Student Life

Bodwell Center Holding GobbleFest, Blood Drive Events

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 Reports on Greeks’ Halloween Activities

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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Newspaper Runs Photo of Students During Pride Week

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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Coverage of Court Decision on 2011 Hit-and-Run Conviction

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 Reports on Sorority’s Homecoming Fundraiser

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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Homecoming Parade Canceled

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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L.L. Bean Bootmobile Coming to UMaine Oct. 20

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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UMaine Football Game Featured on NCAA Website

The University of Maine football team’s Homecoming game Saturday against the University of New Hampshire was featured Thursday on the NCAA website. The website noted the Black Bears and Wildcats are playing each other for the 100th time — the longest running rivalry in UNH history. The teams play annually for the Brice-Cowell Musket, named […]

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Barbara Higgins Bodwell, 1923–2012

University of Maine graduate Barbara Higgins Bodwell, who sponsored the Barbara Bodwell Volunteer Center at the University of Maine and with her husband, Russell Bodwell, was awarded UMaine’s Stillwater Presidential Award in 2010, passed away Monday, Oct. 15., at her home in Orono. “Barbara Bodwell was an inspiration to all of us, but especially to […]

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