Volume 39 Issue 10

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University of Maine at Presque Isle Volume 39 Issue 10

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MARCH 11, 2011 Sports p. 12

Community p. 14

Working It All Out Stephanie Courriveau

Voice p. 15

Lifestyle p. 17

Getting the Goods: TRiO Upward Bound Receives $45,000 Maine College Access Grant

STAFF WRITER

Walking into the fitness room in Gentile Hall, you may spot a few new additions. T he Univer sity of Maine at Presque Isle has p u rch a s e d ro u g h l y $15,000 worth of exercise equipment. According to t h e D i re c t o r o f G e n t i l e Hall, Mr. Dick Gardiner, Gentile Hall has reached its five year anniversary.

S o m e o f t h e exe rc i s e equipment had been in the fitness room since Gentile Hall’s opening and needed to be replaced.

T he equipment, which includes s t e p ro o m m a ch i n e s a n d e l l i p t i c a l , w a s b o u g h t f ro m S o b o Te ch F i t n e s s I n c . T h i s company is also responsi-

It’s all about the Benjamins

Ben Pinette STAFF WRITER

Tyler Harding testing out new equipment in Gentile Hall.

ble for the maintenance c o n t r a c t . G a rd i n e r e s t i mated that 500 people use t h e f a c i l i t i e s e a ch d ay.

T h e bu s i e s t times are generally in the morning, at lunch and f ro m 3:30 to 7:30 p . m .

Gardiner said that he is amazed and pleasantly surprised at how the stuSteproom machines in dents and c o m m u n ity Gentile Hall.

members work together to share the equipment. “ Pe o p l e d o n’t w a i t too long for equipment, I don’t think,” Gardiner said.

Gardiner also mentioned that the elliptical h a p p e n s t o b e a f avo r i t e choice for equipment. “ I t ’s o n e o f o u r most popular and widely used machines,” Gardiner said.

So, the next time you venture into Gentile Hall, check out the new additions. The complex has a great variety of equipment for individuals to choose from.

It has been a long time coming for TRiO Upward Bound here at UMPI, as they recently received a much-needed boost, a $45,000 Maine College Access grant by the Finance Authority of Maine.

“The Finance Authority of Maine, otherwise known as FAME, put out a federal grant from the stimulus money awarded to them.

They were looking for people to do particular things and I thought their guidelines met ours as well.”

Darylen Cote is the Director of Upward Bound here at the University of Maine at Presque Isle. She was the forerunner in getting the grant started.

“The first time I thought about doing this was from an article I read about how students struggle in their first year of college. After thinking about it, I went ahead and applied for it. I wrote the proposal and, within a month or so, we were approved for most of the things I had put in for. It was really fast.”

The grant’s official names is “$uccess! Planning for

College & Beyond!” It lasts up to 5 years. Thanks to the grant, social worker Tammy Lothrop was hired by UMPI and Upward Bound.

“Tammy was brought in December 1 to carry out the two major goals of the grant.

There are two major factors.

One is the financial education for our own Upward Bound students and their families. The second part of what she’s doing is retention of the Upward Bound or any other TRiO program students,” Cote said.

Lothrop is a graduate of UMPI with a master’s at UNE in Biddeford. She comes to UMPI after being in the field for about 15 years. Lothrop has served as a social worker in MSAD #1 and most recently in Lincoln.

“She is our first person ever to really reach out to our students before they go to college,” Cote said.

Lothrop wants to come in and hit the ground running in her new job.

“I think [me being here] will be a huge support system for all our students. My goal coming here is to ultimately help students solve barriers

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Letters From The Editors

The University Times Staff Editor Lanette Virtanen Assistant Editor Ben Pinette Sarah Graettinger Kayla Ames Staff Writers Kayla Ames Robert Butcher Stephanie Corriveau Naima deFlorio Martha Franklin-Wight Sarah Graettinger Kathi Jandreau Stephanie Jellett Angelic Nicholson Mika Ouellette Angie Paul Henry Pelletier Ben Pinette Derek Smith Taylor Ussery Lanette Virtanen Brianna Williams Contributors Chris Corsello Dick Harrison Ralph McPherson Jim Stepp Don Zillman Adviser Dr. J

The U Times welcomes submissions from the campus campus.

Send digital versions of articles, photos, etc., to utimes@maine.edu and jacquelyn.lowman@umpi.edu

Dear readers, I want to take the time to let everyone know about the open house that weʼll be having here at the student media lab, room 102, in Normal Hall. Weʼve set the date for April 21. So look for more information to come about that. We had a great time last year and weʼre looking forward to doing the same this year.

This is the time of year that has us thinking about midterms and the next break. With just six weeks left after the break, this semester is flying by. So Iʼd like to take the time to thank Ben Pinette for all the extra time that heʼs spent on the layout for the U Times. I would also like to welcome Kayla Ames to our layout crew. She just started with the last paper and has done a fantastic job. We have a wonderful mix of writers here on staff and itʼs great to get to know other students whom I wouldnʼt normally see in my classes.

So if you think that youʼd be interested in joining our team, youʼre always welcome.

Lanette Hello, Itʼs been another busy couple of weeks here at the media lab. Weʼre preparing for our Media Open House, scheduled right now for April 21. If you canʼt make it to Normal Hall to partake in our festivities, you can hear it live on WUPI 92.1 every half hour for continuous updates, starting at 4 p.m. and lasting until around 7.

This is also a good time to remind people about some of the great live and local shows you can hear on our own campus radio station. Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, you can hear Nicole Gray play the best ʻ90s R&B. At 12 noon weekdays our Retro Lunch has the best hits from the ʼ60s to the ʻ90s. On Wednesday and Friday, Justin Stairs plays your alternative rock songs: give him a call at 7689711. Each weekday at 9 p.m. is our “Top 5 @ 9.” The hottest songs of the day play from your requests at 768-9711. And finally, on Saturday mornings (now entering his sixth year) is Dan and his classic country show, starting bright and early at 6:30 a.m.

We have a lot of fun here at the U Times and WUPI. Come join us!

Ben Greetings, I donʼt know about anyone else, but this is a time of year where I become especially stressed. Itʼs not just that midterms are looming. The break coming up means that we need to pass in all our assignments beforehand. And then there are the club activities and plenty of other things demanding our attention.

John Taylor Gatto once gave a speech that broke down the average weekly schedule and pointed out how little time we have to truly be ourselves. In this day and age, itʼs easy to forget whatʼs really important. This issue features a very interesting article by the new counselor, Ralph McPherson, about stress management. I highly recommend reading it, and if you do, please take it to heart. Plus, if you need another idea on how to relieve stress, you could always read the U Times! Thank you, Kayla Ames

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If you have any questions please contact Dr. Lowman at 768-9745.

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From Don’s Desk

Predicting the Unpredictable

Recent weeks have been rich in news—internationally, nationally, statewide and locally. Almost as important as the raw news itself is the commentary on what it all means. The growth of the Internet, blogs, social networks, etc., has made clear that the days when a few newspapers or television networks would control how news is viewed have changed. Today, everyone is not only news recipient, but news commentator.

Developments in the Middle East make this vividly clear. What conclusions do you draw about the overthrow of long-established dictatorships in Tunisia and Egypt? What conclusions can you make about the potential end (I write on Feb. 27) of the Quaddafi dictatorship in Libya? What roles have and should the United States play in these worldchanging events?

The safest prediction may be that it’s too early to tell what comes next. In an OpEd piece in the early days of the Egyptian protests, my good colleague President Selma Botman of the University of Southern Maine, an Egyptian expert, spoke of the gentleness and peaceful nature of the Egyptian people. That was just before supporters of the Mubarak regime carried out efforts at violent suppression of the demonstrators. Today’s instant history is that the fall of President Mubarak was as much due to the failure of the Army to support him as to the peaceful demonstrators in the public squares of Egypt.

Comment on the U.S. role begins with prior attitudes.

A slice of conservative thought holds that Tunisia and Egypt prove that George

W. Bush was right all along.

The Middle East is a heart yearning for democracy. Our involvement in Iraq and

willingness to intervene militarily in the Middle East undercut any U.S. efforts as a peacemaker. President

Afghanistan was costly in lives and dollars but will prove worthwhile in the long run. Opponents of the wars will contend that the U.S. history of support for dictators such as Mubarak and

Obama is damned if he does and damned if he doesn’t.

Around the United States, my native city of Madison, Wis., is looking like a (so far) peaceful version of the Middle East. The state capitol build-

ing and square have been loaded with protestors of the new governor’s efforts to restructure the relations between state government and public employee unions. Is this necessary budget balancing and control of too generous public employee contracts in recent decades? Or is it blatant union busting?

The answers to those questions are playing out daily in Madison.

And their ramifications are spreading around the nation, including to Maine.

