Archive for April 12th, 2010
Since the Academic Program Prioritization Working Group issued its interim report March 24, which suggested the elimination of majors and faculty positions with the goal of reducing the University of Maine’s academic spending by 20 percent, …
The Academic Program Prioritization Working Group will issue its final report sometime this week, according to University of Maine spokesman Joe Carr. The report was originally scheduled to be finished April 8.
The group met last week …
The Bicycle Coalition of Maine will hold its annual Orono Bike Swap from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 18 at the Student Recreation and Fitness Center, where people sell used bicycles. Local bicycle dealers will …
Nate Severy and Allison Heath, members of University of Maine Bear Vocals, wash cars in the Bank of America parking lot in Orono Sunday to raise money for their club.
Steve Abbott believes cuts within the University of Maine System, such as those proposed by UMaine’s Academic Program Prioritization Working Group, are due to elements beyond the university’s control.
“It reflects two things. One, it reflects the …
An expectant crowd filled Room 100 in Donald P. Corbett Business Building Wednesday for the eighth annual Mr. Fraternity competition, hosted by the sisters of Alpha Omicron Pi. Lively chatter filled the lecture hall as the …
More than 100 people gathered in Bennett Hall Friday night to discuss a word rarely heard before 9/11: jihad.
Guest lecturer Jamal Badawi sought to clear up the misconceptions of jihad, mainly that the Islamic concept justifies …
Wilde Stein Alliance for Sexual Diversity will celebrate Pride Week 2010 from April 12 to 16. The goal of Pride Week is to educate and create a more accepting environment for the GLBT community, according to …
Up in smoke
While on foot patrol April 7 at 10:50 p.m., a University of Maine Public Safety officer smelled burning marijuana coming from a second story window of Androscoggin Hall. The officer made contact with the …
Chiquita stickers and descending globes of coiled steel wire with small portal holes greet the entering patron in the University of Maine Lord Hall Gallery. April 2 through 30, the Juried Student Exhibition, a collection of …
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