Presidential-candidate hopeful Ron Paul to visit USM on Saturday
New conservative group pushes for more American flags on campus
Posted on October 31, 2010 by Paul Koenig in News
A newly-formed conservative student group is trying to bring more American flags to the Gorham campus.
The College Conservatives, which has 13 members, have only been active since September. They held a meeting Friday in the Science …
Vote ‘Yes’ on Portland’s ballot questions
Posted on October 31, 2010 by The Free Press in Perspectives
Portland Question 1: “Shall The Municipality Approve The Charter Modifications Recommended By The Charter Commission To Provide For A Popularly Elected Mayor?”
We support the move to have an elected mayor in Portland. The current mayoral position …
The Free Press is ‘despicable’
Posted on October 31, 2010 by Christopher Hughes in Letter to the Editor
I am a student at USM and I have read your paper a few times (since it is plastered all over campus) and I must say I despise it. You guys have no journalistic …
The homophobia epidemic
Posted on October 31, 2010 by Taryn Yudaken in Perspectives
It’s time that homophobia is identified as what it really is. Merriam-Webster defines an epidemic as “affecting a disproportionately large number of individuals within a population, community, or region.” Homophobia is a horrible and often heartbreaking …
Copyright laws kept student group from showing film
Posted on October 31, 2010 by Hannah Schwenk-Sandau in Letter to the Editor
As many of you may know, this fall, the Gender Studies Student Organization had planned a fun viewing of the cult classic The Rocky Horror Picture Show. We thought, following the example of many groups on …
Keene State outlasts volleyball
Posted on October 29, 2010 by Ryan Kenney in Sports
In a lopsided match, Keene State proved to be too much for a shorthanded USM team as the Owls downed the Huskies 3-0 at Hill Gymnasium in Gorham Tuesday, Oct. 26.
The win is the eighth straight …
Salem State shuts out men’s soccer
Posted on October 29, 2010 by Ryan Kenney in Sports
The Salem State University men’s soccer team used two goals just five minutes apart in the first half to help hand USM their third straight loss, blanking them 4-0 Tuesday afternoon in Gorham.
With the loss, USM …
Huskies picked 8th in preseason coaches poll
Posted on October 29, 2010 by From Staff Reports in Sports
Th USM women’s ice hockey team has been predicted to finish eighth among the 12 teams in the 2010-11 ECAC (Eastern College Athletic Conference) Women’s East Preseason Coaches’ Poll released recently following a vote by the …