There are few easy answers to these problems. We can hope that they start with intelligent assessments of the facts and a willingness to put biases somewhat to the side. It’s a familiar maxim that those who forget history are condemned to repeat it. But those who rely too heavily on history (“This is just like….”) will apply useful lessons wrongly to a different set of facts.

- Don

b o o k s t o t h r i l l e r s f ro m authors like Stephen King. It was a sight you couldn’t miss.

Don Peter sen and his wife, Rose, were the vendors of the books.

“We live in Gorham, and the books’ headquarters are actually found in L o u i s v i l l e, C o l o r a d o.

A p r i l - S u e g o t i n t o u ch with me a few months ago and asked my wife and I if we wanted to come up and put on a book sale for the college,” Petersen said.

Book sales during the first hour of commission were already going strong.

“We’ve had already some good sales, so we’re hoping it follows through for the rest of our time here,” Peter sen said.

Book prices, unlike

m a n y r e t a i l s t o r e chains, a re s i g nificantly lower.

“For the most p a r t , o u r prices are usually around 40 to 75 percent of f sugg e s t e d re t a i l , a n d t h e good thing about us was that we are not paying for the building we are vending from, so we bring the book fair with us and we ’re a b l e t o d i s c o u n t because we don’t have to pay for such materials,” Peter sen said.

A sh l ey Rue st , a so ph omore here at the U n i ve r s i t y o f M a i n e a t

Presque I sle, w as o n e of many people browsing the venue.

“I came here to look for a book for my f u t u r e g o d c h i l d . S o f a r, I like what I’m seei n g , ” Ru e s t s a i d .

It’s time to open up a book and get lost in the wonders and magic it can prov i d e . R e m e m b e r, y o u can never open up a book without learning s o m e t h i n g n e w.

Opening Up a Whole New World Ben Pinette STAFF WRITER

If you were walking into the Campus Center on Wednesday, March 2,

yo u p ro b a bl y c o u l d n’t help but stop and g lance t h ro u g h t h e nu m e ro u s amount of books, ranging f ro m e a rl y a g e p i c t u re

The scene at the book fair.

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Chris’ Corner

There was a rich merchant who had four wives. He loved the fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies.

He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best.

He also loved the third wife very much. He was very proud of her and always wanted to show her off to his friends. However, the merchant was always in great fear that she might run away with another man.

He also loved his second wife. She was a very considerate person, always patient and, in fact, was the merchant’s confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his second wife and she would always help him out and assist him through difficult times.

Now, the merchant’s first wife was a very loyal partner and made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and

The Four Wives

business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and, although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her.

One day, the merchant fell ill.

Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon.

He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, “Now I have four wives with me.

But when I die, I’ll be alone. How lonely I’ll be!”

Thus, he asked the fourth wife, “I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?”

“No way!” replied the fourth wife, and she walked away without another word.

loved you so much for all my life. Now that I’m dying, will you follow me and keep me company?”

“No!” replied the third wife. “Life is so good over here! I’m going to remarry when you die!”

The merchant’s heart sank

nal poetry. Ouellette’s original poem was “The First Election.” Rivera’s poems were “Mardi Gras Indians” and an inspirational poem about an African-American named James Cameron.

Ouellette and Rivera are also part of UMPI’s online jour nal at upcountryjournal.blogspot.com. The celebration of Black History Month was to support and spread awareness to the student body of the online jour nal. As a part of the online jour nal, you’re able to post your own writings.

“Up Country Jour nal” is cur rently located at Blogspot, but will soon be a part of UMPI’s server.

The poetry reading consisted of poems from

Langston Hughes and Yusef Komunyakka.

Rivera said, “Langston Hughes is one of the greats.”

Dr. John Zaborney, associate professor of history and a specialist in U.S. Southern slavery, read letters from Frederick Douglass and several other slaves dating back to the 1800s.

Although, at times, it was hard to hear due to the foot traffic througho u t t h e bu i l d i n g, the audience stayed focused on and alert to the readers and poems, encouraging the readers to read more poems.

Deborah Hodgkins was

The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant’s heart.

The sad merchant then asked the third wife, “I have

and turned cold.

He then asked the second wife, “I always turned to you for help and you’ve always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?”

“I’m sorry, I can’t help you out this time!” replied the second wife. “At the very most, I can only send you to your grave.”

The answer came like a bolt of lightning and the merchant was devastated.

Then a voice called out: “I’ll leave with you.

I’ll follow you no matter where you go.”

The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition.

Greatly grieved, the merchant said, “I should have taken much better care of you while I could have!”

Actually, we all have four

wives in our lives: The fourth wife is our body.

No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it’ll leave us when we die.

Our third wife? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others.

The second wife is our family and friends. No matter how much they had been there for us when we were alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave.

The first wife is, in fact, our soul — often neglected in our pursuit of material wealth, possessions and pleasure.

Guess what? Our soul is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go.

Perhaps it’s a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we’re on our deathbeds to lament.

Give it some thought – do some soul searching. Have a great day!

one of many faculty members in attendance for the readings.

events like these for students to show their work,” Hodgkins said. “ I wo u l d h ave l i k e d t o see more students taking advantage of events like these.”

There will be a s p r i n g re a d i n g i n l at e M a rch a n d a C i n c o d e M a yo r e a d i n g M a y 5 .

The poetry reading was an hour filled with history and several wonderful poems from students, famous poets and unknown slaves.

The thing that bound them altogether was passion. Come share that intensity at the n e x t p o e t r y r e a d i n g.

Poetic Celebration

Angelic Nicholson STAFF WRITER

Did you ever wonder what it would be like to attend a poetry reading?

How you might feel? Or what you might take away from the experience? On Friday, Feb. 18, 2011, UMPI students, faculty and community members gathered in the Owl’s Nest in celebration of Black History Month to have just such an experience.

The poetry reading, sponsored by UMPI’s English department, was a jam packed hour of honest and passionate poems.

Mika Ouellette and Candice Rivera were the only readers to share origi-

“I think it is really important to have

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Counselor’s Comments

Stress Management decision.

Decisions can be exciting, but they can also bring a certain level of risk associated with the choice you make. A financial purchase is a prime example.

Certain levels of stress can prevent you from making an impulsive decision that you might later regret. Stress can also protect us when we face fear. It helps us take action and stay alert when we need to get safe.

It keeps us on our toes to function and complete needed tasks. Other stress is situational and can be eased as soon as the event is finished or changed.

Feeling a sense of relief after taking an exam or completing an assignment can certainly reduce our level of stress.

However, stress becomes unhealthy when we feel overwhelmed with many demands and situations that we may not have been planning on. Just imagine you are on a tight budget and your car suddenly breaks down and needs expensive re pair, or you become sick with the flu, putting you behind in your studies. We’ve all been there before. These unexpected events, combined with our everyday stress, can cause excessive worry and sleepless nights. Too much stress can take both a physical and emotional toll on all of us. Excessive stress and worry can manifest itself with the following symptoms.

Ralph McPherson

By the time you read this article, we will be finished with our second semester break.

Before we know it, finals week and graduation will be here.

As the semester draws on, we’ll face more and more challenges to balance with our already existing schedules. These extra demands of our time will likely increase our stress level.

This article will focus on the causes of stress, what symptoms a person can experience when stress increases and some helpful hints to prevent and reduce stress.

What is stress? It can mean different things to all of us, even under the same set of circumstances. We cope and react differently when we experience events that interfere with our ability to control situations.

My best definition of stress comes from a training I attended several years ago. Stress was described as an emotional reaction to an unusual circumstance. Simply put, our bodies react when faced with stressful events or circumstances.

Believe it or not, some stress is okay and is a normal part of everyday living. For instance, people typically feel stress when faced with a major life

- Physical Symptoms: - Upset stomach - Lack of or excessive sleep - Poor eating patterns - Weight gain or loss - Diarrhea or constipation - Aches or pains

- Emotional Symptoms: - Irritable mood - Fear/uncertainty - Isolation and loneliness - Agitation or quick temper - Depression or unhappiness - Constant worrying Your body will not differentiate between normal and unplanned events. The more your body’s stress system is activated, the more everyday events can seem overwhelming.

Long-term exposure to stress can lead to serious health problems like high blood pressure, stroke and heart disease.

It can also lead to mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.

It’s impossible to eliminate all stress from our life. Taking control of situations by changing your reaction or response

may be the key. Our perspective can help us manage our stress by prioritizing what is important. The following helpful hints may help reduce and cope with our level of stress.

1) Don’t go it alone. Far too often we try to handle problems and situations ourselves.

Many of us have a support network. Let’s use it.

2) Put it in perspective. It’s good to be reminded of health and family when we are faced with tough situations.

3) Take care of your bodies.

Getting plenty of rest and proper nutrition seems simple, but it will make a huge difference when dealing with stress.

4) Physical activity does wonders for the body. It helps burn off stressful energy, increases alertness and reduces isolation.

People tend to take better care of their emotional and physical health when they increase their activity level.

