Student Life

UMaine Tobacco-Free Policy Wins Gold Star Award

The University of Maine and the University of Maine Hutchinson Center in Belfast have been designated two of four institutions in the state to receive Maine Tobacco-Free College Network 2012 Gold Star Standards of Excellence Awards. An awards ceremony is scheduled Nov.15 in Bangor. On Jan. 1, 2011, UMaine became one of a few institutions […]

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TV Story on Veterans’ Lunch

A lunch in honor of UMaine’s veterans, which was part of UMaine’s Veterans Week activities, was featured in a Channel 5 (WABI) report. Thomas Banister, senior military instructor for UMaine’s ROTC program, and Nancy Laffin, president of the UMaine Veterans Association, were interviewed for the story. Banister said likely one in five students on campus […]

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News Reports Advance UMaine’s First Veterans Luncheon Event

Channel 5 (WABI) and Channel 2 (WLBZ) carried an Associated Press report about the University of Maine’s First Annual Veterans Recognition Luncheon held Friday, Nov. 9 at the Memorial Union. Maine first lady Ann LePage was the guest speaker. The event was part of a weeklong celebration of veterans organized by the UMaine Office of […]

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Press Herald Notes ‘Tremendous’ UMaine Election Turnout

The Portland Press Herald posted a blog entry about the successful University of Maine student turnout for Tuesday’s elections. Dean of Students Robert Dana was quoted as saying the turnout of almost half of the more the 3,000 students living on campus was tremendous and a result of a hearty get-out-the-vote effort on campus. Contact: […]

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UMaine UVote Urges Student Voting

The UMaine UVote get-out-the-vote effort is reminding students to vote in state and national elections from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 6, at the Memorial Union for students living on campus, and at various polling stations in surrounding communities. The University of Maine Division of Student Affairs suggests several websites to help students, […]

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Bodwell Center Holding GobbleFest, Blood Drive Events

The University of Maine Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism has two community events coming up. The Bodwell Center and the Old Town-Orono YMCA are holding the 3rd Annual GobbleFest on Sunday, Nov. 11. UMaine students will be at the YMCA from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. collecting turkeys and cash donations, which will be […]

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Channel 5 Reports on Greeks’ Halloween Activities

Channel 5 (WABI) interviewed several UMaine fraternity and sorority members along College Avenue for a report on “Trick or Treat on Greek Street” Halloween activities the students offered children from surrounding communities. Students Benjamin Fournier, Jeff Eldridge, Brittany Cote, Jessica Rothenheber and Courtney Maynard described several of the games and activities. “What this does is […]

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Newspaper Runs Photo of Students During Pride Week

The Bangor Daily News used a photo of UMaine students raising a Gay Pride flag during Pride Week last February to illustrate an editorial that called for Maine to legalize gay marriage. The students were photographed in front of Fogler Library. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777

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Coverage of Court Decision on 2011 Hit-and-Run Conviction

The Bangor Daily News reported on the Maine Supreme Judicial Court decision Tuesday to uphold the conviction of a South Berwick man sentenced in 2011 to seven years in prison for the hit-and-run death of UMaine student Jordan Bakley the previous year. The Republic in Indiana carried an Associated Press report about the decision. Contact: […]

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