On Friday, April 20, editor of the Boston Globe Spotlight team Patricia Wen spoke about investigative journalism in the 'post-truth' world. Photo by Evan Loignon, Staff. On Friday, April 20, the University of Maine hosted a public talk by Patricia Wen, editor of the Boston Globe Spotlight Team. A three-time…
A look inside the wind and wave lab at the Advanced Structures and Composites Center. Photo by Ian Ligget, Staff. Last week, the University of Maine took part in their annual Earth Week starting on April 16 and ending on April 22 that celebrated Earth…
SafetyWork art show held its opening night at the IMRC on Monday, April 16. The exhibition featured performances, prints, and sculptures by 11 women navigating the world. Photo by Maggie Gautrau, Photo Editor. On Monday, April 16, the University of Maine’s Innovative Media Research and Commercialization Center (IMRC) hosted an opening reception for “#SafetyWork.” This exhibition features 12…
Felly, Action Bronson and Lupe Fiasco performed at the Maine Event concert on Saturday, April 14. Photo by Evan Loignon, Staff. On Saturday, April 15 at 6:30 p.m., University of Maine students packed the Alfond Arena to get ready for the annual Maine Day concert, “The…
Maine Masque presented a play "Eurydice" in the Hauck Auditorium from April 11 through April 15. Photo by Matthew Lavoie, Staff.
As performers put on their costumes and finished last minute touch-ups, Director Nathan Reeves, a fourth-year student, took one last look out at the empty…
The Cliff of Moher runs 14 kilometers down the west coast of Ireland.
I wanted my first time traveling outside of the United States to be special. Just two weeks before spring break, I booked a flight to…
Last Wednesday, March 28, Panelists discussed what it’s like to be a new immigrant in Maine and their journey to the U.S. From left to right: Liliana Herakova, Abdi Iftin, Angela Okafor, and Hamza Abdi. Photo by Aliya Uteuova If you’ve ever wondered what it would be like to immigrate to a foreign nation, last Wednesday’s panel titled “The New Immigrant Experience: Sharing Stories…
Franco-American is a host to Happening Series as well as guest musical workshops. Photo by Evan Loignon, Staff. Poet William Wordsworth once said that “poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings: it takes its origin from emotion recollected in tranquillity.” Last week,…
It was announced on Feb. 19 that the University of Maine’s athletic director Karlton Creech would be leaving the state of Maine to pursue a…
UMaine Pep Band played jazzy tunes at the Men’s Hockey game against UNH on Friday, March 2. Maggie Gautrau, Photo Editor. When most people, when think of the University of Maine hockey, think of the student section with the Naked Five, the cheers, chants and overall…