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Last updated: Monday, April 22, 9:58 a.m.
Blue Sky Project 1 year in existence, but disconnect remains between plan and student body
By Jesse Scardina

What is the Blue Sky Project?
Depending on who you ask, you could get a variety of different answers. But regardless of how much you know about it, the Blue Sky Project has the ability to bring …

Authorities look to put an end to ‘Chickenfest’
By Cameron Paquette

April at the University of Maine that means several things are fast approaching for students: final exams, summertime and Chickenfest.
Chickenfest is an annual underground music festival held in remote locations that are, more often than not, …

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700-plus participate in 6th annual Healthy High 5- and 10-K race

Bryan Hinkel
By Derrick Rossignol

The University of Maine Division of Student Affairs hosted the sixth annual Healthy High 5K/10K race April 20, or “4/20,” a day associated with smoking marijuana.
The race originated as a way to provide students with an …

UMaine student gives perspective of Boston lockdown from Cambridge hotel

Sarah Porter, VP of Student Organizations, was blocks away from early morning shooting that took life of Boston Marathon bombing suspect
By Jesse Scardina

While the city of Boston was on lockdown, as countless authorities pursued Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, 19, one of two living suspects from Monday’s bombings of the Boston Marathon, a University of Maine undergraduate student witnessed the ordeal …

First UMaine ‘Ultimate Campus Cutie’ crowned

Paul Perkins
By Lauren Reeves

On Wednesday, April 17, the UMaine chapter of Her Campus hosted the first Ultimate Campus Cutie Competition in the Donald P. Corbett Business Building. Male Athletes Against Violence teamed up with the staff of Her Campus …

New England brewers rally to support Boston

By Ezra Juskewitch

While it is arguably not the best method for coming to terms with stress and tragedy, drinking ranks among the very oldest coping mechanisms for dealing with life. Breweries from Maine, New England and beyond seemed …

Album Review: Dessert Lips ‘Looking Good, Feeling Good’

Former Maine Campus staffer’s electronic mixtape a gem
By Derrick Rossignol

Having worked for The Maine Campus in one capacity or another for the past three years, it has been interesting to see what former co-workers have done after they’ve graduated. Most have gone on to write …

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Brooklyn beats out Queens as New York City’s top hip-hop borough

By Jesse Scardina

There are few things more clearly defined than where the birth of hip-hop came from. With much respect to the rugged styles of Los Angeles, the grittiness of the Dirty South and the conscious thoughts of …

Wu-Tang Clan legends of hip-hop game

By Josh Deakin

The Wu-Tang Clan formed in the early 90s in Staten Island and consisted of RZA, GZA, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Universal God of Law, Masta Killa, and Ol’ Dirty Bastard, or ODB for …

Film review: iSteve

By Derrick Rossignol

Apple founder Steve Jobs had an interesting existence. To put it simply, he did a lot of soul searching as a young man, went on to found Apple and revolutionized modern computing and entertainment before he …

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