexpanse were thrown open to enjoy more than thespring air.

Halfway around the mall, an agonizing cry rosefrom the crowd. Looking around wildly, at first Ithought the worst had happened — "Green nakedbiker down?"

To my left, an unpainted student on a bike ap-proached our group. He seemed to be disappointedabout something. Was it envy in his eyes as we

passed?"It's not too late buddy," came a cry from be-

hind.With astonishment, I watched as the male

smiled, threw his bike to the ground, droppedhis pants and joined in the procession to raucouscheering from the crowd.

Grinning like fools, we circled the mall not

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Defense attorney: Cheney innocent Flag nabberscome forward

File photoThe trial of South Berwick man Garrett Cheney will begin May 2. Cheney has plednot guilty to charges brought against him for the death of University of Maine stu-dent Jordyn Bakley Jan. 30, 2010.

New details expected to come out in May 2 trialBy Jamison Cocklin

Staff Reporter

The trial of a South Berwick mancharged in 2010 with the hit-and-rundeath of a University of Maine elemen-tary education student will begin May2, and new details are expected to cometo light as both defense and prosecutionsay they are well-prepared for the pro-ceedings.

Garrett Cheney, 22, pled not guiltyto charges of manslaughter, leaving thescene of an accident that resulted in se-rious bodily injury, criminal operatingunder the influence of intoxicants andaggravated criminal operating underthe influence of intoxicants on May 20,2010, at the Penobscot Judicial Centerin Bangor.

The charges stem from the death of20-year-old Jordyn Bakley of Camdenthat took place in the early hours of themorning on Jan. 30, 2010, in Orono.

Though he has been somewhat reluc-tant to address the news media for fearany negative coverage will disrupt his

client's right to a fair trial, William Bly,Cheney's Portland-based defense attor-ney, said much of the evidence againsthis client is circumstantial.

"This is an awful, awful tragedy," Blysaid. "The only thing that could make itworse would be to convict an innocentperson."

Bly added the defense has hired anaccident reconstruction expert who willlikely testify at the trial.

Cheney allegedly struck and killedBakley at approximately 3 a.m. on Jan.30, 2010, in front of 15 Middle Street inOrono near her apartment. According tocourt documents, he was driving on thewrong side of the street when he struckBakley, who was killed instantly.A newspaper deliveryman found

Bakley's body at 5:30 a.m.In the weeks that followed, a vigor-

ous investigation was launched to findsuspects responsible for Bakley's death.

At the time, the investigation andmystery surrounding Bakley's death

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Outgoing president reflects on 7-year UMaine tenureKennedy says university at 'new model land-grant status,' draws students with facility upgradesBy Matthew Soucy

Staff Reporter

When University of MainePresident Robert Kennedy wasinaugurated in 2005, he was ex-cited about his opportunity tolead where he believed he couldmake a difference.When Kennedy steps down

on July 1 from his role as presi-dent after seven years, he will do

so believing he has furthered theadvancement of the universityand the state of Maine and hop-ing his accomplishments willmaintain a positive environmenthere after his departure.

"I feel very satisfied with thethings that we have done overthe past seven years," Kenne-dy said in an interview Friday."There were a lot of really goodthings that happened."

Kennedy said one of his big-gest goals during his tenure wasto create what he calls the "newmodel land-grant university.""The University of Maine is

perceived by the public at largeas something that is relevant tothe state because of our studentsand the jobs they get whichcontribute to the economy ofMaine," Kennedy said. "That'swhat to me the new model land-

grant university is, and I thinkwe have definitely achieved it."

During his tenure, the faceof the campus has changed withthe addition of the Student Fit-ness and Recreation Center, therenovation of the Collins Centerfor the Arts and the refurbish-ment of the Wells and Hilltopdining locations."The biggest impact [of] the

Rec Center — as important as

it would be on recreation andwellness for our students — isgoing to be on our academicprograms," Kennedy said. "It isgoing to help recruit people toour campus, and it has."

Along with campus upgrades,Kennedy has exerted himself tofind other means to help finan-cially support UMaine.

Kennedy's fundraising ef-

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Two male individuals ad-mitted to stealing a flag raisedin honor of the University ofMaine's LGBTQ community'sPride Week earlier this month.Information from an unnamedstudent helped the universitydetermine the identity of thetwo individuals. Dean of Stu-dents Robert Dana will give thestudent the promised $500 re-ward for providing informationabout the incident.

According to a press release,the students admitted steal-ing the flag and claimed they"draped it over an exterior signat a UMaine fraternity, but ithas not been seen since." Thetwo males deny vandali7ing theflagpole during the same inci-dent, which occurred overnighton either April 11 or 12.

As of yet, neither student hasbeen charged with any crime,but both have been referred toJudicial Affairs. A Universityof Maine Police Departmentinvestigation is ongoing to de-termine who is responsible forthe flagpole damage.

"Based on the investigationand evidence, we are comfort-able that this incident was notmotivated in any way by hatebias," UMPD Detective BillFlagg said in the release.

Dana said in the release thatthe students' punishment will"be commensurate with the se-rious nature of this incident."

"These students failed toconsider the ways in which theiractions would affect others,"he said. "UMaine rightfullyprides itself on mutual respectand there is no tolerance forbehavior that makes others feelthreatened or disrespected."

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Rental policy's impact questionedPolice chief cites earlier ordinance as reason for nightlife calming in Orono

By Rob StigileNews Editor

In order to combat a slew ofissues in neighborhoods withnoise and parking arising fromthe conversion of single-fam-ily homes to rental properties.Orono devised a scheme fiveyears ago involving amend-ments to or the creation oftown ordinances.

While the passage of theseofficial ordinances coincideswith the change in neighbor-hood behavior cited by thetown's police chief, the jury isstill out on the exact cause ofthis shift.

According to Orono PoliceChief Gary Duquette, nightlifein this town used to be a verydifferent scene.

"I've been here for 18 yearsnow, and I remember when Ifirst got here, the parties werehuge," Duquette said. "I mean,it was nothing to go to a partywith 300 kids there and havingtwo or three or four of themgoing on in the same night.

"That's really rare now," hesaid.

In 2006, issues in the com-munity came to a head. TownPlanner Evan Richert said he"received a flurry of com-plaints" about noise and park-ing "in a couple neighbor-hoods" that had previouslybeen inhabited by single fami-lies.He said the addition of

rental properties marketed tocollege students brought "adifferent lifestyle" to oncequiet side streets.

"It was just ordinary peo-ple carrying out their ordinarylives. It's just that hours shiftand the way that people havevisitors over — which is aperfectly legitimate thing todo — is different," Richertsaid. "And it ranged from thatto things that were abusive— things like trash or peoplegoing to the bathroom outsideor being drunk or whatever."

In order to address theseissues, the town implementedan amendment to its land usecode alongside the creationof the rental unit registrationprogram.

Through these two mea-sures, the town changed theallowable number of unrelat-ed occupants of a single unit

more accountability for thewhole situation."When asked his opinion of

how the ordinance alterationshave affected Orono's rentalscene, one landlord, who askedto remain anonymous, agreedhe has seen changes — butthey might not be the shiftsthe town council intended.

"It did solve the problem —the one of us being able to buyand rent properties in thoseneighborhoods," he said.

Chad Bradbury, co-ownerof large area leasing companyKC Management, said the eco-nomics of trying to pay backa 20-year mortgage with onlythree tenants excluded himfrom certain neighborhoods."You can't make money on

"They don't want the college kids to have

any fun, but they sure do like their money."

from five to three in the twolargest areas — the MediumDensity Residential and Farm-ing and Agriculture zones —and forced landlords to dem-onstrate compliance with thisrestriction.

Duquette said these changeswere made to foster "a work-ing relationship" with townlandlords and to "get theminvolved in the whole thingand policing their own rentalproperties and to have a little

Chad BradburyCo-owner

KC Management

a three-bedroom," Bradburysaid. "Four and five [bedroomunits] are the way to go."

Richert maintained thechanges were not intended toforce college students out ofsingle-family neighborhoodsbut were merely a way to haltthe creation of large-grouprental units in those areas.

"I think they're trying toedge college students whowant to live in groups of fouror five people to areas that

are zoned for more multifam-ily kinds of development," hesaid, pointing to the downtownand other commercial zones asexamples. "They're welcomein the [Medium Density Resi-dential] district, it's just thatthere can't be five people withfive lifestyles and five cars."

Even with these areas setaside for new multifamily de-velopments, Bradbury pointedto past struggles companieshave encountered when seek-ing permission to build as anindicator of attitudes manytown residents have towardthe college population.

"It's funny, you listen tohow hard the townspeoplefought Orchard Trails, butthat's the solution to all theirproblems," he said, adding,"They don't want the collegekids to have any fun, but theysure do like their money."

Many of Bradbury's prop-erties qualify for grandfa-thered status under the ordi-nance, which allows him torent a unit to a maximum offive unrelated individuals solong as the building was usedin this manner before the newoccupancy restrictions wereenacted. In this way, he is ableto skirt the restriction — atleast on his older properties.

Still, he said a lack of ac-tion on the ordinance's con-ditions by town officials hasnot spurred him to change hisbusiness practices."Nobody is knocking on

doors and counting beds,"

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The former Bumstock stage, the last physical memory of what was once the most popular music festival in Orono, was disassembled and re-

moved from its location behind Hilltop parking lot Friday afternoon. The reasons behind the removal remain undetermined, as repeated calls to

university officials over the weekend were not returned by press time. A two-day festival originally organized in 1972 by UMaine student Bruce

Gram, Bumstock played host to bands such as Godsmack and State Radio over the course of its 34-year tradition before being cancelled in 2006

due to declining attendance.

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Struggling studentsto get more oversightAcademic progress rules to change

By Beth KevitAsst. News Editor

A nationwide change in howuniversities monitor studentsfor satisfactory academic prog-ress will require those advanc-ing slowly to submit two ap-peals to stay in school: One totheir academic deans and one totheir financial aid offices.

Currently at the Universityof Maine, a student whose GPAfalls below the minimum forhis or her year of study — a 1.5for a first-year student, 1.7 for asecond-year, 1.8 for a third-yearand 1.9 for a fourth-or-more-year — must appeal to his orher academic dean to stay inschool.

If the dean and student agreeon terms of what will be done toraise the GPA, the financial aidoffice is told the student maystill receive aid.

After this semester's gradesare posted, academic deans andthe financial aid office will be-gin working together to deter-mine if a student can both stayin school and remain eligiblefor financial aid.

"Satisfactory academic prog-ress is really saying broadly thata student must be working to-ward a degree with timely prog-ress, with good grades, so atthe end of the four or six years,they can graduate," said PeggyCrawford, director of FinancialAid at UMaine.

Crawford said the change infederal SAP guidelines is "mak-ing them more prescriptive" bysynthesizing old requirementswith new ones.

Students will have to earn theminimum GPA for their year andfinish a minimum percentage oftheir classes, but they will not

be allowed to attempt more than150 percent of credits needed tograduate from their programswithout earning a degree."You can't continue to get

financial aid forever," Craw-ford said, explaining the thirdrequirement. She offered an ex-ample of a full-time student tak-ing six years to earn a four-yeardegree but failing to graduate.

