Meat subsidies strip other food industries to the bone
Posted on April 29, 2013 by USM Free Press in Perspectives
Written by Fatoumata Issifi Hidjo Would you go into a fast food restaurant to order a hamburger if you knew it would cost you over $50? Would you order steak in a fancy restaurant if you knew it was going to cost you over $200? In truth that’s already what you are paying. When is [...]
Local Top 5: Beaches
Posted on April 29, 2013 by USM Free Press in Arts & Culture
1.) Kettle Cove There is nothing particularly exciting about Kettle Cove–no big waves, no stunning vistas, no shocking wildlife. There doesn’t need to be. Kettle Cove is peaceful and expansive, a plane of soft sand leading down to a calm, clear stretch of water for swimming. The cove is protected by an impressive wall of [...]
Hand dryer efficiency and cost blows away paper towels
Posted on April 29, 2013 by USM Free Press in Perspectives, Sustainability and ME
Written by Shaun Carland If you’ve spent time in an academic building’s bathroom over the course of the semester, you may have noticed that paper towel dispensers are disappearing and hand dryers are popping up, especially on the Portland campus. This is in due to an initiative by the Office of Sustainability to reduce external [...]
Our opinion: Reflecting on success in a year filled with obstacles and stress
Posted on April 29, 2013 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
There is only one week until finals, the weather is better than it has been in months and it’s becoming more and more difficult to concentrate on schoolwork, but guess what, we made it. We know, we know – it’s cheesy, but it’s true. Looking at the front of the paper this week, you’ll see [...]
Staff Picks: End of the semester stress relief
Posted on April 22, 2013 by USM Free Press in Arts & Culture
1.) Nate Mooney, News Assistant I like to change up my choices for stress-relief depending on my mood and the urgency of the situation. If time and motivation allows, a few mile run around Portland’s East End Trail always helps me forget about whatever work is hovering over my head and makes me love Portland [...]
Our opinion: Non-traditional sources, be careful where you get your news
Posted on April 22, 2013 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
After the Boston bombing last week, we had coverage streaming in the newsroom nonstop, but we noticed something –– every major broadcast outlet had serious issues, such as misinformation or late reporting, with their coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing. CNN, in particular, seemed to be arguing with themselves over what information proved true at [...]
Our opinion: Budget cuts in a larger context
Posted on April 15, 2013 by USM Free Press in Perspectives
The results are in, ladies and gentlemen, and the axe has fallen across the board, but particularly in the area of academic affairs, with a whopping 63 percent. Cuts like that can’t help but affect the education of USM students, and as students, we are concerned. It’s easy to get caught up in the effects [...]
Our opinion: It’s time for the facts
Posted on April 08, 2013 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
We’ve been arguing a lot here at The Free Press lately over, you guessed it, the recent budget cuts at USM. Trying to decide exactly what to write this editorial about, we decided that we couldn’t actually agree or come to a conclusion on any argument that related to the cuts. That pesky $5 million [...]
Chapin: Government penny-pinching hinders economic recovery
Posted on May 02, 2012 by USM Free Press in Perspectives
By Justin Chapin At this very moment, there’s a spectacular experiment going on in our backyard. It’s an experiment that pitches government stimulus against government austerity. Great Britain, our sister country across the pond, went through the same rigmarole that we did here in the United States less than five years ago. Our circumstances were [...]
Kidder: Make a difference for the planet by starting with your day
Posted on April 16, 2012 by USM Free Press in Perspectives
By Tyler Kidder Some days my job seems daunting — changing the minds of thousands of people and getting them to do something differently. Other days it doesn’t even feel like work: I recycle things; I educate people about why I think waste reduction is important; I make signs inviting people to events that I [...]
