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Established 2007 N R'EASTER NEWS Green Living Project: Na tional RVTour Makes its I First Stop at UNE BY RYAN KINGSTON study abroad program in the coun Nor'easter Staff try. The School for Field Studies allows students to not only learn On Wednesday, Sep about environmental issues in for tember 22nd, the Office of In eign countries, but gives them the ternational Education at UNE opportunity to conduct field re hosted the first stop for the search and engage the communi Green Living Project's 16-month ty through service programs. The tour of the U.S. The Green Liv Green Living Project's expedition ing Project's goal is to document team visited the School of Field Sokokis Hall and its man-made pond located in its inner square. sustainability initiatives across Studies in Costa Rica and docu the globe, creating videos and mented how the students studied Sokokis Construction a Success, Says Adminstration promotional materials to educate the science of shade-grown coffee and engaged the community to BY DANIELLE CROPLEY the youth in the country. On the Hall is only the beginning of an form of Chat n Chews, student educate the community and pro ever-changing University of New 22nd, Drew and Tanya of the Nor'easter Staff surveys, and regular meetings mote this system of agriculture. England. with USG Student Affairs Rep GLP gave a presentation of pho tos and videos depicting a variety Another expedition to Costa Rica Finally it's here! The Almost anyone can see resentatives, as said by Jennifer of sustainability projects, from partnered the GLP to the Leath new addition to the UNE resi that Sokok.is is big, bold, and DeBurro, UNE's Director of Res cheetah population restoration erback Trust, where volunteers dence hall family: Sokokis. As brand-spanking new. However, idential Education and Housing. in Southern Africa, to the use of focused their efforts on preserv a collective campus community, what is behind those freshly DeBurro also states that decisions shade-grown coffee techniques to ing a small stretch of beach where the construction across Route 9 painted walls and newly hinged such as furniture choices, the the Leatherback Turtles nest. The doors? The answer to this ques dual-paint colors lining the hall prevent deforestation in South has been a long-awaited project beach is the nesting ground of tion is the students. Many a mind Eastern Africa and Costa Rica, compiling many viewpoints, price ways, and the expansive outdoor less than 28 turtles, yet is the 6th went into devising the recipe for recreational space (which houses · to Leatherback Turtle restoration points, and ultimately points of largest nesting place in the world. this new living space and even a blue-turf field and will allow in Costa Rica. Since 2007, the interest. The formula for Soko The turtle habitat is threatened by more hands went into stirring for pond-skating, to name a few Green Living Project has visited kis may seem to benefit only the hurricanes, pollution, and coastal the pot to reach a satisfying end things) were all key elements that and documented over 50 proj University, but by compiling a development. The Leatherback result. But, the thing that re ects in 14 countries, each with a budget-friendly plan, input from students themselves suggested. Trust, however, has been a strong ally fueled the fire were the ideas, Since residence halls unique aspect ofsustainable living. students of all ages, and eco advocate for preserving the land. thoughts, and overall contribution are a college student's home for One of the Green Liv- friendly utilities and materials, Tanya and Drew con the final equation that is Sokokis from UNE's student body, in the nearly eight months out of the ing Project's major partners is the School for Field Studies, the cluded their presentation with a Please see SOKOKIS, page 2. oldest and largest environmental look at Chewonk.i Campground Please see GREEN a e 5. How UNE Spends Your Portland Goes Gaga Money BY BRANDON BOTHAM We don't fund something haphaz To Repeal "Don't Ask Nor'easter Staff ardly; we know its student money, sowe spend it with them in mind." Don't Tell" There is an array of When looking at eople have become examples from the veterans' lives. particular phrases that can be UNE's 990 United States Tax asualties of this ban; Several of these young heard far and wide across cam Form, which is public knowl six of which spoke out veterans that worked their way up pus, and m,?st of t~em are pretty edge, it is easy to see how fis against the policy on to be Aviation Officers or Majors, common: UNE 1s so expen cally stable we currently