"The federal governmentis really asking institutions tobring [academics and financialaid] together," said VirginiaNees-Hatlen, associate dean forthe College of Liberal Arts andSciences. "Are students makinggood use of financial aid, mak-ing good progress toward a de-gree?"

Nees-Hatlen said it may seem"like punishment" to a studentwho loses financial aid eligibil-ity and cannot take classes. Sheadded the SAP process may be"more painful to students tem-porarily but may be better forthem in the long run."

"The goal of it is to helpthem graduate," she said. "If wedon't take a time out ... they diga deeper and deeper hole, andthey don't graduate."A student who fails to meet

SAP guidelines will receive twoletters over the summer — onefrom an associate dean and onefrom financial aid. They mustrespond to the letters with sepa-rate appeals, creating more workfor students and administrators.

"I don't think it'll be as badas it may sound," said AlanKezis, associate dean of theCollege of Natural Sciences,Forestry and Agriculture. "Idon't think you'll see a dra-matic number of students doing

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Buy a bad product?Maine law may helpBy Chris Chase

Staff Reporter

The next time somethingyou own suddenly stops work-ing for no apparent reason,pause before you shell outmoney to replace it.

You could be covered underMaine's implied warranty law.

This seldom-utilized lawcovers any product purchasedin the state of Maine exceptused cars. Every non-perish-able product, from toasters totelevisions, falls under thislaw, intended to protect againstfaulty merchandise.

The Maine Consumer LawGuide features a three-prongedtest for determining whether aproduct is covered by the war-ranty. If it was purchased inthe state and is "so poorly de-signed or made that it is seri-ously defective and its use isimpaired; you have not abusedit, and it was purchased lessthan four years ago and is stillwithin its normally expected'useful life," then there isa good chance that it can befixed at no cost to you.

However, it is not as simpleas showing up and demanding anew product. According to theMaine Consumer Law Guide,the consumer has to give thebusiness that sold the producta draft letter and a notificationof the product's defect.

There is a lot of leeway onwhat can be considered the"useful life" of a product.

Even so, for expensive pur-chases like laptops and largehome appliances, it can payoff to follow the proceduresoutlined to get a product fixedfor free.

The biggest problem fac-ing the law today is peoples'lack of knowledge of its exis-tence. Many businesses, evenlarge chains such as Macy's or

Best Buy, see little use of thelaw, often only a few times amonth.

"If that — it isn't often atall," said Danielle Faulkner, anoperations senior at Best Buyin Bangor. "It's not somethingthat is widely known."

In addition to that, the 10-page guide can mislead con-sumers into thinking they arecovered for something theyare not.

"People that do know aboutit sometimes don't understandwhat it covers," Faulkner said.Many department store

employees interviewed hadno knowledge of the law atall. With such infrequent use,it seems evident that Maineconsumers do not have a greatdeal of knowledge about itsexistence.

"I'd say in a year we maybeget five or six claims," saidRob Mackenzie, a manager atthe Bangor Mall Sears.

For many businesses, theimplied warranty can move inon territory occupied by theirservice plans.

Best Buy's "Black Tie Pro-tection" is one such plan, whichis often purchased along withthe product. Maine's impliedwarranty law covers a greatdeal of what the plan covers,with only slight discrepanciesbetween them.

Other businesses have thesame problem.

"There are things that thisfour-year plan covers that ourservice plan covers," Macken-zie said.

However, the plans havedifferences that can cause mis-understandings."We've had people come

in here saying that 'this iscovered under Maine's im-plied warranty' when it isn't,"

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Correction...

In an article on page B 1 of the April 21 edition of TheMaine Campus, it was written that the Maine Masque gave"She Looks Good in Black" director Sarah Mann fundingfor the play. SUMITT, the Maine Masque's sister group,funded it. Also, admission is free, as the article said, butdonations are encouraged to defray original play costs.

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Boston-to-Bangor bike ride aids autism fight2 UMaine students make 260-mile trek ending on mall, raising $1,200 to date in honor of one rider's young cousinBy Jennifer Vincent

Features Editor

Two University of Maine studentsembarked on a 260-mile bike ride fromBoston to Bangor Thursday evening —to the mall on the UMaine campus to bemore exact — all in the name of autismawareness.

According to the national Autism So-ciety, autism is a spectrum developmen-tal disorder that currently affects one inevery 110 children born in the UnitedStates and one in 70 boys.

Drew King, a fourth-year mass com-munication student, and Samuel Tweed-ie, a fourth-year nutrition and exercisescience student, have been training fortheir interstate adventure for two monthsin the Student Recreation and FitnessCenter. They usually complete 30 to 40miles at a time on stationary bikes withresistance."We usually do a hundred a week on

the stationary bikes,but I'm sure itwill be differenton the road,"King said lastMonday. "Theworst is if we get

a headwind — thatwould be problem-atic. But we've beentraining for twomonths, so it shouldbe good."

The change of scenery has been moti-vational, according to Tweedie.

"Since it was cold when we started,we had to work out on indoor bikes. Westarted with 20 miles every other day.We've had to continually push ourselvesto get back to it and keep going," he said."I'm not a fan of biking, but it was the vi-able option. We've just been able to getoutside with our road bikes recently andit's a lot easier, a lot more inspirational."

King and Tweedie left Boston onThursday with good weather on theirside, traveling mostly on Routes 1 and 2and stopping for the night in Portland."We have one of our friends coming

with us in a car to meet upwith us every few miles forwater and food, to keep ushydrated and prevent us fromgetting lost," King said.

These students have areputation for organizingfundraisers in the community,including several at Curva inOrono, but this one is differ-ent. The reason for King and Tweedie'sbike ride is personal.

"We've been talking about a newfundraiser for this semester and Drewwas throwing around ideas and men-tioned autism," Tweedie said. "I talkedto my mom a week later and she told memy cousin had just been diagnosed withautism. That kind of sealed the deal."

The idea of a bike ride across statelines for autism was spontaneous — nei-

ther Tweedie nor King had experiencewith distance biking.

"His cousin got diagnosed with au-tism and he wanted to do a fundraiser.I said, 'OK, I'll think about it," Kingsaid. "Then I thought, 'Let's just bikefrom Boston to Bangor.—

Over the past two months, King hascome to share Tweedie's connectionwith the cause of autism awareness."Sam pedals his heart out every day

because he has to do it for his cousin.Then I'm trying so hard for Sam, to notlet him down," King said.

The pair finished their bike ride Fridaynight around 9 p.m. by Fogler Library,

"My cousin is my little inspiration— he doesn't really know it yet."

Samuel TweedieFourth-year nutrition and exercise science

well within their projected schedule andbeating stormy weather on Saturday.

As of Sunday, the bike ride has raised$1,200 for the Autism Society of Maine,including donations from local business-es and individuals. Of that total, $700will stay in Maine and $500 will be dis-tributed nationally.

The fundraising began at a nonprofitseminar and networking event at theFoster Student Innovation Center. It was

there that King met Carol Colson, theSenior Vice President for CommunityRelations and Communications at Ban-gor Savings Bank. She was so impressedby his fundraising efforts and uniqueideas that she pledged $500 to the causethen and there.

Following the first donation, morelocal businesses joined the effort. RoseBike sponsored King by providing abike for him to ride and Curva UltraLounge made a monetary contribution.Monday, King was already pleased withthe results of the fundraiser.

"I didn't think we would receive $750— that's enough for me. That is good for

right now," he said. "We madethe Facebook group back inFebruary, but I think peopledid forget with finals and ev-erything."

Tweedie said he hopedsmaller contributions leadingup to the ride would increasethe total.

"With just word of mouth,we've done really well with fundraisingso far," he said. "Every little bit helpsand we're encouraging people to kick in$1, $5, $10."

The thought of a 260-mile, 48-hourbike ride is a daunting task for even themost athletic students. King and Tweediehave been met with disbelief from theirfriends and classmates.

"That is what we've continually beentold 'You're crazy.' The fact is, we're

student

good friends and can stand being to-gether for that long," Tweedie said. "Wealso have the motivation to support thiscause. Basically we're both nuts andwilling to put our time into it."

King echoed his confidence in theirability to reach Bangor but added he"will probably never get back on a roadbike again."

"Is it crazy? Yes. But it's for a goodcause. It will hurt, but it will be worth it,"he said. "By mile 100 we might be think-ing, 'This is the craziest thing we've everdone."

King said he might need to write 260reasons for his bike ride, one for everymile, to remind him to keep going whenhe is exhausted."When you think about people af-

fected by autism or people who can't doa bike ride like this, it makes you want todo it even more," he said.

Tweedie has workedwith children af-fected by autismin his classes andsaid he wouldkeep them inmind, but that hewould need justone reason to keepbiking."My cousin is

my little inspira-tion — he doesn'treally know it yet,"he said.

Courtesy photoFourth-year students Drew King (left) and Samuel Tweedie (right) rest with their driver on the steps of Fogler Library Friday night after a 260-mile interstate bike ride from Boston to Bangor that raised $1,200for the Autism Society of Maine.

Inaugural SG egg huntdubbed great success

1,000 hidden during 5-day campus-wide prize questBy Rachel Curit

For The Maine Campus

University of Maine StuaentGovernment held its first EggHunt last week, beginning in thedark hours of Monday morningand ending Friday afternoon.

"It was quite wild on Sundaynight," said Jose Roman, a sec-ond-year mass communicationstudent and director of Exter-nal Affairs for Student Gov-ernment. "People were alreadybuzzing about it."

More than 100 students hunt-ed for eggs and though Romanhad no idea what the final num-bers were, he was enthusiasticabout the results. Accordingto Roman, some students gotso into the egg hunt that otherscould not find any eggs.

"Hiding 1,000 eggs was thebiggest burden," Roman said.After "cleaning out Dollar Tree"of plastic eggs, members of Stu-dent Government stashed themall over campus Sunday night.Significantly fewer eggs werenestled among tree branches orunder hedges halfway throughthe week, so volunteers wentout on Wednesday night to hidemore.

The color of each egg wascoordinated with its locationand each egg had a point val-ue. Eggs were found betweensigns, in trees and on window-

Haley Johnston • Asst. Photo EditorUniversity of Maine Student Government held its first Egg Hunt oncampus during the week prior to Easter Sunday. Students can-vassed campus searching for as many of the 1,000 eggs hidden aspossible to redeem them for special prizes.

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anything different."Associate deans and repre-

sentatives from financial aidform the appellate board. Kezissaid this will create "a lot morework on everyone's part" butwill ensure board members un-derstand the intricacies of stu-dents' situations.

Crawford said the new SAPguidelines were formed, mostly,with for-profit institutions in

mind."Students have been receiv-

ing financial aid without re-ceiving anything from that,"she said. "Their loan debt isincreasing without achieving adegree."

It is possible for some stu-dents to fall into a gap betweenthe two appeals; however, shesaid not all of the details havebeen worked out and studentswill receive explicit instructionsif they fail to meet SAP guide-lines.

Gianna Marrs, senior as-

sociate director for FinancialAid at UMaine, said students indanger of failing to meet SAPguidelines will be given bench-marks to track progress. Theirtranscripts will be re-evaluatedat the end of enrollment periodsto determine whether they haverecovered or are still not meet-ing standards.

