Student Life

May 1 Green Ride Bicycle Event Now Free

To highlight the money-saving aspect of commuting by bicycle, there will be no registration fee for the 1st Annual Green Ride Sunday, May 1, starting at 11:30 a.m. at the UMaine Student Recreation and Fitness Center.

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Grad School Barbecue Friday

UMaine Graduate School Government (GSG) is planning a Friday April 29 barbecue for all grad students, graduate faculty and graduate school staff members.  The event, which will occur rain or shine, is scheduled fro 12 noon-2 p.m. in the Stodder Hall quad.  Since this is a “green” event, those attending are asked to bring their […]

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HOPE Festival Previewed

The Weekly newspaper has a preview of the upcoming HOPE Festival, which will take place Saturday at UMaine’s Student Recreation and Fitness Center. The UMaine festival sponsors include the Peace & Reconciliation Studies Program, the Women In Curriculum and Women’s Studies program, and student groups Maine Peace Action Committee, Sustainable Agriculture Enthusiasts, and Green Team. […]

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Newspaper Advances 5K Run to Aid Ugandan Orphans

The Bangor Daily News this week reported on a 5K race May 1 organized by UMaine student and former Bangor High School track athlete Dee Wilbur to raise funds for an orphanage in Uganda. The race begins at 2 p.m. at the UMaine Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Wilbur took a year off between high […]

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Public Bicycle Education Sessions at UMaine April 22

The Bicycle Coalition of Maine in conjunction with the UMaine Sustainability Office is holding several free and public bicycle education training sessions (PDF) Friday, April 22 – Earth Day – in the Bangor Room of the Memorial Union. Sessions include “Bicycle Education and Pedestrian Safety Education Basic Training” from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., “Get […]

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‘World Sportswire’ Advances UMaine Bone Marrow Drive

The Boxscore World Sportswire website Tuesday carried the announcement of the Jeff Cole Memorial Bone Marrow Drive, being held Thursday, April 21 at the UMaine Student Recreation and Fitness Center. Jeff Cole was a popular UMaine football coach before he died of cancer in 2004. Contact: George Manlove, (207) 581-3756

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Sponsors, Participants Sought for Youth Fitness Camps at UMaine

A University of Maine football player from Washington, D.C. serving as the athletic program director for the national youth health and fitness initiative is bringing a message about youth inactivity and obesity to Maine through a 2011 Wellness and Nutrition Summer Youth Camp program this summer.

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Annual 4/20-4:20 Race, Walk Set for April 20

April 18, 2011 The fourth annual Healthy High Race/Walk is scheduled for Wednesday, April 20 at the University of Maine, with a 5K and a 10K run/walk scheduled to start at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center at 4:20 p.m.

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BDN Reports On Alfond Arena, Memorial Gym Projects

Contact: Jessica Bloch, 207-581-3777 The progress of renovations to UMaine’s Alfond Arena and the ongoing fundraising efforts for renovations to Memorial Gym were the subject of a Bangor Daily News story. Alfond Arena renovations are set to begin after UMaine’s May 7 commencement activities. Athletic Director Steve Abbott told the BDN fundraising for the Memorial […]

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