are. Be onday. and devoted years of their lives sive," "I can't believe I pay this low are some figures to review Portland's to fight for the United States of to go here," "$40,000 ... Really?" from the previous fiscal year: ayor Nicholas Ma After speaking with Ni America, were discharged be adones, Jr., Maine cause the military discovered that cole Trufant, the Vice President UNE's Total functional expenses: KYLIE GALLIAN!, NOR.EASTER NEWSC O n g r e s s w o m a n they were gay. for Fiscal Affairs and C.F.0. of $118,717,112. Lady Gage speaks to advocates and fans in the hopes of Ch lli p· h repealing "Don't Ask Don't Tell." e e mgree, t e The first veteran to speak, the University of New England, UNE's Program service expenses: Executive Director of Aviation Officer Lissa Young, UNE students and community $108,555,411. BY KYLIE GALLIAN! Servicemembers Legal Defense preferred to avoid telling an indi members should know that UNE Nor'easter Staff Network Aubrey Adams, Univer vidual story, and announced to the administration has this in mind. Reassuringly to students, sity of Southern Maine's Student UNE is a non-profit organiza this means that almost 91.5% of crowd that "serving our nation is On Monday, Septem Body President Ashley Willems tion, whose main purpose is the the budget goes back into UNE a privilege, and the issue is that ber 20, 2010, over 1,000 people Phaneuf, and the one and only education and personal growth of to fund its programs and day to the privilege is being screened arrived at Deering Oaks Park in Lady GaGa joined the six veter students. According to Trufant, day operations. UNE's money out for certain demographics .... Portland to attend the political ans to address the significance of UNE spends its money, which is no( being invested excessively Demographics- race, class, gen rally held to speak out against repealing 'Don't Ask Don't Tell.' comes predominately from stu or taken away to fund other ar der, sexuality-has never been a the current 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' The general theme of each speech dents, with student's interest in eas; it's staying on UNE's two predictor of effectiveness in com Military Policy. Since 1993, this was the importance of calling mind. "It's expensive," explained campuses funding its academic bat .... But what is a predictor of policy has allowed the military to Senators to ask them to support Trufant, "but we know it's an in programs and student life ini effectiveness in combat is char discharge a member of the armed repealing the policy before the vestment. The President encour tiatives. Below are more figures acter, courage and competence, forces if it is discovered that he vote on Tuesday, but some in ages people to conserve resources. from the previous fiscal year. and that's all you need out there." or she is a homosexual. For the eluded more personal details and Former Air Force Major Mike Please see MONEY, page 5. past seventeen years, over 13,000 Please see GAGA, page 5. WHAT'S GOING ON Busch Lecture Series: AROUND UNE Celebrates the CAMPUS? FIND OUT WITH AARON FUL 20th Anniversiery of the fall of the Berlin DECARY LERTON AND UNE THE BIG BIG EVENT. .. HAPPENININGS Wall SPORTS: WHO'S IN REVAMPED! WHAT HAPPENED? SEASON 2 NEWS NOREASTER NEWS Wednesday, September 29, 2010 Olympic Gold Medalist to Speak at UNE UNE Celebrates 20th September 29 Anniversery of the Fall of BYDR.LARACARLSON Nor'easter Contributor the Berlin Wall With the Scowcroft Lecture, UNE's First Year Reader Stastisland, and Eric Strange's Documentary, The Wall Billy Mills is an Oglala BY LAURA CARTER working on the second part of his Sioux Indian whose given Na Nor'easter Staff documentary entitled: The Wall: tive-American name is Loves World United. A thirteen min His Country. Mills was born and On November 9, 1989 ute clip was shown at his lecture raised on the Pine Ridge Indian the Berlin Wall began to crumble. on Thursday, September 23. This Reservation in South Dakota. Hastily built during the night in lecture took place at noon in the Although Pine Ridge is very 1961, the wall was being disman River Front Facility. Brent Scow rich in Native American culture tled after standing, and dividing croft's lecture took place at the and spirit, it is continually recog the capital of its country for nearly River Front Facility as well, on nized economically as one of the thirty years. The well known sym September 24 at 5:30 pm. poorest communities in America. bol for the Cold War separated These scheduled events Billy was orphaned by the age of West Berlin from East Berlin and lead to a suggested reading for the 12 and sent to boarding schools.