"There are some studentswho just miss the benchmarkand in one year, they can pullthemselves up," Marrs said."My guess is we would alwaysallow an appeal."

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caused grief and speculationwithin the greater Orono com-munity.

Cheney, who has no crimi-nal history, surrendered at theOrono Police Department onApril 16, 2010. He was arrest-ed and later charged with thecrime.

Penobscot County DistrictAttorney R. Christopher Almysaid considerable evidence hasbeen collected in the time sinceCheney's arrest that will provehe was the driver of the vehiclethat killed Bakley.

"The evidence, in our opin-ion, is very strong," Almy said."If anything, our case has got-ten stronger."

An Orono police affidavitfiled at the time of Cheney's ar-rest states he was in Orono onJan. 29, 2010, to celebrate hiscousin's 21st birthday.

After allegedly hitting Bak-ley, Cheney headed south onInterstate 95. His 2003 ChevySilverado went off the highwayaround 3:30 a.m. in Etna, theaffidavit states. The truck wastowed to a Newport storage lot.

He was arrested two hourslater at an Irving service stationafter state police received ananonymous call. According tothe affidavit, his blood alcohollevel at the time arrest was 0.15,nearly twice the legal limit.On Feb. 5, investigators

learned that Cheney's truckwas still in the towing compa-

ny's storage facility. It was im-pounded and taken to the crimelab in Augusta, according toAlmy.

It is unclear whether Bakleyherself had consumed alcoholthe night of the accident, but itis believed she separated fromfriends to return to a house sheshared with other students at 27Middle Street.

Bly said Cheney has contin-ued to maintain his innocence.The attorney also contendsthe unfolding of events on themorning of Jan. 30, 2010. Hebelieves police have chargedthe wrong suspect and saidCheney called police after hisvehicle left the road that morn-ing, a move Bly said demon-strates good character.

Almy maintains that thereare no records that show Cheneycalled police that night and saidthe caller was a concerned mo-torist driving the same stretchof road as Cheney.

Furthermore, Almy saidOrono police, Maine StatePolice detectives and crimelab technicians were able tomatch evidence retrieved at thescene of the hit-and-run withCheney's Silverado and Bak-ley's injuries.

After being arrested, Cheneywas freed on $50,000 bail. Thetrial will take place at the Pe-nobscot Judicial Center in Ban-gor.

If convicted of manslaugh-ter, the most serious crime withwhich he is charged, Cheneyfaces up to 30 years in prisonand a $50,000 fine.

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once but three times. We evenbiked uphill to tease around theHilltop dormitories. The pathsplit at one point and the calls of,"To the left, to the left" could notkeep us from separating."How many naked green

bikers does it take to follow thetrail?" I wondered.

The end of the Earth Daybike ride brought us to the Me-morial Gym for showers, whenthe guys and gals went theirseparate ways.

As I announced to the entiregroup for the first time that I wasreporting on the event as a first-time rider, several participantsreflected on their experiences.

"We did it last year and I'ma huge advocate of sustainableagriculture and sustainable liv-ing. I think it's a good idea to getout there and open people's eyes— a lot of people are in the darkabout it," said a male who identi-fied himself only as Big Ben. "Ifit takes everyone getting nakedand painting themselves greento get the word across, then wegot to do it."

"I'll be back next year," headded.

Mayo jovially put the tripinto perspective."At this point in my life, this

is probably the best I'm goingto look. It's all downhill fromhere," he said. "We're going tolook back in 25 to 30 years andsay, 'Holy s---, we road acrossthe Maine campus naked.—

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Mackenzie said. "As an asso-ciate, we don't like it."

Another problem with thelaw is the amount of time itcan take for the product to berepaired or replaced.

"It's not something thathappens right off," Mackenziesaid.

The product's claim must bereviewed to determine whetherit was within its "useful life"and whether it was used prop-erly. This can take time, anda claim may be rejected if itdoes not meet the criteria.

Still, for big-ticket items,

an easier-to-use protectionplan can cost a lot of money.According to Home Depot'sreplacement plans, a prod-uct costing between $800 and$1,000 costs $189 to cover un-der a repair plan.

Determining whether theprice of a service plan is worthits value is typically up towhat the service plan covers.If it only covers defects andbreakage under normal use, itis usually a safe bet to skip theextra cost.

Read the fine print carefullynext time you buy a big-ticketitem. Maine's implied warran-ty law could provide the samecoverage as plans the smilingsalespeople want to sell you.

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Bradbury said. "If they en-forced the green space re-quirement, I would lose mygrandfatheredship."

Dennis Cross, owner ofrental agency Cross Proper-ties, found the move to bea way for the town to blamelandlords for problematicunits and their tenants."To me, all of that is the

act of taking the conduct of athird party and making some-one else responsible for it," hesaid.

"It hasn't worked any-where," he continued. "Theytried to make beer companiesresponsible for drunk drivers,they tried to make the firearmsmanufacturers responsible forpeople shooting one another,

but Orono's making it workby making the landlord re-sponsible for the conduct ofthe tenants."

Bradbury agreed withCross's assertions, saying,"All it is is trying to keepcomplainers quiet."

Cross pointed to severalof the complaints commonlyraised at town meetings asproblems already covered byexisting statutes. In his view,the changes were an unnec-essary and redundant layerof legislation intended to fixproblems that could havebeen better solved by stricterenforcement of existing poli-cies."One of the complaints I

would hear is 'There's carsparked all over the sidewalk,"Cross said. "There's alreadystate laws that make that il-legal — Orono did not need

another regulation on thatone. It's a very simple thingto fix."

Duquette pointed to in-creased enforcement of a sep-arate measure — enacted inMarch 2004 — as the real rea-son Orono has quieted downin recent years."From our view, from what

we do, it's really been the dis-orderly property ordinancethat's had an impact," he said.

That ordinance set manystandards for conduct deemedproper by the town council re-garding issues ranging fromexcessive noise to fighting,with civil penalties for scoff-laws.

By stepping up enforce-ment of this ordinance, Du-quette said his department hasbeen able to keep issues undercontrol.

Even though the police

have been able to rein in themore troublesome elementsand the town council haslimited expansion of rentalproperties into single-familyneighborhoods, Cross encour-aged those looking to relocateto Orono to seriously evalu-ate area demographics beforebuying.

"I will never be able to un-derstand why people move to acollege town and then they'redisturbed when they find col-lege students," he said. "I justdon't know how that works."

Michael Shepherd contrib-uted to this report.

Editor's note: This is thesecond installment in a two-part series examining the poli-cies affecting rental propertiesin Orono. The first part can befound in the April 21 editionof The Maine Campus and atwww.mainecampus.com.

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sills, among other places."I really wanted to hide eggs

in places that people shouldknow exist," Roman said. Theidea was "that these placeswould get more traffic."Some eggs were hidden more

creatively. For example, volun-teers hid an egg in the StudentLegal Services office. Clues,such as a photograph vaguelyshowing an egg's hiding spot,were posted on Twitter. Romansaid he saw students walkingaround with their laptops open,looking for the picture's loca-tion.

They even gave an egg to

Debbie, "the world famousUnion cashier," according toRoman. To get the egg, a stu-dent needed to sing the "ItsyBitsy Spider" song to her.

Finding an egg in a specialhiding place won a student aprize instantly, such as Skull-candy headphones.

Before they could hide theeggs, there was prep work thatRoman and other Student Gov-ernment members needed to do,but it "wasn't that bad," he said.There was a lot of "grunt com-puter work" creating the mapsfor the egg hunt, he said.

"[The] tediousness came inwith the slips," Roman said,adding that a lot of cutting andfolding was involved. He de-scribed an assembly line of all

the Student Government mem-bers cutting and folding paperand stuffing the eggs.

"Basically, we [wanted toreach out] to the students," hesaid. "We fund other groups,but we don't have [events] thatwe do every year. I wanted stu-dents to pay more attention towhat we do. I wanted us to bereachable. We are here, we canhave fun and we're here to lis-ten."

Roman said he wants tomake the hunt an annual event,but next year Student Govern-ment does not plan on announc-ing when it will be. He plansto hide the eggs and then say,"The egg hunt is here," withoutprior advertising.

Student Government an-

nounced the winners on Friday.According to Jose Roman, MattPender was in first place with1,195 points, followed by ChrisGoodwin with 704. Tyler Roywas next with 446 points; RobStigile, the news editor for TheMaine Campus, with 276; Cur-win Martin with 258 and SergioAlfonzo with 190.

The winners chose prizes inthe order in which they won.These included an iPod Touch,an HP All-in-One Printer, a gascard worth $50, a $25 gift cer-tificate to Starbucks, and a pre-paid Visa debit card."We were concerned that

college students wouldn't beinterested, but as it turns out, itwas the exact opposite," Romansaid.

This is the last regular issue for the spring 2011 semester. Check out our year in review issue Thursday.

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forts while president are un-surpassed. He ran CampaignMaine, the largest private fund-raising campaign in the historyof the university. The currentfigures on Campaign Maineshow the total raised is approxi-mately $152 million."We set the goal of having

this fundraiser principally aboutour academic programs," Ken-nedy said. "This was a com-prehensive campaign and weset the goals for scholarships,to support student activities, tosupport faculty excellence."

He said roughly 80 percentof the money has been used tosupport academics, both direct-ly and indirectly.

"It is certainly not all aboutmoney, but it was very impor-tant to finish the job," he said."There is sort of a clean tablenow. We finished it, and it al-lows [incoming president Paul]Ferguson to come in and set hisown goals as to where the uni-versity needs to go."

Not all of Kennedy's deci-sions while in office were easy.Due to a projected budget gap,he was forced to consider cutsin 2010 that involved eliminat-ing programs and faculty posi-tions. The Academic ProgramPrioritization Working Groupwas designed to help with thisprocess.

"[Seventy-five] or 80 per-cent of my time was spent onpersonnel choices and they arevery tough decisions," Kennedysaid. "It may be a tenure deci-sion that affects a person's ca-reer, it may be a hiring decisionor eliminating positions in alimited economy — those havebeen very, very tough choices,and you take them seriously."

Kennedy said the human as-pect of making cuts as well asoutcry from the campus com-munity affected him most lead-ing up to the APPWG recom-mendations.

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F500 bicycle worth an estimated$500 was stolen from the bicyclerack between Winslow Hall andThe Maples at some point before4:30 p.m. April 20. The bicyclewas not locked; the chain wasmissing and the bicycle was leftthere while its owner went tofind a replacement chain. Ac-cording to University of MainePolice Department DetectiveBill Flagg, the bicycle must havebeen carried away.

Getting down in LownUMPD received a report of

the smell of marijuana coiningfrom an apartment on the firstfloor of Lown House in Doris

Twitchell Allen Village at 12:04a.m. April 22. Officers seized 7grains of marijuana and a mari-juana pipe, still warm from use.Joshua Komusin, 21, was issueda summons for possession of auseable amount of marijuanaand was referred to Judicial Af-fairs.

