Everything Halloween
By Charity Webster, Contributing Writer. Halloween is just around the corner with so many fun things to do this holiday season. What peaks your interest? Is it to dress up, go to a party, or just eat a bunch of candy? Maybe you want to have a marathon of scary films...
UMF athletes back in action – Sports Recap
By Page Brown, Contributing Writer. After a year of canceled competition due to COVID-19, all six UMF fall varsity teams are well underway with an active season. The Beavers have seen immense success, with teams placing in several events and tournaments alongside...
NBA Coach Clifford Visits UMF
By Michael Levesque, Assistant Editor. Photo from the UMF Athletic Department On September 10, 2021, student-athletes and members within the University of Maine Farmington athletics department had the opportunity to listen to alumumnist and National Basketball...
Horoscopes – October 8th, 2021
By: Autumn Koors Foltz, Staff Writer and Astrologer. In the midst of Mercury retrograde, take a moment to evaluate your surroundings. Mercury is the planet of communication. Particularly in Libra season, where sociality and love is at a focal point, it can be...
“Vital Traces” at the UMF Art Gallery
By Paige Lusczyk, Contributing Writer. The University of Maine at Farmington’s Art Gallery will be showcasing installation artist Samantha Jones’ work, “Vital Traces,” until Oct. 28. Last week, Jones spoke about her work at a public reception on Mantor Green. “Vital...
UMF athletes back in action – Sports Recap
By Page Brown, Contributing Writer. After a year of canceled competition due to COVID-19, all six UMF fall varsity teams are well underway with an active season. The Beavers have seen immense success, with teams placing in several events and tournaments alongside...
National Suicide Awareness Month
By Wylie Post, Contributing Writer. There is no doubt that the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted students’ mental health tremendously. September is National Suicide Awareness month. UMF has created new resources for students to access for mental health concerns as well...
UMF Campus Short Five Community Assistants
By Paige Lusczyk, Contributing Writer. An on-campus role typically reserved for upperclassmen has been offered to first-semester freshmen this year as the University of Maine at Farmington faces a shortage of student employees. Four freshmen joined the Community...
UMF Dining Hall Introduces Reusable To-Go Containers
By Annie Newman, Staff Writer. With the Dining Hall returning to “normal,” one new addition combines the accommodating ways of COVID-19 with UMF’s drive for eco-friendliness: reusable to-go containers. They allow students to take home a meal or any leftovers from the...
Is standardized testing coming to an end for future educators?
By Sophia Turgeon, Contributing Writer. The Maine Department of Education announced this summer that they are eliminating the Praxis for aspiring teachers. The Praxis is a series of tests created to fully equip college students for a career in teaching. The Praxis...
UMF welcomes Maine’s newest Poet Laureate to Creative Writing Dept
By: Jessica Gervais, Contributing Writer FARMINGTON - The University of Maine at Farmington recently welcomed Julia Bouwsma as the new professor of creative writing; Bouwsma also had the honor of being named Maine’s Poet Laureate earlier this summer. Bouwsma has been...
The Reality Of Living Off-Campus For Students in Farmington
By: Reese Remington, Contributing Writer. Farmington, ME - Earlier this year, the announcement came that classes would return in person. This brought an influx of students back to campus, which also meant more students looking for housing. Despite students’ eagerness...
NBA Coach Clifford Visits UMF
By Michael Levesque, Assistant Editor. Photo from the UMF Athletic Department On September 10, 2021, student-athletes and members within the University of Maine Farmington athletics department had the opportunity to listen to alumumnist and National Basketball...
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