Painting Your Way Towards a Sense of Community
By Madison Lecowitch Contributing Writer The Center for Student Involvement at UMF will be holding monthly Paint Nights in The Landing to promote creativity, inclusivity and community. Juliana Burch, a senior at UMF, is the host of paint night. Burch’s job is...
FRC Group Fitness Classes Adopt “Phase” System
By Avery Ryan Contributing Writer This January the Fitness and Recreation Center (FRC) adjusted its community group fitness classes to the classification system used by the University’s PHE-010 courses. The transition to the “Phase” system follows three years...
Profile on Visiting Writer Oliver de la Paz
By Robert Drinkwater Contributing Writer Oliver de la Paz, poet and College of the Holy Cross professor, is scheduled to come to UMF on March 7th and will read from his works at the Emery Performance Space as the first visiting writer of the spring semester....
UMF New Commons Project Selects Kendrick Lamar Album “DAMN.”
By Jeremy Austin Staff Reporter For the month of February, the UMF New Commons Project is exhibiting their selection of rapper Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 album DAMN. as an essential work both to the students on campus and to the populace of Maine as a whole. The...
Ballroom Dance Club at UMF Takes a Spin
Maegan Hewey Contributing Writer Tapping, twirling, leaping, swinging, all the moves that come with the Ballroom Dance Club. As this club has just joined the UMF family at the start of the fall 2018 semester, they are moving like no other. Julia Allen, a...
BAM Busts a Move at Fall Recital
Sara Pinette Contributing Writer All forty-five members of Bust-A-Move Beavers came together for three shows during Thanksgiving week to give students, friends and families a performance that left the audience electrified and roaring with applause. The shows...
Who Chooses when UMF closes for a Snow Day?
By Aislinn Forbes Contributing Writer Already this year, the UMF campus has had two cancellations because of dangerous weather, but the student and staff on campus don’t seem to know who is actually responsible for making those decisions. Through an email...
Downtown Spotlight: Determined Nutrition Club Welcomes UMF Students With Open Arms
By Grace McIntosh Contributing Writer Walking into the quaint building where Determined Nutrition occupies, the eyes are met with vibrantly painted walls of lime green. Silver tinsel and other Christmas decorations grace the walls and motivational messages such as...
The Semester Might be Ending but the Assignments Don’t Stop for Anyone
By Hope Faulkingham Contributing Writer There is hustle and bustle on the UMF campus as the semester is coming to a close, but the students will keep burning the midnight oil until the very last test. This is an incredibly busy time of year for everyone, with...
HEA 310 Promotes Health Awareness in Campus Event
By Elina Shapiro Staff Reporter This Saturday, December 8th from 11am-2pm, the HEA 310 class will be holding an event on the UMF Beach to encourage health on campus by hosting activities covering a wide variety of areas including sexual health, exercise, and the...