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Maine has only 1.3 million people but at least 25 trillion gallons of drinkable water in its lakes and aquifers. Wilfong, a former state legislator, wants to turn that resource into cold cash. So he proposed a tax on large bottled-water operations that is set for a ballot referendum next year. Maine is one of several states where activists are challenging the $10 billion U.S. bottled-water industry. Declares Wilfong: "We're just saying, This water is not free...
...sent in to ucvotemarket@gmail.com, the election trading hub set up by Winthrop’s Aleksei Boiko ’06, among others. The site is intended to match up those who don’t care enough about the UC to cast a ballot with those who care so much that they’re willing to dish out some cash to ensure their candidates win out—just another amusing example of our collective obsession with the free market? I think...
...freshman on her way to the shower—something Gadgil says “happened at least five times today”—the canvassing effort sways more than a few voters and showcases the chemistry between the members of the most experienced ticket on the ballot. (Like clockwork, Voith and Gadgil remind each suite they visit that they have a combined eight semesters of UC membership.)A PERFECT FIT“We have complementary skills that allow us to work together,” says Gadgil.A confident but understated Biology and Public Policy concentrator, Voith...
...election. Few see a contradiction between voting and continuing to battle U.S. forces. "I voted in the referendum, and I'm still fighting, and everybody in my organization did the same," says Abu Marwan, the Army of Mohammed commander. "This is two-track war--bullets and the ballot. They are not mutually exclusive...
...site is a mess and it’s not possible for students to access agendas, minutes, legislation, or roll-calls, let alone the time and location of the next UC meeting. Student interest is so low that there were not even enough candidates immediately on the ballot in many houses for September’s UC elections. Magnus and Tom will recruit students with web experience to redesign and maintain the UC website, make videos of UC meetings available for download on the web, and encourage more candidates to get on the ballot for UC elections. They will also...