5) Don’t put off assignments and deadlines. Try to keep to a daily schedule so you aren’t overwhelmed at the 11th hour.

6) Talk to someone. Sometimes a different perspective can

help you see and hear options that you haven’t thought of.

7) Practice healthy stress reduction that works for you.

Many of us have healthy coping strategies that we’ve used in the past. These coping skills can be used for most stressful situations.

8) Don’t use alcohol or drugs to cope. This may seem like a solution, but it only masks the issue and does nothing to resolve the problem.

9) Have fun. Far too often we forget to take care of our social and family needs. A good time with family and friends may just be the ticket.

10) Take it one day at a time.

I know this seems simple, but you’d be surprised how often we worry about events that have not happened or may not happen.

Remember, we can’t eliminate the stress in our lives, but we can choose how to react and respond to better meet the challenges we face. Practicing healthy habits will be your biggest asset when faced with life events that we weren’t planning on. Take care!

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Whoʼs in Charge?

dictable sometimes, but that’s STAFF WRITER one of the joys of the job.”

This year will be bringing in Who’s in charge at UMPI? a new associate degree program This is a question of vital for physical therapy to the importance to everyone on UMPI campus.

The first admiscampus. If someone asked, you sions for the program will begin may be tempted to say, this fall.

A job in great demand President Don Zillman. If you right now, it’s something Zillman did, however, you’d only is proud to be able to be partway there. The offer. complete answer is a bit “We got a great more complicated. community response.

There are four people We needed this,” who are really in charge at Zillman said.

UMPI. They are the There has also administrative authority been a large growth in who control the way the online classes at system is structured. The UMPI. What started first is President Zillman, at 2 percent of classes as he runs the entire systaken online has tem. When it comes to any pushed to nearly 20 factor of the governance percent in three or here, he’s the person who four years.

Left to right: Zhu-Qi Lu, covers it all. Next would be “We are hoping for Michael Sonntag, the vice Michael Sonntag, Don Zillman, no more than a 4 perpresident for academic Zhijun Wu and Chris Corsello. cent increase in tuition affairs. He supervises all of the academic areas here at among other things. He also has for the coming year” said UMPI. Chris Corsello is the duties in the community. Zillman. “If we can go 3 perdean of students. She handles Zillman must be sure that the cent, I’m pretty confident we’d the students and the dorms. Last university is reaching out to the be the lowest tuition in the sysis Charlie Bonin, the vice presi- community and doing service tem.”

The government here at dent for administration and projects and staying involved.

UMPI, just as that of a small This is part of UMPI’s being a finance. He handles infrastructown government or a business good citizen and community ture, money and human corporation, runs the entermember.

On top of the campus recourses. prise.

Its members work very and the community, Zillman also When asked how he would hard to put and keep the pieces has duties on a statewide level. define the government at UMPI, together.

They try hard to act As one of seven university presiZillman replied, “An attempt to intuitively in solving problems dents, he is also responsible for try to be as efficient as we can in teaching, with faculty and serv- the UMaine system as whole. that come along. Although Through a monthly meeting things may never be running as ice to the community.”

That is just what they are with the other six presidents and smoothly as they would like, doing. With the current reces- the chancellor, they are able to they are working hard to delivsion, UMPI government has put discuss policies, recruiting, geog- er the services that are suptogether a very lean and yet effi- raphy issues and any concerns posed to be delivered.

Zillman summed it up cient operation with various they are all facing. t h i s way: “The great “On any given day, I could be budget cutting measures and the t h i ng is working with doing all three levels,” Zillman addition of energy saving prodsaid.

“It can be very unprej u s t t e r r i f i c p e o p l e. ” ucts. This summer, Pullen Hall Kathi Jandreau

will be undergoing construction for more energy efficiency. There will be a boiler replacement and heating system upgrades.

Zillman describes his duties on three major levels. The first is our campus here in Presque Isle.

This consists of campus work, the budget and facility issues,

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through success, whether that be emotional, academic, or even transportation. I want to problem solve,” Lothrop said.

Lothrop has some ideas as well for her new position.

“One of the ideas I have for this particular position is to reach out to students while... they’re in high school to establish a core with them, and to establish a transition for them because some of these students are leaving the area for school,” Lothrop said.

Lothrop will also be dedicating her time to retention efforts. She will be contacting 2008, 2009 and 2010 high school graduates who participated in Upward Bound and are now at UMPI and UMFK, as well as those attending colleges further away, to see how they’re doing at the university level.

“Sometimes it’s hard for students to admit that they’re not succeeding the way they want to – they’re used to having someone in high school saying ‘Do you need help?’” Cote explained.

“This grant gives us a consistent way to check in with them, help them to stay in school and stick with it.

We’re trying to make it easier for students to stay in school and overcome whatever barriers they run into along the way.”

Besides Lothrop, the g r a n t m o n ey w a s a l s o used to help students pay for college.

“We had one event here on campus called ‘For the Love of Money’ and we did something similar at UMFK called ‘It’s All About the Money.’ It was a time where college students could come work on their FAFSA and ask questions if they needed. So that’s where the money has basically gone,” Cote said.

Lothrop is also in charge of an Upward Bound workshop scheduled for March 19 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Campus Center here at UMPI. “It’s called our UB S a t u r d a y C o l l e g e . We have four presenters c o m i n g. T h e r e w i l l b e lots of games and prizes. It’s for our high school Upward Bound students.”

For anyone interested in meeting up with Lothrop, you can call her office number at 768-9746 and leave her a message, or email her at tammy.lothrop@umpi.edu.

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Poland in Presque Isle Stephanie Corriveau STAFF WRITER

On Thursday, Feb. 3, students and staff had the opportunity to immerse themselves in a different country and culture.

The Student Organization of Social Workers hosted a Global Friendship Circle with the theme “Poland: A SocioCultural Crossroad.” SOSW adviser, Shirley Rush, started off the event by asking audience members, who were arranged in a circle, to state their names and also the nation they were born in. Once everyone had finished, Rush proceeded to introduce Dr. Tomasz Herzog.

Rush said she asked Herzog to present at the event and he graciously accepted.

Herzog, who is now an associate professor of social studies education at UMPI, originally lived in Poznan, Poland.

According to Herzog, Poland is about the same size as New Mexico. During his Global Friendship Circle presentation, Herzog showed many photos of the people and places from the land where he grew up. He also presented images of symbolic monuments and items, such as Poland’s flag, which have deep meanings about the nation’s past.

“It has been a lot about symbols,” Herzog said.

Audience members listened intently as Herzog talked about his life in Poland and of the locations that had some importance to him. Herzog said that one of his favorite places was a synagogue, but in the early 1900s, this synagogue was transformed into a swimming pool and then workhouse by the Nazis.

Another place of interest was the city hall, which Herzog said is a popular and famous location. It also happened to be where Herzog was married.

Herzog took time to speak about his education. He showed photographs of his high school, which was initially used by German students. Herzog also spoke about Adam Mickiewicz University, which is where he pursued higher education. While on the subject of his high school, Herzog brought up the “Intelligentsia.” He explained that this term defined the group of educated people that were targets of Nazi persecution. This knowledge has affected how Herzog feels

about education.

“We are called to do something more than to just get a piece of paper,” Herzog said.

As Herzog continued with his slideshow, it became clear that Poland and its people have often been affected by both political and religious

influences (although Herzog said the Church’s influence is lessening). Along with facing Nazi persecution and control in the past, Poles have dealt with Communist rule and later capitalism. But that doesn’t mean that the people aren’t

active in issues that are important to them.

Herzog also talked about buying goods and the retail process in Poland. He showed a photograph from the 1980s of a salesclerk and upset customers, who were standing in front of empty store shelves.

He told the audience to imagine waiting for food. Herzog said that hired individuals were given coupons to purchase goods, but there was still no guarantee you’d be able to get the items. When Herzog goes into a U.S. store and sees oranges and bananas, he said he still thinks about Easter and Christmas. Goods that you may easily be able to buy here, such as a pair of jeans, were harder to get in Poland. Even today, you could visit a modern Polish shopping mall, but if you don’t have the money, you can’t get the luxury items. But, it should be mentioned that money doesn’t always go toward purchasing merchandise. In fact, some people give donations to charitable causes.

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with Polish news and events.

His bilingual daughter, who was a young child when she arrived in the U.S. (with Herzog and his wife), tries to stay in touch with her Polish friends. Herzog’s other relatives still reside in Europe, and he said that he tries to visit Poland every second year.

“I don’t like to call myself an immigrant because I can return to Poland anytime I want,” Herzog said.

At the end of the presentation, audience members said “dziekuje” (“thank you”) to Herzog. SOSW President, Kelsey Albert, presented Herzog with an Amazon gift card to thank him for his time.

Herzog generously requested that the money instead be used by the SOSW club.

