The Bangor Daily News included the 12th annual Healthy High 5k/10k/15k race at the University of Maine in the article “10 upcoming sports events around Maine.” The 15k will start at 9 a.m. April 27, followed by the 5k/10k beginning at 9:30 a.m. All races start at the New Balance Student Recreation Center and continue […]
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Donations and volunteers are being sought for the Maine Day Meal Packout at the University of Maine on May 1. In food-packing events, campus and community volunteers box meals that are donated to food banks and community organizations that feed the hungry. “The broad goal of the Maine Day Meal Packout is to raise awareness […]
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Pride Week at the University of Maine is an annual tradition to celebrate LGBTQ+ students that includes events for everyone — from members of the LGBTQ+ community, to those questioning their identity, to allies hoping to learn more. “LGBTQ+ students are present, living and thriving on campus, and our goal with this annual initiative is […]
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WVII (Channel 7) reported the University of Maine’s chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers is hosting this year’s regional conference April 13–14. About 370 students are expected to participate in the conference, which will include a steel bridge building competition, networking activities and a concrete canoe racing competition in Old Town. Past canoes […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) covered Pets 4 Vets, a dodgeball tournament on March 31 at the University of Maine to raise money for service dogs for veterans. The event, in its third year, featured nearly 40 teams and was sponsored by Maine Business School Corps, UMaine ROTC and the UMaine Veterans Association, […]
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The Bangor Daily News included the 12th annual Healthy High 5K/10K/15K race at the University of Maine in the article “8 events to get you involved with sports in Maine.” The 15K will start at 9 a.m. April 27, followed by the 5K/10K beginning at 9:30 a.m. All races start at the New Balance Student […]
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Artist and education activist Traci Molloy will return to the University of Maine to facilitate a panel discussion and public conversation April 3 as part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month. The event at 5:30 p.m. in Barrows Hall, “Against My Will: An Interactive Discussion on Rape Culture and Trauma,” will complement an outdoor public installation […]
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WVII (Channel 7) covered a celebration of Holi, the festival of spring celebrated in southern Asian cultures, hosted by the University of Maine’s South Asian Association of Maine (SAAM) on March 24. Traditionally, colored powders are thrown to celebrate the end of winter and the beginning of spring, according to the report. “We’re just here […]
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Members of the University of Maine’s Alpha Phi sorority recently raised more than $2,000 for the Alpha Phi Foundation. In February, members of the group held a “Mac N Phi’s” event at Orono Brewing Company in Orono. Mac and cheese for sale was donated by individuals and groups including UMaine Dining. Proceeds from the event […]
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WABI (Channel 5) spoke with Nory Jones, professor of management information systems with the Maine Business School at the University of Maine, for a report advancing the Pets 4 Vets benefit dodgeball tournament to be held 1–4:30 p.m. March 31 at UMaine’s New Balance Field House. Hosted by MBS Corps, UMaine Army ROTC and the […]
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