Student Life

Bookstore centennial celebration Friday

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the University Bookstore, the official bookstore of the University of Maine. To commemorate the occasion, a “birthday party” will be held this Friday from 1-3 p.m. at the store, located in the lower level of the Memorial Union. Students, faculty and staff members, alumni and […]

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UMaine celebrating state treat with Whoopie Pie Mountain

Bakers at the University of Maine Dining Services serve up an average of 20,000 whoopie pies, with some four different flavors, each year on campus. Not that anyone’s counting.  On Wednesday, Sept. 28, the popular sandwich-size cake with a sweet frosting inside becomes the official state treat. At Hilltop Dining, chefs, cooks, bakers, staff and […]

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Newspaper Report on Youth Triathlon

Sunday’s Cub Tracks Youth Triathlon, which was held at UMaine’s track and field complex, was featured in a Bangor Daily News article. Lisa Trimper, a health educator with Eastern Maine Medical Center and the wife of UMaine coach Steve Trimper, said the main goal of the event is to increase youth awareness of physical activity, […]

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UMaine to host “Badges for Baseball” activity Saturday

The Cal Ripken, Sr. Foundation, in collaboration with the U.S. Marshal for the District of Maine, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the U.S. Department of Justice and LexisNexis Special Services, Inc. will bring its “Badges for Baseball” program to UMaine on Saturday Sept. 24 beginning at 9:30 a.m. at the Mahaney Dome.

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Newspaper Report on UN Health Expert’s Visit

The Bangor Daily News had an article about a visit to the UMaine campus by United Nations hunger expert Douglass Coutts, who spoke Wednesday at Buchanan Alumni House. John Rebar, UMaine Cooperative Extension director, announced the formation of a UMaine chapter of Universities Fighting World Hunger which will be organized by M. Susan Erich, a […]

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Oct. 2 suicide prevention, awareness walk

A group of 300 University of Maine community members and others will walk to raise money and awareness for suicide prevention on Sunday, Oct 2.  The 3.5 mile walk will begin at UMaine’s Fogler Library, at 2 p.m., with registration at 1 p.m. The UMaine event is part of the Out of the Darkness Community […]

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Rugby team to host UVM Saturday

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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Preview of Student, Faculty Work in CMCA Art Show

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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Sidelko in news story on bath salts

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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Television news story on fraternity issue

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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