This summer, I was coming back to work after a long weekend in Boston when my boss mentioned that she listened to an interesting podcast. The podcast addict that I am, I had to find out more about it.

At first, I was not sold on the podcast, based on the premise that everything around us could be alive, starting first with a can of coke, but I decided to give it a try nonetheless. And I have not regretted it for a single moment. Right after listening to the first episode featuring Louis the can of Coca-Cola, I subscribed to the podcast and started reminding my boss every time a new episode came out.

“Everything is Alive” is produced and written by Ian Chillag, who has previously produced programs for NPR including “Fresh Air with Terry Gross.” Chillag and his inanimate objects always provide for insightful conversation, despite the fact that “Everything is Alive” is unscripted. So far his guests have been Louis the Coca-Cola can, Maeve the lamppost, Dennis the pillow, Tara the bar of soap, Ana the elevator and Paul the tooth.

Each guest brings their own perspective on life based on their purpose and location. Maeve the lamppost spoke of watching movies through people’s windows and how she was able to see the famous light post in “Singing in the Rain.” Many times Chillag calls up experts in the field to solve some of the mysteries the various “guests” bring up.

A new episode is produced every other Tuesday and with each episode averaging 20 minutes, it is easy to start off my morning listening to the entire podcast. The best part of this podcast is the mystery of life from the perspective of the object selected. When Paul the tooth is interviewed, he talks about what he could see from his perspective in the mouth. Ana the elevator talks about her life in the building.

The one disadvantage of this podcast is the tendency for the podcasts to go off the rails, talking about random, and at times slightly boring topics. Luckily, thanks to the length of the podcast, these moments of uninteresting conversation are over quickly.

The thing that really hooked me on the first episode was that Chillag changes the course of these objects lives. It doesn’t happen with every object, but with most of them Chillag does something to change their lives or informs them of something that they didn’t know before, which has the potential to be life-changing. This makes the listener realize how much of an effect we have on the lives of these inanimate objects.

This podcast is also family friendly. In the tooth episode, the topic of the tooth fairy comes up and the tooth talks about how creepy it is that there is a lady somewhere who has a huge collection of teeth. Children of all ages could listen to this podcast and enjoy it along with their whole family.

If you want to think about everyday objects in a different light, consider listening to “Everything is Alive.” Although it won’t take much time out of your day, you may start to wonder what your pencil might say if it could talk. Or maybe what your stove thinks about its contents.

Starting off my day with a 25-minute drive has encouraged me to find the best podcast to make that time enjoyable. When my podcast-loving friend suggested a new one, I was more than ready to give it a shot. Luckily after hearing what it was about, I was hooked before I even pressed play.

Produced by Wondery, the producers of the podcast “Dirty John,” “Dr. Death” is the perfect mix between “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Law and Order: SVU.” With a new episode coming out weekly, “Dr. Death” tells the horrifying story of every patient’s worst nightmare come true — finding out your doctor ignored the “do no harm” part of their oath.

Taking place in Texas, the website describes the storyline of the podcast as “A charming surgeon. 33 patients. A spineless system.” This description couldn’t be a better match for what’s to come in each episode.

The first episode starts with a hypothetical situation, which for many people is a reality — having a chronic problem, going to a doctor and finding a doctor who might be able to help. The host, Laura Beil, talks about how going to the doctor requires you to be at your most vulnerable and put all your faith in the doctor, trusting that they will do everything in their power to fix your problem, and most importantly, that they know exactly what they are doing. Unfortunately for the people who see Dr. Christopher Duntsch, aka Dr. Death, these reassurances are not a reality.

The most chilling part of this podcast is that the entire story is real. Patients who have had their life changed, as well as doctors who tried to stop the damage, are interviewed on the podcast, sharing how Dr. Death touched their lives. And yet after having caused complication after complication, crippling or killing with each trip to the operating room, this doctor was allowed to fall through the cracks, bouncing from hospital to hospital.

Beil points out early on in the series, this doctor was not the only person at fault. Throughout the podcast, she shows listeners the flaws in the entire medical system, which allowed Duntsch to negatively touch so many lives.

Beil has the perfect background to host this podcast. According to her bio on the Wondery website, she spent the past 20 years doing health and science writing, which lines up well with the subject of this podcast. She does an amazing job setting up the story, giving the background needed, but never getting too much jargon.