The Global Friendship Circle presentation was a wonderful chance for the audience to learn more about Herzog and Poland’s culture. Herzog’s pictures and stories about some of Poland’s landmarks and history were both interesting and educational. If you’re interested in learning about the traditions and customs of another country and people, plan on attending the next Global Friendship Circles, which will be held in March and April.

UMPI Going Smoke-Free, Yea or Nay? Mika Ouellette STAFF WRITER

With the University of Maine at Orono campus recently going smoke-free, it gave rise to a question in many students’ minds: “What if UMPI would become a smoke-free campus?”

You may have seen the signs around campus stating that “We are working towards a smokefree campus” and wondered if it would ever happen. With this in mind, the U Times decided to ask students how they would feel if the UMPI campus went

smoke-free. Here are some of the answers that we got: “It shouldn’t be! I think that it’s upsetting, there are smoking areas and non-smokers should be happy with that.” – Katie Marks, Smoker.

“It would be okay, it doesn’t matter to me since I don’t smoke.” –Tyler Ouellette, Non-smoker.

“It wouldn’t affect me, so I wouldn’t care.” - Jason Fortin, Non-smoker.

“I don’t smoke, so I wouldn’t care!”- Marylee Fortin, Nonsmoker.

“I would be able to breathe better if UMPI became a smoke-free campus, so I wouldn’t mind.” – Leslie Theriault, Non-smoker.

As this survey shows, students who don’t smoke and are, therefore, unaffected by a ban of smoking on campus, would not mind a smoke-free campus.

Meanwhile, those who do smoke feel strongly against the UMPI campus going smoke-free. Either way, a smoking ban on campus could be seen as a good or bad thing depending on whether or not you’re a smoker.

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Stephanie Corriveau STAFF WRITER

Dr. Rachael Hannah stood in front of the audience gathered for her Faculty Noon Seminar in the Normal Hall Faculty Lounge on Feb. 10.

“Let’s talk about one of my favorite structures,” Hannah said.

The structure that Hannah was referring to was the brain.

Hannah, who’s a new faculty member at the University of Maine at Presque Isle, received her doctorate in anatomy and neurobiology from the University of Vermont. Her specialty is in cerebral blood flow (the cerebrum is a major portion of the brain). During her Faculty Noon Seminar, Hannah shared her knowledge in a presentation entitled, “Blood flow in our brains: Coordinated communication in an instant.”

Near the beginning of her seminar, Hannah stated a myth that says that people only utilize 10 percent of their brains. She passed out note cards to the audience and asked attendees to write down reasons why this statement is false. As Hannah proceeded with her presentation, it became clear that this myth

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couldn’t be correct.

Hannah explained that the brain’s made up of different parts and some of these parts are located deeper within the structure.

“It’s not just this 3 pound mass of goo,” Hannah said.

Neurons (brain cells) make up the brain. These cells need a supply of nutrients and oxygen in order to function properly. The brain happens to use up quite a bit of energy.

“It uses 20 percent of your total energy reserves,” Hannah said.

A single neuron will be associated with a few astrocytes, which are also known as a support cells. These astrocytes happen to be located near blood vessels. As Hannah explained, the astrocytes monitor the neurons’ needs.

“They’re the stepsister that takes care of the princess,” Hannah said.

Hannah said that when one neuron “speaks” to another, an astrocyte detects the communication. A signal is sent through the astrocyte in the form of calcium. Hannah explained that this calcium signal travels to the

area of the astrocyte that’s located near a blood vessel. At this point, the blood vessel will respond by dilating (increasing its size). This allows more blood flow to the region. Hannah said that this is how local blood flow is regulated in the brain. Special research tools, such as an fMRI,

can be used to examine blood flow. In an fMRI, active brain areas will light up (this occurs over an extremely brief period of time).

Anything that slows down or prevents the blood flow to the brain can have negative

consequences. For instance, Hannah explained that a substance called plaque can build up in the blood vessels. If part of the plaque falls apart, a piece of it could potentially get stuck in a smaller blood vessel and block the blood flow. (This can cause a stroke.)

The region of the brain that this vessel supplies blood to is impacted because there’s no way to get the needed nutrients to the brain cells. This will lead to the affected neurons’ deaths. Hannah said that, with the current information that’s known, it seems that we don’t regenerate blood vessels in the brain.

At one point in the presentation, it was mentioned that Hannah has received a fellowship through INBRE (IDeA Network for Biomedical Research Excellence) to conduct research at Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory. She said that

she’ll work to create a central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) injury model, in order to understand how brain cells are regenerated after they’re injured. She’ll be using zebrafish in the work that she perfor ms at MDIBL this summer.

Overall, Hannah’s Faculty Noon Seminar taught the audience more about one of the most important structures in the body. Her presentation clearly showed the point that she was trying to make: “cerebral blood flow equals life.”

Blood flow is important for keeping the brain cells alive and for allowing them to perform their duties. These ideas can also explain why the myth that Hannah presented to the audience was incorrect.

Hannah said that you may use only 10 percent of your potential, but that’s not the same thing as saying that you use only 10 percent of your brain cells. A greater percentage of them must be put to work because the neurons are quite active. With all of the brain’s parts and special communication mechanisms, it appears that there are definitely a lot of things going on in your head.

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Researching Resources Stephanie Corriveau STAFF WRITER

Central Aroostook is a beautiful region. It has a rich history and a variety of natural resources.

Whether you may realize it or not, these resources are extremely valuable and must be conserved. How can these resources be sustained?

Five professors from the University of Maine at Presque Isle are currently working on sustainability projects for the Central Aroostook watershed area. Dr. Jason Johnston, Professor Dave Putnam, Dr. Kim Sebold, Dr. Chunzeng Wang and Dr. Anja Whittington all have unique contributions to the sustainability research. The funding for this research comes from a $75,000 sub-grant.

Initially, the University of Maine at Orono received a grant from the National Science Foundation.

This grant was provided through a program called EPSCoR, which is the Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research.

Johnston, who was part of the application process for UMPI’s sub-grant, said that an application was sent to reviewers at UMaine.

UMPI was then selected for a subgrant. Johnston mentioned that this isn’t the first time UMPI has gotten funds.

“We got $66,000 for the first year,” Johnston said.

There are many different areas that the sustainability project is exploring. Johnston said that one project involves mapping the nonmotorized trails and another will examine historical and archaeolog-

ical land use patterns. Johnston’s own project is to find ways to increase the area of land that could be utilized to produce pellets. For instance, Johnston will consider former farm lands and other land areas that may have the potential for producing grass. Johnston’s research will also look at how birds may be affected. He’ll study how an increase in grasslands might lead to more area for grassland birds to use.

Some of the sustainability research occurred last summer.

Other work has been taking place for a longer period of time.

“The trail mapping has been going on for at least a year and a half,” Johnston said.

Undergraduate students and a high school student will also take part in the projects. In fact, there are currently students working for two of the professors. The ultimate goal of the research is to make a GIS database that will gather together the information that’s been collected.

The database should prove to be a useful tool for Aroostook County.

The purpose behind the work is to increase awareness. As Johnston said, the research should promote an understanding that natural resource sustainability is important for the long term. The work that’s accomplished by the sustainability research should not only increase the information known about the Central Aroostook watershed area, but also give community members a greater appreciation for the available natural resources.

Martha-Franklin Wight and finance, who has worked with STAFF WRITER Bell for more than 20 years.

“Chris is dedicated to helping Need money for college? Then students as much as possible to furdon’t forget this name…Christopher Bell. In ther their education. He is conAugust, it will be his 26th year at the stantly looking for new resources,” university. During his many years Bonin said.

Most college students need finanhere, he’s worn many hats, includcial aid and, according to Bell, ing assistant financial aid director “Seventy percent of the student and student activity coordinator. But now, after all these years, the hat Bell wears is the best one yet.

“I’m in a position to help stud e n t s. I t ’s my f avo r i t e thing about this job,” Bell said.

Bell is the financial aid director for the university and his office is key to finding funds to finance a student’s education at UMPI. Born and raised in Caribou, Maine, Bell had no intention of staying in the area. In Chris Bell. fact, he couldn’t wait to leave Aroostook County, spread his population at UMPI apply for and receive financial aid.” wings and fly away.

Taylor Ussery, a sophomore at “There was no way I was going UMPI, is one of the many students to stay in Caribou,” Bell said. who has benefited from the finanAfter receiving his degree from the University of Maine at cial aid office. Ussery, a native of Farmington, Bell married. When southern California, attributes her his wife received her first profession- successful college career and her al position, Bell followed, and ended choice of schools to the UMPI right back where he started…in financial aid office.

“The help I received at the northern Maine’s legendary financial aid office was the main Aroostook County.

“The best decision we made was reason I came to school here.”

Ussery was awarded a full coming back to northern Maine,” tuition scholarship.

Bell said. He has raised two children Bell encourages all students to and is dedicated to stay. “I don’t at least apply. The aid comes in want to move. I intend to retire in many forms, including grants, northern Maine.”

