By Riley Mayes, Staff Writer At nine o’clock on a chilly September morning, the museum is a hub of energy and excitement as children clamber over play structures and wonder at sea creatures in the aquarium. Bright and colorful, the museum has a little something for everyone — no matter how old you are. On June…
By Devin Witte, Staff Writer The parking lots were packed and Corthell Hall was roaring. The turn around for such an event was amazing, only three weeks of school had gone by and the students were prepared for a live event, the event being, “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” USM students ranging from freshmen…
By Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief Two goals from sophomore business major Brooke Carson in the third quarter helped the Huskies in toppling the Husson Eagles at Hannaford Field. USM got off to a quick start in the first quarter, as senior nursing major Samantha Ellis took the ball around the Husson goalie for the first goal only…
By Nex Staples – Staff Writer Its walls ornamented with clean elegance, having made home to pieces of heart and antiquity since its founding by Margaret Jane Mussy Sweat in 1908, the Portland Museum of Art (PMA) is now temporarily housing two new exhibitions. These features highlight the works of men whose awe inspiring visions have…
By Zoe Bernardi, Community Editor The red walls and dim lighting of Blue Jazz bar in Portland are just enough to see the scattered tables adorned with flickering tea candles and people. Once you enter the space the murmur of instruments getting tuned and glasses clinking are paired together with musicians and viewers exchanging hellos and…
By Sydney Morton, Web Editor Six floors up in the Glickman Library, you’ll find Susie Bock, Coordinator of Special Collections and the Director of the Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine. Along with the Special Collections, the Glickman Library hosts the triage of the library system; Franco-American Collection, Osher Map Library and Smith Center…
Well, this is a blast from the past. Recently, a remake of one of my all-time favorite romance movies came out. The original She’s All That is a romance movie starring Freddie Prinze Jr, Rachael Leigh Cook, Paul Walker and even featured an appearance from Matthew Lillard. It was an amazing movie back in the…
By Haley Hersey, News Editor Dean of Students Rodney Mondor said during the first week of classes, the parking garage never exceeded 80% capacity, yet with the closing of the parking lot in front of Masterton Hall for the construction of the new one-acre campus green, parking spots have become harder to find. USM Director of…
By Lydia Simmons, Arts & Culture Editor Residential Life (ResLife) at the University of Southern Maine plays a very important role in the experience and success of USM students, so finding the right people to be a part of the ResLife team is crucial. When there became position openings for not one, but three residential director…
By: Haley Hersey, News Editor “Before they made the decision to make the vaccine mandatory for students to be on campus, it was going to be a very interesting challenge for USM’s health leadership to accomplish mobilizing a lot of people – students, faculty, and anyone in the USM community to get vaccinated,” said Raul Gierbolini. …
This Fall semester will be the first time that many students have the opportunity to have roommates and be on campus, even as second years. Last year, students spent the majority of their time in their dorm rooms. They acted as kitchens, study rooms, classrooms and places to relax and sleep. This time around, students…
By: Lydia Simmons, Arts & Culture Editor For Kat Zagaria Buckley growing up she always had an idea of what she wanted to do in life. Her strong passion for art provided her with direction when it came to her schooling and then later on in the developing of her career. Her passion for art was…
By: Brandon Kennedy, Staff Writer The newest movie from Marvel Studios is out. I had the pleasure to go see Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. As you are aware, the hero’s journey begins when the character goes on a quest and in this quest eventually saves the world. But what would you do…
By: Sydney Morton, Web Editor During the University of Southern Maine’s spring 2021 graduation, the Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Jeannine Diddle Uzzi, began the opening ceremony with a special land acknowledgement. The acknowledgement honored the “ancestral fishing, hunting, and agricultural grounds” of Abenaki and Wabanaki people – land that…
As I entered my senior year and final fall semester, I found myself grunting as I saw the email notification on my phone to see that my professor in my Honors capstone class had assigned homework before the first class. The true sign that the year has started and to bust out the planner and…
Whether you’re doing a research project or looking to explore campus, you’ll want to check out the Special Collections at the USM libraries. But what exactly are these collections, and what makes them special? Susie Bock, the coordinator of Special Collections, shared some information about them and how the university community can use them. What…
Now that we are back on campus and finding the rhythm of actually having to go to class rather than rolling out of bed, we want to do things again. Such as going off campus seeing things outside of our bedroom walls. So below, a list has been constructed. Things to see, people to meet…
By: Haley Hersey, News Editor The University of Maine System shared via an important message from Chancellor Dannel Malloy on August 4 that requiring vaccination to participate in an on-campus experience in Fall 2021 is now UMS policy. As of August 18, masks are required indoors on UMS campuses again. Students must verify vaccination status, or…
By: Haley Hersey, Staff Writer On April 13, Ronald Saindon, Director of Public Safety and Chief of Police sent out an email regarding a “campus safety alert.” The email notified the community of an alleged attack on a woman of color close to the Portland campus that occurred “on or about April 1st.” The email also…
By: Haley Hersey, Staff Writer Saturday May 8, 2021 at 9 a.m. is the 141st Commencement ceremony for the University of Southern Maine. Finals week quickly approaching signifies the end of the semester and the end of a uniquely trying school year. Graduates have managed to complete another academic year through a pandemic. Dean of…
As we creep up to the last moments of this 2020-2021 school year, we push as we finish up the last of our assignments, click “join zoom” for the final times and begin to cross off the projects, tests, and finals we have listed on our planners. The burnout feeling has been lingering for just…
The month of April and specifically April 22, is used to celebrate the earth, however, we can all choose to celebrate Earth day each day. Climate change has affected the Earth in a multitude of ways, such as rising sea levels and an increase in carbon emissions. USM’s Environmental Science and Sustainability departments have been…
Morgan Day and Teri Honeycutt are senior interns at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, located on the Portland campus within the Glickman Library. The purpose of the map library is to preserve and share history, heritage, and information with students and the general public through its archives. They facilitate public…
Byline: Isiah Leach Men in Black International, a spinoff of the original MIB series, was released in 2019. Following a similar plot from the original film, by protecting the world from alien threats, the MIB faces a greater threat, which is a mole inside their own organization. A decent movie, this is one of the…