UMaine grad student discusses tensions in homeland
The Bangor Daily News talked to UMaine physics graduate assistant Dahan Kim, a native of Seoul, for an April 13 story about the growing tensions on the Korean peninsula.
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Bangor Daily News reports on Phi Kappa Sigma fire
Throughout the weekend, the Bangor Daily News reported on a small fire that occurred Friday evening at Phi Kappa Sigma on College Avenue. The 16 fraternity members were evacuated and no injuries were reported. The building sustained water damage.
Read moreUMaine’s One Million Bones Event Set for April 13
As part of a national project to raise awareness of genocide in Africa, the University of Maine Office of Multicultural Student Affairs is taking part in One Million Bones, a large-scale social arts practice. Participants in Maine will make bones out of clay or recycled materials that will be used in a campus event at […]
Read moreWABI Covers UMaine’s Islam Awareness Weekend
WABI (Channel 5) reported on the Islamic Center of Maine’s open house on Saturday. The open house was part of UMaine’s Islam Awareness Weekend. Part of the open house was a talk on the psychology of a terrorist by Yassir Fazaga, the religious leader of the Orange County Islamic Foundation in Mission Viejo, Calif. Abdulraheem […]
Read moreTony Llerena Cited in BDN Article on Student-Soldiers
The Bangor Daily News spoke to Tony Llerena, coordinator of UMaine’s Office of Veterans Education and Transition Services, about the possibility of student-soldiers losing tuition aid because of federal cuts. Llerena said about 30 of the 200 student-soldiers at UMaine receive federal tuition assistance and knows a lot of those students depend on that money. […]
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Internship Program Matches Students with Growing Maine Companies
Internship program matches students with growing Maine companies.
Read moreBearFest Dance Marathon Raises $46,000 for CMN, EMMC
The second annual University of Maine BearFest Dance Marathon at the UMaine Field House Feb. 23–24 raised $46,000 in pledges to benefit the Bangor-area Children’s Miracle Network and the pediatric wing at Eastern Maine Medical Center — far exceeding the goal of $35,000 — according to the Eastern Maine Healthcare System Foundation. Upward of 800 […]
Read moreBangor Daily News Reports on Student Apartment Issues
A Bangor Daily News article about the increase in privately owned student housing projects across the nation noted complaints about management, facilities and other issues at The Grove, a new 188-unit private student housing complex in Orono. The article included information about UMaine students living on and off campus. Of UMaine’s 10,900 students, 3,278 of […]
Read moreNews Media Covers BearFest Dance Marathon
Channel 5 (WABI) and Channel 7 (WVII) reported on the BearFest Dance Marathon in the UMaine Field House, in which hundreds of UMaine students danced overnight Feb. 23–24 to raise money to benefit the Children’s Miracle Network and Eastern Maine Medical Center’s pediatric ward. Students expected to exceed this year’s goal of $35,000.
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UMaine Students Rolling Up Sleeves for Spring Break Volunteerism
Many UMaine students spending spring break far afield in outreach efforts.
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