Each episode is made complete with the soundtrack. “Death Don’t Have No Mercy” originally by The Grateful Dead sets the mood, giving listeners an eerie feeling right from the get-go.

The one downside of this podcast is that it will make you think twice the next time you meet a charming doctor. After hearing the stories of the patients who will never walk again or those who never woke up, going to the doctor may not seem as simple.

If you thought “Dirty John” was creepy but thrilling, then “Dr. Death” is a must listen to. Available where you listen to podcasts, a new episode is released weekly totaling a six-part series telling the shocking tale of not only one doctor, but the terrifying side of the medical system that we rely on.

After finishing a Netflix series, I am always left with a sense of emptiness, as if a chapter in my life is ending. Luckily, I can usually find a new show after sampling a couple different series. A few months ago, I ran into this conundrum, of not knowing what to watch on Netflix. I tried revisiting some of my old favorites, trying some new shows and even considered switching to movies, but nothing satisfied my interest. And then I struck gold. Coming up as one of the featured shows for me on Netflix, “Lovesick” caught my eye and held my interest.

With a setting in Scotland, the characters’ accents were just part of their charm. The show starts as Dylan (Johnny Flynn) is diagnosed with chlamydia and has to share this news with all of his previous partners. Going through his list of people, each story is presented to viewers, many of which leave Dylan confused as to what went wrong in the relationship. As he goes through this process of meeting up with and calling all his exes, he is struggling with a crush on a close friend, that seems to keep coming back up. To complicate matters more, this friend is currently engaged and has written him off as nothing more than a friend (or so he thinks).

As the series continues, the consequences of Dylan’s mission to inform his partners plays out along with an even larger theme: friendship. The friendship Dylan shares with Luke (Daniel Ings) and Evie (Antonia Thomas) is a key component of the show that makes it much more relatable. Luke and Evie met in college and Luke introduced Evie to Dylan, creating an intense friendship by doing so. They share an apartment and are always there for each other through good and bad times. As Luke realizes how lonely he is, Dylan simultaneously realizes how hard it is to have a successful relationship and it is their friendship that gets them through. For anyone who has had a powerful friendship, the interactions between these three will hit close to home.

As the show continues, various friends of the group are brought in. The first episode is a flashback to Angus’s (Joshua McGuire) wedding, which the audience, along with the characters, can accurately predict will not last long. With his marriage ending, Angus has a larger presence at the house Evie, Dylan and Luke share, until he eventually moves in. The four don’t live together long as the show’s events have various people moving out to live with their significant others.

If this show has one negative, it would be the number of episodes. With only six episodes in the first season, and eight in the second and third, the series is relatively short. To make matters worse, the episodes are all less than 30 minutes, making “Lovesick” a very binge-able show.

At times this show can be predictable, but the predictions never play out quite how you would expect. There is always a twist thrown in that keeps the audience on their toes, wondering what will happen to the gang next. From break-ups to class reunions to camping trips, they explore adulthood together, while trying to maneuver the world of dating.

If you are looking for an upbeat, funny show to fill that void left by a previous series, “Lovesick” might be the show for you. Just don’t get too attached, because just when you are hooked, the 22 episodes will be coming to an end.

On Wednesday, March 21, the four candidates for student government president

squared off for a debate in the North Pod of the Memorial Union. With a full audience, the candidates answered questions from a panel as well as some audience questions at the end.

The first candidate was John Kay, who is a third-year in the business school and Honors

College. He used to play football for UMaine and is a sector head in Spiffy, the Student Portfolio Investment Fund through the business school.

The second candidate was second-year Taylor Cray. She studies political science and women’s, gender, and sexuality studies and is the co-chair of the feminist collective. She is also the student manager at the University of Maine IT Center.

The third candidate was second-year Logan Armando. He is currently the Vice President of Student Government and is a brother of Sigma Phi Epsilon. He studies mechanical engineering and is a member of the Sophomore Owls.

Second-year Jacob Bradshaw was the final candidate. He has been a student senator for two years on the student senate and is a brother of Beta Theta Pi. On campus, he is also involved in intramural soccer and the Sophomore Owls. He studies business finance.

