Student Life

New Hampshire Website Features Student’s Wedding

Seacoastonline.com has a feature story about Michelle Comeau of Alfred, a UMaine kinesiology student who was married last weekend before her now-husband, a private in the U.S. Army, leaves for Iraq. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777

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Maine Day Coverage

Several media outlets provided coverage of Maine Day, which was held Wednesday. WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the UMaine Circle K Club’s head-shaving event event, during which 100 people had their hair shaved off, raising around $15,000 for pediatric cancer research. The Bangor Daily News website has a video story about the event. WABI also filmed […]

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Report On Students Arrested For Breaking Into Restaurant

Three UMaine students were arrested Tuesday for breaking into the building that housed the former Oronoko Restaurant in Orono, according to a Bangor Daily News report. Orono police told the BDN they believed the students planned to take commercial pots and pans, bar memorabilia and other items from the restaurant, which has been closed since […]

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May 1 Green Ride Bicycle Event Now Free

To highlight the money-saving aspect of commuting by bicycle, there will be no registration fee for the 1st Annual Green Ride Sunday, May 1, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the UMaine Student Recreation and Fitness Center.

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Grad School Barbecue Friday

UMaine Graduate School Government (GSG) is planning a Friday April 29 barbecue for all grad students, graduate faculty and graduate school staff members.  The event, which will occur rain or shine, is scheduled fro 12 noon-2 p.m. in the Stodder Hall quad.  Since this is a “green” event, those attending are asked to bring their […]

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HOPE Festival Previewed

The Weekly newspaper has a preview of the upcoming HOPE Festival, which will take place Saturday at UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The UMaine festival sponsors include the Peace & Reconciliation Studies Program, the Women In Curriculum and Women’s Studies program, and student groups Maine Peace Action Committee, Sustainable Agriculture Enthusiasts, and Green Team. […]

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Newspaper Advances 5K Run to Aid Ugandan Orphans

The Bangor Daily News this week reported on a 5K race May 1 organized by UMaine student and former Bangor High School track athlete Dee Wilbur to raise funds for an orphanage in Uganda. The race begins at 2 p.m. at the UMaine Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Wilbur took a year off between high […]

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Public Bicycle Education Sessions at UMaine April 22

The Bicycle Coalition of Maine in conjunction with the UMaine Sustainability Office is holding several free and public bicycle education training sessions (PDF) Friday, April 22 – Earth Day – in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Sessions include “Bicycle Education and Pedestrian Safety Education Basic Training” from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., “Get […]

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‘World Sportswire’ Advances UMaine Bone Marrow Drive

The Boxscore World Sportswire website Tuesday carried the announcement of the Jeff Cole Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, being held Thursday, April 21 at the UMaine Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Jeff Cole was a popular UMaine football coach before he died of cancer in 2004. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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