PORTLAND — University of Southern Maine President Theo Kalikow is proposing to cut four programs and between 20 and 30 faculty jobs as the school attempts to overcome a $14 million budget shortfall. Kalikow announced the spending gap, which represents nearly 10 percent of the school’s fiscal year 2015 budget, nearly two months ago and […]
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College basketball: Top-seeded Mustangs upset in OT
The depth that was Central Maine Community College’s calling card this season didn’t translate to success when the season went to sudden death. Despite a tournament-record 46 points from Shaun Hill, the Mustangs fell in overtime, 103-101, to No. 8 Penn State Beaver in the quarterfinals of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association DII tournament […]
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Tickets still available for NCAA Division III hockey championship
LEWISTON — Tickets for the 2014 NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship, which will be hosted at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée in Lewiston, are still available for sale to the general public. This landmark event, which will be held Friday and Saturday, March 21-22, will feature two semifinal games on Friday at 4 p.m […]
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Thomas College tennis clinics
WATERVILLE — Thomas College is holding two identical tune-up high school tennis clinics on March 1 and 8 in its field house. Each clinic is indoors and will last for 6½ hours on a Saturday. Clinics are open to boys and girls in grades 8-12. Each session is $90 and includes an all-you-can-eat lunch offered […]
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College football: Missouri All-American says he’s gay
Missouri All-American Michael Sam says he is gay, and the defensive end could become the first openly homosexual player in the NFL.In interviews with ESPN, The New York Times and Outsports that were published Sunday, Sam said his teammates and coaches at Missouri have known since August.“I am an openly, proud gay man,” he said.The […]
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College Basketball: UMPI snaps CMCC’s 18-game winning streak, 59-58
Olivia McNally’s jumper with 5.4 seconds left gave the University of Maine at Presque Isle a 59-58 win and ended Central Maine Community College’s 18-game winning streak on Saturday. UMPI rallied from an eight-point halftime deficit, thanks in large part to McNally’s game-high 20 points. Amanda Hotham added 17 points for the Owls (16-6). Gabby […]
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Colleges: Stony Brook tops Maine
STONY BROOK, N.Y. — Ahmad Walker scored 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to power Stony Brook to its sixth straight win Sunday, this time rolling past Maine, 79-61 to remain undefeated in America East Conference play. Stony Brook (15-6, 7-0) now has won 13 straight conference games, a streak that dates back to last […]
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Maine to hold hearing on college affordability bills
AUGUSTA (AP) — Maine lawmakers are examining bills next week aimed at tackling the problem of mounting student debt. Under a bill introduced by Assistant Senate Republican Leader Roger Katz, the University of Maine and Community College systems would study a pilot program being developed in Oregon that makes college tuition free for students who […]
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College Roundup: Monks rout Terriers
STANDISH – Saint Joseph’s College (12-3, 3-0 GNAC) defeated Thomas College (2-12, 2-6 NAC), 81-36, in non-conference women’s basketball action at the Harold Alfond Center on Wednesday evening. The Monks netted the game’s first six points as part of a 17-4 run over the first 8:09 of play as freshman Abbie Eastman of Norway drilled […]
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Colleges: Bates women’s hoop blasts RPI
WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. – Senior Meredith Kelly led five Bobcats in double figures with 21 points as Bates College women’s basketball beat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 68-51, at the Williams Classic on the campus of Williams College in Chandler Gymnasium on Sunday afternoon. The Bobcats (7-5) captured an early 10-2 lead in the contest and held a […]