Sept. 11 has changed our lives. The Ad Council played an ad Sept. 11 that showed a row of houses in an average neighborhood, and the voice over explained, “On Sept. 11 terrorists tried to change America forever.” The screen fades, then comes back up, each house bedecked with at least a couple of American flags each. “Well, they succeeded.” This ad may have made us feel patriotic on that first Patriot Day, but, is that distracting from the real ways we all have changed?
Month: September 2002
BSO first meeting, Model UN Club defunct
The Board of Student Organizations met for the 2002/2003 school year.
Crime on Campus
A report of crime on campus, drawn from USM police logs
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Senate Update
Senate Update
Patriotism builds on Portland campus
Seeing the flag raised at half staff last week by the construction crew was a sight to see for all of us here at USM. The flag was raised near the creation of the new Bio/Science Wing on the Portland Campus in remembrance of the victims of September 11. Jamie Schmidt, foreman (left), and Michael O’Rourke, mechanic (right), of Ranor Inc. take a minute to display their patriotic flair and respect.
Parking Garage Plans Submitted to City Hall
USM’s Facility Management department submitted tentative plans for the Community Education Facility/Parking Garage to the Planning department in City Hall. The plans submitted to City Hall call for a new Parking Garage to be built at the Bedford St. Parking lot, which is bordered by Surrenden, Bedford, and Winslow streets.
Proposal to change senate meeting site fails
A proposal to only have Student Senate meetings at 11 Baxter Blvd failed 4 to 8. Parliamentarian Jessica Roy wanted to eliminate the second sentence from Article 8, section A of the Student Senate Constitution that states “Student Senate meetings shall alternate between Portland and Gorham.”
Tobacco policy revised; President to announce changes
Revising the tobacco smoking policy is getting smoke in the campus community’s eyes. Next fall smokers on campus will have designated smoking areas through out campus. However, the only change for this fall is all residence halls are smoke free.
Remember. Reflect.
Some students embraced, others stayed silent as the USM community reflected the events of one year ago. A ceremony on the Gorham campus remembered the lives lost on Sept 11.
Feds investigate Muskie School embezzlement
The USM Police and the Health and Human Service Office of Inspector General is investigating a case of alleged fraud and embezzlement of grant money in the behavior health area at the Edmund Muskie School of Public Service on the Portland campus.
Meet Joe Student
Welcome to USM!
Tuesday, September 10
Student Employment Job Fair
2 to 4pm at the Woodbury Campus Center on the Portland Campus
and at Brooks Campus Center on the Gorham campus
School of Business Welcome Fiesta
4 to 6:30pm in a tent outside of Luther Bonney on the Portland Campus
American and New England Studies Welcome Reception
6 to 7:30 at 11 Granite Street on the Portland Campus
Wednesday, September 11
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Ebert sucks! Read this instead
“The Good Girl” plays off that nagging feeling we all have about the direction our lives have taken, and the regrets of opportunities missed. It examines the unfulfilled life, but refuses to offer a solution. The film’s depiction of life, including the lack of easy answers and outcomes, that it is perhaps one of the most truthful pieces of filmmaking in recent years.
The Starving Artist
On my first official endeavor into the wonderful world of food criticism, my companion and I partook of an interesting dining experience.
Only a short walk from the Peaks Island launch, we casually walked into Happy Cooking. The inside is quite different from its “general store” outside appearance.
From Maine to Monk: USM Alumni Tony Shalhoub
Students who watch USA Network’s new hit television series Monk have something in common with the show’s leading man: matriculation at USM.
Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci, the cab driver on NBC’s television series Wings, from 1991-1997. Now, Shalhoub stars as Adrian Monk, the obsessive-compulsive private detective solving San Francisco’s toughest crimes by noticing the smallest overlooked details.
Of love and war, “La Promise” offers hope
After Sept. 11 Americans were left with many questions unanswered. How could this happen? Who did this to us? This led to even more difficult questions of our reaction. Should we take revenge? Go to war? In finding the answers one must look from all different angles to find a just answer.
Weekly Sports Schedule
Sports Schedule
Sept. 10
Women’s Tennis V. Endicott (@ GHS) 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 11
Golf @ Univ. of New England 11 a.m.
Field Hockey V. St. Joseph’s 3:30 p.m.
Women’s Tennis @ Bowdoin 4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer V. St. Joseph’s (@ GHS) 6 p.m.
Volleyball V. St. Joseph’s 7 p.
Freshmen bulk up soccer teams for ’02 season
The men’s and women’s Husky soccer teams returned to the 2002 fall season with a large number of freshmen leading the way. The eight men and ten ladies entering their first year should expect more responsibility on their team.
Women’s head coach Steve Quinones said the freshmen have adapted well and seem to show great potential for the upcoming season.
Health Beat
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is a modest, increased risk of bacterial meningitis on college campuses. It strikes one in 100,000 people in the general population versus 3.2 cases per 100,000 people living in residence halls.
9-11 Reflections
When I first came to USM a year ago, I saw seven or eight flags billowing at the Flag Center going west on Route 25 and didn’t take much notice. Nothing specific came to mind except, “Wow, that middle flag is huuuge!” One year later, flags are strewn across campus, as well as all over our nation and they symbolize much more than I had ever actually realized.
Letter from the Editor
Dear Mr. Damon, I hope you jerks do go on strike so I don’t have to watch you bums lose the rest of the season. Sincerely, your biggest fan, Elise.
Pattenaude full of promise despite lack of funds
USM President Richard L. Pattenaude delivered his opening breakfast speech for the 2002-2003 academic year to the University community on Aug. 30 at the Brooks Dining Center. In the speech, Pattenaude conveyed a sense of promise.
Pattenaude, the longest serving president in the UMS system, spoke of “The USM Plan, a journey towards achieving regional excellence and national recognition.
Crime on Campus
8/1/02
The glass door of a vending machine in Robie-Andrews Hall was smashed by non-resident Andrew Stern police said. Police issued Stern a summons to court and charged him with criminal mischief.
8/6/02
A wallet from an office on Bedford Street was stolen.