Perhaps no one can attest to Bell’s scholarships and loans. After dedication to the university and the graduation, if a student has taken students more than Charlie Bonin, out loans, a relatively new provice president of administration gram called Opportunity Maine

could be potentially quite beneficial. If graduates reside, work and pay taxes in Maine after receiving their degrees and are currently paying on their student loan bill every month, the State of Maine offers a tax credit that’s equal to the amount of their loan payments per year, up to the amount the student paid in tuition.

Currently, the amount is $8,675 for a student who has graduated from the University of Maine System for the 2010-11 academic year. This amount will be adjusted annually. After graduation, people who wish to enroll in this program should complete and submit the required worksheet along with a copy of their transcript from a Maine college or university. This worksheet is available at: http://www.maine.gov/ revenue/forms/credits/2010/10_ed u_opp_indiv.pdf.

Scholarships are also available through the financial aid office.

Scholarship programs are merit based: the majority do not have a need component, only the conditions of the scholarship need to be met. The biggest problem with the scholarship program is participation.

“Not many students will apply for scholarships,” Bell said.

For information on Opportunity Maine, scholarships or financial aid, visit the UMPI website at www.umpi.edu/current-students/finacial-aid.

Bell is here to stay, and as long as he is the director, he’ll continue his quest in financing every student’s education, to the best of his ability. Bell continues to be a “door opener” for the education goals of students past, present and future.

The financial aid office is located in Preble Hall room 232.

Students interested in applying for aid should call 768-9510 or stop by.

If you don’t apply, you can’t cry.

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Planet Head Day Was...

Jim Stepp

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Ju s t a b o u t a l l o f us have stories of how cancer has t o u ch e d o u r l i ve s. Fo r m e, i t w a s my m o t h e r. W h e n I w a s fo u r ye a r s o l d , my m o t h e r was diagnosed with b r e a s t c a n c e r. B a c k in the mid 1960s, there was only one recognized cure for b re a s t c a n c e r : a r a d i c a l m a s t e c t o m y. I n my c a s e, my m o t h e r ’s cancer never retur ned and she lived nearly twenty ye a r s p o s t d i a g n o s e s.

O n S a t u r d a y, Fe b. 1 9 , 2 0 1 1 , U M P I geology p r o f e s s o r, Kev i n M c C a r t n e y, and a g roup of other volunteers held the fifth annual Planet Head Day to raise awareness of cancer and to raise funds to aid C . A . N. C . E . R .

(Caring Area Neighbors for Cancer Education a n d Re c o v e r y ) i n their work to help families experienci n g c a n c e r.

Planet Head Day began four year s ago, when a member of the UMPI comm u n i t y, Je a n n i e McGowan, was undergoing cancer treatment.

Je a n i e was working on campus with a grant from NASA dealing with the New H o r i zo n’s Space Probe and its mission to Pluto. The idea to combine space exploration and cancer awareness was developed and Plant Head Day was born.

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individuals choose to s h av e t h e i r h e a d s i n support of those who h av e l o s t t h e i r h a i r due to cancer treatment or use a shower c a p . Fo l l o w i n g t h e choice of a shower c a p o r h e a d s h av i n g, participants have their heads painted with an image of his o r h e r f av o r i t e p l a n et, moon, or other s o l a r s y s t e m b o d y.

T h i s ye a r, ov e r $15,000 was raised, with two individuals leading the w a y.

Brian Hamel, who was recently diagn o s e d w i t h c a n c e r, raised nearly $6,000 to have his head s h av e d . Fa t h e r Je a n Paul Labrie, a Catholic priest, rose ov e r $ 5 , 0 0 0 t o h av e h i s h e a d s h av e d .

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helped out with this ye a r ’s P l a n e t H e a d Day by providing infor mation and setting up displays.

These groups and displays included the Aroostook County Astronomy C l u b, C . A . N. C . E . R . , the Caribou Pizza Hut, the New Horizons Spacecraft Pluto M i s s i o n a n d TA M C .

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Owls Hope for Big Finals Taylor Ussery STAFF WRITER

Oversized bags filled with gear sit in every dor m building on camp u s . T h e s m e l l o f ye a r s old equipment and sweat fill each staircase and o u t s i d e, t h e r e i s f i n a l l y snow on the ground.

This can only mean one t h i n g : i t ’s t i m e fo r U M P I h o c k e y.

U M PI’s h oc key se ason s t a r t e d i n l at e O c t o b e r.

T h i s ye ar th e t ea m sign ed up a re cord of 26 p layer s, in c lud in g th ree gi rls.

C ap tai n Chri s Moore said, “It w as exci ti ng to see so much i nte rest co nsidering that hockey is o nl y a cl ub spo r t .”

T h e re w as onl y o ne proble m wi th h avin g th is l arge a num b er of p l ayer s: e ach te am cou l d o nly ro ste r 1 8 p layer s p lu s a g oal i e p e r g ame. To m ake t h i n g s f a i r, t h e t e a m decided to draw names fro m a hat to de cid e wh o w o u l d p l a y e a c h g a m e.

T h is l ef t th e extr a pl ayer s to b e part of the crow d.

Fa n M a lco lm Tur ne r sa id, “Be fore c oming to U M P I , I w a s n’ t r e a l l y i n t o h o c k e y. B u t t h e UMPI crowd can make any g a me exciti ng. ” U MP I ho ckey dr aws o ne of th e largest crowd s

for a n UM P I s p o r t i n g e ve n t . S i x t y or m ore sp ectators fill Pre sque Isle ’s Fo r u m a t a big g a m e, such a s UMPI ver sus NMCC ( a r i va l f ro m just a bit north). Once the puck d ro ps, there ’s no calming down the U MPI crowd.

Fro m h e ckl in g th e opponen ts and referees to cheering for the O wl s, you ca n’t fi n d a b et ter supp ort syst em .

T he Ow ls sta r t ed t he se a son off well wi th four wi n s n e ar t he start of p l a y.

U n f o r t u n a t e l y, nearing winter break, the team h i t a ro u g h s p o t . T h ey l o s t a f e w p l aye r s at a t im e to g am e susp e nsio ns d e c i d e d by t h e r e f e r e e s a nd f ive player s t o ba seb al l se ason. L o si ng mu l ti p l e p l a ye r s a t a t i m e m ean t t h at it w a s t ou gh t o get a full roste r o f 18 p l ayer s a nd eve n t oug he r

UMPI vs. WildFreshman Cody McAllister starts off UMPI offense with a steal. t o get a wi n .

T h roug h a l l t he t r ia l s, t he UM PI h o c key pl ayer s ke pt goin g. T h ey sh owed up ever y week to co mp ete w i th th e ultimat e g oa l o f g et t i ng to t h e playo f f s.

As the season was nearing its end, sophomore player Jo s h MacKinnon said, “ We ’ r e g o i n g t o g i v e i t our all as usual and h o p e f o r a b i g W. ”

Although some players went into the game with doubt, they all played with heart and UMPI was able to pull out a big W. T h e g a m e w i n n i n g goal was scored by MacKinnon in the last 14 seconds of the game. In the second round of playoffs, the Owls were not so l u c k y. T h e g a m e w a s

called with eight minutes left in the third period due to excessive penalties and defiance.

The team had a tough season but that never took away their l ov e f o r t h e g a m e. T h e season ended less than a week ago, but the Owls are already itching to lace up their skates for next season.

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Lady Owls in Final Four

Taylor Ussery STAFF WRITER

The Lady Owls cut their Fe b rua r y break in half in order to continue their trek to the playoffs.

After a few days of practice, the girls hopped on the UMPI bus for a five hour trip downstate where they would have a chance at t he ch amp ionshi p.

F i nish in g thi rd in the Sunrise Conference meant that they would face an opponent that they had yet to beat: the second place SUNY Canton Roos.

The women had been preparing all season so that they could use everything they’d learned when it would really count. The Final Four Tournament took place in Windham, Maine, this year. The top four teams in the NAIA Sunrise Conference were, in order, the UMaine Fort Kent Bengals, the SUNY Canton

Brianna Williams STAFF WRITER

There are a lot of young athletes who die from different sports injuries. The National Athletic Trainers’ Association plans to stop that as much as possible. Everyone included in this association gathers at the Youth Sports Safety Summit to help out.

The summit begins with an intention. Everyone wants to lessen the number of children that are harmed by a sports related injury. Why? Around 8,000 children are brought to hospitals due to sports injuries.

And there’s more. High school students who play sports have been injured 2,000,000 times, there have been 500,000 doctors visits, and about 30,000 hospitalizations. Forty-eight

Roos, the U M a i n e Presque Isle Owls and the UMaine Machias Clippers.

The Owls started the game off strong. They went on a 92 run to start. Emily Pelletier was already a star in this game with nine of the Owls 12 points. But p a r t w a y through the first half, the Roos had closed the lead down to one. The Owls made a few costly mistakes to close out the first half, resulting in a

points down.

