It’s one thing to see natural landscapes in photos; it’s another thing entirely to trek through them yourself. If you love the outdoors and want to immerse yourself in it, hiking is a great pastime to start. When you’re feeling stressed with the burdens of classes and constant sitting, a hike allows you to refresh…
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Maverick Lynes, the junior hockey player out of Christina Lake, British Columbia, Canada is helping the Men’s Ice Hockey team have one of their best seasons in years. Before coming to USM, Lynes spent time playing with the Creston Valley Thunder Cats and the Selkirk Steelers in 2015. He scored…
By: Zoe Bernardi, Columnist Ciao! I think the first thing that needs to be discussed is my take on the coronavirus. Hysteria and false media have taken over every single study abroad student and their mother. People are relying on word of mouth and false news headlines to determine their fate. Rather than looking at…
By: Abigail Nelson, Community Editor As the Psychology Club president, a tutor in the learning commons, and the two year in a row recipient of the psychology department’s outstanding community service award, Taylor Lyman is extremely involved in her community. Recently the senior psychology and human biology double major has been working alongside her professor…
By: Lillian Lema, Staff Writer Before K-pop music became a global phenomenon, a group of USM students were already aware of the South Korean beats. This group of friends would come together and rigorously try to learn the dance moves they saw in K-pop music videos. What started off as a pass time for a…
By: Ryan Farrell, Staff Writer For the first time in over twenty years, Jack London’s novel “The Call of the Wild” was adapted to the big screen. “The Call of the Wild” is directed by Chris Sanders, and stars Harrison Ford and Terry Notary. While Ford’s performance and the stunning nature setpieces stand out, the…
By: Stephen Bennett, Staff Writer Is that a made-up word? No. An aphid, by definition, is “a minute bug that feeds by sucking sap from plants.” This choice by the artist to couple this title with an album cover of two people in a warm embrace is enigmatic, yes, but entices the consumer to figure…
By: India Evans, Staff Writer WMPG put on a Fat Tuesday party to celebrate Mardi Gras with their volunteers, listeners, USM and the greater Portland community. During the event, there was also New Orleans music being played with a live DJ from the radio station. This is the 25th Fat Tuesday event created by WMPG….
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor The Student Senate has implemented an official purchase card policy for student organizations in response to a series of issues surrounding the Student Government Association (SGA) spending that arose during the fall semester. The Gorham Campus Activities Board (GCAB), the Outdoor Adventure Board (OAB) both have functioning card holding accounts,…
By: Max Lorber, Arts and Culture Editor The stigma surrounding opioid use disorder is being tactfully challenged with documentary films and public discourse. The Points North Institute, a non-profit organization, held a Recovery In Maine event in Hannaford hall this past Monday, where Governor Janet Mills delivered a speech about the state-wide effort to treat…
By: Emma J. Walsh, Staff Writer Roughly 85% of full time undergraduate students at USM receive financial aid, according to Jami Jandreau, Director of Financial Aid at USM. According to Jandreau, for the 2019-2020 school year, the university processed over 8,900 financial aid awards. This is an increase from the 2018-2019 school year in which…
By: Dionne Smith, Editor-in-Chief “Neurons that fire together, wire together,” is what professor Rikki Miller has been telling me since I had her in PSY 101 three years ago. The human brain has billions of neurons, and these neurons help send messages to different parts of our brain to tell it what it should do,…
You’ve heard over and over again that first impressions matter. As you begin to look for summer internships or your first “real” job, think hard about how to get along with your coworkers. As you enter the workforce, you may find that organizations value collegiality over productivity or extreme competence. You can do a lot…
While it’s one of the most fun times in a young person’s life, college will inevitably end. Eventually, you progress in your academic career until that monumental day when you graduate. When this happens, there is a lot to consider. You can continue your studies in graduate school, law school, or medical school, or you…
By: Connor Blake, Staff Writer Mykayla Hoggard, of the USM Women’s Indoor Track & Field Team, is jumping her way into the record books during her sophomore season with the Huskies. The health sciences major out of Bangor, Maine graduated from Bangor High School as a three-sport athlete participating in soccer as well as indoor…
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor Southern Maine Women’s Ice Hockey won a tense 2-1 game in triple overtime over the University of Massachusetts Boston in the New England Hockey Conference (NEHC) Quarterfinals. Saturday afternoon’s affair took over three hours as the Huskies came back from a 1-0 deficit to win on a goal from freshman…
By: Zoe Bernardi, Columnist Ciao! It has officially been 3 weeks since I landed in Italy. I am two weeks into classes and still trying to figure it all out. When most people think of studying abroad, they think it’s a four-month-long vacation: easy classes and galavanting around European countries on plane tickets that cost…
By: Abigail Nelson, Community Editor Imagine waking up in a hospital with no recollection of how you got there. Andrew Therriault, a senior business management major, did just that. Three years ago, Therriault found himself in a unique situation; in a hospital bed with severe injuries that left him nearly paralyzed and no memory of…
By: Lillian Lema, Staff Writer How do you live and work a life that allows you to be content? This question prompted Sarah Chang, former USM AmeriCorps Vista STEM Partnerships Coordinator, to reflect on her life choices.. At the beginning of her college career, Chang was unsure if chemical engineering was the right fit. She…
By: Ryan Farrell, Staff Writer Last weekend marked the release of DC’s first film of the new decade, “Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey”. This violent anti-hero piece is full of life and color; it heavily differentiates itself from past films in the DC Universe. While it’s unique style is impressive, it often messes with the…
By: Stephen Bennett, Staff Writer The popularization of the folk-pop sound has unwittingly hindered attempts at an authentically diverse folk revival. Bands like Mumford & Sons, The Head & the Heart, and The Lumineers, genuine and novel in their soft yet emotionally roaring songwriting, have developed a formula for legions of other folk artists to…
By: Amelia Bodge, Staff Writer The proposed name change to USM was widely talked about last year, but this wasn’t the first time the school has tried to reinvent itself. The University of Southern Maine has a long history dating back to the late 1800s. The school began in 1878 under the name Gorham Normal…
By: Max Lorber, Arts and Culture Editor The Maine Museum of Photographic Arts (MMPA) celebrated its 10th anniversary with a uniquely expansive and impressively formidable exhibition. Instead of procuring a selection of pieces from a few photographers or collectors, MMPA board members decided to contact one hundred different collectors in Maine, requesting one print from…
By: Max Lorber, Arts and Culture Editor Students with a passion for the arts have the unique opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals at the Society of Student Artists (SoSA). Created in the Spring of 2019, SoSA aims to foster a community for creative students on campus by providing workshops and group trips to museums…