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Health Care and COVID-19 in New Jersey & New York
Brooke Valentin, Contributing Writer Health care workers are in higher demand than ever before due to the sudden and wide spreading Coronavirus pandemic. They are on the front lines daily fighting against the virus and putting their own health at risk to help...
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...
Farmington Businesses Work Through COVID-19 Together
Taylor Burke, Contributing Writer Farmington’s essential businesses are working hard to serve their communities through the coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), but since Maine Governor Janet Mills mandated the stay-at-home order, this hard work doesn’t come without...
What It’s Like to Have an Emergency Operation During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Zion Hodgkin Assistant Editor With the entire state and most of the world on full lockdown, most people know the fear of being forced to leave their house for any reason. Even a quick trip to the grocery store or the gas station can be anxiety-inducing and...
Maine Medical Center Staff Going the Extra Mile During Global Pandemic
Samantha Creech, Contributing Writer Maine Medical Center (MMC), the top-rated hospital in Maine located in Portland, is at the epicenter of the most coronavirus cases in the state and determined to give the best care to their patients during this crisis. MMC has...
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...
Keeping Faith During Quarantine
Andrea Swiedom Staff Reporter As the third week of quarantine approaches, UMF students and faculty have had to adapt numerous aspects of their lives including their faith practices. For many Christians, Easter Sunday was a televised celebration this year as were...
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...
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