UMS Board of Trustees pick James Page to replace Pattenaude as chancellor
USM hiring new professor for African-American history and political science position
Posted on February 06, 2012 by Dylan Martin in News
The departments of history and political science at the University of Southern Maine are in the process of searching for a new professor specializing in African-American history following a five-year absence of any faculty position specifically …
As college bookstores compete, high textbook prices remain an issue
Posted on February 06, 2012 by Dylan Martin in News
At the beginning of the school year, Chris Cunha stood outside of the Woodbury Campus Center to hand out coupons for his new employer, the Campus Bookstore. For nearly twenty years, the off-campus store has been the University of Southern Maine bookstore’s direct competitor — most notably, offering lower prices — and last May, it moved closer to the Portland campus. Some say a little too close.
Portland punk band The RattleSnakes go to old medium for newest release
Posted on February 05, 2012 by Dylan Martin in Arts & Culture
What’s the value in a cassette tape? For Brian Cohen, lead guitarist of Portland punk outfit The RattleSnakes, the answer is simple: it’s in the aesthetic, sonic and nostalgic quality of the medium. That’s why the …
How a USM professor became an Internet meme
Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dylan Martin in News
Two weeks ago, a familiar face from the University of Southern Maine Philosophy Department became something of an Internet star, appearing on the popular news aggregation site Reddit and the blog of Wil Wheaton, an actor best known …
Efforts to increase enrollment focus on drawing residential students to Gorham
Posted on January 22, 2012 by Dylan Martin in News
Jessica Harris, a freshman psychology major, is one of the students who received a housing grant for this semester. Without it, Harris said she would have to move back home and forgo an education in Gorham, where she has also developed a new social life.
“I wouldn’t have met half the people I’m friends with if I didn’t live on campus,” Harris said.
Portland Music 2011 in Review
Posted on December 09, 2011 by Kevin Steeves and Dylan Martin in Arts & Culture
Despite its small population of over 66,000, Portland has developed and nurtured a remarkably diverse local music scene over the years. It’s still growing too, in 2011 Dispatch, a new magazine dedicated to local music and …
$1 million paper towel confessional takes center stage at USM Art Gallery
Posted on November 27, 2011 by Dylan Martin in Arts & Culture
What does it take to get art accepted into USM’s Juried Student Exhibition? For senior art major Cricket Klein, it took more than 10 hours in a bathroom and several yards of paper towel.
The result is a …
‘Treble Treble: Volume 3′ brings together the best of the Portland underground
Posted on November 12, 2011 by Dylan Martin in Arts & Culture
As the support network for local music continues to grow, another compilation nears its release. But it’s not just another music compilation; it’s the embodiment of one man’s efforts to share the best and most fascinating …
