ORONO — The University of Maine’s 209th commencement, scheduled for Saturday May 7, will fill Alfond Arena with graduates and spectators for each of its two sessions. One of Maine’s largest single-day, indoor annual events, UMaine commencement celebrates the accomplishments of those graduating from Maine’s flagship university.
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Two UMaine students were charged with assault after an incident that took place at the Orchard Trails housing complex, according to a Bangor Daily News report. Orono police told the BDN the incident happened early Sunday. Contact: Joe Carr, 207-581-3571
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UMaine alumna Ashley Underwood is one of the final six remaining on the CBS reality show “Survivor,” according to a column in the Waterville Sentinel. Zach Dionne, also a UMaine alum who is now an editor at AOL’s PopEater, writes that Underwood has not factored into many major strategic decisions, decisive challenge victories, or memorable […]
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Portland native Muna Abdullahi, a UMaine political science major and president of the UMaine Muslim Student Association, was interviewed by the Bangor Daily News for an article about local reactions to the May 1 killing of Osama bin Laden in Pakistan. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756
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A Boston Globe report features UMaine student and basketball player Raheem Singleton, discussing the Boston premiere of the documentary film “Push: Madison vs. Madison.” Singleton is prominent in the film, which followed the 2007 Madison Park basketball team, on which Singleton was described in the Globe report as an “instrumental player.” Contact: Joe Carr (207) […]
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The Graduate Student Government has announced the names of winning presenters at last week’s 2011 GradExpo, a showcase of end-of-the-year research summaries and presentations from 128 graduate students this year.
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WLBZ (Channel 2) has a news story on this week’s bone marrow drive in memory of Jeff Cole, a UMaine assistant football coach who died of cancer in 2004. The UMaine football team is running the drive in the UMaine Student Fitness and Recreation Center. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Seacoastonline.com has a feature story about Michelle Comeau of Alfred, a UMaine kinesiology student who was married last weekend before her now-husband, a private in the U.S. Army, leaves for Iraq. Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777
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Several media outlets provided coverage of Maine Day, which was held Wednesday. WLBZ (Channel 2) covered the UMaine Circle K Club’s head-shaving event event, during which 100 people had their hair shaved off, raising around $15,000 for pediatric cancer research. The Bangor Daily News website has a video story about the event. WABI also filmed […]
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Three UMaine students were arrested Tuesday for breaking into the building that housed the former Oronoko Restaurant in Orono, according to a Bangor Daily News report. Orono police told the BDN they believed the students planned to take commercial pots and pans, bar memorabilia and other items from the restaurant, which has been closed since […]
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