New Rainbow Floor In Scott Hall Gives Safe Haven for LGBTQIA+ Students
By Joshua Beckett, Contributing Writer The third floor of Scott South Hall was transformed this past fall by adding a new Rainbow Alliance Floor which houses about 40 students. This floor provides a safe space for members of the LGBTQIA+ community to grow together....
UMF Cheerleaders Prepare For Upcoming Competition
By Harley Davis, Contributing Writer The UMF Cheerleading Club is preparing to travel out of state for two competitions in March and working hard in the meantime on refining choreography and finding time for extra hours of practice despite recent snowstorms. Large...
UMF Hosts Upcoming One Acts Festival In April
By Shana Tilley, Contributing Writer UMF will be presenting the One Acts Festival on April 21-23. There will be four performances each night by UMF students that are part of the Advanced Directing Course, led by Professor Jayne Decker. The festival acts as a final...
Career Services Offers Advice To Help Students Make Most Of Upcoming Career and Educators Fair
By Jordan Glassock UMF Career Services will be hosting the 2017 Career Fair on March 20 from 11:30 a.m to 2:00 p.m in the student center. The Educator’s Career Fair is being hosted on the same day from 1:00 p.m to 3:00 p.m in the North Dining Hall. While the Career...
Wishing Upon A Cure: Annual Relay For Life Event To Have Disney Theme
By Angel Greer, Contributing Writer Students at UMF are hosting a Disney themed Relay for Life event for the American Cancer Society to help promote cancer awareness and raise funds to fight the disease. The annual event will be held Friday, April 7th at 9 p.m. to 7...
Operation Give Back Kicks Off Semester Long Campaign For Poverty Awareness
By Harley Davis, Contributing Writer UMF’s Student Maine Education Association (MEA) kicked off a semester long campaign to bring awareness to poverty in Franklin County with Operation Give Back, a food and clothing drive aimed at providing local students and...
Recent Grants Bring Upgrades To Hippach Field Skating Rink
By Sarita Crandall, Contributing Writer The ice rink at Hippach Field is an opportunity for the students and the community to gather for some free and fun winter activities. While the rink has been available for public skating and hockey nights in previous years,...
Senate Approves 15k To Send Athletes To Nationals
By Nick Bray & Andrew Devine, Staff Reporter; Contributing Writer The UMF Student Senate recently approved a $14,700 amended proposal from the snowsports team to send up to seven athletes to the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA)...
Juliet Karelsen’s ‘Juliet’s Room: Recent Work’ On Display At UMF Art Gallery
By Sofia Vanoli, Contributing Writer The UMF Art Gallery is hosting artist Juliet Karelsen for the third time with her new exhibition “Juliet’s Room: Recent Work,” which is on display through March 12. It is an exhibit appropriately described as a path from the...
Senate Holds Special Spring Term Election To Fill Empty Seat
By Jessica McKenna, Contributing Writer The UMF Student Senate held a special election at a recent weekly meeting to fill the general assembly seat that has been vacant since the beginning of the spring semester The election was held during a normal senate meeting...