Smoke signalsUMPD received a report of

the smell of marijuana on thefourth floor of Kennebec Hall at11:12 p.m. April 21. A residentassistant noticed the odor andcalled UMPD; however, the RAsaw the room's occupant leave.When the occupant returned,UMPD was called again and ar-rived to confront him. Officers

up to me in Wells Commons andpleading the case for not cuttingas many of the music programsas were on the table at the time,"Kennedy said, adding that sev-eral engineering students pledfor funding for non-engineeringprograms. "It really gave me anappreciation of how one majorisn't just for students in that ma-jor."

He added that universitiesnationwide that did not addressthe financial issue are dealingwith it now and are worse offbecause they did not tackle theproblem earlier.

"That was a very difficulttime," Kennedy said. "It isn'teasy. It wasn't fun, and I wishwe didn't need to do it, but itwas in a planned manner."

Kennedy will remain a mem-ber of the UMaine faculty andwill be taking a six-month sab-batical funded by the university.He will not be filling a full-timerole within the University ofMaine System, despite rumorsswirling around the community.

"I will still be a UMainefaculty member working froma home base on campus," saidKennedy. "The system may re-imburse the campus for someof my time to work on alterna-tive energy and other things thathave a broader systemwide andstatewide potential. In my mind,I am not working for the sys-tem."

Kennedy also discussed is-sues Ferguson will face."He is a lucky man to be

stepping into a position thatwill probably be one of the best— if not the best — of his ca-reer professionally and person-ally," Kennedy said. "I think theeconomic challenge will be thebiggest issue he will face."

Kennedy offered a partingmessage to the campus com-munity.

"I express my appreciationfor the opportunity to serve thisgreat institution and to have thechance to interact with so manypeople," Kennedy said. "I wouldreally like people to rememberthe University of Maine as avery special place."

noticed a marijuana pipe in theroom and the resident admit-ted to smoking marijuana. Ben-jamin Davis, 20, was issued asummons for sale or use of drugparaphernalia and was referredto Judicial Affairs.

Rude dudeUMPD has issued a harass-

ment notice to a male student.According to Flagg, no chargeshave been filed in this matter.Flagg said the male has beensending harassing letters to afemale student. He has been re-ferred to Judicial Affairs.

Weren't you a little early?UMPD received a report of

the smell of marijuana on thefirst floor of Penobscot Hall at4:07 p.m. April 20. According toFlagg, one resident of the roomcalled UMPD to report that theother was smoking marijuana inthe room and that he was sick ofit. By the time officers anived,the roommate was gone. Theodor remained.

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Monday, April 25, 2011

EDITORIAL

Opinion mainecampus.com

Academics canrejoice in wakeof federal ruling

Academia is a prestigious pinnacle, calling forththe efforts of scholars near and far with a prom-ise of elevated worth and the lofty culmination

of wits.Graduation day awaits upon the peak of an affluent edu-cation, following the crags and crevices of general ed-ucation requirements, papers and exams. On that finalday, students shout their successes from the mountaintopwith the toss of a tasseled cap and the flash of a freshlyminted degree.

This is how the process is meant to be fulfilled. Theclimber is intended to reach the precipice in a timelymanner, leave his or her name among the long list ofother clamberers and swiftly descend to prepare for yetanother expedition.

It's about high time, then, for the federal governmentto further reassure academic ambition through nationalpolicy, supporting all those who are serious about re-ceiving and completing their education in a calculatedfashion.The satisfactory academic progress requirements have

been around since the 1980s, but will now be monitoredby academic deans and financial aid administrators in-stead of solely the former.The federal government recently proposed a move-

ment that assures the coupling of financial aid withproperly motivated students. The basic parameters of thepolicy entail that students should complete their degreein apportion to projected credit hours, or risk being puton both academic and financial probation.Not only does this plan help further identify students

who are having trouble, it also affirms financial aid isbeing appointed to those who could benefit from it best.Thus, it can serve to inspire those struggling to strengthentheir hold and focus or transfer the mal-issued financialsupplies to those who will utilize them more wisely."We look at the whole story and sometimes we're

aware students are not making progress. They're notthriving," Virginia Nees-Hatlen, Associate Dean for theCollege of Liberal Arts and Sciences, said.We commend the government for establishing a firm-

er set of expectations for an institution so often abusedby indolence. It will be more difficult for students to beable to skim by without the consequence of footing asteeper price.

Behold the refreshing vision of a new precedent forenterprise upon the precipice of education and remem-ber what it feels like to be compelled.

It's the perfect step upward, calling student bluffs be-fore they are given the opportunity to plummet headlonginto one.

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Readers speak: Commentary from cyberspaceA red hot weekend rock outWe saw the show two weeks ago — it

rocked.

Bob Sr.Responding to "Franks: Good till the

last show," Apr. 21, 2011

Government overreaches withrenters

This sort of overreaching is simplynot a legitimate role of government inthe free-market system. Unfortunately,we have become so used to governmen-tal intrusions that we actually start tothink of this as normal, especially if wewere educated in a government school.Our founding fathers would be horri-fied.

BbResponding to "Rental restrictions

draw Orono landlord ire," Apr. 21,2011

Flag frustrations and folliesThe students' denial of bias is about

as credible as their contention that twoseparate acts of vandalism occurred onthe same night, against the same flag-pole, by two unassociated student(s).

Adam SunnyResponding to "Students confess

pride flag pilfering," Apr. 22, 2011

Blunt criticism for blunt brotherYou strike me as the type of guy who

would take a picture of himself eitherholding a cigar to look like a blunt orholding a lighter up to a blunt prior toactually lighting / hitting it, just so ev-eryone knows that you're cool becauseyou smoke pot.

Did! mention the tapestry that's prob-ably behind you as well? "Yeah I smokeweed, but I don't buy it. I only smokewhen someone offers to smoke me up."

Dr. DanaResponding to "Top 10 stoner ath-

letes of all time," Apr. 20, 2011.

Citizens in chargeI guess I missed the part of the col-

umn that dealt with the constitutionalrequirement of citizenship to run forpresident.

In the grand style of today's woeful-ly biased media, Mr. Christopher usesthe same disparagement to dismiss thepointed avoidance being used by thisadministration to deal with an issue thatshouldn't even exist.Trump does us a service in seeking

answers. Condescension and ridicule soglibly used to avoid disclosure duringthe campaign are poor substitutes forhonest disclosure.

Voters have a right to all the informa-tion about every candidate, especiallythe facts about each candidate's citizen-ship — it's constitutionally required.Do we have a right to ask a candidatequestions about their citizenship? Is thePresident qualified to be a candidate fora second term?The answer to both questions is "yes"

and Mr. Christopher's unwillingness toask them does not preclude others fromdoing the same. Those who do so oughtto be afforded the right to not be called"conspirators" in the process.

Oseh2Responding to "Political columnist:

Trump presidential campaign stumpsand exasperates," Apr. 20, 2011.

Outsourcing for the futureWhat steps do you suggest we take to

limit outsourcing? To stay competitive,companies have to outsource. There aretoo many unions and regulations in theU.S. for them to keep certain jobs here—especially when it comes to manu-facturing.

I think we should just accept out-sourcing and realize the economy haschanged. The U.S. is now primarily aservices-based economy. People thatcan't get a job should go back to schooland learn a skill they can use to get ajob. Lots of jobs are not outsourced anddon't make sense to be outsourced.

I'm not sure what your beef withWahnart is, Ms. Nason. I think it hasthe most employees of any company inthe U.S., but I could be wrong. Anyway,that's a lot of jobs. Also, every companyimports products from overseas. Whynot pick on Apple? Everything they sellis made in China. People are forced tolive in dormitories and work long hoursat the Foxconn factory; multiple peoplehave committed suicide there.

Yes, we have a trade deficit withChina — greater imports than exports— but I don't think it has anything to dowith our debts. We're indebted to Chinabecause we've sold so many treasury se-curities to them.

They've helped our economy growand we've helped theirs. The tech sec-tor would not have exploded withoutChina.

Would you pay thousands for anAmerican iPod? Me neither. We don'tneed to make them out as an enemy; oureconomies depend on each other. We'vegot to realize globalization is inevitableand adjust to it, not fight it.

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ambition in America," Apr. 20, 2011

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Columnist: Wayfarers don'tshine when donned by undead

Firstly, Ray-Bans areawesome and they willprotect even vampiresfrom the sun; secondly,Ray-Bans are edgy; and

lastly, vampires are dicks.

SARAH MANN

For ages, I have regarded the Wayfarer as an icon-ic pair of sunglasses — not the neon pair every kidowned with the heinous string slung around theirmatching tank top, but the ones with the sleek, blacksquare frames.

If you were super cool, the white frames with blacklenses could trump the classic black, but few seldomhad the sense to pull it off, further proof Ray-Banshad the dominating stock on bad assery that camewith The Blues Brothers.

However, recently a horrifying discovery wasmade, one set to destroy everything righteous aboutRay-Bans — Robert Pattinson rocking the iconicframes in every film frame.

Is that really some teenage, glitter-porn fantasy in-carnate wearing the mother of all badass accessories?It is indeed.

The above image has taken The Blues Brothersand made them look like pink frosted cupcakes. Theorigin of vampires in Ray-Bans could be attributed tothat one time Ray-Ban put their sunglasses on vam-pires. Remember that?The advertisement contained a few hip '90s kids

lounging on the ambiguous steps of some monument.Cut to a less hip '90s kid running through the city,trying to beat the sunrise. He busts into their groupand tries to put on a matching pair of shades, butfails just in time to burst into flames with the comingdawn.

I remember seeing this ad on television and think-ing, "Golly me, how incredibly new and edgy." I alsoremember how I used to use endearing '40s-stylephrasing.

Regardless, the ad told us the following: Firstly,Ray-Bans are awesome and they will protect evenvampires from the sun; secondly, Ray-Bans are edgy;and lastly, vampires are dicks.Now this I got on board with this and reconfirmed

recently when I decided to indulge in some horrible

television featuring vampires. This show features yetanother set of attractive men pretending to be deadand the adorable necrophiliacs who love them.The lead vampire lurking in the dark of your bed-

room has driven the crowd wild to the point of nau-sea. And this show — another stroke of CW brilliance— has become the most popular show on a networkwhose sole purpose is to create popular shows.

In the first episode, the vampire in question entersonto the screen rocking a pair of Ray-Ban Wayfarers.However, he ditches them momentarily and neverrocks them again in the next 20 some-odd episodes,bringing forth once more rule No. 3 from Ray-Banlore: Vampires are poseur dicks.

The other concept I felt the need to bring up is theever-popular Bret Easton Ellis factor. Every charac-ter in his books is sporting some Wayfarers — it'sexplicit in the text. These characters are another typeof soulless beast: the vapid social vampires.

Bret taught me three more things about life — ev-eryone in L.A. is bisexual, snorting drugs is, like, to-tally okay; and everyone must master the art of beingsnarky.

The truth is, you can probably wear Wayfarers andget away with anything. However, with the recentsporting of the style by ridiculous cultural icons, theimage in my mind goes from the roof-high swim-ming pool of awesome to the purple-hoodie wearingand chain-smoking loiterers we are currently overrunwith — an un-sexy, slippery slope.Then there's HBO's True Blood that never includes

a vampire in sunglasses, possibly because they arethe only fictional undead who burst into flames likewe want them to, rendering sunglasses useless un-less they wish to make a fashion statement, which isseemingly below them.