The debate began with Corey Claflin, Chair of the Fair Election Practices Commission and moderator of the event, introducing the panel made up of a representative from the Orono Town council, the Maine Campus and Campus Activities and Student Engagement. The panel read off questions submitted by students and some that Claflin created, with each candidate having between 45 seconds and a minute to answer. They took turns going first for questions.

The first question of the night was in regards to how the candidates planned to change the current practices regarding the use of finances, and Kay was the first to answer. He talked about finding the best way to allocate resources and looking at the return that comes from each investment made.

Cray was next, and she expressed an issue the process of applying for funding has been a confusing topic for students and that this was a big thing that needed to be cleared up. She also thought that there was a potential to work with Residence Life to fund as many groups as possible.

Armando used his experience as vice president to talk about how the return is currently analyzed. He said his goals would be to increase the information about funds, but also put on more events for students. Bradshaw wanted to make it easier for groups to get funding and to make sure all the funding was used more efficiently, citing the purchase of medallions for the student government office as an example of what didn’t need to be spent.

Throughout the questions of the night, many topics were touched upon including working with the administration on issues such as sexual assault and safety, working with diverse students, making Maine Day more positive, helping students with mental health concerns and establishing a relationship with the new president.

All of the candidates talked about a need for better communication between the government and the student body and Cray brought up the idea of having a newsletter about what the clubs are doing. Bradshaw also suggested trying to help students with more parking and more food options on campus.

Throughout the discussion on mental health on campus, the candidates discussed that the counseling center was too busy and that they are looking for a non-mandated counselor for the Women’s Resource Center to have another resource on campus for students.

When talking about safety, Bradshaw made a comment about stationing a security guard at the library, which resulted in a follow-up question from the audience about this idea. Bradshaw said, “My overall goal is to promote the culture of being more safe on campus.” He went on to explain that the security guard idea was just about having safer practices and having a more safe-minded campus.

In regards to safety, Kay said, “If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.” He suggested focusing on lighting the campus more instead, but did say if issues arise then maybe a security guard would need to be at the library.

Cray said that we should focus on security within the campus, not from outside because not all students feel safe on campus. She proposed more trainings and conversations with students.

Armado talked about lighting on campus and how UMPD works to make sure places are well lit. He also spoke of offering more trainings to ensure that students on campus have the resources that they need.

Some other questions brought up were about being registered to vote and being active in the political scene outside of UMaine, having to make hard decisions, working with Greek life and funding political clubs. All of the candidates registered to vote when they turned 18 and Kay spoke of going through the process to become registered to vote in Maine instead of Massachusetts.

The candidates also spoke of the leaders that Greek Life produces and their plans to work with Greek Life. Kay said that although he is not involved in Greek Like, he knows many people that are, including his own friends. In the position, he would look to see how they could increase marketing to make sure that the image of Greek Life stays positive. Cray suggested that they could also work with Greek Life to improve relationships and improve the handling of sexual assaults. Bradshaw also planned on talking with fraternities and sororities about what they should and should not be doing to ensure that they have a positive image.

This was the first time that the debate has been held in at least four years and the oldest members of the Student Senate had never seen one take place.

At the end of the event, Claflin encouraged everyone to vote on March 29, saying people could vote from their phone or laptop. Voting will be done through the UMaine Portal from 9-5 on March 29 and is available anywhere with internet access.

On the evening of March 1, eight hikers gathered at Gate 1 of Hirundo Wildlife Refuge. Naturalist and Program Director Gudrun Keszoecze led the group on an hour and a half hike around the refuge. The hike, advertised as the Full Moon Walk, lacked one thing — a full moon. Although no rain fell during the hike, clouds covered the sky. Keszoecze made light of the situation, bringing a yellow paper circle cut-out and holding it up in the air, illuminating it with her headlight.

The hike started a few minutes after 6 p.m., beginning down the main trail. The first 10 or so minutes were icy, before Keszoecze led her fellow hikers down a smaller path. Once the group turned onto this smaller trail, Keszoecze began to point out various things along the way. First was a trail perpendicular to the path, created by deer. She explained that the deer are heavier than many animals in the woods and their hooves have a smaller surface area, compared to coyotes or foxes. Because of this, they tend to reuse the trail over and over to avoid constantly sinking into the fluffy snow, as a way of accessing the warmer areas surrounded by trees. She explained how to identify different animal prints at this location and throughout the walk. Showing everyone the subtle differences between prints and location of the prints in relation to one another, Keszoecze explained what animal could have made each set of prints the group encountered.

