A Beaver For The Books: Erin Buckland
By Libby Shanahan Contributing Writer From racing down snowy mountains of western Maine, to scoring a try while playing rugby with some of the best collegiate female athletes in the Floridian flatlands, Erin Buckland - junior, Officer of Club Affairs (OCA) of...
Checking in on Spring Student Teachers
By Avery Ryan Contributing Writer The projector whirs with the display of a world map. A flurry of Expo markers paints rules, legends, and keys across the expanse of the whiteboard. Students ponder, murmur, and think. Suddenly, a spark. Discussion deepens, smiles...
Laps for a Cause
By Madison Lecowitch Contributing Writer Every year UMF hosts Relay for Life, an event supporting individuals who have had cancer impact their lives. This year the event is scheduled for April 12th, with a goal to raise $100,000. Alyssa Higbie, captain of the Campus...
Otaku Club Embarks on Anime Adventures
By Allison Jarvis Contributing Writer The Otaku Club was founded five years ago to explore Japanese culture and for students to watch anime together. Rowan Burns, the current president of the Otaku club, and fourth year Early Childhood Education and Psychology...
Aspiring Educators Club Strives to Create Prepared Teachers
By Madison Lecowitch Contributing Writer The UMF Aspiring Educators Club inspires students to be lifelong educators who are passionate about teaching the next generation of leaders. Bradley Howes, a junior at UMF, has participated in Aspiring Educators Club...
How UMF Helped to Establish Ms. AlLee Cookson
By Audrey Carroll Contributing Writer In the summer of 2017, AlLee Cookson was on track to graduate a semester early from UMF. All that stood between Cookson and her diploma was one general education course and the student teaching requirement of the Education...
Professors with Pets getting a “Paws”-itive Response on Social Media
Alexis Wyman-LaBelle Contributing Writer Pet Instagram accounts are a growing trend on social media, and two UMF professors, Karol Maybury and Misty Krueger, have accounts for their pets and have received a “paws”-itive response from their audience. “A few...
Colombian Psychedelic Rock – Wait, What!?
By Milo Fitzgerald Contributing Writer Every Monday from 6pm to 8pm, Ale Zarco takes to the small, dark DJ booth across from the Dining Hall armed with an array of nearly unknown music genres and history lessons for cultural context, she challenges listeners to...
From the Windows, To the Walls: Tim Cleans all of Purington’s Halls
By Madison Lecowitch Contributing Writer Every morning at 7 a.m. Tim Burnell, the custodian of Purington Hall, begins his tasks for the day by dusting, vacuuming and cleaning bathrooms. On snowy winter days, you can find him outside shoveling sidewalks and throwing...
UMF Administrators Restructure Policy on Investigations of Misconduct
By Darby Murnane Assistant Editor The administration is seeking to amend policies within the Student Code of Conduct on the investigation of sexual misconduct, as part of the ongoing collaboration with students, faculty and campus organizations. The...