But True Blood has its own fashion follies withits deal with Mini Cooper, where sporting sloganssuch as "feel the wind in your fangs," sell cars to themasses. It seems like if vampires aren't pimping onething, they're pushing another and sadly, we can'thelp but be seduced.So let me leave you with this: The iconic shades of

my youth are being used as foreplay for tweens withTwilight hard-ons — in a universe of cheekiness, areany sweet fashions safe?

If Edward shows up in the latest flick sporting abe-spangled codpiece, must I take down my DavidBowie posters? Only time will tell.

Sarah Mann is a fourth-year English student. Thisis her last regular column.

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Political columnist: Needsof citizens forsaken forvotes on campaign trail

PARDISDELIJANI

With the 2012 U.S. presidentialelection inching closer, PresidentBarack Obama;s. administrationhas become more prudent in theimplementation of its policies andquicker to jump on the backs ofRepublican politicians.

With elections on the horizon,almost every administration ad-heres to the politics of winningvotes rather than focusing on needsof the American people.

Obama's current re-electionstrategy requires him to go on asemi-hiatus from the presidency.This is the reason why he has de-cided to take a backseat regard-ing budget battles, avoid his owndeficit commission and addressthe issue of foreign policy as littleas possible. Nearly all U.S. presi-dents have followed suit whenrunning for re-election.

These strategies are not onlypresent in the United States butin many other democratic nationsas well. The president of France,Nicolas Sarkozy, is also attempt-ing to adhere to various votergroups as a result of the country'supcoming elections. He recentlybanned the burqa in order to pleaseright-wing politicians who are ex-ploiting anti-Islam sentiments inFrance under the cover of secular-ism.

Obviously, during the majorelections that occur every fouryears — or in the case for France,every five years — the people'sneeds are pushed aside in orderto keep a certain party in power.American presidents running fora second term usually spend threeyears working on policies agree-able to the party and one year in-directly campaigning gaining thesupport of other voter groups.

The shifting ideology of fluctu-ating administrations transformsthe active administration into achess player that strategizes itsway to victory, rather than imple-menting new policies that will bet-ter serve the people of the nation

or a collective victory.A president's time in office is

wasted on a re-election strategy.It delays the legislative processwhen the possibility of a secondterm is foreseen. If American lead-ers spend a short time in office anduse a fourth of that time focusingon endeavors that don't necessar-ily benefit the American people,would it not seem more realisticto encourage an extended servingterm?

After all, more time given tothe administration in power wouldprevent recently implemented bills— such as Obama's health care bill— from being dismissed, immedi-ately after policy has been set.

With this mindset, one mustalso ask of the advantages and dis-advantages of having a dominant,two-party system of government.

Obviously, during themajor elections that

occur every four years— or in the case for

France, every fice years— the people's needsare pushed aside in

order to keep a certainparty in power.

Would the people of the UnitedStates be better off if there was aone-party system?

This would benefit the govern-ment by allowing it to decide onpolicy decisions more rapidly andto have an outline for the nationthat will not change as suddenly.One element that cannot be

denied is the fact that democracyslow down the decision-makingprocess. However, complete gov-ernment control should not be anoption for any country. Presidentsmust be given longer terms in or-der to resolve the great problemsthe countries face today. Theremust be a happy medium to re-solve the stalemate and back andforth of the process of policy deci-sions.

If not, it will be difficult for theUnited States to progress in anyfield of diplomacy.

Pardis Delijani is a third-yearinternational affairs student. Thisis her last regular column of theyear.

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Summer Arts Guide 2011In the immortal words of Alice Cooper, "school's out for summer," and that means no Style & Culture section for a few months. To make

up for our absence, we've compiled a guide to Maine music festivals, major album releases and expected blockbusters.

Maine Summer FestivalsIn Maine, there are only a few precious months when outdoor music makes sense. Luckily, thosesummer months are filled with great options for catching live music from some of the state's

best local artists, as well as national touring acts. This list doesn't even touch on the number ofoutdoor concerts on both the Bangor and Portland Waterfronts. Music and fun are the main goalshere, no matter the genre or setting, so plan accordingly to taste and enjoy.

The Way Life ShouldBe FestBrooksJune 3

This smaller-scale jam band, funk and reggae fes-tival is music without all the fanfare. Taking place onproperty north of Belfast in Brooks, The Way LifeShould Be will be kicking off June with a linnUp fea-turing a few bands that are familiar in the Orono sceneincluding Cyborg Trio, Chaos Sauce. The RunningGags and DJ Les. Maine's own Stream Re gae willbe headlining.

Only 2,500 tickets will be sold to this music andcamping festival — according to the Facebook event:"The first 300 tickets will be available; for $35. Thenext 300 will be available for $40. Th*emaining willbe available for $50 dollars at the doot." For more in-formation, visit their Facebook page or email theway-lifeshouldbeproductions@gmail.com„ To purchasetickets, visit thewaylifeshouldbe.ticketleap.com

Old Port FestPortlandJune 12

Those looking for a fun way to kick off thesummer in downtown Portland should check outOld Port Fest on June 12. The festival includesall kinds of activities for everybody in the family,including a parade, trapeze swing, rock wall andbungee trampoline. There will also be live musicon several stages throughout the day. Things getstarted at 11 a.m. and continue until 5 p.m. Thebest part is that it's all free -- and nothing beatsfree entertainment.

Portland Musicand Arts Festival

PortlandAug. 20

Head down to Portland on August 20for a day filled with great music for a greatcause. The proceeds from this year's festi-val will benefit the Maine Children's CancerProgram. The day's other main purpose isto showcase the talent of local artists, withsets by The Jason Spooner Trio, Pete Miller,Samuel James, Carbon Leaf and even a six-slot open mic with participants determinedby a WCLZ jury. All the fun happens at 128Free Street from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and tick-ets are $10 in advance or $12 on the day ofthe event.

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The Maine summer festival music circuit begins with its mostindie-oriented event this weekend in the lovely coastal town ofBelfast. The Free Range Fest, which takes place at venues acrossthe town Saturday, features a number of independent national andMaine musicians. Portland bands Brenda, Dead Man's Clothesand The Milkman's Union will be showing up, as well as someeclectic acts including The Gawler Family Band from WaldoCounty and folk artist Michael Hurley from the other Portland.

Passes are $18 in advance, $20 the day of and $9 for childrenunder 12. All events are open to all ages, but there will be a 21+after party presented by Portland blog Hilly Town at 10 p.m. atThree Tides. The festival info center opens at 9:30 am. and willbe located at in Belfast. For more information visit freerangemu-sicfestival.com.

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AroostakoostikNew Sweden

July 9

Arootsakoostik will celebrate its fifth anniversary with perfor-mances by a number of Maine musicians. This year's lineup fea-tures everything from folksters to indie bands; acoustic strummersto bluegrass pickers. Hear sets from The Lucid, Theodore Treehouseand Jeff Beam Preservation Society along with rootsier acts such asWesley Hartley and the Traveling Trees and Jesse Pilgrim. Depend-ing on your summer residence, it may be a haul to get up there, butthe intimate setting and great music are sure to make it worth the trip.Ticket prices will be announced soon. For more information visittheir Facebook page.

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With a stellar initial lineup for 2011 — and Nateva bowingout —KahBang has emerged as Maine's premiere festival. For itsthird year, the film and music festival is only getting bigger, onceagain occupying the Bangor Waterfront for nine whole days. Lastyear, the city turned into an artistic playground with film screen-ings and performances galore, not to mention the stellar two-daymusic festival which featured B .0.B., OK Go and Biz Markie.Now with big names like My Morning Jacket, Chromeo, At-

mosphere and many more just announced, it's obvious the orga-nizers keep trying to outdo themselves. Early-bird tickets will beon sale April 29 — no word on prices yet, but admission to themusic festival portion last year was $25 for both days. See theinset box for the complete initial lineup and visit kahbang.com formore information. More artists will be announced soon.

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American Folk FestivalBangor

Aug. 26 - 28

Just as the next school year gets underway, the Bangor Water-front will come alive with diverse acts and vendors at the Ameri-can Folk Festival. You won't find much in the way of mainstreamacts or household names, but the performances are sure to expandyour cultural background tenfold. There's everything from jazz tozydeco and food and craft purveyors are just as varied and inter-nationally inspired. There's a $10 suggested donation per day atthis family-friendly annual event. Visit americanfolkfestival.comto learn more.

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If you went to last year's KahBang mu-sic, art and film festival — or you heard

about how fun it was from your friends—you've probably spent the past fewmonths wondering who is playing in2011.

The wait is over. Indie staples MyMorning Jacket will be headlining, along-side electro duo Chromeo, New England'sown Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, rap

legend Atmosphere and fan favorites TheGay Blades. The initial lineup also in-cludes a few more up-and-corners in rockand hip-hop, with many more local andnational acts to soon be announced.

Once again, the festival will last fornine days and span across Downtown Ban-gor. According to a press release, the finallineup will feature around 40 bands for theweekend music festival and KahBang Cri)

Night performances in local venues. Ear-ly-bird tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. April29 through the festival's website.

The release also stated that more infor-mation on artists and tickets will be madeavailable in the coining weeks. Now in itsthird year, KahBang is only getting big-ger. The complete initial lineup is listed atthe top of the page. Visit kahbang.corn formore information and to keep updated.

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SummerMovie Guide

By John Shannon and Nicole Begley

Paramount Pictures

As summer break draws near, Hollywood will soon release their

tent-pole films, hoping to lure audiences away from beaches andamusement parks and into air-conditioned theaters. With four

months' worth of films ahead, The Maine Campus' resident filmcritics pick the movies they're most excited for.

John's picks:

5) Rise of the Apes (August 5)The "Planet of the Apes" saga is an old school

franchise, dating before "Star Wars." "Rise" isequal parts prequel and reboot, intending to add tothe story and play with audience expectations.

The film is allegedly more dramatically focusedthan its frenetic, apes-gone-wild trailer — the mon-keys stay in cages until the final act. James Francostars as the scientist experimenting on our futureoverlords; Andy Serkis, the man who played bothGollum and King Kong, provides motion capturefor Caesar, the ape who leads the rebellion. Thisis the first film in the franchise to use CGI apesinstead of men in suits, with the company behind"Avatar" providing effects work.

4) Captain America: The First Avenger (July22)

Marvel severely disappointed last summer with"Iron Man 2" — hopefully "Captain America" willrise to the occasion.

Set during World War H and going all out withRed Skull as the villain, "Captain" looks like apure pulp comic book movie and a balance againstthe serious nature of "The Dark Knight" and "X-Men."

Chris Evans is usually the best part of any filmhe's in and Joe Johnston, director of "October Sky"

and "The Rocketeer," is due for a hit. Comic bookgeeks already know how this movie ends, so it willbe interesting to see how the general public reactsto the Captain's fate.

3) Thor (May 6)It's a big summer for comic book films, but

"Thor" is the biggest of them all. It brings cosmicelements and fantasy into the Marvel world in a bigway and a lot is thrust onto the film's shoulders inorder for "The Avengers" to work.

