Student Life

Deaths of Former UMaine Football Player, Girlfriend Widely Reported

The shooting deaths of Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher, a former University of Maine football player, and his girlfriend Kasandra Perkins in Kansas City, Mo., was widely reported nationally and internationally over the weekend. Authorities said Belcher, 25, killed his girlfriend and then himself. Among the organizations reporting the story were Reuters news service, […]

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News Media Cover UMaine Memorial Event

The Bangor Daily News, Channel 2 (WLBZ), Channel 5 (WABI) and Channel 7 (WVII) were among the news organizations covering the Nov. 27 memorial service and candlelight vigil for two UMaine students and a recent graduate killed in a plane crash Nov. 16 at the Knox County Regional Airport. More than 500 people turned out […]

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News Media Report on Memorial Plans for Plane Crash Victims

News Media Report on Memorial Plans for Plane Crash Victims The Bangor Daily News, Channel 5 (WABI) and Channel 2 (WLBZ) were among several news organizations reporting on plans for a memorial service at 6 p.m., Nov. 27 in Hauck Auditorium at UMaine for two students and a recent graduate killed Nov. 16 when their […]

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New Director of Student Records Named

Kimberly Page has been named director of the University of Maine Office of Student Records, effective Dec. 1. Page has been at the University of Connecticut since 1984, most recently as associate registrar for systems and degree audit in the Office of the Registrar. Her academic career started in the College of Liberal Arts and […]

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Memorial Service Scheduled for Lambda Chi Alpha Members

The University of Maine Interfraternity and Panhellenic councils, in conjunction with the UMaine chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha, will hold a memorial service at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 27 for the three fraternity members killed earlier this month in a plane crash at Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head, Maine. Tuesday’s memorial service will […]

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News Reports Continue in Aftermath of Plane Crash

Several news organizations continued reporting on the investigation into the fatal aircraft crash Nov. 16 at the Knox County Regional Airport, in which two University of Maine students and a recent graduate died. Coverage included reports by Channel 2 (WLBZ), Channel 7 (WVII) and the Bangor Daily News. An earlier Bangor Daily News article about […]

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News Reports on UMaine Students, Alumnus Deaths

Multiple news organizations, including ABC World News, the Washington Post and USA Today carried an Associated Press article on the deaths of two University of Maine students and a recent alumnus in an airplane crash Nov. 16 at the Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head. Coverage included interviews UMaine Vice President for Student Affairs […]

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Two UMaine Students and an Alumnus Reported Killed in Friday Plane Crash

Two University of Maine students and a 2011 alumnus were reported killed in a crash of a single-engine plane Nov. 16 at the Knox County Regional Airport in Owls Head, Maine. All three were members of the UMaine chapter of Lambda Chi Alpha, according to fraternity members. The Knox County Sheriff’s Department, which is leading […]

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Channel 7 Notes UMaine Blood Drive

Channel 7 (WVII) noted on its website that the University of Maine New Balance Student Recreation Center is hosting a blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Nov. 14–15, organized by the Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism to benefit the American Red Cross. Contact: George Manlove, 207.581.3756

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