The hike traversed various areas of Hirundo, including along the stream. Keszoecze pointed out that the temperature dropped closer to the water, and the hikers could feel the difference as they continued along the edge of the stream. At one point Keszoecze stopped and pointed out part of the stream, which used to have far fewer fish and osprey until a couple of dams were taken out, altering the flow of the water. Now she sees many more osprey and explained that when the weather is warmer, you can canoe upstream about three miles from where the group stopped to see fish in the fish ladder.

“You can’t find many places that have such a diverse amount of habitats. I teach a lot of nature studies with my kids. And if I want to do forest, field, stream, pond, I can walk five minutes and get them within a different environment,“ Joane Alex, one of the group members, said of Hirundo.

The hike also went through an area that had been used for an archaeology project in the 1970s. At this site they found artifacts dating back 4,500 years, which Keszoecze explained was from when the glaciers started to retreat northward and the people moved farther and farther north, as more land was available. She shared that the archaeology project had been a collaboration between the University of Maine, National Geographic and the Hazel Smith Fund.

The hike came to an end as the group looped back onto the icy path that they had started on, passing by the summer parking lot and the starting point for many of the trails. Keszoecze took the opportunity to point out the Trail of Senses, which is accessible for people with mobility concerns such as those who use wheelchairs or walkers. She explained that it incorporated every sense except taste, which initiated some jokes from the group.

After having stayed together, walking in a line for most of the evening, the group broke up into twos and threes for the final portion of the walk, some working hard not to fall on the slippery surface. Before everyone went their separate ways, Keszoecze thanked everyone for coming and reminded the guests in attendance that she could accept donations, as all events are donation based. Before getting into their cars, many hikers joked about not seeing the moon and how the paper cut-out was almost as good as the actual full moon.

Hirundo is entrusted to the University of Maine as a resource available to the faculty and students to do research and use the facilities, but some people present at the hike expressed feelings that it was underutilized. Keszoecze said that she would love to see people of all disciplines working with the refuge. She mentioned groups who are already using the facility, such as wildlife ecology and botany students, as well as groups of engineers who are working on projects there.

“It helps everyone tremendously to do something like this. They do the design work, present to us, actually do the work. We have students come out and help with the nesting project. I had some of the students come out to help with the Canoe Trail. If people want to do a project out here, there’s always something they can do,” she said.

Hirundo will be hosting another Full Moon Walk for the Blue Moon on Saturday, March 31 at 7 p.m. For a donation, anyone can come and participate. For students interested in attending the event, but don’t have transportation, the German Club will be carpooling to Hirundo for the walk.

The refuge is also open seven days a week from dawn to dusk, and in the warmer months there is more programming as well as the opportunity to rent and use canoes.

On Friday, Feb. 23, five University of Maine students lost their home to a fire. Firefighters from Old Town and the surrounding areas reported to the house on Stillwater Avenue around 1:30 p.m. Friday afternoon. They suspect that the fire started from the dryer, but have not issued an official cause.

Luckily, no one was home at the time of the fire and it was able to be contained and extinguished, but not before the entire house was destroyed. Anything that the students did not have with them was destroyed in the blaze. The house was being rented by three journalism students and current writers for the Maine Campus, second-years Olivia Shipsey, Liz Theriault and Hailey Bryant, along with second-years Casey Bennoch and Ian Fernald.

These students have received support from many different sources. UMaine has offered them dorms to stay in and free dining plans for the week following, to help them eat and sleep until they find a new home. The Red Cross was also at the scene of the fire offering assistance, according to WABI.

The most notable help, though, has come from on of their former professors at the university. Josh Roiland met Shipsey, Theriault and Bryant through an introductory level journalism class. He started a GoFundMe page to help raise money for the students to support them moving forward.

Roiland wrote on the page, “They are absolutely amazing students and people, and they lost everything they didn’t have with them at the time of the fire. When I asked them what they needed, they inquired whether or not I still had extra copies of the 2016 Election Day newspaper they made during our Intro to Journalism course they took in their first semester in college.”

The Go Fund me page was shared by friends and family members of the five students and as of Sunday morning it had raised $2,335 from about 40 different sources.

