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Dr. James Melcher, \u27The Cases\u27 - Margaret Chase Smith Library Maine Town Meeting 2023
No full textJim Melcher is a professor of Political Science at the University of Maine at Farmington. Every September for Constitution Day at UMF, he reviews Supreme Court cases from the previous term. Because he spoke at the Library in May this year, he was able to cover four cases from the previous term and three from the current one. As you may have heard in the news, the rulings on Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard and 303 Creative v. Elenis were recently handed down. Here\u27s the full list of cases reviewed: Shurtleff v. Boston
Carson v. Makin
Dobbs v. Jackson Women\u27s Health
New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen
National Pork Producers v. Ross
Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard/UNC
303 Creative v. Elenis
Pretty Boy
Full text linkA fanzine focused on the character Spencer Reid from the popular TV series Criminal Minds
Belonging with Beavers
Full text linkAll humans have a need to belong. In our PSY284 class we conducted a research project on things that may be related to belonging in college. We collected data from UMF students about their academic and social experiences and their sense of belonging at UMF. Implications for belonging (or not) will be discussed
The Mysteries of Lady Nordica
No full textA brief found-footage horror film featuring a group of University of Maine at Farmington students exploring rumors of Lillian Nordica\u27s ghost
A Typical Night 2021
Full text linkA comic featuring an anthropomorphic koala who must navigate the pressure of the dance world
Baby Chicken Flies the Coop
Full text linkA whimsical farm comic focused on the adventures of a baby chicken
Booklet of My Life
Full text linkAn autobiographical booklet about country identity featuring poetry and prose
A Look Back at Maine Politics in 2023
No full textIf one only looks at partisan elections, 2023 would seem to have been a much quieter year for politics in Maine than 2022 was. But both at the polling place and outside of it, 2023 still had much of interest to offer political observers. This article will focus on three key areas of debate and action in Maine politics in 2023: abortion, tribal sovereignty and electrical power; the aftermath of the mass shooting in Lewiston; and statewide elections, both past and future
Maine
No full textThere is an old joke that “Mainers want progress without change”. It is a state where tradition and history are important, and being the trendiest state in the nation isn’t. Along these lines, Maine politics is yet again giving one a sense of deja vu, particularly where elections are concerned. The two most watched election races in Maine this fall are a great example: they featured the current governor running against her two-term predecessor, and a rematch of the 2018 election in one of the most competitive congressional districts in the nation, Maine’s 2d Congressional District