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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Channel 5 (WABI) reported on UMaine’s Take Back the Night rally against domestic violence on Wednesday. Inclement weather forced some of the events into Memorial Union. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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Sunday’s third annual Out of the Darkness Walk, which raises money for the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and is held on campus and in Orono, was covered by Bangor television station WABI (Channel 5). Kylie Cole, the prevention and education coordinator and a staff psychologist the UMaine’s Counseling Center, was interviewed for the story. […]
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Saturday’s Bangor Daily News included a report on Friday’s celebration of the UMaine bookstore’s 100th anniversary. The story includes comments from President Ferguson, Vice President for Finance and Administration Janet Waldron, bookstore manager Dick Young and Colleen Gagnon, who has worked at the store for 31 years.
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WABI television broadcast a Sunday story about UMaine’s “Out of the Darkness” 3.5 mile walk to raise awareness for suicide prevention causes and activities. The annual event is organized by staff members in the UMaine Counseling Center.
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