Maine Perspective, v 12, i 1

The Maine Perspective, a publication for the University of Maine, was a campus newsletter produced by the Department of Public Affairs which eventually transformed into the Division of Marketing and Communication. Regular columns included the UM Calendar, Ongoing Events, People in Perspective, Look Who\u27s on Campus, In Focus, and Along the Mall. The weekly newsletter also included position openings on campus as well as classified ads. Reporting in this issue includes coverage of a 15% increase in grant funding at UMaine; an announced increase in graduate student stipends, though the allotment remains among the lowest of New England\u27s land grant institutions; research into the foundation of friendship relationships in childhood; and an inventory of major capital improvement projects slated for campus