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by Jessica Fish in News
University of Maine student and faculty reactions to a proposed tobacco ban are still mixed despite months of research by the Tobacco Free Campus Committee.
According to Lauri Sidelko, co-chair of the committee, extensive efforts were made over the summer to gather the opinions of faculty and staff.…
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by Emma Thieme in News
When disaster strikes, the University of Maine relies on the Safety and Environmental Management (SEM) department to lead the way to safety.
The SEM department manages laboratories, oversees training programs and teaches classes on environmental health and safety.…
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by Aislinn Sarnacki in News
Some students toss Frisbees on the mall or shoot hoops in the Field House to relax after a stressful exam. Others pick up an axe and walk to the edge of campus to let loose on a few logs.
Lumberjacks and lumberjills have been a part of the campus community at the University of Maine for more than 40 years.…
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A social solution for an environmental problem
by Bryan Stackpole in News
The Socialist and Marxist Studies Series continued Thursday with Professor Mark Anderson speaking about his theory on the connection between the climate, economics, growth and happiness.
Anderson feels many people see problems caused by technology as having a technical solution, but he stressed that this is not what society needs.…
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Students take less food when only given plates
by Kathleen Dame in News
This year, the University of Maine dining service has discontinued the use of trays at York Commons, joining the ranks of colleges across the country attempting to reduce energy use and water consumption. Kathy Kittridge, UMaine's director of dining operations, cited more than 24 schools that have switched to trayless dining.…
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How UMaine keeps students toasty
by William P. Davis in News
Few people visit the steam plant, but the workers there know if nobody worries about it, they're doing their jobs correctly. They know it's best if the only thought given to how the buildings on campus are heated occurs after seeing steam leak from a manhole.…
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by Hasan Haider in News
Members of the Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps at the University of Maine can expect to jump more hurdles and balance a heavier load than the average student. Most students have a hard time juggling classes, family and a social life. Add in early-morning classes, the thought of having to go to - or back to - a dangerous war zone: This is closer to a day in a ROTC student's life.…
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by Sarah McClarie in News
After nearly three decades of employment with the University of Maine, Professor Robert Whelan faces his retirement - well, "partial phased retirement."
Hanging from one of the many bookshelves in his office is an army paratrooper figurine, the mention of which launches a conversation about jump school.…
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by Rhiannon Sawtelle in News
After more than a half-century of male domination in the field, female engineering students at the University of Maine founded the Society of Women Engineers in 1950. A non-profit group, the society empowers women and acts as a networking and funding resource.…
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Collaboration of environmental groups hopes to buy dams to help fight the 'frog monster'
by Daniel T. Saulnier in News
Local groups are banding together to work on a multi-million dollar project to restore the Penobscot River and project the multitude of animals that depend on it by purchasing defunct dams and building fish ladders to help struggling species.
Last Wednesday, more than 30 people attended a discussion led by four representatives from the Penobscot River Restoration Trust.…
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by Melinda Hart in News
It's going to get drafty A window was smashed in Oxford Hall at 11:48 p.m. on Oct. 2 off the east wing, on the second floor. A witness said he was in the hallway when the incident happened, but it didn't occur to him to look outside for the perpetrator. The responding officer examined the window and found that the object thrown at the window appeared to have come from inside.…
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2008 Woodie Awards
