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With new developments since the Crossland Hall demolition was announced over two months ago, the project might not proce...
12/09/2025

With new developments since the Crossland Hall demolition was announced over two months ago, the project might not proceed according to plan. While student activists are working to preserve the building and cancel the project entirely, the University of Maine Student Government (UMSG) will vote Tuesday, Dec. 9 on an act to formally call for a pause to the project, at least until all parties involved are accounted for.

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✍️: Sofia Langlois
📸: Noah Futris

Photo description: Crossland Hall sits just above the Penobscot River bank during sunset on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, in Orono, Maine.

Protesters from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) currently chant outside Fogler Library, "Winter is Coming! Salt ...
11/21/2025

Protesters from Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) currently chant outside Fogler Library,

"Winter is Coming! Salt the ICE!"

They protest the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and their arrests under the Trump Administration.

📸: Elora Griswold

Photo description: SDS members chanting on the steps of Fogler Library Nov. 21.

In a rally on Nov. 19 that began around 3:30 p.m., over 100 concerned community members participated in a protest that s...
11/21/2025

In a rally on Nov. 19 that began around 3:30 p.m., over 100 concerned community members participated in a protest that started in the Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Plaza and ended with a march toward the Donald P. Corbett (DPC) Business Hall to express outrage over a speaking event featuring Maine House Rep. Laurel Libby (R).

According to a now deleted Instagram post made by University of Maine Turning Point USA (TPUSA), Libby would be discussing “the importance of advocating for girls’ and women’s rights to safe sports and protected spaces.” 

📸: Elora Griswold

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Photo 1: Students Arthur Ortiz Sotomayor (left) and Felix Howorth (right) held their signs up for the camera before the protest began, which was comprised of over 100 community members.

Photo 2: Felix Howorth stood for a close-up of his sign, with a trans pride flag held up by two student protestors in the background.

Photo 3:Students Sophie Thieme (left) and Arya Olsen (right) stand holding their signs — Olsen’s reads ‘Trans kids deserve love’ and Thieme’s says ‘Protect trans kids.’

Photo 4:A close-up of students Sophie Thieme (left) and Arya Olsen’s protest signs.

Photo 5:
Maine Sen. Mike Tipping delivered a brief speech to the large group of UMaine community members gathered in the MLK Plaza to protest Libby’s event.

Photo 6:As the large group began the walk from MLK Plaza to the DPC Business Hall, a student protestor held a sign reading ‘F*ck you Laurel Libby.’

Photo 7: Student Nathaniel Small stands in front of a group of protestors gathered outside the DPC Business Hall to voice concern over a speaking event with controversial Maine State Rep. Laurel Libby.

Photo 8: One of several student protestors that pre-registered and were able to enter the event held a sign that read ‘Nobody wants you here.’

Photo 9: Student Kale Shepherd was escorted out of Libby’s event by the police.

Photo 10: Student Felix Howorth can be seen holding his ‘No Nazi’s welcome’ protest sign amidst a group of those gathered outside the DPC Business Hall to condemn Libby’s presence on campus.

The Supreme Court recently refused to reconsider its monumental 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. ...
11/20/2025

The Supreme Court recently refused to reconsider its monumental 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. While the refusal protects LGBTQ+ couples’ right to legally binding unions, some community members, while optimistic, remain concerned for other freedoms in the future.

📸:Tyler Bridges
✍️:Sofia Langlois

Maine House Rep. Laurel Libby (R) spoke inside the Donald P. Corbett (DPC) business building at the University of Maine ...
11/20/2025

Maine House Rep. Laurel Libby (R) spoke inside the Donald P. Corbett (DPC) business building at the University of Maine about the importance of free speech – all the while over 100 student activists were chanting outside to protest her presence on campus due to past actions and conservative ideology. Sitting down with Libby, she remained unapologetic about her opposition to policies expanding transgender rights, framing her stance as part of her commitment to upholding the first amendment.

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✍️: Sofia Langlois
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The Supreme Court recently refused to reconsider its monumental 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. ...
11/19/2025

The Supreme Court recently refused to reconsider its monumental 2015 decision to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide. While the refusal protects LGBTQ+ couples’ right to legally binding unions, some community members, while optimistic, remain concerned for other freedoms in the future.
📸:Tyler Bridges
✍️:Sofia Langlois

11/19/2025

Protestors outside maintained high energy throughout the entire event. As Laurel Libby and her supporters left DPC, the crowd chanted a slew of phrases.

Exclusive story coming tomorrow containing an interview with Laurel Libby, testimony from student organizations and a story of a student being spit on in the crowd. Stay tuned.

Video description: protestors holding signs advocating for trans rights and for Laurel Libby to not be welcomed on campus.

📸: Elora Griswold

With the Q&A section of this event ongoing, audience members have asked about committee attendance, Libby's advocacy for...
11/19/2025

With the Q&A section of this event ongoing, audience members have asked about committee attendance, Libby's advocacy for women and her perspective of Charlie Kirk.

In response to the question about women's advocacy, Libby said,

"I am standing up for biological reality and I am standing... There are biological inheritance, boys are boys, girls are girls," said Libby.

Photo description: Laurel Libby speaking at DPC.
📸: Elora Griswold

An audience member is escorted out of DPC during the speech of Laurel Libby by a police officer. "I won't apologize for ...
11/19/2025

An audience member is escorted out of DPC during the speech of Laurel Libby by a police officer.

"I won't apologize for speaking the truth. I will not apologize for speaking out for girls and their rights. And I will not apologize for standing for women's rights when we are being erased and are replaced with the counterfeit," said Libby.

Photo 1: audience member being escorted from Laurel Libby speech for interrupting talk to advocate for transgender rights.

Photo 2: Back of student as she watches Laurel Libby's speech.

📸: Elora Griswold

Maine Campus reporters sit in DPC as Laurel Libby speaks about the importance of the 1st Amendment. With an intimate tur...
11/19/2025

Maine Campus reporters sit in DPC as Laurel Libby speaks about the importance of the 1st Amendment. With an intimate turnout, attendees can hear the chanting of the protesters outside.

"I did not plan to get into politics, and in fact, even as recently as 2019, I couldn't even told you who our state representative was," said Libby.

Stay tuned for live updates of this ongoing speech.

Photo description: Laurel Libby speaking in DPC
📸: Elora Griswold

Maine State Rep. Mike Tipping Speaks at protest, condemning Laurel Libby's actions. Slide 1: Mike Tipping Slide 2: Kaia...
11/19/2025

Maine State Rep. Mike Tipping Speaks at protest, condemning Laurel Libby's actions.

Slide 1: Mike Tipping
Slide 2: Kaia DeVries

Stay tuned for updates.

📸: Elora Griswold

As the protest begins, the gathering numbers of students increase. Organizers hand out informational sheets about Laurel...
11/19/2025

As the protest begins, the gathering numbers of students increase. Organizers hand out informational sheets about Laurel Libby's agenda and with chants for participants to yell.

"Laurel Libby, f*ck off, go home!"

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