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Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Equity in Education

1974

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Inflation, Lagging Fund Drive Might Postpone Construction, Kate Arno Oct 1974

Inflation, Lagging Fund Drive Might Postpone Construction, Kate Arno

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Second Century Fund campaign to raise money for a multi-purpose sports arena and performing arts center is running far behind its scheduled November deadline. According to Parker G. Cushman, director of the Physical Plant, parts of the planned construction for the sports arena may have to be postponed due to inflation.


Wilde-Stein Club Receives Student Senate Approval, The Maine Campus Oct 1974

Wilde-Stein Club Receives Student Senate Approval, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The General Student Senate gave its final approval Tuesday to the Wilde-Stein Club, recognizing it as a viable student organization. Forty two senators voted for approval, four were against, and one abstained.


Unfavorable Publicity Hurts Second Century Fund Drive, The Maine Campus Sep 1974

Unfavorable Publicity Hurts Second Century Fund Drive, The Maine Campus

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Bad publicity and a minimal number of campaign solicitors available this summer in the Bangor area have lessened the probability that the Second Century Fund will meet its projected goal of $3.5 million by the original deadline, mid-November.


Common Sense Choices, The Maine Campus Apr 1974

Common Sense Choices, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Maine Gay Symposium has passed without incident, but the University of Maine Board of Trustees is not out of the frying pan yet. The Trustees have tempted the flames of public opinion by standing up for rights of free speech and assembly, but indications are they may jump into the fire of indignant student wrath by tampering with our rights of representation in two crucial decisions.


Sac Volunteers Visit Palsy Victims, Jan Messier Apr 1974

Sac Volunteers Visit Palsy Victims, Jan Messier

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

"At first I didn't know how to react to them. I soon found out they were so accepting of everybody," said Dale Taper, a UMO sophomore nursing student, commenting on her first reaction to the eight victims [sic] of cerebral palsy (CP) she ahs been working with for the past two years.


Gays To Convene At Bcc Next Week, Douglas Bailey Mar 1974

Gays To Convene At Bcc Next Week, Douglas Bailey

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The fifth annual Maine Gay Symposium will be held at Bangor Community College Friday, March 31, through Sunday, April 2. The three day event, sponsored by the Wilde-Stein Club at UMO, the Gay People's Alliance, Mainly Gay of Portland, and the Maine Lesbian-Feminists, will include about 20 workshops on a variety of gay issues.


Trustees Accept 39 Proposals Of Longley Efficiency Report, The Maine Campus Mar 1974

Trustees Accept 39 Proposals Of Longley Efficiency Report, The Maine Campus

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The University of Maine Board of Trustees voted unanimously in favor of implementing 39 or 68 recommendations suggested by the Maine Management and Cost Survey during its monthly business meeting at the UMB campus Wednesday.


Senate Bows To Pressure, Refuses Wilde-Stein Funds, Debbie Sline Feb 1974

Senate Bows To Pressure, Refuses Wilde-Stein Funds, Debbie Sline

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

A resolution that would have granted $200 to the Wilde-Stein Club was defeated by the Student Senate Tuesday night after nearly an hour of emotional debate. The resolution, defeated by a vote of 28-10-3, was introduced in the Senate last week after the group was granted $150. The original request for $400 made by the Wilde-Stein Club was reduced at a Finance Committee meeting to $150.


Legislators Take Aim At Gay Conference, The Maine Campus Feb 1974

Legislators Take Aim At Gay Conference, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Controversy continued to mount this week over the proposed statewide homosexual conference to be held at UMO in April.


Elected Cowardice: Blaming The Constituents, The Maine Campus Feb 1974

Elected Cowardice: Blaming The Constituents, The Maine Campus

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Oh, boy. Here we go again. First we learn that UMO Student Senate has suddenly decided they can't give the Wilde-Stein Club $300 to help finance for their scheduled gay conference. Next, we find out that the Republican House members, during a party caucus, decided they can't consider giving the University of Maine any more money until the Board of Trustees reneges on their decision to let the gays hold the statewide conference at UMO.