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Elora is a fourth-year student majoring in journalism and history. She enjoys portrait photography and filmmaking. Email Elora at eic@mainecampus.com.
Missing UMaine student found deceased, family establishes ‘The Chance Lauer Travel Scholarship Fund’ in honor
The small pond that former student Chance Lauer was recovered from after an eight-week-long search sits less than a half mile from his apartment on Wednesday, March 18, 2025, in Orono, Maine. Photo by Elora Griswold

Missing UMaine student found deceased, family establishes ‘The Chance Lauer Travel Scholarship Fund’ in honor

By Elora Griswold on March 21, 2026

Eight weeks after 19-year-old former University of Maine student Chance Lauer went missing on Jan. 20, the Orono Police Department (OPD) announced that he was…

University of Maine System establishes Mitchell Name Review Task Force, requests public commentary
The main entrance to The George J. Mitchell Center for Sustainability Solutions on Wednesday, March 18, 2025, in Orono, Maine. The center is a research facility dedicated to sustainability solutions across disciplines, housed in Norman Smith Hall on campus. Photo by Elora Griswold

University of Maine System establishes Mitchell Name Review Task Force, requests public commentary

By Elora Griswold on March 19, 2026

In early February, a representative from the University of Maine System (UMS) confirmed that a renaming process was being considered for programs associated with former…