White House Solar Panel Acquired by Smithsonian Aug 21, 2009
The panel was donated by Unity College in Unity, Maine, during a ceremony July 21 ... The panels were removed in 1986 during the Reagan Presidency and obtained by Unity College in 1991 ... Unity College is a small private college in rural Maine that provides students with a liberal arts education that emphasizes the environment and natural resources. (PR Newswire)
Unity College Bucks Trend of Employee Melt in Higher Education, Hires in Response to Popularity of Environmental Majors Jul 3, 2009
UNITY, Maine, July 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a time when colleges and universities across the United States are trimming jobs, Unity College is boldly bucking the belt tightening trend ... "In a time when many institutions of higher education are laying people off and freezing hiring, retaining people in their jobs and maintaining the quality of our staff and faculty workforce is one of our highest of priorities at Unity College," said Hale ... "The class of 2013 has the highest grade... (PR Newswire)
College student charged with growing pot in dorm May 12, 2009
UNITY, Maine - Police say a Unity College student who failed to do a thorough cleaning of her dorm room before leaving campus faces criminal charges after security guards found several marijuana plants growing there. The Waldo County Sheriff's Office said 19-year-old Annica McGuirk of Cabot, Ark. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)
Nigeria: Protests Erupt At Ruling Party Win in Ekiti Polls May 6, 2009
At Ward 2, Unit 15, Unity College in the town, there would have been a row when an AC agent, Mr Segun Ajayi raised an alarm that some of the voters who presented themselves to vote are fake, saying the unit was originally meant for students and staff of the school and that the school was presently on recess. At the end of the exercise, in the two wards, out of 2,060 that voted, the PDP had 1,239, while the AC recorded 830 votes. (allAfrica.com)
