Posts Tagged ‘University of Maine’
Cut Sports, Effect Everyone
Orono, Maine: Last year, the budget cuts left men's soccer and women's volleyball on the outside looking in as the University of Maine continued on without them. This year could lead to the same fate for one to two more of the sports that are offered at our University. This could cause a problem for the student athletes as well as the regular [...]
Maine Day marks the end of the Academic Semester
Orono, Maine - On the last Wednesday of April, the University of Maine hosts Maine Day. An event that celebrates the end of the academic semester by cleaning the campus and gathering in the afternoon for a barbecue with live entertainment.
UMaine Woodsmen Team Competes at Home
Ryan Spencer April 14, 2010 ORONO, MAINE - Saturday March 27, the University of Maine Woodsmen team hosted the yearly home meet. Teams from the University of New Hampshire and Unity Collegecame to compete against the UMaine Men's and Women's teams. The teams compete in a variety of woods related events. The events are based on how [...]
Advancing Maine-Aligning UMS Academic Programs
Jesse Groening, Ryan Spencer April 6, 2010 Orono, Maine - At the University of Maine members of the University of Maine System, political officials and teachers met to discuss the future of Maine's economy. During the afternoon, the Summit met in round table discussions going over what can be done about the information presented in [...]
Pulitzer Prize Winner Visits the University of Maine
Special Report prepared by CMJ 451 Broadcast Journalism Majors April 5, 2010 Click here to watch a video interview with Mark Feeney. Mark Feeney of the Boston Globe visited the University of Maine Orono Campus Thursday, April 1 as the 2010 Alan Miller Fund Visiting Journalist. Feeney won the Pulitzer prize for criticism in 2008 [...]
Boston Globe writer Mark Feeney visits the University of Maine
Laila Sholtz-Ames, Ryan Spencer April 2, 2010 ORONO, MAINE - On Thursday April 1, Boston Globe Arts writer Mark Feeney spoke at the University of Maine as the Alan Miller guest journalist. Feeney spoke on a range of topics from his recent book to the internet’s impact on culture journalism. Feeney won the Pulitzer for criticism in 2008 [...]
American political expert Mark Brewer on health care legislation
By Thomas Owen ORONO, Maine. In a sit-down interview Wednesday, Dr. Mark Brewer, an Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Maine, took a few moments to give his interpretations and reactions to the recent legislation of health care reform. A graduate of Syracuse University, Dr. Brewer is a professor of a multitude [...]
A Female Officer Helping Students at the University of Maine
Laila Sholtz-Ames February 25th, 2010 ORONO, MAINE Crime Prevention Specialist and Public Safety Sargent Deb Mitchell, better known as "Deb," is the only female officer on Umaine’s police force. Even if this weren’t the case, Sgt. Mitchell is known across campus and around Orono as a hard-working, inspirational person who shows that any [...]
Local, Handmade: STUDIO
Jesse Groening February 25, 2010 ORONO, MAINE - Jessie Sader owner and designer of FX dressed and STUDIO boutique in Orono Maine, has a vision of how sustainability and creativity can be intertwined. STUDIO which is only in its second year in Orono, showcases handmade crafts, clothes and jewlry of not only Sader but also other local [...]
Busy Schedule for a Student-Athlete
by Derek McKinley February 25, 2010 ORONO, MAINE Cassandra Mendonca doesn't have a lower gear. Her hectic schedule forces her to do everything at top speed, but she refuses to do anything at less than the highest quality. As a third-year international student -- Mendonca is from Toronto -- she still carries a near-perfect grade point [...]
