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With Happy Hands and Happy Hearts, a Sign Language Club Begins to Take its First Steps
By Devon Hall - Contributing Writer The Happy Hands Sign Language Club is attempting to gain traction as their constitution is reviewed by the Student Senate. With many clubs already on campus, it can be difficult to create something new. Happy Hands plans to do just...
Renovations Make the Tech Commons a Communal Area for Students, Faculty and Staff
By Elina Shapiro - Contributing Writer UMF’s Technology Commons is being renovated to be more student and faculty friendly; it will now have more office space for staff in the Global Education and internship departments, added classrooms/co-labs and a lounge for...

Student-Athletes Strive to Strike Balance Between Sports and Academics
By Devin Lachapelle - Contributing Writer As the fall semester nears its midpoint, student-athletes at UMF say that they’re able to balance demanding coursework with busy sports schedules thanks to hard work, effective time management and the help of friends and...
UMF Honors Henry David Thoreau with Bicentennial Symposium
By Eryn Finnegan - Assistant Editor UMF recently hosted a symposium to celebrate the legacy of author Henry David Thoreau in honor of his 200th birthday. The event featured guest speakers and UMF professors presenting a roundtable discussion, scholarly and creative...
UMF Prepares Upperclassmen for Post-Graduation
By Samuel Carignan - Contributing Writer UMF Career Services is organizing “Graduate School and Other Post-College Opportunities Month”, a month long event to help upperclassmen transition to post-graduation life. This October, students can visit several speakers...

Humans of the Farmington Fair
By Gwen Baker - Contributing Writer For many people at the Farmington Fair, the animals are an instant attraction. Fairgoers get to see a wide range of unique animals such as goats, cows and ducks. “What’s your name?” “S-C-O-U-T,” replies Scout. “And what’s your name...

First-Year Teachers Represent UMF as Alumna Around the Globe
By Leah Boucher - Staff Reporter Hannah Somes and Willa Barron are starting off their teaching careers in France and China respectively, where they are teaching students English and learning more about other languages, as well. Somes, who is a 2017 UMF Elementary...
UMF Students Reveal How They Deal With Stress
By Kelsey Dunn - Contributing Writer The time has come when UMF students experience stress due to crunched and overlapped deadlines, mountains of homework and hours that seem to just zoom past. Stress can be overwhelming at times and make us want to just scream and...

Rustic Roots Raises Money to Grow Food For Seniors in Community
By Lindsay Mower - Staff Reporter Rustic Roots Farm on Route 2 in Farmington recently held a double elimination cornhole tournament with all proceeds going to growing fresh, local produce for seniors in the Farmington and Jay areas. The event took place under a blue...

Fifteen UMF Students Journey Through Peru
Leah Boucher - Staff Reporter UMF Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Nicole Kellett, along with her husband, Assistant Professor of Anthropology/Sustainability Coordinator, Lucas Kellett, led a travel course to the South American country of Peru this past May,...