Tiny Frog Wishes
You happen upon a tiny frog who grants tiny wishes. The frog informs you that you cannot wish for big things, like money, love, or power, or wishes that will benefit a population. What do you wish for? -Freckles the Flyer Frog By Faith Rouillard and Malcolm...
A Sunday Drive Through Kittery
By Cassidy Delano, Contributing Writer Kittery is the perfect place for a calm Sunday drive. It is a small town in southern Maine that sits on the Atlantic Coast. I have lived in the same house in Kittery my entire life, and my Sunday drive route has never...
New COVID-19 Cases Prove UMF Isn’t Immune or Invincible
By Malcolm Langner, Contributing Writer During phase four of COVID-19 testing, three cases of COVID-19 were reported on the UMF campus. The phase four testing round included 100 randomly selected off-campus students, faculty, and staff. Gracie Vaughan,...
Virtual Fun: The New Normal
By Samantha Pond, Contributing Writer While school-age children are finding themselves stuck at home without access to activities and sports, the Farmington Recreation Department has stepped up to bring the community together. Farmington Parks and Recreation,...
Meet UMF’s New Spanish Professor
by Maxen Ryder, Distribution Manager UMF is welcoming Cortney Benjamin as a new Spanish professor this year. With Benjamin’s experiences visiting Buenos Aires and passion for the Spanish language, she has been labeled as a great addition to the UMF language...
Students Turn to Off-Campus Housing for More Freedom
By Abby Pomerleau, Contributing Writer If on-campus housing is not the best fit for a student’s college experience, off-campus housing is a healthy alternative for UMF students. Residence halls are where many students get their first taste of freedom....
UMF Tutors are “Zoom”ing to Help Students
By Paige Lilly, Contributing Writer Before the pandemic, tutoring was one of the most readily available services for students at UMF. At almost any time, students could walk into the Mantor Library and there would be a tutor waiting to help them with their needs....
UMF Biology Class Helps Cultivate New and Rare Life
By Michael Levesque, Contributing Writer The Natural History of a Maine Watershed class taught by Nancy Prentiss, accompanied by Maine aquatic professionals, ventured out to lay Atlantic salmon eggs near Avon, ME. Classified as an endangered species, Atlantic...
UMF Opens New Testing Center
By Paige Lilly, Contributing Writer As the new semester begins, UMF has opened the doors of a new COVID-19 testing center intended for the testing of commuter students, faculty, and staff. Residential students will continue to be tested in Dearborn Gymnasium,...
UMF Free Ride Team Hits the Slopes
By Abby Pomerleau, Contributing Writer The UMF Freeride team is making the most out of their season with weekly practices and optional competitions. The United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association (USCSA) competitions are not being held this year, but...
Masks Can’t Stop the Music
By Samantha Pond, Contributing Writer Two of UMF’s acapella groups, Deep Treble and the Clefnotes, are finding ways to continue making music despite the pandemic. In March 2020, both groups were thrown for a loop when schools started to close down and no one...
UMF’s Nightmare Club Provides Thrills and Chills to Students
by Maxen Ryder, Contributing Writer The Nightmare Club provides a pleasantly scary experience for their group by hosting activities and events in order to create a positive, safe community. Every week, members of the club vote on a horror movie to watch...
Need a Job? Look No Further Than FWS
By Chelsea Davis, Contributing Writer Full-time students who qualify for federal financial aid by filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) may also qualify for federal work study (FWS), which allows students to get a job on campus while...
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