WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered an event organized by the University of Maine Iranian Graduate Students Association to remember and honor the 176 people who died when the Ukraine international jet they were on crashed after it was hit by Iranian missiles. ”This is the loss of 176 people. This is not […]
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The 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration will be held on Monday, Jan. 20 in Wells Conference Center. Doors open at 8 a.m.; breakfast begins at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $20 per person and can be purchased online. Purchasing tickets in advance is highly recommended as seating is limited. A limited number of […]
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The 2020 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast Celebration will be held on Jan. 20 at the University of Maine, co-sponsored by the Greater Bangor Area Branch NAACP and the UMaine Division of Student Life. Doors open at 8 a.m. in Wells Conference Center; the two-hour event begins at 8:30 a.m. Tickets are $20 per […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported University of Maine a cappella groups Renaissance and the Maine Steiners performed at a holiday event hosted Saturday by the Hirundo Wildlife Refuge. The event also involved children’s crafts and a surprise visit from an elf. Hirundo hopes events like this will help connect people and their children to nature, according […]
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News Center Maine interviewed Kell Fremouw, a first-year engineering physics student at the University of Maine who balances his studies with his passion for paddling. As a student at Orono High School, Fremouw joined the varsity canoe racing team coached by Jeff Owen, News Center Maine reported. Owen then suggested Fremouw try wildwater kayaking. “I […]
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Some students spend their time outside of class on the basketball court, the hockey rink or the baseball diamond. Kell Fremouw traverses whitewater rapids in a canoe. The first-year engineering physics student from Orono competes in wildwater canoeing, a timed event in Class II to Class IV whitewater with both classic and sprint forms of […]
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The Holstein Association USA announced this month that the University of Maine’s J.F. Witter Teaching and Research Center’s dairy herd will receive the 2019 Progressive Breeders Registry Award and the 2019 Progressive Genetics Herd Award. The Witter herd has the distinction of being the only dairy in Maine to receive both awards. To evaluate the […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine held a flag raising ceremony and community barbecue Nov. 15 as part of weeklong programming to honor veterans. Army and Naval ROTC raised flags in front of Fogler Library, and live music was provided by UMaine student and combat veteran Michael Morse. The hope was for people […]
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Campus Technology reported the Independent College Bookstore Association is collaborating with the American Video Game League (AVGL) to develop the AVGL Masters: Campus Gaming Series. The esports competition will take place online on BoomTV and student gamers will be required to register for the Fortnite tournament at their college bookstore. The pilot tournament will take […]
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The Independent College Bookstore Association is partnering with the American Video Game League (AVGL), a leading collegiate esports organization owned by BoomTV, to launch the first esports tournament series integrated with college bookstores nationwide. The organization has partnered with 10 campus bookstores, including UMaine’s University Bookstore, to start the AVGL Masters: Campus Gaming Series. To […]
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