Farmington Businesses Work Through COVID-19 Together
Taylor Burke, Contributing Writer Farmington’s essential businesses are working hard to serve their communities through the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), but since Maine Governor Janet Mills mandated the stay-at-home order, this hard work doesn’t come without...
Maine Medical Center Staff Going the Extra Mile During Global Pandemic
Samantha Creech, Contributing Writer Maine Medical Center (MMC), the top-rated hospital in Maine located in Portland, is at the epicenter of the most coronavirus cases in the state and determined to give the best care to their patients during this crisis. MMC has...
Keeping Faith During Quarantine
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter As the third week of quarantine approaches, UMF students and faculty have had to adapt numerous aspects of their lives including their faith practices. For many Christians, Easter Sunday was a televised celebration this year as were...
Stories of Migration: Samantha Rose Aloba Melgar
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter When people ask senior Samantha Rose Aloba Melgar where she’s from, they’re rarely satisfied with her initial response of the Gardiner/Augusta area. Often, they ask her again with an emphasis on from. “I feel like I have to explain...
Welcome to Our Horrible Advice Column, Bite-Me-Beaver!
Dear Bite, My cat keeps waking me up by attacking my feet in the morning. Unfortunately, my immediate reaction is to kick due to being startled, knocking my poor cat off the bed. How do I stop this cruel instinctual vice? -Toe-Smitten Kitten Dear Toe-Smitten,...
Give Me My Dam Money
It is tax season and that means that college students who file are most likely getting refunds. If you worked a lot in 2019 the chances are your refund is large. If you’re not behind on bills or desperately need to spend the money, this is a good chance to get...
Reporting Sexual Harassment and Assault Under Title IX
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter Title IX is a federal law that protects individuals at federally-funded institutions like UMF from discrimination including sexual harassment and assault as these impede on a person’s participation in education. When students...
Praxis: Friend or Foe?
Colin Harris Contributing Writer With books, homework, tests and quizzes piled high on already strenuously busy education majors, why not add more? The mandatory Praxis exam seems to be the answer. The four and a half hour long test, composed of a reading...
Titcomb: Ski into a new hobby
Tyler Stinson Contributing Writer There are many ways people can enjoy the cold weather, by ice fishing, snowshoeing, or even staying inside bundled up next to the heater, but shooting down a mountain with a board or a pair of skis on your feet is a considerably...
Tacos and Taxes with The FinLit Program
Kathleen Perry Contributing Writer The UMF Financial Literacy Peer Education Program (FinLit) helps students gain control of their finances through exciting events, including the upcoming Tacos and Taxes. FinLit Coordinator Sarah Hinman said that the event...