An art project at the University of Maine in Farmington has resulted in an online uproar. An art student decided to cover the floor of the Student Center in American flags, and when outraged students and veterans showed up to pick the flags up, the University called the cops.

This kind of crap is happening all
over college campuses, but this time a student named Alex Willette was on the spot with a camera. His YouTube video and pictures of the confrontation have found their way all over the country, and the outrageous behavior of UMF faculty is now the subject of scorn from Maine to Montana. Willette's diligence with his camera work, and his subsequent posting of it on the Maine College Republican blog and AsMaineGoes is a great example of how potent the world of new media has become. It's going to be a rough day for the UMF switchboard I'm afraid...

The Maine College Republicans have launched a great new website, www.MaineCR.org, built on the open-source CMS Drupal. I had some fun helping with a few parts of this, and it's great to see the Maine CRs ahead of the curve in yet another venue.

Here's their press release:

Maine College Republicans Announce the Launch of Groundbreaking New Website

MaineCR.org Now Includes New Media Capabilities, User-Friendly Interactive Features

Press release from the Maine College GOP:

Maine College Republicans Demand Immediate Action on Flag-Burning Extra Credit Offered by University of Maine Professor