Fouls and a lack of defensive rebounding plagued the Owls in the second half. The Roos had the momentum coming back from the break and used it to take a 10 point lead. The game clock was winding down and the Owls had closed the lead to only two points.

Unfortunately, they were never able to completely overcome the deficit.

With only seconds left in the game, they had to commit a foul to buy time. The Roos missed the free throw, but the Owls couldn’t handle the rebound, which resulted in SUNY scoring a two-point put back.

The ending score was 6864 SUNY Canton.

Senior Julie Peers said, “ We should’ve had it. I really thought we were

going to take it this year, but SUNY Canton did what they were supposed to do and they finished.”

Sophomore Emily Pe l l e t i e r s a i d , “ I t h u r t s to lose, but we lear ned a lot and we’re not stopping here.

Next y e a r, w e ’ r e c o m i n g b a c k e v e n s t r o n g e r. ” It was a sad ending for the Lady Owls, but their hard work and heart did not go unnoticed. Emily Pe l l e t i e r earned First Team honor s for the season and freshman Rashell Saucier earned Second Team honor s at the conf e re n c e b a n q u e t Fr i d ay night. Just making it to t h e F i n a l Fo u r t o u r n ey shows the skill and potential that the Lady Owls hold. And, since they are an extremely young team, more than half of them w i l l re t u r n t o g i ve i t another go next year.

few of the main injuries that were spoken about at the summit were cardiac arrest, brain injury and concussion, exertional heat illnesses and sickle cell trait.

NATA wants to inform players, family members and coaches about the differences between pain and an actual injury. Why? Some players will keep on playing after getting hurt, and can harm themselves even more. For second impact syndrome, 50 percent of athletes die from it. Second impact syndrome is a brain injury that is caused when athletes return to playing after they get the first injury. This is why it’s so important to NATA to inform everyone involved in sports.

Blackstone said, “There are several groups working

toward youth safety. They are working to prevent youth death in sports.”

Who are these groups?

There are many different organizations that participate in this summit. Advocates for Injured Athletes, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine, National Council of Youth Sports, Parent Heart Watch, National Sports Safety Organization and many more are in alliance to help athletes.

There are so many athletes around the country. Many are getting injured and can’t get help right away. Let’s get these athletes on the right track. This is NATA’s mission. It wants fewer athletes getting hurt. In the years to come, let’s hope they can lessen the number of injured athletes.

Conference Winners (L-R): Emily Pelletier, Renee Moore, Rashell Saucier and Meg Korhonen.

15-3 run by SUNY Canton.

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young people have died because of injuries since 2010. NATA wants to lower these numbers.

Barbara Blackstone, the coordinator of athletic training education, said, “We want to be current in protocol in treatment in major causes of youth sports injuries and deaths.”

What are a few things NATA would like to do? It wants to limit the number of people who die from sports injuries. It also wants to get equipment and personnel to the athlete better.

But most of all, NATA wants to prevent injuries from happening first. If these injuries do happen, NATA wants to help treat athletes better.

NATA not only wants to

lessen the number of injuries in athletes, it also wants to educate everyone about the signs and

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What do you think of when you hear the words “healthy living”? Do you think of the phrase, “You are what you eat”? There’s definitely a correlation between your health and what you eat.

Cheryle Matowitz, the owner of Bread of Life food store, believes you get out of your body what you put into it. Matowitz

Angie Paul STAFF WRITER

Taxpayers pay for the salt used on the roads, and then further on up the road will pay for the environmental damage to the water that gets contaminated by sodium chloride. The Maine Road Assessment Project from the University of Maine’s policy center suggests reducing salt use on Maine roads during winter would be better for the environment, cheaper for taxpayers and would not necessarily mean more accidents.

U of M‘s Margaret Chase Smith Policy Center & School of Economics’ recommendations included reducing salt use, expanding education of safe driving in winter conditions and expanding monitoring of salt application.

The Environmental Protection Agency recommends states and municipalities reduce the salt being used in order to prevent fur-

Living a Healthy Life

opened Bread of Life in May of 2010 as a service to Aroostook County. The product of her service is a healthier you. At Bread of Life, you’ll find a wide variety of healthy foods, such as vegan and glutton-free.

Matowitz is a Wisconsin native who moved to Aroostook County to be with family. Her business started by delivering farm fresh eggs. On one of her deliveries to Dr. Graves, an optometrist, they discussed a business venture. He

proposed that she rent part of his building. She had a passion and now she would have a building to run a business out of.

As a business owner, Matowitz understands the importance of unique products and advertising.

Being a health food store, the unique products aspect isn’t limited. Everything from 100 percent dairy free cheese to four types of Quinoa, which is the highest protein grain, is offered. The advertising end of her business is cur-

rently handled by UMPIs’ very own U Times.

When asked about perks of being a business owner, Matowitz smiled and spoke about the number of customers that refer to her store as a gathering place.

Matowitz said, “I don’t want a store, I want a gathering place. I want this place to feel like a home.”

Expanding the business will involve growing the product lines to include healthy ice cream in

the summer.

“I want to expand the products and keep the small town feel and service,” Matowitz said.

A customer of Bread of Life said, “ Cherlye is a sweetheart, and loves to talk. I love the products I buy there, and you can’t find them anywhere else.”

To find out what everyone is talking about, visit the Bread of Life food store at 769 Main Street in Presque Isle. It’s hours are

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Brian Burne, In the EPA’s Salt hill found just outside of Folsom Hall. of the Maine winter driving tips link, “What You Should Know percent and also ended up DOT said “The plan to reduce About Winter Driving and the decreasing their winter driving chloride load to reduce environE n v i r o n m e n t ” conditions accident percentage by mental impact is an ongoing http://www.maine.gov/mdot/wi 83 percent. Though the results effort.” Burne explains that the n t e r d r i v - haven’t yet been determined as current salt type used in Maine is ing/documents/pdf/EPAwinterfa typical, they’re not exclusive to this “89 percent rock salt. We also use one area. the rock salt to make the brine.“ cts.pdf), Under policy recommendations There’s an example of a municiThe smallest figure of percentpality in Idaho that had changed in the U of M Margaret Chase age is 1 percent, which contains to magnesium chloride and Smith Policy Center’s report, the the magnesium chloride Ice Breduced its salt /sand usage by 83 essential action is education. gone product. Magnesium chlo-

ride is less harmful to the environment than rock salt.

Closer to home, UMPI Physical Plant Director, David St. Peter, says that the material being used on campus is calcium chloride flakes. There’s been no change in salt materials or amount of salt used on campus in the past two years. Calcium chloride is about 80 percent less corrosive than rock salt, but it can be harmful if handled without gloves or ingested or inhaled. Calcium chloride also can be painful to dogs and other pets when the chemical sticks to the pads of their paws. An alternative ice melting product that is safe for pets, children and plant life is an amide/glycol mixture.

A change in material for de-icing roadways is needed for environmental repair. But the readiness and cost benefits of salt are the determining factors in Maine’s current winter road condition maintenance methods.

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Chatting Up A More Networked You

Naima deFlorio STAFF WRITER

Have you ever followed animal prints in the snow?

Imagine you were snowshoeing in the same area the day before. You’d noticed a trail of animal prints and had created a relatively parallel path curious as to where the animals were headed. Today, you see the animals have changed course: a few feet down they must have noticed your packed trail. Footprints left behind show that even deer change to your trail as it is easier. Small animals will follow impressions of larger animals in the snow.

Networking – making business connections – is the same way. We grow up, we get educated and we follow the footprints of those who came before…in search of a job. But where to begin?

Networking is a word of the decade. It’s a job search method often encouraged as an action of successful business professionals. What’s not often discussed is how to network.

According to Steve Gagnon, from the Presque Isle Career Center, “A pretty effective tool is word of mouth…. Let everyone in the world know you’re looking for a job.”

Talk to friends, family, relatives, acquaintances and let them know what you’re looking for in a job.

Your next connection may come from where you least expect it. Sitting in the dentist’s

chair, before the hygienist starts cleaning your teeth may not seem like an opportunity for networking, but it is. Every person you come in contact with knows someone who knows someone. It’s not about knowing someone big or who has money.

The nature of humans is to talk.

We talk to: waitresses, cashiers to the grocery s t o r e , p o s t a l workers at the post office.

Even your hairdresser or barber can be your advocate. It’s r e a l l y about getting your name out there in a positive manner and keeping it real.

Hidden networking opportunities are in those people you don’t think to speak to.

Custodial staff and sanitary waste technicians know who’s who within a company or the community. It’s like the HPV (Human papillomavirus) advertisements that say, “Tell

Someone.” The same can be said with networking: tell someone, talk to someone, keep on talking. The more you talk, the easier it gets to talk about yourself and what you do. It’s a conversation, so

remember to listen, too.

