Archive for October 29th, 2009
The University of Maine System may have to cut as many as 100 positions during the next two academic years as part of an effort to close a $15 million budget gap.
On Monday, Oct. 26, nine days before Maine’s Nov. 3 election, a pro-TABOR group accused city and legislative staffers of criminal wrong-doing in connection with TABOR opposition.
Maine Attorney General Janet Mills rejected a request Monday from …
The University of Maine’s free swine flu vaccination clinics for students, planned for Nov. 9 and 10, have been moved to Nov. 5 and 6 because of a shortage of vaccine.
Question 7 on Maine’s Nov. 3 ballot is a constitutional amendment designed to give clerical workers extra time to count signatures on citizen referendums and people’s vetoes.
Five of the seven questions on this year’s ballot are …
This year, three candidates are running for the position of University of Maine Student Government president, all who desire to improve student services or lower fees if elected.
The candidates are Student Sens. Brian A. Harris and …
The Tobacco Free Campus Committee — an effort to ban tobacco products on campus — released its final report during the summer after months without progress on it. The University of Maine administration will submit a …
University of Maine’s General Student Senate met Oct. 27 in full Halloween spirit. Many senators were dressed in costumes ranging from gorilla suits to Abraham Lincoln. At the meeting, senators expressed concern for how University of Maine …
Leading scientists say 350 is the limit. According to 350.org, an international environmental campaign, 350 parts per million (ppm) is the limit of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere. Scientists for the cause say it …
As the swine flu vaccine makes its way to the University of Maine, the administration urges students to sign up to receive it, saying contracting the flu will bring negative consequences.
“I think initially there was a …
Tuesday, the UMaine UVote committee held a same-sex marriage discussion in the FFA Room of the Memorial Union. The Women in the Curriculum luncheon continued the discussion in the Coe Room the following Wednesday.
The discussion on …
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