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Established 2007 R'EASTER NEWS Noam Chomsky to Lecture at Westbrook Performing Arts Center Monday, De from around the world who are Chomsky holds honorary de Anouar Majid, Director of cember 12. The doing innovative scholarship, and grees from dozens of institutions the Center for Global Humani event,which will many lecturers precede Chomsky around the world. An author of ties and Associate Provost for take place at the ·and the remaining of the year will over a hundred books, he is one of Global Initiatives at the Univer Westbrook Per see several other scholars visiting the most cited scholars of the past sity of New England, says that the forming Arts UNE. However, the caliber of fifty years. Chomsky has written event will bring a "tremendous Center, begins Chomsky's work and his wide and lectured widely on linguistics, amount of positive publicity to at 6PM, yet it spread recognition as a· promi philosophy, intellectual history, the university, and the university is suggested one nent thinker of the past two gen contemporary issues, internation is very fortunate to have Noam arrives early for erations makes him a noteworthy al affairs and U.S. foreign policy. Chomsky support the Center. He a large number visitor. Chomsky's talk, titled "Arab will help establish the Center as of spectators Chomsky spent his under Spring, American Winter" will one of the leading fora for discus are expected. graduate and graduate years at prove a critique of the current sion and debate in the region". The event is free the University of Pennsylvania conditions of the Middle East and The Center for Global Hu and open to the where he received his PhD in America. Chomsky will reflect manities is the only center of its public. The lec Linguistics in 1955. During the upon the irony of the people in kind in the state. They are part ture will also be years 1951 to 1955, Chomsky was the Middle E3:st demanding the nered with the Maine Humani streamed live a Junior Fellow of the Harvard right to good education, health, ties Council, and are dedicated to globally, and University Society of Fellows. He and employment, while America, the study of human destiny in the it's accessible in joined the staff of the Massachu which was founded on the idea of 21st century. With the ongoing high definition setts Inst;tute of Technology in democracy, is faced with an eco advances in science and technol COURTESY OF CLARKNEWS.WORDPRESS.COM via iPhone. The 1955 and in 1961 was appointed nomic system that is outside most ogy around the world, the Cen Chomskey speaking at Clark University earlier this year accessibility of full professor in the Department people's grasp. American people ter uses the humanities to gain BY CONSTANCE GLYNN the lecture acts of Modern Languages and Lin will not receive these rights that insight into an emerging human Nor'easter Sta.ff as a public service to the commu guistics (now the Department people in the Middle East are condition. Participants aim to nity and the Center is very com of Linguistics and Philosophy.) now demanding in the midst of analyze the state of cultures to As part of UNE's Center mitted to working with the com From 1966 to 1976 he held the their Arab Spring. The two are in day and the future of civilization. for Global Humanities Lecture munity at large in encouraging Ferrari P. Ward Professorship of different seasons and Chomsky Chomsky's lecture will aid in this Series, Noam Chomsky will visit reading, discussion, ar;td debate. Modern Languages and Linguis will lecture on the causes of this effort and the Center is very for the Portland area on the night of The Center offers seminars tics. In 1976 he was appointed and the future impact it will have. tunate in receiving his support. and lectures by leading scholars Institute Professor. on the two cultures. USG HoldsAnnualDeans'Forum BYGAVlNKUNS rum included the "in the works" Nor'easter Sta.ff projects of adding an Art Therapy Minor, as well as an Ocean Stud This past Friday the Under ies Major and Minor. graduate Student Government To end the afternoon event, held its annual Deans' Forum to the people talked briefly about discuss some of the recent student the results of the most recent concerns on campus. The event election and the survey question was held with many of the Uni concluding it. The question asked versity's Deans and Administra students if they were in favor of a tors from varying departments. tobacco free campus. This conver One question asked of the sation started a few weeks ago af deans touched on the new posi ter complaints of abuse of the 50 tioning statement (An innova foot smoking rule (a smoker must tive Health Sciences