The most recommended networking sites are Facebook and LinkedIn. It’s often said that technology is only as good as the user. That’s the case with such sites. If you want a professional appearance, act professionally. As much as social networking is promoted, many

ask, is technology really the answer to networking?

“I think that initially people tend to focus on technology to connect with each other these days. While Facebook is a powerful tool for communication, it often leads to less productive contacts than groups or clubs that require face to face communication.

I would suggest that any students about to graduate contact the people they have worked for, with and around to see if they are aware of any types of positions opening up or opportunities to soon be had,” P a t r i c k Brayall, casualty claims representative, MMG Insurance and UMPI alum, said.

As the world promotes digital solutions, people are starting to forget how to communicate in person. How to start up a conversation with a complete stranger is a challenge, especially if you’ve had no practice.

The good news?

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Networking doesn’t require talking to strangers, it just requires being friendly, easy to talk to and building upon these conversations. Some people you will see again, others you may only see once. In your first conversation, the most commonly asked question is, “What do you do?” Be prepared to answer this question.

You are an expert on you, and so find a way to interest others, such as creating an elevator speech. It’s a short speech meant to take only as long as the average ride in an elevator. You never know how long the ride will be, where the other person is getting off, so 30 seconds is the advisable length of time.

As Gagnon pointed out, it’s great to talk to people, strike up a conversation and have them tell you that you’re perfect for someone they know who is currently hiring. These people will have every intention of passing your name on, if only they could remember your name.

“Arm yourself with ammunition, make yourself a business card,” Gagnon said.

He suggested that, on the front, you put who you are and your contact information. On the back, you can put some of your qualifications and education. In parting, hand out one card. Or, better yet, hand out two cards. They might think of someone else who would be interested in hiring you as well.

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Dick Harrison CONTRIBUTOR

Back in 1993, the Supreme Court of Hawaii ruled that the state must show a compelling interest in prohibiting same-sex marriage. Opponents of marriage equality were scared.

Same-sex marriage might become legal in Hawaii and then other states would recognize those marriages. What opponents needed was a preemptive strike: DOMA. DOMA, the Defense of Marriage Act, was designed to free states from any obligation to recognize the marriage of samesex couples in other states. The Full Faith and Credit Clause of the Constitution establishes that the states have certain reciprocal obligations to one another, specifically to recognize each other’s “public Acts, Records, and judicial Proceedings,“ yet Section 2 of DOMA excludes same-sex marriages from the state “acts” that any other state

Sex, Lies and DOMA needs to recognize.

Section 3 states that “the word ‘marriage’ means only a legal union between one man and one woman as husband and wife, and the word ‘spouse’ refers only to a person of the opposite sex who is a husband or a wife.”

By effectively banning federal (and state) recognition of same-sex marriages, discrimination has been written into the law. DOMA denies over 1,138 federal and state benefits to same sex couples, benefits that are granted to opposite-sex couples, and makes gay unions in the eyes of society unequal to the unions of non-gay couples.

Since same-sex marriage is legal in five states plus the District of Columbia, there are thousands of legally married couples treated differently from all other legally married couples.

On Feb. 24, 2011, President

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Obama declared “unconstitutional” the Defense of Marriage Act, and said he and the Department of Justice would continue to enforce the law but would no longer defend it.

Despite this stated distinction,

Fox News’ website falsely claimed, “Latest News - Obama Administration Won’t Enforce Defense of Marriage Act.” Not true. The President has the authority to not defend in court a law he deems unconstitutional, especially one he is working to get repealed.

GOP talking heads,

Republican presidential hopefuls, and right wing hate groups wasted no time weighing in via their mouthpiece, Fox “News.”

Monica Crowley likened the Obama administration’s announcement to a “dictatorship” and called the President, “Mubarak Obama.” GOP Iowa Rep. Steve King, who has led the fight against marriage equality in his home state, wants to punish Obama by cutting funds to the Department of Justice. The Family Research Council is mounting a church and bible-based war on the president, the administration’s decision to not defend DOMA and on efforts to repeal DOMA that are now taking place in both houses of Congress, as well as working with House leadership to intervene and defend DOMA in court challenges.

Brian Brown, the president of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), condemned Obama’s “extraordinary effort

to sabotage DOMA” and declared, “We have not yet begun to fight for marriage.”

It took NOM only six hours from the time the DOMA news was announced until they sent out a fundraising e-mail. And here’s another legal setback for NOM: a federal judge ruled that Maine’s campaign finance disclosure law is constitutional.

NOM spent $1.9 million dollars on a campaign of half-truths, lies, and distortions to convince state voters to repeal marriage equality in Maine. But NOM refused to report the names of its donors, as Maine law requires. The days of secret campaign donor lists should be coming to an end.

Question: When Glenn Beck and Newt Gingrich say that Barack Obama is “not a friend of marriage,” could it be because Obama has only been married once, while Beck has wed twice, and Gingrich three times?

Dear Campus Community,

We need your help!

UMPI will be having a Relay for Life Team again this year for the American Cancer Society -- the event will be held in Caribou on June 3rd and 4th. Lisa Leduc and Laurie Boucher will be co-captains of the UMPI team. We are looking for faculty, staff, students and their families to help us with this event. We need participants to help raise money and/or walk around the track.

If you would like to participate on the UMPI Owl’s team with either raising money and/ or walking please contact either Lisa (ext. 9436 or lisa.leduc@umpi.edu) or Laurie (ext. 9512 or laurie.boucher@umpi.edu) and more information will be given – we do need to know who wants to participate soon, so please contact us as soon as you can. Also you can sign up for our team on the Relay For Life Web Page at: www.relayforlife.org/aroostookme - Everyone who participates with raising money and/or walking (yourself, spouse, child, friend, etc.) has to register thru the web site – if you need help, please see Lisa or Laurie for assistance - Once on the website, go to the right and click on Top Teams - View All - Then scroll down to the end where we are “UMPI Owls” and “UMPI Owls 2” and click on either team, it does not matter which one - Once in, you can click “Join Our Team” and get started.

- It will ask you for a registration fee of $10 – just click the button that you will pay later – UMPI actually pays this fee for us because they are a sponsor of the event.

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Bringing the Show Derek Smith STAFF WRITER

Ears were ringing and faces were melted i n t h e U M P I O w l ’s N e s t o n Fr i d a y, Fe b. 1 1 , a s three local bands tore up the stage.

Starting off the night w a s Pa c i f i c R i m , a h a r d c o r e c ov e r b a n d f e a t u r ing members Jo r d a n H a l l e t , Jo s h M a c f a r l i n e, Ju s t i n G o o d a n d N i c k D av i s f r o m P r e s q u e I s l e High School.

Throughout their set, they played popular s o n g s by b a n d s s u c h a s A D a y To Re m e m b e r a n d Attack Attack.

As Pacific Rim ended its set, the night shifted

gears into a more dance party atmosphere as Crunk Witch took the stage.

Hannah Gartley and Brandon Miles of Crunk Witch rocked the crowd with electronic bass thumping ballads from their album, “The Legends of Manicor n,” as well as new songs from their upcoming album. Also, Crunk Witch will be starting its tour across the East Coast this month.

Then Ryan Forsyth, Jeremy Tweedie, Ryley Norton, Nick Norton and Derek Smith of Sub-Rosa took the stage to play their set full of hard, heavy songs featuring both singing and screams.

The Band Sub-Rosa.

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“I thought it was a nice show. Sub-rosa is seemingly coming up with a niche audience in the County that hopefully follows them elsewhere,” Brian Day, one of the patrons at the show, said.

Sub-Rosa is starting to play shows in the Bangor area, as well. They do, indeed, have an audience that followed them to their latest show at Dino’s in Brewer, Day being one of them.

Trevor Leg assie was also at the show at UMPI and had this to say: “I really like the energ y in t h e c row d , l i k e h ow responsive ever yone is and h o w t h ey g e t i n t o t h e show.” He went on to say, “All the bands that play at the shows are really good, too, and each has a unique sound that I’m able to identify by just hearing them.”

Make sure to be on the lookout for m o r e l o c a l s h ow s at UMPI. Right n o w, S u b - Ro s a i s looking at bringing a few bands from the Bangor and Po r t l a n d a re a t o the County to play a show soon. Also, if m o re p e o p l e come to these s h ow s, t h ey m a y h a p p e n m o re f re q u e n t l y. S o c o m e out and support local music!

ʻPrince of Persia: The Sands of Timeʼ Stephanie Courriveau STAFF WRITER

PG-13 116 minutes **** Have you ever wished that you could travel back in time? What certain moment would you like to re-visit? Would you use this power to do something beneficial? In “Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time,” the owner of a certain dagger has the opportunity to go back in his or her past and change a moment in history. Doing so, though, comes with catastrophic consequences for the entire human race. This is why some of the characters in “Prince of Persia” try their best to prevent the dagger from landing in the wrong hands.

