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“Today I’m the butcher, tomorrow I might be the cattle.” In this dystopia, people eat people. Grocery stores serve packaged human, and family prayers circle a roasting man on a spit. Nutrition, ...
Despite federal protections including the Americans with Disabilities Act, Maine voters with disabilities still face challenges at the polls. While places like Orono accommodate disabled voters, ...
The University of Maine Communications and Journalism (CMJ) department, which began as the Department of Public Speaking in 1915 and is one of the oldest programs of its kind in the country, is ...
Mainers passed Question 1, requiring voter approval for quasi-governmental entities and consumer-owned electric utilities to borrow more than $1 billion. Yet, voters rejected Question 3, which would ...
The University of Maine Central Steam Plant is an essential infrastructure that allows the university to function. As part of the university’s long-term Carbon Commitment goal to reduce its greenhouse ...
Residents of Machias can all agree, there is a new face to the University of Maine Machias. From repaints of the building interior to paved roads, we’re putting ourselves back on the map and back out ...
This January, I read the novel “Fascism: A Warning” by former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright. This book is great for identifying fascism while giving an overview and general understanding of ...
Kiwibots have taken the University of Maine by storm ever since their arrival in the fall of 2023. You see them rolling around campus at almost all hours of day, delivering food to hungry students.
Early last Sunday morning on Crosby street in Orono, four University of Maine students, Summer Blaisdell, Charles Carroll, Marcus Paes and Braeden Cunningham violently assaulted a local Orono man in ...
Despite being a flagship state university, the University of Maine is sorely lacking in the disability accommodations required by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Physical access for those ...
Dear UMaine, We extend our sincere condolences to all those affected by last night’s tragedy in Lewiston. Maine is a beautiful state with beautiful people. Maine is a tight-knit community and one big ...
The 2024 election season delivered a mix of expected and surprising outcomes. With Donald Trump re-elected as the 47th President of the United States, closely contested congressional races in Maine ...