Danielle (Sicotte) Eaton Suffolk University, advertising major, minor in marketing, graduated May 2009 Current hometown: Lewiston Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? My husband and I own our home, a cute little ranch-style house near Bates College. My husband is a carpenter and owns his own business, N.E. Carpentry. This was a fixer-upper […]
following the freshmen
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Jennifer Berresford: In the pharmaceutical industry, pet foster-mom-to-be
Jennifer (Dowling) Berresford Cedar Crest College, chemistry major, concentration forensic science, minor psychology, graduated May 2009 Current hometown: Northampton, Pa. Age: 26 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? In the market for own home, living with family currently. Current job? Clinical pharmaceutical packaging room leader (since January 2013). Enjoy what you do? Yes — we […]
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Ryan Reed: teacher, husband, dad
Ryan Reed University of Maine at Farmington, secondary education social studies major, graduated magna cum laude, May 2009 Current hometown: Waterville Age: 25 Live at home/rent/buy your own home? Own a home. Current job? Social studies teacher at China Middle School (3 years). Enjoy what you do? I love teaching because there is never a […]
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Grads face a new world
In 2005, when it came time to pick a college, there wasn’t quite the same level of shopping around. Not as much will-this-land-me-a-job scrutiny. And the odds of most students walking onto campus fully prepared? Not so hot. Maine experts say it’s a new day. This fall, more 18-year-olds in Maine will head off to […]
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‘Explore careers.’ ‘Engage in classes.’ ‘Show up.’ ‘Go for it!’
The uncertainty, the debt, the class work, that one cockroach-riddled apartment — all worth it, they say. Eight years ago, Ryan Reed wanted to work with kids. Today, he’s a social studies teacher. Sasha Campbell wanted to dance. She does, a lot. Brian Erickson wanted to be an engineer. He started at Pioneer Plastics two […]
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In their words
There have been lots of A’s, one “American Idol” audition and at least two (Jennifer and Dan) already leaning toward grad school. They’ve made the most of the year, in school and in the working world. Here are updates from eight of our original 10 bloggers. Ryan Reed, University of Maine at Farmington I’ve attached […]
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Getting comfortable, feeling the rewards
Our Freshman project last year, which followed five local students as they experienced their first year at college, wouldn’t have had the oomph it had without 10 other freshmen who blogged regularly about life on their campuses. Below, five of them answer questions about sophomore year. Overall? The rewards of hanging in there are starting […]
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Wit and wisdom for college freshmen from college sophomores
Our now-seasoned sophomores offer some hard-earned advice: Don’t judge your roommate too quickly. You may hate them and become best friends, or you may like them and grow to hate them. Be prepared. Sasha Campbell, Long Island University, Brooklyn campus Don’t wear a sweatshirt from any college but your own. You don’t go to Harvard, […]
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One-night stands. Fake IDs. Depression. Beer pong.
Most college students have had sex. Most drink. Many, at times, feel overwhelmed or depressed. And, with rare exception, no one talks about it. “We don’t really want to hear it,” said Robert Dana, dean of students at the University of Maine. Through years of research, he’s built a reputation as a college lifestyle guru. […]
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Brian: Getting A’s, searching for Zzzz’s
ORONO — Work. Play. Be yourself. Expect nothing. It’s an attitude that’s served Brian Erickson well in his first two months as a college freshman, studying mechanical engineering at the University of Maine in Orono. “It’s all been a big surprise,” the Auburn teenager said Monday. His grades are good – he recently received three […]