Martin Scorcese’s newest movie begins in 1954 on a tugboat carrying US Marshal Teddy Daniels, played by Leonardo DiCaprio (Titanic, The Departed) to Shutter Island, a small island off the coast of Boston and home to a renowned high-security mental institution.
Year: 2010
Book Review: The Book Thief
This is the story of Leisel Memminger, a foster child in Nazi Germany. In 1939, her brother died on the train to Molching, their new home, and nine year-old Leisel stole her first book. She couldn’t read, but she would learn. The act was a prelude to what she would become: A book thief.
Women’s basketball falls to WestConn
The USM women’s basketball team earned a spot in Little East Conference Championship game but failed to reclaim the title they won a year ago as they lost 61-46 to Western Connecticut State University in Danbury, Conn. on Saturday.
The top-seeded Colonials, who won their first LEC Title since 1994, were led by junior forward Melissa Teel who led all scorers with 23 points on 9-for-13 shooting from the field and pulled down a game-high 13 rebounds.
A perfect 10
You could say the USM women’s indoor track and field team has dominated the Little East and Alliance Conferences in the last decade. The Huskies posted several standout performances as they went on to win their 10th straight LEC and Alliance Championships on Sat.
USM’s postseason halted by Skidmore
Skidmore Junior Alex Mykolenko scored a shorthanded goal that proved to be the game winner in an ECAC Men’s quarterfinal playoff game as they rallied past USM to earn a 6-3 victory on Saturday in Gorham.
Even a great USM student body turn out wasn’t enough to put the Huskies on top.
Husky Highlights
The USM men’s indoor track and field team captured their second consecutive Little East Conference and Alliance Championship on Feb. 6 at the Costello Sports Complex in Gorham.
USM wrestling program thriving
Six years ago Julio Santiago was working in Boston and had been out of the wrestling game for a year. Being involved in wrestling virtually his entire life, he jumped at an opportunity when USM head wrestling coach Joe Pistone called him up and offered him the assistant coaching position for the Huskies wrestling program.
USM community brainstorms new ways to restructure
Over the course of three sessions last Thursday and Friday, groups of over 200 faculty, staff, administrators and students brainstormed ways for USM to innovate to offset yearly budgetary gaps and declining enrollment.
Fewer than 30 students came to each session.
Convocate away, but not at my expense
The current series of convocation events are an olive branch from the school’s administrative branch to the faculty, staff, and students ofUSM, allowing them a say in the restructuring effort that, upon completion, will likely totally change the university.
USM student makes run for state house
Brad Watts is taking 18 credits this semester – a work load that would send most college students scrambling – and has a 3.4 GPA.
Graduate students aim to form government
A group of graduate students are looking to create their own government at USM to represent the roughly 1,700 graduate students who have, until now, lacked formal representation.
COO talks restructuring with student senate
Jim Shaffer, chief operating officer for USM and head of the committee in charge of drafting a restructuring plan for the university, met with student senators at their weekly meeting last Friday to solicit opinions and concerns from students who, unlike faculty, have no seats on the committee.
Otten makes pitch at USM
“If I were a democrat, there would be two to three times the people,” gubernatorial candidate Les Otten said last Tuesday as he surveyed the 20 people assembled in Masterton Hall waiting to hear him speak.
The next day, he was a more philosophical about the turnout.
Student mugged in Gorham
A female student was assaulted and robbed near the intersection of School and Church Streets in Gorham in the early hours of Monday, Feb. 1 while returning to the Gorham campus, according to a campus safety alert sent out last Monday.
Senate votes for heads-up on faculty lay-offs
The faculty senate last Friday continued to push for their incorporation into USM’s restructuring process and presented alternate options to faculty retrenchment, passing a resolution requesting they be informed before any faculty are laid off.
Two arrested in Gorham
Police made two arrests on Saturday, Jan. 30 on the Gorham campus.
Students to pay homage at MLK Jr. event in Portland
USM Multicultural Student Affairs and high school students from around Portland will come together in celebration of Black History Month to spread the message of non-violence. Each year the MSA develops a new theme to honor Black History Month. This year the celebration is all about bringing the community together.
Letter from the Editor
When I’m not reporting for the Free Press, compulsively updating Twitter or avoiding homework, I like to read trashy books about cut-throat political campaigns. The most recent contribution, Game Change, by John Heilemann and Mark Halperin, has captivated my attention for the past week with its fly-on-the-wall look at the 2008 presidential race, so revealing that at times I physically cringe while reading.
Letter from the Student body President
I hope this message finds you enjoying the beginning of the semester. Much has already changed at USM this academic year, and that my friend, is just the beginning. Due to the current financial climate of our state and our university, the administration is forced to make difficult decisions regarding what aspects of USM to preserve and what not to.
Candy Shop
“Do you have a Band-Aid?” I had cut myself and stopped into my campus’ Health Center.
“No, we don’t. Sorry.” As the lady behind the desk looked up at me and my blood, I waited for the punchline. When none came, I looked around for the sign that would assure me that I was in the right place.
Why short term deficits don’t matter, sort of
Last Friday, in his column in The New York Times, Paul Krugman fired back against what he calls “the sudden ubiquity of deficit scare stories.” Krugman claims that the short-term deficits are no cause for major concern. He equates the current “hysteria” with the groupthink prevalent amongst Americans in 2003, which helped support the decision to invade Iraq.
From the Student Senate
Greetings USM Students! In order to keep all of you better informed about what’s going on with your student activity fee money and with what student government is doing to make your voice heard by the university administration we are going to be writing a press release every few weeks telling you what SGA has been up to.
The Leftovers Take Europe: Part I
Europe for a month. And this was coming after only being home for two days. I was not prepared. I wasn’t trying to be, and I didn’t pretend to be, but by then we were all used to being on the road together. It was an old hat. We just took it off for a few days, put it in the wash and put it back on before it was dry.
Restaurant Review: Yosaku
If you’re ever wandering around the Old Port craving sushi, head down to Yosaku for some excellent Japanese cuisine. Yosaku is located at 1 Danforth Street, just outside the Old Port. In less complicated terms, it’s just a walk to the far end of Fore Street to Gorham’s Corner.