Linda Coan O'Kresik

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Orono, Maine -- March 13, 2020 -- Seniors Samuel Neil (center) and Derek Roberge (right) cheer as Dean of Students Robert Dana speaks during the "Corona-mencement" in the Memorial Union at the University of Maine on Friday. "I wanted to say good-bye to all of these people. I love them," Neil said. Around 1,200 people gathered in the University of Maine's Memorial Union for a celebration they called "Corona-mencement", for graduation seniors to say good-bye to their friends and to have a makeshift commencement. Organized by senior Sophia Palangas, nearly 400 certificates were given out at the ceremony.