Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Deb Mitchell profile piece
Deb Mitchell
Crime Prevention Specialist and Public Safety Sargent Deb Mitchell, better known as "Deb," is the only female officer on Umaine’s police force. But, even if this weren’t the case, Sgt. Mitchell is known across campus and around the Orono area as a hard-working, inspirational person who shows that any forty-something year old Mainer really can make a difference. “I love my job. I love being able to make a difference each day.” And, indeed, Mitchell has been doing this for the past 26 years when she joined the police force as a teenager in 1984. Having been inspired by her grandfather who also served as a police officer, Mitchell says she knew she wanted to join the force as early as four years of age- despite her grandfather dying before she was born. “He had a very big influence on me and really inspired me to make a difference.” Currently, Mitchell says that she sees herself as being more of a mother to the students and the university and while she doesn’t know how long she will continue to work as an officer, she loves the work. “I think it’s really kept me young, I’ve never felt better.”
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Journalism in Maine
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The future of journalism of Maine has long been a topic of discussion. Journalism in United States, let alone journalism in Maine, is in a changing venue. With over half of journalism jobs, especially print jobs in the industry being cut, the future is a question mark. In “Future of Journalism in Maine” Laila Sholtz-Ames interviews Maine students under the age of twenty-five to hear first hand what they believe the future of journalism will be like. Will youth still be reading newspapers or just using online medias?
After the interviews, nearly everyone believed that the future will feature an increase of online media. While newspapers may not die off, many believe that with the new increases in technology, journalists and news enthusiasts alike will look forward to modern technology. This trend follows with university admissions numbers. According to Forbes reports, journalism admissions at Columbia increased 38% in the past few years, 25% at Stanford and 6% at New York University. Perhaps students are optimistic the journalism medias, like the newspapers, will come back to mainstream America.
Alden Stuart believed that newspaper would still remain mostly the same. “ I really think not a lot will change, but I mean we might see more of an online media.” Stuart, who once considered majoring in journalism in hopes of being a copy editor, says that he feels journalism is still an important field. “People will always need news.”
Nick Rucker, a New Media major, on the other hand, believes that pod casts and media will be more in the forefront. “ I really see more of a shift in journalism and media. It’s not going to be paper; it’s going to be an increase in pod casting.”
Rucker believes that students are eager to study new media and journalism because it is an ever-changing field. “There’s a lot of options in this field, where as something like sociology is more limited.
The future of journalism of Maine has long been a topic of discussion. Journalism in United States, let alone journalism in Maine, is in a changing venue. With over half of journalism jobs, especially print jobs in the industry being cut, the future is a question mark. In “Future of Journalism in Maine” Laila Sholtz-Ames interviews Maine students under the age of twenty-five to hear first hand what they believe the future of journalism will be like. Will youth still be reading newspapers or just using online medias?
After the interviews, nearly everyone believed that the future will feature an increase of online media. While newspapers may not die off, many believe that with the new increases in technology, journalists and news enthusiasts alike will look forward to modern technology. This trend follows with university admissions numbers. According to Forbes reports, journalism admissions at Columbia increased 38% in the past few years, 25% at Stanford and 6% at New York University. Perhaps students are optimistic the journalism medias, like the newspapers, will come back to mainstream America.
Alden Stuart believed that newspaper would still remain mostly the same. “ I really think not a lot will change, but I mean we might see more of an online media.” Stuart, who once considered majoring in journalism in hopes of being a copy editor, says that he feels journalism is still an important field. “People will always need news.”
Nick Rucker, a New Media major, on the other hand, believes that pod casts and media will be more in the forefront. “ I really see more of a shift in journalism and media. It’s not going to be paper; it’s going to be an increase in pod casting.”
Rucker believes that students are eager to study new media and journalism because it is an ever-changing field. “There’s a lot of options in this field, where as something like sociology is more limited.
Reduce, Re-use, single stream recycle
Laila Sholtz-Ames
January 28, 2010
Recycle bins at the University of Maine
UMaine’s Green Team, along with Property Management, is working to change recycling. Single stream recycling refers to a system in which all paper fibers and containers are mixed together in a collection truck instead of being sorted into separate commodities, newspapers, plastics, papers, etc, and sorted separately.
In single stream recycling , both the collection and processing systems must be designed to handle this fully commingled mixture of recyclables. This saves on both time, as people will not have to place all their separate recyclables in separate bins, and it will keep transportation costs down, as trucks will not have to make multiple trips to the garbage depot. This would mean that residents would place recyclables in one bin.
Single stream recycling allows all materials to be stored in one bin.
UMaine Green Team president, Greg Edwards, believes that single stream recycling will not only reduce costs, but it will encourage Mainers to recycle more. "This will allow people to just throw their garbage and place it all in one bin." Edwards says that garbage will then be transported to and sorted at the depot. In addition to Single Stream, Orono is working on creating more recyclable products in the dining halls and larger recycling containers. Both the Green Team and the Orono community hope this will be implemented by the end of 2010.
To learn about Green Team, click here: http://mobilemainenews.com/?p=1404
January 28, 2010
Recycle bins at the University of Maine
UMaine’s Green Team, along with Property Management, is working to change recycling. Single stream recycling refers to a system in which all paper fibers and containers are mixed together in a collection truck instead of being sorted into separate commodities, newspapers, plastics, papers, etc, and sorted separately.
In single stream recycling , both the collection and processing systems must be designed to handle this fully commingled mixture of recyclables. This saves on both time, as people will not have to place all their separate recyclables in separate bins, and it will keep transportation costs down, as trucks will not have to make multiple trips to the garbage depot. This would mean that residents would place recyclables in one bin.
Single stream recycling allows all materials to be stored in one bin.
UMaine Green Team president, Greg Edwards, believes that single stream recycling will not only reduce costs, but it will encourage Mainers to recycle more. "This will allow people to just throw their garbage and place it all in one bin." Edwards says that garbage will then be transported to and sorted at the depot. In addition to Single Stream, Orono is working on creating more recyclable products in the dining halls and larger recycling containers. Both the Green Team and the Orono community hope this will be implemented by the end of 2010.
To learn about Green Team, click here: http://mobilemainenews.com/?p=1404
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