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Concert raises awarenessGreeks join with Safe Campus to stop rape
This weekend the Greek community, as well as many other university community members, gathered together for food, fun and a good cause. Rape awareness was the purpose of Sigma Phi Epsilon's Rock Against Rape concert, which was attended by about 400 students Saturday.…
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Construction in the name of scienceNew science and engineering facility to be built beside Barrows
Students may have taken note of the construction at Barrows Hall and wondered why they have to walk around East Annex just to get from Neville Hall to Memorial Union. It's because the university is building a new Engineering and Science Research Facility.…
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Judicial Affairs starts parental notification policy
A new school year means new policies for many departments, but the Judicial Affairs policy change is one students need to be aware of.
Over the summer a policy was created concerning parental notification of students found in violation of alcohol and drug laws at UMaine.…
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Pro-life feminists offers new viewPresident of Feminist for Life of America speaks on abortion
Serrin Foster, the president of Feminists for Life of America and a nationally acclaimed speaker, came to the University of Maine Thursday night to present "The Feminist Case Against Abortion" in Minsky Recital Hall.
Foster addressed her lecture against abortion in hopes of educating the community about the history of abortion and its effect on women's rights today.…
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Buchanan Alumni House opens to students
The University of Maine Alumni Association and the University of Maine Foundation will hold its open house at the Buchanan Alumni House Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 3 - 5:30 p.m.
This $7.3 million construction project began April 9, 2001. The 32,000 square-foot house was completed just 13 months later on May 31, 2002.…
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Parking woes persist, more grass to be paved
Parking headaches are on the minds of returning students at the University of Maine, and a large first-year class is just getting their first dose of a saga that upperclassman have been dealing with for years.
Numbers are up for resident permits but are not fully identified with first-year students, Paul Paradis, Parking Services director said.…
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UMaine develops partnership with Northern Ireland
A trip to Northern Ireland this summer solidified the partnership between the University of Maine and the University of Ulster and Queen's University. The memorandum of understanding signed by UMaine President Peter S. Hoff during the trip acts as an agreement between the universities to work together, share knowledge and experience and exchange faculty and students.…
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Black Bear license plates to show school spirit
The upcoming University of Maine Black Bear license plate might be just the thing for students looking to show the world they're Black Bears. The state Legislature passed a bill during last spring semester approving a vanity plate specifically designed for UMaine.…
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Legal AffairsAttorney Ted Curtis
Q. Over the summer I maxed out my credit card by paying off my bookie over some bad beer-die bets. I planned on paying the debt this school year, but this is beginning to look impossible, what with the current team rankings as they are, and I'm not sure what I can do.…
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