Community Members Supply Food for Monmouth and Winthrop Students in Need During Pandemic
Abbie Hunt Contributing Writer Since the closing of all schools due to COVID-19 members of the Monmouth community have been stepping up to provide food for the RSU 2 school district students in Monmouth and Winthrop, Maine. Norm Thombs, director of Camp...
Professors Adapting to Emergency Remote Teaching
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter UMF professors adapting coursework to online platforms last minute has posed some unique challenges, but has also resulted in some positive surprises. Depending on the discipline, the transition has been as simple as utilizing...
Difficult Decision-Making for International Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter While domestic UMF students living on campus were able to easily relocate to Scott Hall, or make arrangements to return home in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, international students were forced with tough decisions on whether or...
Resident Students Adjusting to a Desolate Campus
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter Less than 90 students now reside on UMF’s campus in Scott Hall after the university officially closed all other dorm residencies on March 19 in response to COVID-19. The students living in Scott must now adjust to a condensed version...
Two Pirates Die as Six Pirates are Born
Taylor Burke Contributing Writer An eerily quiet Friday night on campus had seniors Brock Bubar and Hailey Craig dunking their heads in water during what would be their last show as the Lawn Chair Pirates. Despite the recent closure of the school due to the...
K-12 Schools in Maine Making Tough Decisions During Global Pandemic
Samantha Creech Contributing Writer The novel Coronavirus pandemic has created chaos throughout Maine as K-12 schools prepare for a semester of uncertainty and major transitions. Andrew Dolloff, Superintendent of Schools for the Yarmouth School Department,...
A Senior Year Cut Too Short
Jade Petrie Contributing Writer UMF seniors have been hit hard by the decision to move all courses to online distance modalities for the remainder of the semester, in response to the spread of the Coronavirus. With campus closed and major spring semester...
An Out of State Student’s Perspective: Coronavirus in New Jersey
Brooke Valentin Contributing Writer Governor Phil Murphy of New Jersey has put the entire state on lockdown due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19). On Saturday, March 21, Murphy ordered all residents to stay home, banned all gatherings, and told nonessential businesses...
Equestrian Club Relieves Stress by Riding Horses
Abbie Hunt Contributing Writer Editor’s Note: Given the current pandemic and saturation of the news with COVID-19 related stories and updates, we chose to publish this club-centered piece, despite the campus closure, to give our readers a break from stressful content...
The Latest Updates on Travel Courses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kathleen Perry Contributing Writer The May travel courses have been announced, but there is great uncertainty as to whether the students will be able to partake in them or not, due to the rapid spread of the COVID-19 virus. This is the time that the global...