Advanced word is positive, and Chris Hem-sworth is poised to break out as Thor like ChrisPine after "Star Trek." Director Kenneth Branagh,known for his Shakespeare adaptations, seems likea perfect fit for "Thor," a film centered on a char-acter fraught with issues regarding his father, Odin,and brother, Loki.

With "Captain America" and "Thor," Marvelis on the brink of reaching its 2012 goal of "TheAvengers," and good or bad, it will be fascinat-ing to see the final product and the stepping stonesalong the way.

2) Bridesmaids (May 13)Kristen Wiig — She's the reason I'm excited for

"Bridesmaids."While everyone is busy fawning over Tina Fey

and Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig has been crafting acomedic résumé filled with great moments, landing

supporting roles in "Paul," "MacGruber," "WhipIt" and "Adventureland."

In "Bridesmaids," she takes the lead as a womanwho serves as maid of honor to her recently en-gaged friend, arranging a bachelorette party in LasVegas. The shorthand description would be it is"The Hangover" for women, but potentially moreentertaining.

1) Super 8 (June 10)To be honest, I don't know much about "Super

8." I've intentionally stayed in the dark to keep asmany surprises for myself as possible, seeing onlythe trailer and poster — but my God, what a trailerand poster.

Produced by Steven Spielberg and directedby JJ Abrams, "Super 8" takes place in a middle-America town in the '80s, where a train derails andsomething strange makes its presence known. It'suncertain if this is "E.T." or "War of the Worlds,"but it's clearly a homage to the Amblin films fromthe '80s.

JJ Abrams knows how to craft great popcornentertainment and Spielberg needs no introduction.This summer is packed with sequels, remakes andadaptations — if audiences grow tired of them,"Super 8" has the potential to be this summer's"Inception."

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Nicole's picks:

5) Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides(May 20)

The last movie ended with a hint at a sequel anddirector Gore Vibinski came through. Jack Spar-row returns, sans Elizabeth Swan and Will Turner,searching for the Fountain of Youth with the help ofhis old flame Angelica, played by Penelope Cruz.

However, Jack's not the only one, contendingfor the fountain's discovery with Blackbeard, An-gelica's father. Whereas the last movie was not ahuge hit, this one looks promising. Johnny Deppwill be a witty, drunken pirate, Cruz will hopefullybe a swashbuckling leading lady and there is ofcourse the return of the Black Pearl.

This is just what we need to start off the sum-mer — a buccaneering film set toward a dreamlikedestination.

4) The Tree of Life (May 28)I can't say much about the plot because the trail-

ers give next to nothing away, though the Internethas managed to share some information.

"The Tree of Life" follows Jack, played by SeanPenn, in his older years as he reminisces about hischildhood. He reflects on his complicated relation-ship with his parents, played by Brad Pitt and Jes-sica Chastain, and his possibly premature loss ofinnocence.

Terrence Malick is a genius for creating thesense of mystery that surrounds this film. It is out

of sheer curiosity that I recommend seeing it thissummer.

3) Beginners (June 3)Despite the building momentum of gay pride,

there are still those afraid to come out of the closet,particularly older people who have been heterosex-ually married for years.

This is the case for Hal, a 75-year-old manplayed by Christopher Plummer. One day he tells

his son Oliver, played by Ewan McGregor, two life-changing facts: he is gay and has terminal cancer.

Though this film deals with heavy issues prevalent

in today's society, it looks to be done with grace,humor and a bit of flair. As a lover of Plummer andMcGregor, here's hoping the movie is as good asit looks.

2) Something Borrowed (May 6)If you're looking for a movie full of girl drama,

look no further than "Something Borrowed." Basedon the best-selling novel by Emily Giffin, terminal-ly single Rachel is in love with her crush from lawschool, Dex. Naturally, there are complications.

Dex is Darcy's, the best friend played by KateHudson, fiancee and Rachel's best guy friend Ethan,played by John ICrasinski, is in love with her.Who will end up together? We can only guess

and we'll probably be tight, but we still want our

suspicions confirmed. Guys may not like it, but it

should provide a good girls' night out.

1) Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part

2 (July 15)The finale we've all been waiting for has arrived

at last — the final showdown between Harry andVoldemort. Who will win?

Most of America — OK, the world — knows theanswer, but for those living under a rock, I won'tspoil the ending. Many viewed the last movie as thegreatest one in the series. In order for the final oneto top it, director David Yates has to pull out all thestops and really go all out — he will find himselffacing an angry population of Harry Potter fans ifhe doesn't.

From the few available commercials, the filmlooks promising and should be the bang the "HarryPotter" series deserves to go out on.

The Maine Campus • Style 8c Culture Monday, April 25 2011 B3

In life anddeath weare whatwe listen to

Column

When one of the people Ilooked upto the mostpassed awayjust over twoyears ago,the headlinefor his obitu-ary in thisnewspaperwas simple:"The kidlived formusic" — a

quote from one of his closestfriends.

For anyone who knew him,the association was simple— Andy was a musician, a fanand a promoter.

I've enjoyed being able toshare my thoughts on music inthis column for two-and-a-halfyears. Love what I'm saying orhate it. I'd like to think that if!were gone tomorrow, someonecould say the same thing aboutme.

Perhaps my favorite thingabout music is that, in someway or another, everybody livesfor it. It's the soundtrack to ourmundane lives, a rallying cry forany given generation, an ever-ac-cessible memory and a safe placeto retreat.

Nine times out of 10, themusic a person listens to affectsthe way they dress, think, speak,love and interact with the world.For some, this effect is just moreobvious.

But the debate always endsup being over authenticity. Notjust, "Is this kind of music moreauthentic than that kind?" but, "Isthis person more authentic thanthat one because of their musictaste?" In my last column, I wroteabout how Facebook perpetuatesthis quandary.

If I've grown up or learnedanything from writing thiscolumn, it's that, when it comesto personal authenticity, there'sno accounting for taste. If youlove the music you do because itmeans something to you, turn itup loud enough to drown out thedissenters.

Whether you define yourselfby metal, rap, indie rock, top 40,country, pop-punk, post-rock,dubstep, orchestral suites, opera,Christian rock, polka, ska, zydecoor any other genre that has evercome into existence, be proud ofwhat you listen to, play or create.

The discussion of "good"music vs. "bad" music is sure torage on until humans no longerexist. But when you have yourheadphones on, none of it reallymeans anything.

The only time all of this canget ugly is if we start likingsomething (or not liking some-thing) for the wrong reasons.Do you dig that new buzzbandbecause the Internet says youshould or are you actuallypicking up what they're put-ting down? Do you hate DaveMatthews because it's cliché tolike him or because it's really notyour thing?

I'm constantly lost in a hazeof sometimes-warranted-some-times-unwarranted blog hype,conflicting album reviews,enthusiastic and/or misguidedFacebook friends — basically,everybody's goddamn opinion.

To wade through it, I'vedeveloped a pretty simple test: Iask myself, "Do I actually wantto listen to this?" If the answer isobvious — I either find some sortof value in it or! don't — thenI'm in the clear; I'm not a poseur.If the answer gets muddy, thenI'm probably forcing myself tohave an attitude.My end goal is to always be

honest with myself. I don't carewhat music you listen to, I onlyask that you're honest with your-self as well.

I say continue to search for themusic that defines your life: Thelyrics you want tattooed on yourbody, the song you want playedat your wedding, the albumyou'll play if you get divorced,the artists you want your kids toknow about, the artists you wantyour grandkids to know about.

And even the song you wantplayed at your funeral — becausewe all live for music.

The Beat ReportBy Kegan Zema

Balmy weather, buzzworthy releasesFrom hip-hop to indie, the soundtrack to your summer is shaping up to be a solid one

By Jay GrantMusic Critic

The year is winding down and The Maine Campuswill soon be taking its summer hiatus. That meansThe Maine Campus music staff won't be around tohold your hand through the crowded music universe.Luckily, our final issue is here to provide a guideto which releases to watch out for during the break.Here are some of the highlights and probable break-outs for the sunnier side of 2011.

Hip-hop is not taking any kind of summer va-cation this year. Cultural icon and resident lovablejerk Kanye West is set to ride the wave of last year'sincredible "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy"— this paper's top album of 2010.

First, Kanye will be releasing a collaborativealbum with frequent partner and guru Jay-Z, en-titled "Watch the Throne." The title alone signifiesKanye's inarguable ascent to hip-hop royalty as a re-sult of his recent endeavors. While it remains to beseen if Kanye will be bested by his elder as he wasin the "Late Registration" track "Diamonds From Si-erra Leone," lead single "H.A.M." tips the needle inYeezy's favor.

Kanye is not stopping there — despite the releaseof "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" late lastyear and the imminent release of "Watch the Throne,"West recently announced he had yet another upcom-ing solo studio release, set to hit shelves and onlineretailers by the end of the summer.

Not much is known about the as-of-yet untitledalbum, but in a tweet, Kanye divulged he "put somebassoon on this motherf---er." One can only dreamof the possibilities.

That's not all for hip-hop news. Chances are youhave come across a Los Angeles-based rap collec-tive known as Odd Future Wolf Gang Kill Them All

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while navigating the "series of tubes" known as theInternet. Odd Future is a group of demented teenageskater punks obsessed with rapping about anal rape,murder and cocaine.

It all sounds like sheer shock tactics because it is.What separates the young members of Odd Futurefrom the offensive Insane Clown Posse is that theirstrategy is to draw you in and make you listen to therest of what these kids have to say.

Take group leader Tyler, the Creator's latest single"Yonkers" — the music video for which is a must-see. Tyler rhymes "Jesus called, he said he's sick o'the disses / I told him to quit b----in' and this isn't af---in' hotline / For a f---in' shrink, sheesh I alreadygot mine / And he's not f---in' workin', I think I'mwastin' my damn time."

Tyler, the Creator's second solo studio album"Goblin" is set to be released May 10. Odd Futureaffiliates, MellowHype, are due to release a remas-tered physical edition of their album "Blackened-White" later this summer. MellowHype featureswordsmith Hodgy Beats and producer Left Brain.

In other rap news, recently-released-from-jail LilWayne is dropping "Tha Carter IV" on June 21. Thewidely popular rapper, who worked suicide watchwhile in prison, is keeping things slightly more am-biguous than 2008's monolithic "Tha Carter III,"pushing the release date on a couple of occasionsand providing conflicting information regarding thealbum's packaging — just Weezy being Weezy.On May 3, white boy hip-hop legends Beastie

Boys will finally be releasing their first proper rapalbum in years, "Hot Sauce Committee Part 2," afterdelays on their previous album due to MCA's boutwith cancer. Though they are getting on in years, thetracks available online suggest these party-lovingBrooklyn nerds still have it.

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Cass McCombs, Julian Lynch, and Thao and Mi-rah all release new records this week. Each is a solidfolky work somewhat out of season but enjoyablenonetheless. Later in May, expect almost-sure-to-be-spectacular albums from Okkervil River, the Antlers,My Morning Jacket, Death Cab for Cutie and SonicYouth frontman Thurston Moore.