People wishing to donate can do so on the page at https://www.gofundme.com/student-journalists-house-fire.

On Friday afternoon, the University of New Hampshire (UNH) Wildcats (13-11-7) visited the Alfond, ending the night in a 2-2 tie with the University of Maine Black Bears (16-9-4). This was the second time the two teams have faced each other this season, with the previous game resulting in a win for UNH. Despite this tied outcome, both teams spent significant time in the penalty box, resulting in three power-play goals.

UNH was the first to find the back of the net just 2:26 into the game after Maine’s third-year winger Cailey Hutchison was sent to the penalty box for hooking. With the man-advantage, fourth-year defender Julia Fedeski took the shot from the blue line and got it in, giving UNH the lead. Third-year defender Marie-Jo Pelletier and fourth-year winger Amy Schlagel were credited with assists.

Maine would knot the score at one with three minutes to go in the period. Fourth-year winger Carlee Toews was sent to the penalty box for checking, giving Maine the power play opportunity. First-year defender Josefine Engmann tried to get the puck in, but was blocked by a defender. Fourth-year forward Brooke Stacey was able to get the puck to second-year defender Ebba Strandberg, who got to net the puck for Maine. Engmann and Stacey got the assist. This was Strandberg’s second goal of the season, with her first being against Rensselaer in October.

Seconds later, third-year defender Alyson Matteau netted an unassisted goal for the Black Bears, bringing it all the way down the ice solo. This was Matteau’s fourth goal of the season.

The second period saw no scoring action, but the penalty box was busy with five penalties in the second period alone, three from the Black Bears and two from the Wildcats.

UNH was finally able to tie the game in the third period when UNH had the 5-on-3 advantage after second-year winger Vendula Pribylova and second-year center Lydia Murray were sent to the penalty box for interference and boarding, respectively. Schlagel scored for the Wildcats, with an assist from Fedeski. This was Schlagel’s 11th goal of the season.

Although neither team was able to find the back of the net for the rest of the game, it wasn’t for lack of effort. The Black Bears ended the game with 25 shots on net, while UNH had 17. Fourth-year winger Catherine Tufts led the Black Bears in shots with five on the afternoon, followed by four from Standberg. Schlagel led for UNH with six on the night with Fedeski being the second highest with 3.

Second-year Carly Jackson was in the net for the Black Bears, while first-year Ava Boutilier netminded for the Wildcats. Neither goaltender got the win on the night.

Black Bears close weekend series with a win

The Black bears shut out the Wildcats in their second game of the series Saturday afternoon. Murray had one goal and two assists, helping the Black Bears in their 3-0 win.

The Black Bears started out strong with a goal less than two minutes into the game. Fourth-year defender Mikayla Rogers and Engmann were passing the puck back-and-forth between them, when they passed it to Murray, who was able to nudge it in past Boutilier and net the first goal of the game. This was Murray’s eighth goal of the season.

“It was the first shift and we just kept control in the zone, which we always work on, passed it out to the D, D-to-D and it was a nice shot and it just happened to hit my stick and went in. I give that to the defense and their shot,” Murray said of her goal.

Seven minutes into the second period, the Black Bears were able to score again when Pribylova netted a goal, sliding the puck in behind the goaltender. Tufts and Murray got the assist on the goal. This was Pribylova’s sixth goal of the season.

In the last period, UNH pulled their goaltender with just two minutes remaining. The Black Bears were able to break the puck away from their zone and Murray and Tufts brought the puck down the ice to Matteau, who was able to score an empty net goal.

“I think we played much better than yesterday. We worked for the entire 60 minutes, we moved the puck much better. I’m pretty happy,” UMaine Head Coach Richard Reichenbach said.

Similar to the night before, both teams spent some time in the penalty box, but this time there were no power play goals, as both teams were able to kill all their penalties. The Black Bears saw five penalties, while UNH tallied up seven. Second-year center Tereza Vanisova got two for roughing in the third period when her and UNH first-year center Ellie Sasaki got a little too physical.

“I think the biggest thing was we took less penalties. Outside of that I think yesterday when we gave up the power play goals, we were in the right position, we just weren’t doing a good job checking them,” Reichenbach said.

