The University of Maine Standardbred Drill Team invites the campus community and public to the annual Trick or Trot from 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 26, at UMaine’s Witter Farm, 160 University Road in Old Town. The event will include a costume contest, games, baked goods and an opportunity to meet and have photos […]
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University of Maine Campus Recreation will host the 2014 UMaine Community Health and Wellness Fair from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27 in the New Balance Student Recreation Center. The event is free for all UMaine students, faculty and staff. Participants will be able to get their blood pressure checked, try biofeedback and […]
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The Bangor Daily News published the article, “UMaine sports clubs provide varied, valuable athletic and educational experiences.” UMaine has 30 active sports clubs that will provide athletic and recreational opportunities for more than 700 students this year, according to the article. “It’s really about the students’ passion for their sport. Some of them come with […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on the 10th annual Rock Against Rape concert hosted by a University of Maine fraternity to raise awareness of rape and sexual assault on college campuses and to collect funds for Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance. Jeffrey Rogers, a Sigma Phi Epsilon member who helped organize this year’s event, said the group […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity at the University of Maine have been camping out on the Mall for the past week to raise awareness and educate other students about domestic violence and sexual assault. The group has been using resources from Spruce Run-Womancare Alliance and collecting donations for the […]
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WVII (Channel 7) spoke with several University of Maine students and Robert Dana, UMaine’s vice president for student life and dean of students, about college campus safety in the wake of a student’s disappearance at the University of Virginia. Students interviewed said they are aware of helpful resources on campus and urge others to use […]
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University of Maine’s Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students Robert Dana and Sandra Caron, a UMaine professor of family relations and human sexuality, were quoted in the Portland Press Herald article, “For Maine advocates, brutish behavior by pro-athletes offers call to action.” Dana said he felt shamed and frightened by the latest […]
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The University of Maine will host alumni and parents of current student for the 2014 Homecoming and Parents Weekend. The joint event will take place Friday to Sunday, Oct. 17–19. The UMaine Alumni Association will host the Homecoming Craft Fair and Maine Marketplace in the newly renovated New Balance Field House. The craft fair runs […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported more than 100 University of Maine students are heading to New York City this weekend to take part in the People’s Climate March, which is being called the biggest demonstration in the history of the climate justice movement. “We are going because the climate crisis is the biggest challenge our […]
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University of Maine Dining is promoting double dining discounts for the fall semester for UMaine students, faculty and staff who use Black Bear Bucks for food purchases in the Memorial Union. A total of 18 percent savings will be offered when MaineCard funds are used. Black Bear Bucks always grant students and employees state sales […]
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