Why is there a need to promote these holidays so early in advance when we know people will continue to buy whatever products are available during that season?

Although the season of horror has come to an end and the ghouls of Farmington Fright Fest are now laid to rest, they sure provided a scary good time at the Farmington Fairgrounds.

The summer of 2023 saw big changes on campus, like the repaving of the roads and building of sidewalks. Campus now has automatic locking dorm room doors and free laundry, which has greatly impacted students.

Student athletes have hectic schedules and have to make sure they are managing their time wisely. If their grades start to drop, they can’t play the sport they love because the student has to come before the athlete.

With November here and the cold air making its way back, the burnout of students at UMF is starting to rise. Students have worked tirelessly for the past two months on classes and other responsibilities.

Despite its grand arsenal of tools and machinery, the makerspace at the University of Maine at Farmington remains much quieter than many hoped for it to be when it was first put together.

As all of the University of Maine at Farmington has been informed, there was a mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine on Wednesday night. Between a bowling alley and a bar, 18 people were killed and at least 13 more were injured.

“We felt that the children did not deserve this event being taken away from them for something that was completely out of their control.”

On November 17 the Table Gaming Club is hosting its once-a-semester event Gamefest. Gamefest is a large campus-wide event where the TGC brings tabletop games of various types from its inventory and allows the campus community to use them.

This past weekend UMF students enjoyed a weekend of events across campus with their friends and family.

Over 20 years, Pokemon and other types of trading cards have skyrocketed in popularity. The most prevalent of these are sports cards, since they are worth the most money.

Celeste is a puzzle platformer that follows Madeline, a young woman struggling with anxiety and depression, trying to climb a mountain.

Spooky season is upon us and with that comes a few fun activities on campus. This month, Association of Campus Entertainment (ACE) is putting on multiple events for students at UMF.

College students involved in these programs often find themselves navigating a demanding schedule, as they juggle lesson planning, classroom instruction, and grading with their own coursework, exams, and assignments.

United Way of the Tri-Valley Area is hosting their 6th Annual Halls of Horror event this month that is completely indoors. The theme this year is horror films and they are using a brand new location that gives them more space.

This academic year, the SCC plans to incorporate events and initiate projects that aim to assist in tackling the massive issue of food waste in the United States. The group’s efforts are aimed at educating the UMF population in hopes of creating a more sustainable campus that actively combats food waste.

For those not in English 383 with Stephen Grandchamp, the Video Games and Identity class explores video games as a medium for expressing identity, which the class has divided into three units: neurodiversity, gender/sexuality, and race. The first video game that we studied, and that I’ll be reviewing, is Depression Quest.