The University of Maine will celebrate the Peace Corps’ 50th anniversary and its own strong tradition of service with a Friday Oct. 28 reception for Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPCVs), scheduled for 2-4 p.m. in the Career Center library on Memorial Union’s third floor. All RPCVs in Maine are welcome and invited to bring a […]
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The University of Maine will hold its 24th annual Culturefest Saturday, Oct. 29, a festival of cultural exhibits, traditional singing, dancing, clothing and cuisine from around the world presented by UMaine’s international students. Held annually in the UMaine Field House from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Culturefest features cultural exhibits, an international food court, international […]
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The Bangor Daily News previewed Thursday’s Janelle Monae concert, which will take place at UMaine’s Collins Center for the Arts. The Grammy Award-nominated singer is performing as part of MTV’s Campus Consciousness Tour to promote sustainability. Tickets can be purchased at the Collins Center website. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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University of Maine student and staff volunteers are busy making last-minute preparations for Thursday, Oct. 20, when UMaine hosts the Campus Consciousness Tour, a national initiative to raise awareness of ecological and sustainability issues among college students.
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The Bangor Daily News covered Wednesday’s celebration of Rudy Vallee Day, which honored the legendary actor and singer who popularized UMaine’s fight song, The Maine Stein Song. The coverage included a video of a group of UMaine students, including members of the All Maine Women, Senior Skulls, Sophomore Eagles and Sophomore Owls, who sang the […]
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The Portland Press Herald carried a report on plans for Rudy Vallee Day, the Westbrook native and legendary singer and actor who popularized UMaine’s fight song, “The Stein Song.” Students plan to gather at 3 p.m. Wednesday on the steps of Fogler Library to sing the song in honor of Vallee, who spend one semester […]
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In celebration of Rudy Vallee Day, Wednesday, Oct. 12, the All Maine Women, Senior Skulls, Sophomore Eagles and Sophomore Owls honor societies will be on the steps of UMaine’s Fogler Library at 3 p.m., singing The Maine Stein Song, handing out Stein Song cards and chalking down the University Mall.
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Chris Treister’s overtime two-point conversion score, which gave the UMaine Black Bears a 25-24 Saturday win over James Madison, was #2 on ESPN Sports Center’s “Top 10 Plays” on Sunday morning. A Virginia television station’s news coverage includes video highlights from the game, including the decisive play. More game details are in a Maine Sunday […]
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UMaine’s Classified Employees Advisory Council and Bodwell Center for Service and Volunteerism, in partnership with radio station WBFB (97.1 FM), are planning a “stuff the bus” food drive for Friday Oct. 14, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. near the Black Bear statue outside Memorial Gym. Members of the UMaine community are invited to donate non-perishable food items […]
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Former UMaine police officer David Lint has died at the age of 59. An Orono resident who was also a well-known Celtic storyteller, Lint served on the UMaine police force for 26 years. He is survived by four children and his wife of 38 years, Claire Lint, UMaine’s assistant manager of dining services. One of […]
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