Second-year wing Meghara McManus led the Wildcats in shots on net with five, closely followed by Fedeski with four. For the Black Bears, Pribylova led with four, while Tufts logged three.

Despite the final score, UNH outshot Maine 28-16, with Jackson stopping all 28 shots she faced. She took the win on the night, bringing her record to 15-8-4 with three shut-out games under her belt. Boutilier will take the loss, bringing her record to 11-9-7.

“We’ve kinda been in a slump the last couple weeks, so it was good to get on the top on the last game this weekend, but we had a good week of practice and I’m really happy with the team,” Murray said following the game.

UNH coaches were not available for comment following the game.

The Black Bears will continue their America East play Saturday, Feb. 10 against Providence College. Puck-drop is 2 p.m. in Providence, Rhode Island.The Wildcats will continue their season with a game against Boston College on Friday, Feb. 9. The puck-drop will be at 2 p.m. in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts.

Eminem has never been one to leave questions about his thoughts on social and political issues, and his new album, “Revival,” is no exception in this manner. Despite this common theme, this album seems much more mellow than other ones he has produced partly due to significant reflection in the lyrics. That being said, there are definitely some songs that show the Eminem we know and love.

One of the first songs from “Revival” that I heard on the radio was “Walk on Water” featuring Beyonce. The song starts with Beyonce singing slower than what is typical for an Eminem song. When I first heard the song on the radio, I wasn’t completely sure that I had heard it right and had to look up the song to see if it was actually Eminem I heard singing. Having listened to “Rap God,” this song is the complete opposite, where both Beyonce and Eminem sing about their insecurities and the struggles they face with being in the public eye through their professions. Eminem does not present his usual confident self, especially when he sings, “Am I lucky to be around this long? / Begs the question, though / Especially after the methadone.” It leaves listeners wondering what is going through his head right now.

One of the most powerful songs on this album is “Like Home” featuring Alicia Keys. The song starts with a short intro and then jumps right into Eminem’s opinion on President Donald Trump. He sings, “Someone get this Aryan a sheet / Time to bury him, so tell him to prepare to get impeached / Everybody on your feet / This is where terrorism and heroism meet, square off in the streets / This chump barely even sleeps / All he does is watch Fox News like a parrot and repeats.” It’s not just a complaint of everything Trump has done though. With the help of Keys, the song turns into a call for action, reminding the public that this is our country and we should be able to be proud of. For anyone who does not support Trump, this song is a reminder that we don’t have to just blindly accept everything that he stands for. Eminem makes more comments about Trump in other songs such as “Heat” and “Offended,” but none as blatant as those in “Like Home.”

Many songs on this album feel like Eminem is saying goodbye. He even comes out and says he is leaving the industry in “Castle” when he sings, “I’ll put out this last album then I’m done with it / One-hundred percent finished.” This could just be a meaningless lyric if it was the only indication, but there are other hints throughout “Revival.”

He seems to tie up some loose ends and reflect on various events that he has sung about previously. One example of this is the song “Bad Husband,” which features X Ambassadors and reflects on Eminem’s relationship with Kim Scott, his ex-wife.  He questions how they could have such a rocky and unhappy relationship while Eminem continued to be a good father to their children.  

One of the most intriguing songs on the album, which convinced me this could be his goodbye album, was “Arose,” where he talks about his drug-related health problems. This last song on “Revival” starts with Eminem singing about regretting all his choices to do drugs as that made him miss out on events in the lives of his daughters. The song takes place in 2008; Eminem sings as if he is lying in a hospital bed dying while his wife and daughters are waiting for him to open their Christmas presents. He leaves final comments to his brother, wife, daughters, father and mother. The melody of this song is much slower and calmer than most songs that Eminem sings, until the last minute, where he changes the tone. In the final minute, he swears to stop using drugs after the reality check that the rest of the song is about, and the song closes with a flushing toilet, where the listener can assume he is flushing his drugs.

“Revival” is one of the most diverse albums that Eminem has produced. Although he switches from his normal tone in a few tracks, he keeps the anger and energy that we expect from Eminem in songs like “Chloraseptic” featuring Phresher, “Untouchable” and “Offended.” In typical Eminem fashion this album includes controversial songs sharing his opinions with the world, while he also leaves nothing out, giving us some more sentimental songs than before. With all these changes, it leaves fans wondering, will this be the last time we hear from Eminem?

