UMaine’s club rugby team will open its season with a game against the University of Vermont Saturday at 11 a.m. on Lengyel Field. Twenty-two UMaine students play on the team, which won its only preseason game by a score of 38-5 over the University of Maine at Farmington.
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Several UMaine artists, including one student and two faculty members, who will show their work in an upcoming art exhibit were noted on the website of the weekly Village Soup newspapers. Intermedia faculty members Deborah Wing-Sproul and Nate Aldrich, and graduate student Gabrielle D’Italia will present their work at the Center for Maine Contemporary Art […]
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Comments from Lauri Sidelko, director of Alcohol and Drug Education Programs at UMaine, was interviewed for a Friday WABI story about bath salts, highly dangerous drugs that have been reported as a serious problem in the Bangor area. Sidelko and other college and university experts point out that they are aware of potential issues and […]
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WLBZ/WCSH aired a Saturday news story about issues concerning UMaine’s Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity. The Orono Fire Department declared the fraternity’s College Avenue house unfit for habitation last Tuesday. Twenty-one of the 22 affected students moved into on-campus housing.
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The Bangor Daily News reported the UMaine Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house was deemed unfit for habitation, which has forced the relocation of 22 residents. The Orono Fire Department and town code enforcement officer made the decision to close the house. Robert Dana, vice president for student affairs and dean of students, told the newspaper […]
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The University of Maine has been included on a list of “military friendly” colleges, universities and educational institutions that offer noteworthy services, opportunity and support for veterans of the United States military service.
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University of Maine softball coach Deb Smith has announced her resignation, effective immediately. A 1994 UMaine graduate, Smith was a pitcher whose on-field accomplishments led to 1994 All-American honors and 2001 induction into the University of Maine Sports Hall of Fame. “As a student-athlete and a coach, Deb has made significant contributions to Black Bear […]
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The UMaine community will host a Sunday memorial event for those who lost their lives in the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 Sunday, September 11, 2011 University Mall, near the Fogler Library 8:30am: Gathering 8:40am: Welcome and ROTC Color Guard 8:46am: Moment of Silence (in memory of the first tower being struck) 8:47am: Speaker 9:02am: […]
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The chief executive officer and president of Proctor & Gamble spoke affably with a hundreds of University of Maine business students Wednesday about successful leadership traits and his company’s commitment to corporate social responsibility. Bob McDonald, who also chairs the board for the $83 billion-a-year consumer products corporation, stressed to a packed Minsky Recital Hall […]
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Monday’s Bangor Daily News previews UMaine’s participation in “Schooled,” a New England Sports Network competition series featuring three-student teams from eight New England colleges and universities. The series premieres on Tuesday Sept. 6 with a contest between UMaine and Northeastern. UMaine sophomore Whitneigh Kinne, joined on the team by senior Christina Swan and 2011 graduate […]
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