Presidential-candidate hopeful Ron Paul to visit USM on Saturday
Portland restaurant workers have ROC on their side
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Dan MacLeod in News
For the average college student in Portland, working in a restaurant is either a rite of passage into the working world, or a viable career choice, especially given the plethora of restaurants, diners and bars in what Bon Appetit recently dubbed America’s Foodiest Town.
USM professor opens dance center
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Dani Bernier in News
“I believe in freeing your inner spirit, following your passion and going in the direction of your dreams,” said USM dance professor Maria Tzianabos. This month, Tzianabos did just that by opening a new studio in South Portland called the Terpiscore Dance Center.
Voters Guide: TABOR II
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Dan MacLeod in News
Among the controversial referendum questions Maine voters will consider on Nov. 3 is Question 4: “An Act to Provide Tax Relief.” The bill, also known as TABOR II, or the Tax Payer’s Bill of Rights, is a tax-cap that would limit state and local spending.
Supporters of TABOR say it puts the power of appropriation back into the hands of taxpayers.
Nerd Alert: Windows platforms discounted for students
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Dylan Martin in News
After Microsoft’s blunder with the clunky release of Windows Vista in 2007, the software giant is ready to win back one of its most important demographics, college students. On September 17, Microsoft launched a special promotional deal for students, selling Windows 7, Microsoft’s brand new operating system (OS), in two editions: Home Premium ($99 retail price) and Professional ($199 retail price) for the discounted price of $30 at http://www.
From the Police Files
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Dan MacLeod in News
PORTLAND — A student was summoned for leaving the scene of an accident on Sept. 17 at around 6:30 p.m. after striking another student’s blue 2006 two-door Chevrolet with her Hyundai in the parking garage on the Portland campus. Police wouldn’t release the name of the student, but identified her as a 21-year-old female.
Letter from the Editor
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Matt Dodge in Perspectives
I love my bicycle.
Maybe love is a strong word. I mean, I love sleeping in, bacon, and disc golf, but I feel really, really strongly for my bicycle.
I would drag that sucker into bed with me if I wasn’t so sure that it would leave my sheets looking like a mechanic’s shop rag, and besides, the thing has no idea how to share the covers.
The F Word: A Feminist Perspective
Posted on September 28, 2009 by Taryn Yudaken in Perspectives
On Sunday, Sept 20, USM had a visit from Sherry Wolf, a socialist, gay rights activist, and author of Sexuality and Socialism. On the seventh floor of the Glickman Library, Wolf came to talk about her book, and about roots of LGBT discrimination.
Letters to the Editor
Posted on September 28, 2009 by The Free Press in Perspectives
I used to live in Maine and frequented Popham Beach, topless. I wanted to start my topless journey to the beach from the parking lot but I was concerned other beach goers would freak so I would wait until I found a section where there were few people and then off came the uncomfortable top.