The film begins with young orphan boy, Dastan.

A rags-to-riches story, King Sharaman of Persia (Ronald Pickup) takes in Dastan as if he were his own f lesh and blood.

When the king is murdered several years later, Prince Dastan (Jake Gyllenhaal) is the perfect individual to be framed for the death because he isn’t one of Sharaman’s biological sons. Dastan is left to figure out who in the royal family is responsible for the king’s death and what his motives were. He con-

cludes that the murderer ultimately wants the Persian throne and is after the precious dagger.

The storyline for “Prince of Per sia” is both intriguing and sur prisingly unique. T he film may be from Disney’s vaults, bu t i t ’s u n l i k e a ny p a s t fairytale that has been told. T he character s make for a movie that’s not only intense, but also comedic.

You’ ll enjoy Sheik Amar (Alfred Molina) and his w i s e c r a c k s a b o u t t a x e s.

T h e t w i s t e d re l at i o n s h i p between Dastan and Princess Tamina (Gemma Arterton) — the kee per of the dagger — will also make you laugh. All in all, “ P r i n c e o f Pe r s i a : T h e Sands of Time” is one film that you won’t wish you could tur n back time to prevent your self from watching.

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Jim Stepp

Scientists Buy Tickets to Fly on Private 2-Seater Spaceship

CONTRIBUTOR

Are you a scientist with an experiment that you would like to conduct in space? The California-based spaceflight company XCOR Aerospace has set aside six seats for you and your scientist friends travel in to space on their two seat space plane.

The Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), a non-profit research organization, recently purchased six trips aboard XCOR Aerospace’s Lynx vehicle. The same group has also announced that it has signed an additional contract with Virgin Galactic for rides aboard the SpaceShipTwo space plane. It is estimated that the cost for each of these trips to space will be at a low rate, $100,000 to $250,000 per trip depending on the duration of the trip to space.

The XCOR Aerospace Lynx space plane is a two-person spacecraft designed to take off and land on an airport runway.

This change in the way the launch occurs opens the door to the average person being able to go in to space. You do not have to be as fit as the current astronauts have to be to fly in to space.

Each flight will carry a researcher who will perform biomedical or astronomy experiment onboard. These experiments will be able to take advantage of suborbital space’s lower gravity and the clearer atmosphere reduced view of the heavens.

Research trips on the rocketpowered Lynx can vary greatly in length, with the possibility of up to four trips each day in the same reusable spaceship.

Experiments could go from the runway to suborbital space and back again within 30 minutes.

The Lynx can carry experiments inside its pressurized cabin or attached to the exterior of the ship. The spaceship has a total payload mass of 1,430 pounds (650 kilograms).

XCOR and SwRI did not announce when the research flights would begin. The Lynx is still under development, with the vehicle’s first test flights taking place sometime this year.

For more information please go to http://www.space.com/10973private-lynx-spaceship-xcor-scientists.html THE NIGHT SKY Through March 10 the ISS is visible in the evening sky.

After March 25, the ISS is visible in the morning sky. Go to www.heavens-above.com for exact times and locations – You will need to register at this site and load your location to be able to get exact times. The University of Maine at Presque Isle is located at 68d00m7.8s West longitude and 46d40m45.6s North latitude.

To get a free sky chart go to www.skymaps.com * All of the times and dates below are calculated by h t t p : / / c a l s k y. c o m .

You must do the free registration in order to get accurate times.

Sun and Planet Rising and Setting 03/20 Sunrise 0635 Sunset 1844 Mercury

1854 – 2024

Venus 0524 – 0636 Mars

Not visible

Jupiter 1854 - 1942 Saturn 2000 - 0606 Uranus Not visible THE NIGHT SKIES OVER AROOSTOOK COUNTY All times are listed in Eastern Time. Please add 1 hour for Atlantic Time.

03/04@1545 New Moon 03/05@1400

Moon

6.5

degrees north of Mercury

William Herschel (1781)

03/06@0304 Moon at Apogee – Farthest from the Earth (252,700 miles or 406,594 km)

03/13@2021 Moon eclipse Tejat (Mu Gemini). Eclipse ends at 2107

03/06@0500 Moon degrees north of Uranus 03/06@1848 Moon degrees northeast of Jupiter

6.1 6

03/07@1857 International Space Station passes 0.9 degrees from the Moon 03/07@1858 Space Shuttle passes 0.8 degrees from the moon 03/09 50th Anniversary of Sputnik 9 Launch (carrying a dog named Chernushka) (1961)

03/26@0807 Moon

Last

Quarter

03/26@2000 Neptune degrees north of Venus

0.2 5.3

03/16@0418 Mercury at Perihelion – Closest to the Sun (28,590,155 miles or 46,001,560 km)

03/30@2200 Moon degrees north of Neptune 03/31@0542 Moon degrees north of Venus

5.0

03/17@1437 Jupiter at Perihelion – Closest to the Sun (460,079,607 miles or 740,268,087 km)

04/02@0515 Moon at Apogee – Farthest from the Earth (252,733 miles or 406,647 km)

03/19@1514 Moon at Perigee – Closest to the Earth (221,612 miles or 356,574 km)

04/02@1300 Moon degrees north of Mars

6.3

04/02@1400 Moon degrees north of Uranus

6.0

03/15@2126 Mercury degrees north of Jupiter

2.0

03/20@1921 Spring begins in the Northern Hemisphere

04/03@1032

New Moon

03/09@0904 Mars at Perihelion – Farthest from the Sun (128,434,575 miles or 206,651,232 km)

03/20@2000 Uranus in conjunction with the Sun – Farthest from the Earth

04/03@1655 Mars 12.8 minutes south of Uranus

03/09@1041 Mercury 19.6 minutes north of Uranus

03/20@2000 Moon degrees south of Saturn

04/03@2000 Saturn in Opposition – Closest to the Earth

03/12@1845 Moon

03/22@2112 Mercury at greatest eastern elongation 18.6degrees – highest point in the evening sky.

First Quarter

03/13 230th Anniversary of the discovery of Uranus by

7.9

04/03@2000 Moon degrees north of Jupiter

6.2

04/04@0700 Moon degrees north of Mercury

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Connect with the Kinect Michael Greaves STAFF WRITER

The newest sensation to the Xbox nation is the all new Xbox Kinect. The Kinect is Microsoft’s attempt at wireless gaming and a way to compete with the Wii and the Playstation Move.

The U Times interviewed Becca McNaughton, electronic associate at Kmart, who had this to say about the Xbox Kinect: “The Xbox Kinect is an added feature that allows you to play games hands free.”

But what’s different between the Kinect, the Wii and the Playstation Move is that both the Wii and the Move have controllers that you have to strap on your arm and buttons that you have to push that make it confusing for people who aren’t used to the new controllers. But with Kinect, all you need to play the special Kinect games is

you, which makes it easy for all ages to play. To play with the Kinect, you have to be at least six feet away.

The Kinect alone costs $149. The Kinect bundle, which includes a 4 GB (Gig a bite) black Xbox 360, a black 360 controller, a Kinect sensor bar and a copy of Kinect Adventures

(a special edition game that you can only get with this bundle) costs just $299. T here are many dif ferent games you can play, including Kinect Sports, Kinectimals, Sonic Free Rider s and many more.

T here are more games coming to the Kinect, such as Michael Jackson the E x p e r i e n c e , Fantastic Pets, Dance Paradise and many more.

The Kinect is a great accessory to the Xbox. It’s highly recommended for families who are looking for something to do together. You can plug the Kinect into any Xbox 360 system and can control the home page of the Xbox with the Kinect sensor bar.

You can also use it to chat with other Xbox users.

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Come one!!

Come all!!

3rd Annual Media Open House ! W in s om e cool p rizes! ! Ha v e a shout out on the radio! ! Enjo y som e refreshm e nts! ! M e et th e p eop le in v olv e d with b oth the U Tim e s and W UP I! COME J O IN US!!

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N o r mal Hal l

A BIG GIFT BASKET FOR NSE CONFERENCE A big thank you goes out to Judy Sherman of Deep In The Woods gift shop located in Oxbow, Maine, for her help in putting together a huge potato basket full of Aroostook County items that will be used as a door prize at the annual National Student Exchange (NSE) conference being held this year in Portland during the week of March 7 through the 12. Every March all 200+ campuses involved in the NSE gather together in one region to learn more about the area and to do all the student placements for the following year. This year at our welcoming dinner, Chancellor Pattenaude will welcome all participants on behalf of the three member campuses in Maine. All visiting coordinators will be given the opportunity to tour USM and UMF, but as we are a little too far to travel to visit, we have invited President Zillman to talk about UMPI and our green initiatives, helping to promote our campus to the member institutions. Our “Wind 101” film will be viewed during Thursday’s placements and copies will be available for coordinators to take home and use to promote our campus.

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