New Director, New Rocky
By Jane Metsker Contributing Writer This year’s UMF production of “Rocky Horror Picture Show” will be showcasing its K-Pop influenced dance numbers under the leadership of new directors senior Zach Roberge and junior Nate Red. Roberge and Red were...
UMF Professors Lend Their Advice To The Class of 2018
By Nicole Stewart Staff Reporter In mid-May, seniors will be marching across the stage receiving their diplomas for their hard work and then venturing off into post-college life. With this major change, UMF professors shared their advice to the class of 2018 on how...
President Foster on Her Departure
By Andrew Devine President When I went to meet President Kate Foster one morning in April, I thought it would be the start of her day. To the contrary, when I entered her office at 8:30 a.m., she was already in the middle of an important phone. President Foster...
UMF Men’s Rugby Tackles England
By Keely McConomy Contributing Writer Recently, UMF Men’s Rugby team traveled to England to improve their skills for the upcoming spring season, and experience the sport to its full potential. The team landed in Manchester, England, and traveled through the...
Painting With Spring in Mind
By Nicole Stewart Staff Reporter Walking into the Landing on a recent cold, April evening I was ready to have a night of relaxation by making crafts. I found that the scheduled “Think Spring Crafts” had turned into an open paint night. Along with around half a dozen...
UMF Student Directs Her Own Play
By Nicole Pilote Contributing Writer Students in the Performative Writing for the Stage class have written and created plays that will be performed at the Festival of New Works near the end of April. The festival will feature ten minute monologues and one-act plays....
Everybody Loves Eloise
By Caitlin Raye Contributing Writer In a vacant South Dining Hall, surrounded by the loud noise of the radio coming from the overhead speaker, sat a humble and beloved member of the Sodexo employee staff. Eloise Wallace, a Sodexo employee, can almost always be...
UMF Fullbright Scholar Teaches English in Spain
By Kristen Hill Contributing Writer Travis Bent, a 2016 UMF graduate, spent nine months in Madrid, Spain as an English teaching assistant (ETA), which was fully funded through the Fulbright Scholar Program. “One of the main objectives of a Fulbright Grantee is to...
Found Footage Festival Provides Students a Night Full of Laughter
By Nicole Stewart Staff Reporter UMF’s Association For Campus Entertainment (ACE) recently featured a Found Footage Festival where students were able to sit down in comfy chairs and watch a collection of videos put together for the comedy show. Joe Pickett, one of...
UMF will Explore Western Maine with new Summer Nature Term
By Eryn Finnegan Editor-in-Chief UMF recently announced that it will offer a unique array of summer courses called the Nature Term, which will focus on the outdoors of western Maine across multiple subjects. The Nature Term is the result of a collaborative effort...