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Career Center removes Customs and Border Patrol as attending employer at upcoming fair following backlash

Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer illustration by Tilia Baratta

Career Center removes Customs and Border Patrol as attending employer at upcoming fair following backlash

By Abigail Beaucaire on February 9, 2026

On Feb. 11 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., the University of Maine Career Center will hold its annual All Majors Career Fair at the…

Police Beat: 1/30 to 2/5

Police beat illustration by Tilia Baratta

Police Beat: 1/30 to 2/5

By Elora Griswold on February 9, 2026

1/30: Around noon, a property damage crash was called in from the Belgrade parking lot after a dump truck grazed a parked vehicle while leaving…

UMSG addresses ICE ‘misinformation’ on campus, hears budget report

In Orono, Maine, Feb. 3, 2026, the University of Maine's Student Government looking at Vice President Joshua Bohm's financial affairs presentation. Photo by Hailey Green

UMSG addresses ICE ‘misinformation’ on campus, hears budget report

By Haden Buzzell on February 9, 2026

The General Student Senate of the University of Maine Student Government, Inc. (UMSG) held its third meeting of the semester on Feb. 3, led by…

Search for missing UMaine student Chance Lauer paused until spring, Orono PD and family comment on investigation

One of many missing posters hung by over 25 volunteers in an effort to find UMO student Chance Lauer can be seen in front of Fogler Library on campus. Photo by Elora Griswold

Search for missing UMaine student Chance Lauer paused until spring, Orono PD and family comment on investigation

By Elora Griswold on February 2, 2026

Search efforts for 19-year-old former University of Maine student Chance Lauer have been paused until spring due to winter weather conditions, according to the Orono…

UMaine Board of Trustees votes to demolish Crossland Hall, community reacts to decision

"They are putting the archives, the faculty and staff who work there and everything else within the Franco American center at risk," said Lincoln Tiner, referring to the university letting Crossland Hall run out of heating oil as temps plummet and pipes are at risk of bursting. Photo by Noah Futris

UMaine Board of Trustees votes to demolish Crossland Hall, community reacts to decision

By Nathan Deveney on February 2, 2026

The University of Maine Board of Trustees (BoT) has voted to move forward with the North Campus Infrastructure plan, which includes the demolition of Crossland…