Archive for April 1st, 2010
PORTLAND — Nearly 2,500 people crowded into the Portland Expo Center on Thursday to hear President Barack Obama speak on the recent passage of the health insurance reform bill.
The stop in Maine was part of a …
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The University of Maine is facing a $5.9 million budget gap for the next fiscal year, which Vice President of Administration and Finance Janet Waldron said will require layoffs, reductions in university personnel hours and a …
University of Maine Police have charged a second-year philosophy student with criminal trespassing and criminal mischief for breaking into the Memorial Union on March 29. The case was also referred to Judicial Affairs.
According to Detective William …
General Student Senate on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to express student displeasure with recently proposed academic program cuts that would eliminate several majors by the end of fiscal year 2014.
The resolution was brought to senate …
The University of Maine’s General Student Senate unanimously passed resolutions decrying departmental cuts and mergers proposed by the Academic Program Prioritization Working Group and touting university-wide single-stream recycling at its Tuesday meeting.
During General Good and Welfare, …
Bad week for Wranglers
A Jeep Wrangler parked in the Steam Plant Parking Lot was burglarized sometime between March 20 and 26. The rear canvas top was unzipped at the back and someone entered the vehicle, removing …
On Tuesday, the University of Maine announced eight layoffs for fall 2010 as part of an effort to close a budget gap of $5.9 million. I will lose two of the most committed teachers I’ve ever …
The Issue: The passage of a GSS resolution denouncing APPWG’s proposals to cut UMaine academics.
What We Think: Senate should be commended for representing students, and students for their involvement.
Future students will miss out
In three semesters, I will be graduating with degrees in both Spanish and secondary education. My time at the University of Maine has been great for many reasons, one of which is …
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