In June, check out new records from the U.K.'sArctic Monkeys; garage rockers Black Lips; hard-core Canadians, F---ed Up; muted Brooklynites,Woods; Wisconsin folkie Bon Iver; and Seattle elec-tro-dance duo Yacht.

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Amy Brooks • Photo EditorUniversity of Maine hockey player Joey Diamond tries to turn adouble play from shortstop in Saturday's benefit softball game.The hockey team took on local police to raise money for SpecialOlympics of Maine. The event brought in $600.

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3. Chris Paul, New OrleansHornets

After thinking about this listall year, I felt pretty comfortableabout Paul's spot at No. 3. Justthree years ago, he was con-sidered the complete evolutionof a point guard — a quicker,stronger, faster Isiah Thomas— but after a knee injury, thatexplosive speed looked just ahalf-step slower.

Still, Paul runs the pointguard position as well as anyonein the league, and gets the mostout of his teammates solelybecause of the Hornets' captain'splay. With those thoughts inconsideration, No. 3 was ap-propriate.

Then I watched Game 1 ofthe Western Conference Playoffsagainst the Los Angeles Lakers.Paul's performance was one ofthe best I've seen in the NBAthis year, and he single-handedlybeat the two-time defendingchampions on the road by post-ing a ridiculous 33 points, sevenrebounds, 14 assists and four

steals. Granted it was againstL.A.'s point guard position,which statistically speaking isthe worst in basketball.

Regardless, Paul needs togive me another outstanding sea-son along the lines of his 2008-09 season, where he averaged22.8 points, 11 assists, five-and-a-half rebounds and almost threesteals per game.

I can't say someone is best inthe league if his best days are,unfortunately, behind him.

2. Derrick Rose, Chicago BullsAll right: If Paul is three and

Rose is two, then you've obvi-ously looked ahead to see whocould possible be No. 1. Or, ifyou have any foreshadowinginsight, you realized it after thefirst sentence. Regardless, thisNo. 2 spot is in no way a knockon the soon-to-be 2011 MVP.

Rose saw a meteoric rise tostardom this year in only histhird NBA season. He is theonly player to be in the top 10in points per game and assistsper game this season, althoughLeBron and Westbrook weren'ttoo far behind. Rose bumped hispoint total up to 25 per game,

while upping his assists to justunder eight per contest.

The biggest addition toRose's game was his 3-pointshot. While he doesn't shoot at agreat percentage, Rose did drain128 threes this season, comparedto 32 in his first two seasonscombined. Rose discovered if hekept his defender honest beyondthe arc, the paint would open upso he could do what he does bet-ter than anyone but the next guyon this list: get to the rim.

1. LeBron James, Miami HeatWhat? How can LeBron be

a point guard? He's built likea hybrid of Karl Malone and afreight train.

But when you think of thegreatest point guard of all time,usually one name comes tomind: Magic Johnson. Well,Magic is listed at 6-foot-9-inches, while LeBron is listedat 6-foot-8-inches. In addition,Magic once started a game in hisrookie season at center, goingas far as taking the opening tip,and is renowned for starting atevery position in his NBA career— yet we still consider him thegreatest point guard ever.

After this summer, we allrealized LeBron was not theuber-athletic version of MichaelJordan, but rather a Magic-typeplaymaker disguised as the mostincredible athletic specimen wehave ever seen. So LeBron isa point guard masquerading asa forward — glad we coveredthat.

Going further, who is theHeat point guard? Carlos Arroyobegan the year as the starter butwas waived midway through.Mario Chalmers was benchedfor the aforementioned Arroyo.If you say Mike Bibby, I'll tellyou to get out of 2002.

If LeBron settles into thisrole, he can still average thattriple-double for a season thathas only been reached by oneplayer — Oscar Robertson.

Unfortunately for LeBron,the NBA fans and media suf-fered fatigue of the King, whichmade room for Rose to come inand most likely grab the MVP.But no one can dictate a gamethe way LeBron can, no playercan change the outcome the wayLeBron can and no one has everplayed the point guard positionthe way LeBron can.

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order with two strikeouts.The Black Bears followed

that up by batting through theorder in the bottom of the first,compiling five runs on six hitsoff Albany sophomore pitcherKasceim Graham, yet strandedthe bases loaded with one out,limiting damage that could havebeen done.

"[Graham] came out andwalked [junior center fielderTaylor] Lewis to start, thenCalbick with the bases loadedand momentum went our way,"Black Bears head coach SteveTrimper said. "He settled in andwe weren't able to put anythingtogether [after that] because hewasn't walking guys."

"It was important to give Jeffa lead," Fransoso said. "When hehas a lead he can do some dam-age. He's hard to hit."

After another one-two-threeinning by Gibbs, Graham alsosettled into the game, retiring theBlack Bears in order.

The Great Danes managedtheir first hit in the top of thefourth, a sharply hit grounder bysophomore first baseman GregMuller that Patzalek just missedon the dive attempt. Nothingcame of the single, as Gibbs re-tired the next three batters.

After the offensive onslaughtin the first inning, Grahamsettled in, retiring the next 15UMaine batters before freshmandesignated hitter Alex Calbickreached on a single before get-ting picked off at first.

The Great Danes reached thescoreboard in the top of the fifthafter an RBI-double by sopho-more left fielder Nolan Gaige.

Scoring was silent until thetop of the eighth, when Albanygained their second run of thegame, this one off relief pitcher,sophomore Stephen Perakslis.After a leadoff walk by Gaige,senior shortstop Kyle Creandrove him home with a deepRBI-double.

After another walk, Peraksliswas pulled in favor of freshmanShaun Coughlin, who allowedan Albany run on a sacrifice fly

by freshman designated hitter,Josh Nethaway, pulling the scoreto within two, at 5-3, where itwould remain at the end of nine.

The Black Bears walked eightbatters in the finale, somethingTrimper looks to stifle.

"It's nice to win a series inone day. We got that behindourselves so we're looking fora home sweep," he said. "Weplayed good baseball today be-sides the walks. We only give upruns when we walk guys. No onehits us hard. Our best pitchersare the guys that aren't walkingbatters. You can't give away freestuff: no walks, no errors and nohit batsmen."

The Black Bears look tosweep today, as junior pitcherA.J. Bazdanes is scheduled tostart on the mound.

"Tomorrow we need to comeout and do the same thing wewere doing," Fransoso said."[We need] to play strong de-fense, good pitching and timelyhitting to come out with thesweep."

The first pitch is scheduledfor 2 p.m.

Amy Brooks • Photo EditorFirst baseman Justin Leisenheimer stretches to make a catch in game one of two against the Univer-sity of Albany. The Black Bears took both games and look to make it a sweep Monday April 25.

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2 Black Bears focused on 2011 improvementsOffensive captains Flynn and Abbott look to build off successful individual campaigns and improve team's standing

By Jesse ScardinaSports Editor

At the first fundraising soft-ball game between the Univer-sity of Maine men's hockey teamand the Orono and University ofMaine Police Departments, soph-omore forward Joey Diamondcalled on junior forward BrianFlynn to pitch to him during thehome run derby.

It won't be the last time Dia-

mond calls on Flynn for the as-sist, especially in the upcominghockey season, which will featureFlynn and fellow junior forwardSpencer Abbott as captains.

After a breakout season, whichsaw him increase his point totalfrom the year before by 12 points,finishing second on the team with40 points — Abbott was namedan assistant captain for the 2011-12 campaign.

The Hamilton, Ontario, native

discussed some of the improve-ments needed in his game thissummer that will benefit him dur-ing his senior season.

"Hopefully I gain somestrength and size," Abbott said."I want to put on some weight inmy legs and be stronger [on theice]."

While it's hard for the team toimprove as a unit during the sum-mer — with everyone back attheir respective homes — Abbott

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After leading the Black Bears in goals, junior forward Brian Flynn was named a 2011-12 team captain.

will compensate with early prac-tices once the squad comes backnext year.

"It's tough to [improve as ateam] in the summer becausenone of us are together," he said."But once we're back, we'll startup some captains' practices andstuff like that to get some chem-istry and go from there."

Flynn echoed that sentiment,calling on trust in each teammatein order to improve this summer.

"You can always improve oneverything, but! think guys knowwhat they need to work on in thesummer and you need to trust inone another to do that," he said. "Ineed to improve my skating and Ineed to work out to put on someweight and get stronger."

Flynn built off a fantasticsophomore year —he finishedsecond on the team in points — tolead the 2010-11 squad in goalshis junior year with 20. With aneven bigger role this upcomingseason, Flynn looks to raise hisresponsibility with the team.

"It's obviously much moreresponsibility when I come backnext year," he said. "As far as thissummer it doesn't change much,[but I] still need to work as hardas I can.

Since the Black Bears lost halfof the team's top scorers for nextseason, more pressure will be onthese two leaders to shoulder abigger role. Hopefully Diamondwon't mind repaying the favor.

File photoAfter finishing second on the team in total points, junior forwardSpencer Abbott was named assistant captain for the upcominghockey season.

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slowing down the puck. Weplay a speed game, and that'snot to our benefit."

One of the primary construc-tion projects over the summerwill be the installation of a newrink floor, along with a newchilling system below the iceand a new ice-making procedure— switching from ammonia tothe more eco-friendly glycol.

"With help from [formerGov.] John Baldacci, we secureda $300,000 grant from Efficien-cy Maine — we're renovatingin an environmentally friendlyway," Whitehead said. "It will

save energy costs and we're go-ing with a glycol system insteadof ammonia, and it's much moreenvironmentally friendly."

As for improvements to ben-efit attendees, the entire lower-bowl seating will be replaced,with the bleachers in the middleturned into seats and the bench-es at the end of the rink be re-placed. In addition, there willbe a new sound system, newflooring, improved air qualityand updated fire alarm systemsinstalled.

"Until now, the way we'veheated and cooled the build-ing involved opening doors,"Whitehead said. "We're install-ing a new heating, ventilatingand air conditioning system.

"It's going to be better forthe fans," he added. "It will be amore comfortable environmentwith the air quality, and we'reinstalling new lower-bowl seat-ing. We're adding seat backs tothe middle rows that are cur-rently benches and new benchesat the ends of the ice. There willbe new boards and glass, newsound system and some newflooring on the concourse level.In following years we'll be ren-ovating the restrooms and thefront entrance."

Those renovations in thecoming years are phase two ofthe AARP, funded by separatefundraising.

Outlined in that project arethe aforementioned restroom

and front entrance renovations,along with upgrades to the tick-et office and the Bear Necessi-ties Store, and the expansionof the UMaine Hockey Hall ofFame. Phase two is expected toget underway in 2012 and becompleted by 2014.

While it seems like a lot to doin a few short months, White-head thinks the pressure of nextseason will help the project becompleted on time.

"Anytime you do major con-struction at a state university,there could be issues," he said."We're on a very tight timeschedule, but I kind of like thefact there's a lot of pressure. Wedon't have an alternate site toplay games, so there's a lot of

urgency to complete the projectby our first home game on Oct.2. Otherwise we'll be playing atSawyer Arena. Inevitably therewill always be snags — thetimetable is our biggest enemy— but it will also be our biggestmotivator."

