Maine Public quotes Fried in piece about political attack ads

UMaine Alert

Posted: April 19, 2024 - 1:32 PM

At approximately 9:24 a.m. on Friday, April 19, a University of Maine graduate student was struck by a university vehicle on Long Road at the University of Maine campus in Orono. The student reports that they are at a local hospital with minor injuries.

Emergency services, including the Orono Fire Department, University Volunteer Ambulance Corps, University of Maine Police Department, Orono Police Department and Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene.

The university vehicle involved in the incident was a Chevrolet Express van. It was being operated by a university employee.

Counseling services and support are available for students, faculty or staff who may have been affected. The Counseling Center can be reached at 207-581-1392 and the Dean of Students Office can be reached at 207-581-1406.

The scene has been cleared and Long Road is now accessible. An investigation is being conducted by the University of Maine Police Department with assistance from the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office Crash Reconstruction Unit. Any witnesses to the incident are encouraged to contact Lt. Noel Santiago at noel.santiago@maine.edu.

September 28, 2016 UMaine in the News

Amy Fried, a political science professor at the University of Maine, was quoted in a Maine Public story about attack ads being used by incumbent Republican Bruce Poliquin and Democratic challenger Emily Cain and in the 2^nd Congressional District race. Maine Public cited Roll Call, a Capitol Hill newspaper, that recently covered efforts by both Poliquin and Cain “to depict each other as out-of-touch with voters.” Fried says, “It really is rather typical for a candidate to want to create a kind of brand for the candidate and the candidate’s opponent, and one of the elements of that brand is whether you’re like the average person whether you’re one of us.”