Campus Currents: Maine Legislature

Monday, April 27th, 2009, 8:11 am in News

Gay marriage bill sponsor speaks at UM

By Dylan Riley

After hearing Mainers’ opinions on L.D. 1020 – the legislative bill that would re-define marriage to legally include gay couples – Sen. Dennis Damon came to the University of Maine April 23 to tell students why …

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, 3:07 am in News

State debates gay marriage

A question of rights for some - a matter of tradition for others

By Heather Steeves

AUGUSTA – The Maine Judiciary Committee heard more than 11 hours of testimony from ministers, lawyers, students, doctors, gay and lesbian couples as well as dozens of other Maine citizens to discuss two bills.
One of the …

Thursday, April 23rd, 2009, 3:06 am in News

Video: State debates gay marriage

By William P. Davis

Video of the open forum on gay marriage on April 22, 2009.

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Freeport man, 24, goes missing at Chickenfest in Howland

University of Maine students work with elementary students in a teambuilding exercise at the Old Town YMCA. The " human knot exercise” took place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day and helped promote cooperation.

Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebrated in Old Town

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Students take to the skies with UM flying club

David Slagger (center) waits to sign his name to make his appointment official as Gov. Paul LePage signs his own name. Slagger's wife, Priscilla (from left), tribal chief Brenda Commander and Wayne Mitchell, Penobscot Nation representative, also attended the swearing-in ceremony at the State House on Jan. 4.

Doctoral student appointed to first Maliseet tribal representative seat

Ali Alsultan, a native of Saudi Arabia, and Lingxuan Do, a native of China, participate in the Conversation Partner Program, which pairs them with an English volunteer to help the students learn English.

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Junior defender Mike Cornell and the University of Maine men's hockey team managed to get back an early goal at Fenway Park in Boston against the University of New Hampshire. The rivals headed into the second period tied 1-1.

UMaine takes down UNH 5-4 at Fenway Park in overtime thriller