University be 50 feet away from buildings). Grounded in the Liberal Arts), Also, as the institution continues asking if it would affect the fu to promote the Health Sciences, ture of the Liberal Arts and So they would like to see a campus cial Sciences at UNE. The panel that reflects positive health. The responded that they realized the results of the tobacco free survey concern current students are hav were as follows: 53.4% in favor for ing and are working directly with tobacco free, 30% opposed, and students to create a positioning 16.5% had no opinion. The sur statement specific to the Un vey also yielded many great com GAVJN KUNS, NOR'EASTER NEWS Numerous UNE administrative faculty and USG members gather on December 2 in the St. Francis Room dergraduate Colleges as well as ments over the topic coming from statements for each of the Aca both sides of the matter. time to create an environment of First Floor of Decary if anyone is Represent your major, your demic Departments. The panel As a student Government, that nature. USG is continuing to interested. class, or run for an executive seat also shared results from inquiries we are working to move forward look into the proposition and are Have some strong opinions and represent the student popu of perspective students, the data with this issue while trying to ac debating different possibilities. on any of these topics? Or are lation while making incredible showing that all majors are still commodate for a highly residen There were many more great you looking to get involved with connections and having an amaz being well represented and the tial campus. There's also the issue topics (including the possibil USG? Well, USG will be having ing experience. Feel free to email numbers are near or above aver of enforcement policies if a to ity of tennis courts, the future of their 2012-2013 term elections President Gavin Kuns directly at age for all majors, including those bacco ban were to be instated. The the river lot, and UNE's next big on February 29, 2012. This elec [email protected] or the USG ac that are not technically Health panel said the implementation of project) discussed throughout the tion will be for the entire govern count at [email protected] with any Sciences. a tobacco free campus wouldn't Forum and the minutes will be ment, so every position will be questions about what USG does, Other highlights of the Fo- happen overnight and would take available in the USG office on the available! or how to get involved! NEWS: FEATURES: SPORTS: OPINIONS: Student Awards, page 2-3 Men's Basketball, page 6 RSLA,page4 Thoughts, page 10 \Veather Forecast, page 2 Men's Hockey, page 6 Diva & Scrivs, page 5 Women's Basketball, page 7 Voices in the Crowd, page 11 World News, page 3 Swimming Photos, page 7 Classroom Conduct, page 11 2 NEWS NOR'EASTER NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2011 UNE Students Recieve Honors at Recent Events whats' a;; BY JOCELYN KOLLER who is originally from Maine. massive amount of entertainment. training majors also took part in Nor'easter Staff McCann, Riley, and Chu Throughout the weekend ACUI the conference. In addition, UNE were also a part of the Idea Ex also provides an opportunity and students organized and Academic w;th the University of New England change program, a part of ACUI encourages students to volunteer College Bowl Team for the con students Meghan McCann, Codi in ,which students create a poster in many areas of the conference. ference. Through this activity, the Weather? Riley, Briana Chu, and Howard that illustrates their .campus, in Volunteering also gives students students answered questions in a Theberge are among those who cluding buildings and academic an opportunity to connect with jeopardy-like fashion on numer recently received noteworthy programs, and ties these ideas other students, grads and profes- ous topics, from anatomy to phar- TODAY awards while representing the into the larger theme of the con sionals." macology. school. In addition, Lauren Ball ference. This year's theme was Howard Theberge, a senior Students Lauren Ball and Partly cloudy. and Kari Pelletier were acknowl ''ACUI Rocks: A Granite State of and an athletic training· major, at- Kari Pelletier were named "Out Highs in the mid edged for their excellence in Sport Mind." McCann, Riley, and Chu tended the American College of standing Future Professionals" by 40s and lows in the Management. won the Campus Gem Award for Sports Medicine New England the Maine Association for Health, low 30s. McCann, Riley and Chu at the poster they created. Chapter (NEACSM) conference, Physical Education, Recreation, TOMORROW tended the Association of College The ACUI conference was on Nov.