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Despite recent shortcomings, we still need the United Nations

Despite recent shortcomings, we still need the United Nations

By Joseph Greene on October 5, 2026

OPINION: The United Nations (U.N.) was founded in 1945 after the fallout of the Second World War. Meant to replace the League of Nations, the…

Students should make better use of the deal with Black Bear Cinemas

UMaine students Riley Azud and Neil St. John used their free Wednesday pass to see “Resident Evil.” “Free tickets at Black Bear’s is awesome, we’re going every Wednesday,” said Riley Azud on Wednesday Sept. 23, 2026. Photo by Emma Stuetz

Students should make better use of the deal with Black Bear Cinemas

By Theodore Forcier on September 28, 2026

OPINION: For me, being a kid in the 2010’s meant seeing a lot of movies in an actual movie theater. It was a whole experience…

An outdated model: Re-examining the 40 hour workweek

Illustration by Tilia Baratta

An outdated model: Re-examining the 40 hour workweek

By Joseph Greene on September 28, 2026

OPINION: In the 1920s, famous American businessman Henry Ford popularized the 40-hour workweek to increase productivity and spread labor across a wider range of workers.…

The Fall Equinox resembles constant change in college

The Fall Equinox resembles constant change in college

By Molly Freeman on September 28, 2026

OPINION: College has made change feel way less abstract. There is no shortage of opportunities to compare who you were at the beginning of this…

How hard is it to fill a hotel?

Maine Campus culture editor, Carrigan Cyr, currently resides in one of the rooms at Hotel Ursa in Orono, Maine as of Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. This is one way that UMaine is handling its student dorm overflow. Emma Stuetz / Maine Campus

How hard is it to fill a hotel?

By Makai Moody-Broen on September 21, 2026

OPINION: This week, the University of Maine announced a series of faculty and staff cuts to occur in the face of a $19 million budget…