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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…

ICE anxiety exposes lack of immigration support resources at UMaine
A sign at the Jan. 28 SDS anti-ICE calling for the Trump administration to stop the operation named 'Catch of the Day.' Photo by Phoebe Kübler

ICE anxiety exposes lack of immigration support resources at UMaine

By Obie Casperson on February 2, 2026

Intensified immigration enforcement has put Maine in the national spotlight with mass protests and public anxieties. Following the detainment of University of Southern Maine student…


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