The No. 9 University of Maine women’s hockey team (16-9-3, 10-6-2 HEA) travelled to Storrs, Conn. to take on the University of Connecticut Huskies (9-11-8, 3-10-5 HEA) on Friday, Jan. 26. Despite a late goal in the third period to tie up the game, the Black Bears fell to the Huskies in overtime 2-1.

The Huskies were the first to find the back of the net just four minutes into play on a power play opportunity. First-year forward Natalie Snodgrass scored off an assist from first-year forward Morgan Wabick and second-year forward Briana Colangelo, giving UConn an early lead. This was Snodgrass’ 15th goal of her freshman campaign. She leads the team in total points, shots and goals.

The Black Bears were not able to score until the final minutes of play. With just 1 minute 5 seconds remaining, the Black Bears ripped shot after shot on fourth-year goaltender Annie Belanger. It was first-year forward Michelle Weis who was able to put one through, with second-year forward Lydia Murray and second-year defender Brittany Kucera picking up assists. This was Weis’ ninth goal on the season, putting her at 18 points on her first collegiate season.

This ended the regulation time scoring, with both teams going into overtime 1-1. It only took the Huskies 1 minute 20 seconds to net a goal in overtime. Fourth-year forward Leah Lum shot on the net, which second-year goaltender Carly Jackson reflected giving Colangelo the opportunity to notch the puck in. Fourth-year forward Theresa Knutson also picked up an assist in the final goal.

The penalty box was pretty quiet throughout the game. Neither team spent significant time in the box, with the Black Bears only having three penalties, one which resulted in UConn’s goal. UConn only had one penalty in the first period.

UConn was consistent throughout the game, recording a total of 47 shots on net compared to the Black Bear’s 26 shots on goal. Jackson was able to stop 45 of these shots, a season-high, while Belanger took the win on the night with 25 saves. Knutson led the Huskies in shots, recording eight shots on goal, closely followed by Lum and fourth-year forward Justine Fredette who both logged six.

For the Black Bears, second-year forward Vendula Pribylova led the team with five shots on net, followed by second-year forward Tereza Vanisova with four shots on goal, while first-year defender Taylor Leech and fourth-year forward Catherine Tufts had three apiece.

Black Bears fall in second game as Huskies sweep 4-0

The Black Bears dropped the weekend series, losing Saturday’s game 4-0 thanks to four different Huskies netting goals.

In a similar fashion from the night before, the Huskies scored just before the two-minute mark in the first period. Wabick was able to net the goal off an assist from Snodgrass and third-year defender Kayla Mee.

Before the first period was over, Snodgrass ended it with a goal of her own. Mee and Wabick were both credited with assists on the play, ending the first period with the Black Bears trailing 0-2. This was Snodgrass’ 16th goal of the season.

In the second period, Mee passed the puck to Lum who was able to breakaway on the left side, shooting to get it past Jackson.

UConn scored their final goal in the third period on a power play opportunity. Wabick passed the puck to Lum, who scored for her eighth goal of the season and her 20th goal point, putting her third on the team for points and tied at third for goals. This was also Lum’s third power play goal of the season.

Both teams recorded the same number of shots on goal: 26. UConn was led by Lum who recorded five shots on net, followed by Wabick with four and third-year defender Jaime Fox with three. For the Black Bears, Murray led the team with five shots, followed by Tufts with four and fourth-year forward Brooke Stacey with three.

Despite the loss, Jackson stopped 22 shots on net including 12 in the first period alone. Belanger took her second win of the weekend, stopping 26 shots and putting her at 7-8-5 on the season.

The Black Bears will return home from this loss for a weekend series against the University of New Hampshire. The first game will be Friday at 2 p.m., with a second game the following day at the same time. UConn will stay home to play Northeastern at 7 p.m. on Friday.

University of Maine Police Department (UMPD)

Dec. 7

9:17 p.m.

Officers were called after a student on the fourth floor of Oxford Hall woke up to a small hole in the window. Officers suspect that the hole was from a BB gun shot from the same level, possibly from Somerset Hall. Officers checked both buildings and no suspects were found. According to the student life policy, BB guns are not permitted on campus.

Dec. 8

9:36 p.m.

