The pride flag flying high on the University Mall for Coming Out Week 2019. Photo by Sierra Semmel. On Thursday, Oct. 11, the University of Maine’s Wildestein Queer-Straight Alliance held Coming Out Monologues to observe UMaine’s Coming Out Week. Coming Out Week is…
Middlebury professor Luis Hernán Castañeda. Photo via http://www.middlebury.edu On Friday, Oct. 18, writer Luiz Hernan Castaneda gave a lecture titled “Peruvian Writer in the Green Mountains” which explored his own literary work and…
Katz delivering his 2012 TED Talk. Photo via ted.com Educator, author and social theorist, Jackson Katz, visited the University of Maine last Thursday, Oct. 10 to speak about violence against women, an issue he’s…
Frances Soctomah, a Passamaquoddy Basketmaker and a student at UMaine demonstrates the art of Black Ash and Sweetgrass basketry. Photo by Antyna Gould. On Oct. 16 in the Hudson Museum’s Maine Indian Gallery, Frances Soctomah shared with peers and faculty his work in the art of basket making.…
On Thursday, Oct. 10, the New Writing Series (NWS) held the first bi-weekly reading of the semester featuring poets Sarah Green and Sara Nicholson. The…
The Emera Astronomy Center, located on Rangeley Road, offers interesting and engaging programs to teach others about the universe. Photo by Matt Lavoie. On Friday, Oct. 4, the University of Maine’s Emera Astronomy Center hosted Spooky Space, a presentation connecting staples of Halloween with their counterparts in outer…
Livid Orange offered some psychedelic beats on a rainy Saturday night at the Common Loon in downtown Orono. Photo by Antyna Gould. Looking to switch things up in the small town of Orono? The Common Loon has a great central downtown location with a covered upper-level deck…
The Maine Bound Adventure Center, located behind the Memorial Union, is a resource for students to get outdoors and experience Maine. Photo by Antyna Gould. The white barn behind the Memorial Union is one of the more unique buildings on campus. It is home to the Maine Bound Adventure Center,…
OHOP's yummy Italian pies hold a pizza our heart at the University of Maine. Photo by Haylee Scovil. Pat’s Pizza and Orono House of Pizza (OHOP) are food staples of the University of Maine community. From breadsticks and free pizza deals on weeknights,…
There’s a chance that last Monday you saw the words “L’shana Tova” somewhere — whether it was Instagram’s GIF section, a Snapchat filter, or on…