Even in its ancient state, theAlfond never seizes to impressthose who visit. In a Feb. 11article in The Wall Street Jour-nal, the Alfond was named thebest atmosphere in all of col-lege hockey, saying, "Games atMaine's Alfond Arena feel likethe hockey version of FridayNight Lights. The crowd is amix of diehard locals and fever-ish students.""You can always remember

those big wins you had at theAlfond," junior forward BrianFlynn said. "One that sticks outfor me was the first game I everplayed there against Northeast-ern [University] — you hear somuch about it, then it finally be-comes real. I think seven gamesinto the season we beat BostonCollege, who was ranked No. 2,and I scored a big goal late."

"I visited a few places and af-ter I came here and saw a game[at the Alfond], I was sold,"junior forward Spencer Abbottsaid. "The biggest thing I thinkof when I think of the Alfond isthe fans, and they're not goinganywhere."

That's one part of the Alfondthat doesn't need fixing.

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With both the Bruins andCeltics currently looking togo deep into the playoffs, itsabout time we look at theirchances to go all the way,along with upcoming bids ofboth the Red Sox and Patriots— pending a season. Here arethe chances for Boston win-ning a championship withinthe next year:

Boston Bruins — 67 percentThe No. 3 seed Bruins

currently lead their openingquarterfinal series, 3-2, againstdivision-rival No. 6 seed Mon-treal Canadiens. Lacking homeice advantage for their nextgame on Tuesday, it's going tobe mighty tough for the Bruinsto wrap up the series in Game6, but two of their three winshave come in Habs Country.

If the Bruins are able to comeout winners, they will face thewinner of the Philadelphia Fly-ers and Buffalo Sabres.

If the Bruins manage to getthrough the Eastern confer-ence's rich talent and makethe Stanley Cup Finals, theywill win it. I love the Bruins'chances this year. If Bostontruly has a shot at bringingback two championships in2011, the Bruins will be halfthe reason.

against either No. 4 seedOrlando Magic or the league'sbest team, the Chicago Bulls.

The Celtics are showing su-perb endurance and control intheir series with the Heat, butthey will need some extra fire-power in order to roll throughthe next couple rounds. I seethe Celtics as a strong teamand definitely a contenderfor the title, but the deck isstacked against them.

Each year, sports fans take a look at their city's

chances of bringing home glory, preparing for

either seasons of misery or title runs of hope. For

very few, a championship is within reach across

all sports each year, but for most others, hav-

ing each team go .500 is a productive year.

Boston Celtics — 54 percentThe No. 3 seed Celtics

already booked a spot in theEastern Conference semifi-nals, facing — most likely— against the Miami Heatin a much-anticipated seven-game series. Moving on tothe conference finals wouldmost likely feature a matchup

Boston Red Sox — 78 per-cent

Forget about the bad start.The Red Sox are now 9-11,and slowly, but surely, climb-ing the ladder back to nor-mality. To all of you Yankeesfans out there: Enjoy yourtime at the top. Just rememberto check over your shoulderevery once in a while. When

October comes, there is nodoubt in my mind this teamwill be clicking on all cylin-ders, chugging away like anunstoppable locomotive to theWorld Series.

New England Patriots — 11percent

Please, don't think I'm be-ing overdramatic in calling thePatriots' season over alreadybecause of their disappointingplayoff exit last season. The 11percent above does not predictthe team's chances for havinga successful season; instead,these are the chances for evenhaving a season. The NFLlockout obviously impairs thispercentage, but with a viableseason, I'd like to say thenumber would be around 61percent. The Patriots will, onceagain, be one of the league'stop teams.

Quarterback Tom Bradyremains in his prime, butproblems with the offensiveline could cause trouble. A fewminor fixes in roster manage-ment should put this team on alist of Super Bowl contenderswith Indianapolis, Pittsburghand defending championGreen Bay.

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Alfond Arena preps for $3.5 million faceliftNew rink floor, heating and cooling system and seating among the many projects slated for summer renovation

By Jesse ScardinaSports Editor

Standing tall at the ath-letic entrance to campus

since 1977, the AlfondArena has greeted

incoming stu-dents and

shiveringoppo-

nentsfor over

30 years.Its iconic look

is symbolic with theUniversity of Maine.After over three decades of

being the mecca for the BlackBears, the Alfond is gettinga much-needed, $3.5 millionfacelift.

Technically, the AlfondArena Renovation Project hasalready started, and if you havea keen eye for detail, you mayhave noticed new white painton the north and south end ceil-ings, or extended railings for thearena's balcony — but thoseare just the tip of theiceberg.

The AARPis a multi-

f a ceted reno-

vation project,which UMaine men's

hockey head coach Tim White-head believes will produce abetter environment for the fansand a better opportunity forthe Black Bears to compete,all while incorporating envi-ronmentally and e4onomicallyfriendly additions.

"We've alw5Lfelt the Alfondis our littleFenway

Park,"Whitehead

said. "It's something we cher-ish and we want to keep. Havingsaid that, like Fenway Park, weneed to maintain it and enhanceit each year."The purpose of the renova-

tion is to give us a better oppor-tunity to compete on the nationallevel," he said. "One look at thisyear's Frozen Four teams willgive you an idea of how impor-tant your facilities are in recruit-ing. [The University of] Minne-sota-Duluth went through four

losing seasons, and whenthey announced their

new arena, their re-cruiting classes

and on-iceresults

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rock-et ed,and they'vehad three win-ning seasons since its incep-tion."On the competitive side

of things, Whitehead spokeof issues with the rink floorthat has suffered 34 harshNew England winters."We still have the origi-

nal rink floor from 1977,"he said. "To give you ananalogy, a road in Maineduring the winter getsfrost heaves. The floorin our rink has somefrost heaves in it and

'Means we need tomake the ice thickerto even the floor,

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The elitepoint guardsin the NBA

Column

Down to the five best point guards in the NBA,I took some liberties in The De-cision, but if you watch as muchbasketball as I do, it should makesense to you as well.

Light on the numbers in thisedition, as these All-Stars put upstat lines so mind-blowing, that ifI tried to type them, my keyboardcould explode.

By JesseScardina

5. Russell Westbrook, Okla-homa City Thunder

Westbrook saw the greatestrise this season. Everyone knew he was going tobe good, but some people are questioning whetherhe's too good to remain Robin to Kevin Durant'sBatman. Prior to this season, I don't know if I con-sidered him one of the 10 best point guards. Nowhe's throwing his name into the top 10 players inthe NBA, let alone point guards.

Westbrook — along with Derrick Rose, LeBronJames and Blake Griffin — is one of four playersin the NBA you cannot take your eyes off of whenhe's in the game. Well, five if you count KevinLove's rebounding.

While leading all point guards with 4.6 re-bounds per game, Westbrook saw his points pergame take a six-point jump — up to 22 points pergame — to go along with his eight assists and twosteals.

If Westbrook and Durant are able to remain asunselfish as they've been in their first three sea-sons together, they will be the best duo in the NBAfor years to come.

4. Deron Williams, New Jersey NetsThe forgotten great point guard of this genera-

tion, Williams never seems to get enough support.While he may be the most complete point guard inthe league, his steady numbers make him the TimDuncan of point guards — rarely flashy, but ableto explode for 30 points, 15 assists or both — ithurts his rating when comparing him to such jaw-dropping specimens.

Williams was put into an extremely bizarresituation this season, going from one of the steadi-est organizations in all of professional sports toone that is in phase one of rebuilding. However,with the Nets' eventual move to Brooklyn, and ifWilliams can get a physical presence to join him— see Dwight Howard — then he could finallysee his name in lights where it belongs.

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UMaine baseball muzzles Great DanesUniversity of Albany snags just 5 hits in Sunday doubleheader sweep by Black Bears

,—By Jesse ScardinaSports Editor

After the postponement of Satur-day's double-header because of rain,the University of Maine baseballteam's first home series got off to alate start, with the Black Bears takingthe first two of three from the Univer-sity of Albany.

The Black Bears improve to 15-20 overall and 5-4 in America EastConference, while the Great Danesfall to 13-20 and 5-4 in AEC.

The Black Bears cruised to a vic-tory in the first game, thanks in partto a terrific outing by junior pitcher

to the scoreboard in the bottom ofthe third, as freshman second base-man Troy Black led off the inningwith a double. Sophomore shortstopMichael Fransoso reached on a walk,followed by a double steal that ad-vanced both runners into scoring po-sition. Senior right fielder Joey Mar-tin continued his hot streak, ripping atwo RBI-single to center field.

Although they didn't need it, theBlack Bears added an insurance runin the next inning, as sophomorethird baseman Tyler Patzalek led offwith a single. Freshman Mike Con-nolly came on to pinch run for Pat-zalek, eventually scoring off a single

"It's nice to win a series in one day. We got thatbehind ourselves so we're looking for a home sweep."

Keith Bilodeau. Allowing just twohits over seven innings, Bilodeaushut out the Great Danes en route toa 3-0 win.

"I tried getting the changeup go-ing, but I didn't need it. It's fun get-ting off to a good start in front of thehome crowd," Bilodeau said.

After going hitless through the firsttwo innings, the Great Danes postedboth their hits in the third — bothwere singles, followed by 12 straightbatters retired to end the game.

The Black Bears made their way

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by Black, finishing up the scoring at3-0.

"I found the umpire's zone and hitmy spots after that," Bilodeau said."I pretty much put the ball where Iwanted to and [freshman catcher]Fran Whitten helped me behind theplate."

The Black Bears got off on theright leg in the second game of theday, as sophomore pitcher JeffreyGibbs put the Great Danes down in

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Amy Brooks • Photo EditorThird baseman Tyler Patzalek dives back to first during Sunday's double-header against the University of Albany. The Black Bears won 3-0 and 5-3and will take on Albany for one last game in the series Monday April 25.

Beantown's shot at a 2011 championshipColumn

As an avid Boston sports fan, Ican gladly say I'vebeen spoiled overthe past decade.

From 2001-2010, NewEngland-basedprofessionalsports teams havecombined for atotal of six WorldChampionships in

eight appearances with 13 divisiontitles. I witnessed the Patriots notonly win their first ever Lombarditrophy, but two more after that.And let's certainly not forget about"The Comeback" when the RedSox finally won, after an 86-yeardrought — a lifetime for some.

To say the least, I consider my-self a lucky fan, born at the perfecttime to see some amazing happen— like the Boston Celtics' 2008championship.

Each year, sports fans takea look at their city's chances of

bringing home glory, preparingfor either seasons of misery ortitle runs of hope. For very few,a championship is within reachacross all sports each year, but formost others, having each team go.500 is a productive year.

There has never been a time inprofessional sports history when acity has been home to four dif-ferent professional sports titleswithin the same year. Philadelphiaremains the only city having everhad an opportunity to accomplishthe feat — with all four of its

major sports teams competing forchampionships in 1980-81, onlyone team — the Phillies — tookhome a trophy.

The city of Detroit has success-fully won three, with the Tigerswinning the World Series, theLions winning the NFL Champion-ship and the Red Wings winningthe Stanley Cup back in 1935-36.

Having two professional sportsteams double up in the same sea-son is not a rare event — the latest

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