Archive for March 16th, 2011
Though the massive 8.9 magnitude earthquake that hit Japan on March 11 originated more than 80 miles off the eastern coast, one University of Maine alumnus can see the effects of the resulting disasters on the …
After considering impeaching University of Maine Student Body President Nelson Carson due to the still-unfinished student government website at its March 15 meeting, senators pulled back an already written resolution, culminating in a war of words …
As dismay continues to spread from state to state over pension problems and the budget constraints pinned to them, two sides are emerging with unions and state workers on one and cash-strapped lawmakers on the other.
A …
The University of Maine System board of trustees confirmed Paul Ferguson as the University of Maine’s 19th president.
Chancellor Richard Pattenaude announced his endorsement of Ferguson in an e-mail sent to members of the UMaine campus community …
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Despite a large budget cut, the …
For most students at the University of Maine, spring break provides the opportunity to spend time in a warmer climate with drinks in their newly-freed hands and the sun in their eyes.
While some spent their breaks …
In an effort to increase student enrollment and identify ways to entice graduates to remain and work in the state, the University of Maine System has launched a plan to recast its image with the help …
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Members of a University of Maine grounds crew who were removing snow at 1:13 a.m. Feb. 26 witnessed a hit-and-run accident in the Libby Hall parking lot. A blue 2001 Volkswagen sustained an estimated $3,000 …
Reputations are seldom impervious — they tend to falter and grow constantly with and without expectation, keeping in flux with the times. Where an image obviously isn’t everything, its repair after devastation tends to reveal the …
The United States has not had a nationwide discussion about the place of modern labor unions in years. 2012 is going to be different.
The anti-worker legislation that was passed by the Wisconsin legislature last week created …
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