‘Sucker Punch’ lacks more than just clothing

Posted on March 31, 2011 by in Arts & Culture, Movie Reviews

Marketed as empowering to women, “Sucker Punch” proves to be just the opposite — Lolita-esque characters prancing about in tiny skirts and fishnets seem to be more about fetishism than empowerment. Baby Doll and her fellow femme fatales appear weak and one-dimensional, much like their dialogue.

Part-time workers and volunteers essential to athletic department’s success

Posted on March 31, 2011 by in Sports

USM athletics administrative assistant Melissa Rowe (Left, in white), who works the ticket gate at men's and women's basketball home double headers at Hill Gymnasium, is just one of many who lend the athletics department a hand at USM athletic events.

The scene at a USM sporting event may not seem that complicated to the average fan. The players take the court for warm-ups, their introductions are made and the game is played. But diving deep into the ins and outs of the anatomy of an athletics event at USM reveals itself to be more complex than you would expect. And the athletics department wouldn’t be able to run them in a professional manner if it wasn’t for the help they get.

Veterans playing big role for USM baseball

Posted on March 30, 2011 by in Sports

USM senior captain Mike Eaton (Sabattus) shoots the ball to left field in a game at USM Baseball Stadium last spring. Eaton is leading this year's team offensively with a .459 average to go along with four home runs and 21 RBI in 15 games.

The USM baseball team embarked on their annual spring trip over break, this time to Florida instead of their usual Arizona location.
This trip wasn’t much of a break for the Huskies, as they were business as …

Men’s lacrosse gets down early, unable to counter Bates attack

Posted on March 30, 2011 by in Sports

USM junior Willie Joy shoots on the Bates goal in Tuesday night's game at Deering High School’s Memorial Field. The Huskies fell behind early and loss 13-6.

Falling behind early has been a constant for the USM men’s lacrosse team in losses this year, and it wasn’t any different on Tuesday.
Bates Senior Rory Cosgrove got the Bobcats ahead early and helped them …

Palestinian author to speak at USM

Posted on March 29, 2011 by in News

Doctor and author Izzeldin Abuelaish will speak at Hannaford Lecture Hall in Portland Thursday. Abuelaish is the author of “I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey on the Road to Peace and Human Dignity.” The book tells …

WMPG’s Begathon starting this week

Posted on March 29, 2011 by in News

The poster of WMPG's goals for the Begathon in the station's office on Bedford Street in Portland.

WMPG’s spring Begathon, the community radio station’s twice-a-year pledge drive, begins Thursday morning and will run for a week through April 6.
Radio hosts will ask people to donate money to support the station by either calling …

USM students need a lesson in school spirit

Posted on March 28, 2011 by in Sports, The Neill Spiel

A group of USM students celebrate after a basket at a men's basketball game in 2008. Attendance at men's and women's home basketball games has been nearly cut in half in the last six seasons, and a lack of student support seems to be a catalyst in this draught of school spirit.

When I walk into USM’s Warren G. Hill Gymnasium on game day in Gorham, I am immediately struck by the the aura of competitive Division III basketball. The two teams go through the motions of warm-ups, while their adrenaline is fueled by the latest hip-hop hits, all on a glistening floor with the proud Husky logo blanketing its center. But where are the students?

Bates Museum of Art director to speak at USM

Posted on March 27, 2011 by in News

Dan Mills, director of the Bates College Museum of Art, will speak at Robie Hall in Gorham April 1. Mills’ lecture is the final installment of the USM Art Gallery’s Lecture Series in the Visual Arts. …

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