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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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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UMaine is honoring its veterans Nov. 5–12 with a series of events.
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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 (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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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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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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Channel 5 (WABI) reported on a fundraising walk organized by UMaine’s Alumni Chapter of Delta Zeta sorority during Homecoming Weekend. Proceeds from the Hike for Hearing walk will benefit audiology services at the Warren Center in Bangor. Heidi Wurpel, the president of Delta Zeta, was interviewed for the story. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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The scheduled Blue Skies Ahead parade that was to be held in conjunction of University of Maine Homecoming on Saturday has been canceled due to the rainy weather forecast. The Munson Road entrance to campus that was scheduled to be closed Saturday morning during the parade will now be open. Visit the University of Maine […]
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As part of its 100th anniversary celebration and Northeast college tour, L.L. Bean’s Bootmobile will visit the University of Maine on Saturday, Oct. 20 to participate in UMaine’s Homecoming parade from Orono High School to the campus. The vehicle, a 13-foot high by 20-foot long replica of the L.L. Bean iconic Maine hunting shoe, will […]
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