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On Campus or Off Campus… That is the Question
By Caitlyn Raye Contributing Writer Right now, many UMF students are either beginning the vigorous search for an apartment or choosing the easier option of life on campus in the residence halls. Kelsey Champagne-Smith, the Assistant Director of Housing and Academic...
UMF Supports #metoo Movement
By Olivia White Contributing Writer UMF is showing its support for the #metoo movement by hosting “The Vagina Monologues,” a play by Eve Ensler based off of interviews from over 200 women speaking out about about sexual assault and abuse experiences in February....
Students Express their Thoughts on the Repeal of Net Neutrality
By Nicole Stewart Staff Reporter The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted a 3-2 repeal of Net Neutrality in December. Without Net Neutrality, internet service providers can control the content seen on websites and block out what they do not want people to...
UMF Defends FRC Graduation Requirement for Transfer Students
By Dale J Rappaneau Jr Contributing Writer Transfer students, regardless of age or background, are currently required to fulfill UMF’s mandatory PHE course in order to graduate, which has some transfer students feeling frustrated and marginalized. Andrea Swiedom, a...
Rainbow League Attend LGBT Conference in D.C.
By Aspen Miller Contributing Writer The Rainbow League recently traveled to Washington, D.C. to attend the Creating Change conference, an event sponsored by the National LGBTQ Task Force. The conference, a four-day event, focused primarily on activism and...
Faculty Share their ‘Rough Drafts’ in UMF Gallery
By Kristen Hill Contributing Writer UMF Art faculty are working together to show the art they create outside of the classroom in a show called “Rough Drafts”, which will display their different perspectives about the contemporary world. Artists in the show...
Professors and Students Brace for Upcoming Snow Days
By Richard Southard Contributing Writer Students and professors alike have started preparing for winter class cancellations, after a winter storm at the beginning of the semester brought a late start to many classes. With more predictions of snowy weather, their...
Visiting Writer Spotlight: Meet Cristopher Bakken
By Willy Doehring Contributing Writer Writer and poet Christopher Bakken will visit UMF to read from his work as the semester’s first installment of the Visiting Writers series, organized and hosted by the Creative Writing department. Bakken is currently the...
Options in the Dining Hall Pose Problems for UMF Student
By Emilee Eustis Contributing Writer The dining hall at UMF has given one student months of frustration after Sodexo has been unable to accomodate the student’s diet. Adlin Chaparin is a first-year student at UMF “on a strict vegan diet” due to a severe lactose...
Professor Jim Melcher Discusses Dean Danielle Conway’s Upcoming Law Talk
By Darby Murnane Contributing Writer Dean Danielle Conway of University of Maine School of Law will be coming to UMF to deliver the lecture “Why Law Matters More Than Ever,” which will discuss themes such as equal rights and non-violent social activism in remembrance...
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