Archive for Beth Kevit
Every Sunday, the Cyrus Pavilion Theatre hosts the UMaine Jugglers Society.
Jeremy Swist, an alumnus of the University of Maine, has enjoyed the club for years.
“We basically have fun, throw objects in the air,” Swist said. “Balls, …
Talk of hiring a consultant to develop a performance-based funding model for the University of Maine System has shed light on faculty displeasure with the use of consultants in general.
Information from Rebecca Wyke, vice chancellor for …
The University of Maine System’s in-state student tuition freeze, though expected to be a welcome relief for cash-strapped students, may spell trouble for faculty.
Coupled with lower enrollment numbers and decreases in state funding, the freeze may …
Although the town of Orono paid an additional $20,900 for environmental engineering consultants’ work at the Webster Mill site, the years-long clean-up project will still come in under budget.
At its Feb. 13 meeting, the Orono Town …
Kinesiology and physical education students at the University of Maine are required to take an unusual class in order to graduate.
“I had no idea it was even offered,” said Matt Toothaker, a third-year KPE student who …
The University of Maine’s Graduate Student Government has been asked by the Faculty Senate to give input on whether changing the academic break schedule for the university would be received positively by students.
“The system is intent …
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The University of Maine Police Department received a report of a burglary to a motor vehicle at 3:32 p.m. Feb. 14. A TomTom GPS worth an estimated $100 was stolen from a 2005 Chevy Impala …
When the residents of Estabrooke Hall move out in May, they will do so knowing they are marking a milestone in University of Maine history.
The building, constructed in 1940 as the women’s dormitory and later revamped …
The University of Maine Cooperative Extension has estimated their Senior Companion Program saved MaineCare $4.6 million in a single year.
The estimation, based on research done by the Cooperative Extension, is based on data from 2010, when …
The University of Maine’s Muslim Student Association has raised over $4,000 so far in a month-long effort to raise awareness of and help alleviate suffering caused by the past year’s famine in Somalia.
The United Nations declares …
