Established 2007 ~R'EASTER NEWS Cold Weath­ ASL Classes er Hits UNE HeldatUNE BY TRAVIS DEABAY Full Force Nor'easter Staff BY AJFREDETTE Nor'easter Staff With so many of the students at the University of New England As UNE students returned planning to pursue a career in the from spring break this year, it health sciences, it is important for was hard to ignore that it was students to become well-rounded absolutely frigid outside. It was applicants to the graduate pro­ obvious that walking to class this gram of their choice. Whether new semester was going to be a this will be Medical, PA, Physical struggle. Therapy, or Occupational Therapy The first day of classes or any other school or program, it brought a startling high ofl8 de­ is likely that one will encounter a grees- and that was the highest patient, co-worker, or friend who the temperature would reach for is hearing impaired and it will be days! Not only did students have vital to be able to effectively com­ to deal with the stress of starting municate via sign language. a new semester, the student body The University of New Eng­ had to start it with a reminder of land has established a course how cold it can get on the beauti­ designed to teach students sign ful coast of Maine. language. This course will be an The next two days were even introductory level course. It will colder. The high reached only attempt to cover the letters and into the low teens and the low phrases necessary for commu­ was a freezing -14 degrees. In BY MARISSA SIMOES just law and order. He stood for a stable. War is being waged on sev­ nication while integrating some order to help students warm up, Nor'easter Staff new beginning for the American eral fronts. Our family members, medical terms that will be useful UNE provided free hot choco­ people and the American way of friends or loved ones are fighting for many of the students in health late to the student body. Unfor­ With his hand on the ancient life. and dying in foreign lands. Health science majors. tunately for some of the students bible used during Abraham Lin­ Obama's inaugural speech care is too costly. Torture has been So what exactly is American the hot chocolate did not last coln's inauguration, Barack Hus­ sent a shock wave of hope and condoned. Sign Language? ASL is the form long because it was so refreshing sein Obama swore to "preserve, anticipation through the throngs "Starting today," Obama said, of sign language used in America and helped warm everyone up. protect, and defend the Consti­ of people watching from the "we must pick ourselves up, dust and some parts of Can;ida. Even It was a frigid start to the new tution," as the 44th President of stands, the National Mall in DC ourselves off, and begin again the though it is based around the semester and it was a struggle the United States. It was January and their television sets across the work of remaking America." English language, it is not a ges­ just to get around campus. 20th, 2009 and the hopes of the country (and the world!). Yet, who is it that will have tured form of the language. The With students already look­ American people rested on every "On this day,"Obamaincited, to carry the torch of change in sign language used in other Eng­ ing forward to the weekend after word that fell from Obama's lips. "we gather because we have cho­ the future? Whether you voted lish speaking parts of the world is the first week of classes, nothing Regardless of whose name sen hope over fear, unity of pur­ Obama or McCain, it is with our very different in many ways. made some of the students hap­ was on the ballots cast on Elec­ pose over conflict and discord." generation, the young people of Most know that it is a lan­ pier than realizing that it was go­ tion Day, November 3rd, 2008, It is no secret that tough times America, that any possibility for guage based upon hand gestures, ing to warm up a little bit. But the swearing in of President are on the horizon for the people transformation rests. It is our but it also utilizes facial expres­ instead of freezing temperatures Obama had special meaning. of the United States. Money is in generation that will have to face sions, mouth movements, and the Please see COLD, page 2 Obama stood for much more than short supply. The economy is un- Please see OBAMA, page 3 Please see ASL, page 3 Streaking Nor'easters Go For 16th Straight BY RAMIN EDMOND passed the 15 win total they set Despite their recent Nor'easter Staff last season and have more than success, there were some trials tripled the five win total they set this year that the team had to go The UNE Men's Basketball two years ago. Seniors Steve Bel­ through as a whole before they team (16-3, TCCC 7-0) is on the monte and Matt VanDeusen are could get to where they are now. longest winning streak in school the only two players remaining on Prior to the season, UNE head history and controls their own the roster that were part of that coach Jason Mulligan brought destiny being alone at the top 2006-2007 team. 15 new faces into the program, spot in the conference standings. Belmonte described his four years temporarily giving the Basketball With six games remaining in the in the program as "a rollercoaster squad a 25-man roster. This made regular season, the Nor'easters are ride" when he stated, "If some­ it challenging for the coaches to looking to hold on to their first one told me my sophomore year distribute playing time amongst place seed and clinch home court that UNE would have a chance the players, which consequently in The Commonwealth Coast to get to the national tourna­ made it tougher for the players to Conference tournament, which ment I wouldn't have believed it. familiarize themselves with each begins in three weeks on Febru­ I cherish every win because there other. ary 24th. were so many losses and so many They struggled out the gate TOM HINMAN, NOR'EASTER NEWS The Nor'easters have just struggles we went through." Please see BBALL, page 3 Nor'easter Basketball: Johnnie Jefferson continuing to be a dominant force. NEWS: FEATURES: SPORTS: OPINIONS: Articles continued, page 2 & 3 Day in the Life of...EMT, page 4 Boys Basketball, page 7 The College experience, page 14 MARC Fish Breeding, page 2 Josh Pahigian, page 4 Girls Basketball, page 8 MLK Day, page 13 UNE Security Blotter, page 2 New News Staff, 5 What's in Ramin's Noodle?, Faces in the Crowd, page 15 page9 2 NEWS NOR'EASTER NEWS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4 2009 Of course some students love cancelled for the first time this UNE SECURITY BLOTTER COLD the snow and cold weather. The school year due to the snow that December 15- January 31 CONTINUED FROM PAGE I snow allows the students to go we were getting. 12/15/08 An assault was reported the weekend came and it just skiing and snowboarding, and hit Students are always looking on the boat dock pathway. 1/20/09 Student reported a dent dumped more and more snow on up the local mountains. forward to the winter because of on their vehicle possibly caused us. All the fresh new snow lead "When there are snow days the inevitable chances of snow by a hit and run. to dangerous travel conditions on that's the best feeling," Junior Jill days, or even ice days like we have 12/15/08 Patient at dental hy­ the road and most students, ex­ Lundin said, "when I wake up had in the past. Living in this area giene clinic mentions in casual cept for the brave or stupid ones, in the morning and know that always allows for the chance of conversation he may have a fire­ 1/20/09 Theft reported in Assisi. were stuck inside for the weekend; it might be a snow day I run to having some type of cancellation. arm. never good situation for anyone. my computer to check if we have The student body is always After Mother Nature decided school." Lundin continued say­ dreaming of a nice white winter 1/20/09 someone slipped and fell to drop a serious amount of snow ing "there is not a better feeling with plenty of snow and plenty of 12/15/08 A threat was made in lot 16 on us, the temperatures started than knowing that we do not have cancellations. I know personally I against a student. to warm up, and for a couple of classes for that day and I don't am always waiting for the snow the days the temperature made it have to worry about trekking to come so I will be able to take 1/21/09 Board of Trustee mem­ above freezing. This then lead to a through the snow to get to class." the day off from classes and head 12/15/08 Theft of a Brazilian Flag ber collapsed during event in Al­ lot of melting and made an abso­ Mother Nature brought some up to Sunday River with some was reported. exander Hall. lute wet mess of the parking lots good news to the student body on friends and ski the day away.