Officers were on a routine patrol and saw flashing lights behind the rec center. They went to check out the situation and found four people smoking and drinking. One was referred for violating the guest policy of no overnight guests during finals. Two people were issued summonses, one female non-student for possession of marijuana and one male student for possession of liquor by a minor.

10:23 p.m.

Officers on patrol heard loud noises coming from a room, despite the quiet hours for finals. Alcohol was found in the room and the students had been drinking. The alcohol was disposed of and all five students were referred to conduct for possession of alcohol by a minor.

Dec. 9

12:01 a.m.

An 18-year-old male was issued a summons for illegal possession of liquor, possession of drug paraphernalia and a usable amount of marijuana after Resident Assistants (RAs) reported an intoxicated male on the third floor of Androscoggin Hall. Officers reported finding him in bed with slurred speech. He admitted to drinking vodka and a small jar with marijuana was found. University Volunteer Ambulance Corps (UVAC) was called but the student was medically cleared.

4:29 a.m.

RAs called UMPD to Penobscot Hall for a male who felt sick. Officers arrived and found that he had been drinking and then felt ill but UVAC was not called. He was referred to conduct for possession of liquor by a minor.

11:37 p.m.

An RA reported an intoxicated male in the second floor bathroom of Knox Hall. UVAC was called and the student was transported to St. Joseph Hospital after he vomited on the floor. He admitted to drinking beer and Fireball off campus and was referred to conduct.

11:40 p.m.

An RA reported an odor of marijuana on the second floor of Gannett Hall. An 18-year-old female student was issued a summons and referred to conduct for illegal possession of alcohol and drug paraphernalia. Fireball, a glass pipe and a grinder were found in the room. There was also a 17-year-old non-student in the room whose parents were contacted.

Dec. 10

3:08 a.m.

A male student was found vomiting in the third floor bathroom of Knox. He told officers that he had consumed alcohol. UVAC did an evaluation but he was medically cleared and referred.

11:02 p.m.

An RA reported an odor of marijuana from the third floor of Gannett Hall. Officers responded and went to the door of the room in question. The occupants seemed impaired and gave up marijuana and a pipe as well as 40 and 60 oz cans of beer. Three students were involved, two summonsed and one referred to conduct. One 19-year-old student was issued a summons for illegal possession of liquor by a minor and the other 19-year-old student was issued a summons for possession of marijuana.

Dec. 11

9:56 p.m.

Custodial Services reported that a rug had been stolen from Buchanan Alumni House. The worker heard the door opening and closing a couple of times and went over and saw the rug that sat at the entranceway had been stolen. There are no suspects.

1:22 p.m.

An RA reported an odor of marijuana from the first floor of Gannett Hall. When the officers arrived, they knocked on the door and heard people in the room. Two males were referred to conduct for possession of a usable amount of marijuana.  

Dec. 12

1:59 a.m.

An RA reported a male in the second floor bathroom of Androscoggin Hall in the shower for over two hours. The student had slurred speech and was referred for illegal possession of liquor.

Orono Police Department

Dec. 9

12:30 a.m.

Orono Police received a complaint of an erratic driver from someone who had followed the car from the interstate into downtown Orono and called in the plate. An officer caught up with the car and reported that it was swerving between the lanes. The officer stopped the car near Dryden Terrace. The officer reported that the man in the car, a 29-year-old from Brewer, Maine, cracked the window and the smell of intoxicating beverage came from inside the car. The man was uncooperative with officers and had slurred speech, sounding like he had peanut butter stuck in his teeth. He refused field sobriety and refused to get out of the car even after officers informed him he was under arrest. He was extricated from the car and arrested. He refused the intoxilyzer test at the station and was placed in an isolation cell. He was issued a summons for operating under the influence and refusing to submit to arrest. He had previously been arrested for operating under the influence.

1:15 a.m.

An officer on patrol on Park Street pulled over a 19-year-old student from Pennsylvania for having a tail light out on Rangeley Road. The officer reported that there was a smell of alcohol coming from the car and the student said he was just coming from dropping friends off at a party. He reportedly admitted to having four beers earlier and did a field sobriety test. He was arrested and underwent an intoxilyzer test. Based on his results on the intoxilyzer he was brought to Penobscot County Jail for operating under the influence and driving without a license since he was under 21 years old.