Presidential-candidate hopeful Ron Paul to visit USM on Saturday
A&C Recommends: Glass Fingers, Captain Hollow and Pterodactyl at SPACE
Posted on October 31, 2011 by Kevin Steeves in Arts & Culture
If our recent review of this, the newest album by 19-year old South Portland native Jesse Gertz didn’t have you hooked on Glass Fingers, Wednesday night’s show at SPACE Gallery at 538 Congress St. in Portland …
Portland to vote Nov. 8 for first elected mayor in nearly a century
Posted on October 31, 2011 by Joe Zamboni in News
With the Nov. 8 Election Day looming, Portland residents have just over a week before choosing their first elected mayor since the position was axed in 1923. Voters will also decide on four statewide ballot questions concerning same-day voter registration, casino and slot machines and redistricting.
Parking problems persist for students
Posted on October 31, 2011 by Noah Hurowitz in News
Ben Chandler doesn’t bother driving to USM anymore. Chandler, a graduate student in computer science lives in Portland and used to drive to class, but he said finding a parking spot has become too much of a hassle.
Learning commons coming to Portland and Gorham libraries
Posted on October 31, 2011 by Kathryn Rodway in News
Construction has been under way on two learning commons projects in both the Glickman Family Library in Portland and the Gorham Campus Library since September.
The learning commons will combine tutors, research aids and librarians into one …
Collom/Killmeier: A few thoughts on keeping afloat at USM
Posted on October 30, 2011 by The Free Press in Perspectives
Students, faculty and staff at the University of Southern Maine are in the same leaking boat. We’ll all be better off if we’re bailing together. A lot has changed in the last decade at USM and much of it has been negative.
Student gaining recognition for filming professional motocross riders
Posted on October 30, 2011 by Paul Koenig in News
Danny Stuart, a senior media studies major, has been filming motocross for around six years now, and he’s recently begun to have companies sponsor his videos.
His family owns MX207, a motocross track in Lyman, where Stuart …
Occupy Maine braves storm, prepares for cold weather to come
Posted on October 30, 2011 by Noah Hurowitz in News
The Occupy Maine camp in Lincoln Park saw their resolve tested this weekend as temperatures plunged and a rare October Nor’easter dumped about five inches of wet snow on Portland Saturday night.
Nerds get their revenge on Portland, if only for a weekend at Coast City Comicon
Posted on October 30, 2011 by Dylan Martin in Arts & Culture
Over the past few decades, comic conventions have become mainstays of the industry. They unite people — or nerds, as you might call them — for one general purpose: their passion for comics and related sub-cultures …
