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Free-Speech Policy Needs Revising, Margaret Cruikshank Mar 1998

Free-Speech Policy Needs Revising, Margaret Cruikshank

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

My article is prompted by the display of anti-gay material by a Christian sect in the Memorial Union March 24 and 25. Over the tables were two large banners asking, "What is Wrong with Homosexuality?" and, "What is Wrong with Fornication?"


Full-Page Advertisement From The Center For Students And Community Life, Center For Students And Community Life Mar 1998

Full-Page Advertisement From The Center For Students And Community Life, Center For Students And Community Life

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

While the free speech and right to assemble of all is protected by law at the University of Maine, The Center for Students and Community Life does not endorse or support any statements or actions which discriminate against or harm another person or group of people, including Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, or Transgendered people.


Media Exhibit Double Standards In Coverage, Derek Rice Mar 1998

Media Exhibit Double Standards In Coverage, Derek Rice

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Reaction to Green Bay Packer, Reggie White's comments against "gays, whites, Asians, Hispanics and American Indians."


Hate Crimes Aren't 'Isolated' Incidents, Peg Cruikshank Feb 1998

Hate Crimes Aren't 'Isolated' Incidents, Peg Cruikshank

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The recent statement by university administration officials that the anti-gay hate crimes on this campus are isolated incidents reveals more concern for public relations than for the safety of gay, lesbian and bisexual students.


Recent Campus Crimes A Call To Caution, Kristen Dobler Feb 1998

Recent Campus Crimes A Call To Caution, Kristen Dobler

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

In light of recent incidents, the university community must look out for itself more and become aware of the risks on campus. Since the beginning of the semester, a gay-rights proponent has been threatened in his room by an intruder, a baseball player has been accused by police of committing assault in dorm, and several women on East/West Campus have had their rooms entered into the middle of the night by strangers.


Homophobic Attack Prompts Third Civil Rights Suit, Kathryn Ritchie Jan 1998

Homophobic Attack Prompts Third Civil Rights Suit, Kathryn Ritchie

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

The Maine Attorney General's office announced yesterday that it has filed another civil rights lawsuit against a University of Maine student. Kirk R. Daigle, 26, has been accused of threatening a fellow student based on his minority status.


Um Observes Mlk's Birthday, Paul Livingstone Jan 1998

Um Observes Mlk's Birthday, Paul Livingstone

Social Justice: Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion

Article from the University of Maine student newspaper The Maine Campus regarding the University of Maine Faculty Senate agreeing to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a holiday. Also, includes the agenda for the Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Celebrations at the University.