By: Dylan Reynolds, Student Undergraduate Representative to the Board of Trustees To my fellow students,…
Month: October 2018
Letter to the editor: for a strong and competitive Maine economy, vote yes on questions 4 & 5
By: Ed Cervone, Executive Director Educate Maine Educate Maine, a business-led education organization, supports both…
What’s on the ballot
By: Melissa Fraser, Staff Writer All nonpartisan information within this article was sourced from…
USM working to address campus parking issues
Increased enrollment, overcrowded parking lots and misused parking spaces have created a plethora of…
USM urges community to approve question 4
By: Liz Trudel, Staff Writer USM community members may have witnessed the campus-wide exhibition…
Letter from the editor: Get out and vote
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Coming up Nov. 6, students across the country have a…
How to register to vote
By: Asha Tompkins, Community Editor It’s voting season here in Maine and voting calls…
University wide effort to encourage students to vote
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Universities across the U.S., including USM, have been making efforts…
Portland Stage’s Exclusive Offers for Rush35 Members
By: Alyson Peabody, Staff Writer Portland Stage is expanding its demographic with membership opportunities…
Foreign Language Conversation Tables
By: Asha Tompkins, Community Editor Many people dream of taking a break from their…
MovieTalk: Fairy Tales, The Brothers Grimm and Modern Horror
By: Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Since the beginning of October I have written about…
Arts and Culture Listings
By: USM Free Press Wednesday, Oct 24 Tartuffe A production from the Department of…
School of Music presents 35mm exhibition
By: Zoe Bernardi, Staff Writer A new musical experience is about to hit USM, 35mm:…
C-Span bus comes to USM
By: Danielle Vayenas, USM Director of Communications On its way to Augusta as part of…
Daily life of a student athlete
By: Cullen McIntyre, Staff Writer Being a college student athlete means balancing a heavier…
Working on Wellness: You are more than your academics
By Malinda Scannell, Nurse Practitioner How are you prioritizing your own needs while attending university?…
Helping Mainers keep warm through energy efficiency: Americorps project
By: Leah Soloway, Americorps Energy Efficiency Coordinator With the winter fast approaching and the…
Sobriety and the ‘college experience’
By: Cooper-John Trapp, Staff Writer Coming to college, I had two goals – to do well…
Calling the left a church is a step backwards
By: Alexander Holderith, USM ’20 In the Sept. 24 edition of The Free Press, I…
Collins’ handling of Kavanaugh nomination “sickening”
By: Anthony Emerson, USM ’19 On Feb. 9, 1950, Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith —…
Office of Sustainability launches online swap
By: Liz Trudel, News Editor USM’s Waste Minimization Policy, which was enacted by the…
Random Snacks of Kindness
By: Alyson Peabody, Staff Writer “Random snacks of kindness” have been passed out to USM…
Portland ranked best college town in Maine
By: Nicholas Schleh, Staff Writer Portland has been ranked the best college town in the…
Senior citizens pursue their love of learning
By: Melissa Fraser, Staff Writer Students of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at USM…