On Tuesday, Feb. 21, WMGP radio hosted their Mardi Gras party on the Portland campus. This tradition started when the station’s DJs attended Mardi Gras down in Louisiana and were inspired by the traditional jazz and blues music to create their very own Mardi Gras celebration right here at USM. Mardi Gras is a carnival…
The tragic true story of the murder of Emmett Till and the pursuit of justice undertaken by his mother Mamie Till-Bradley is explored in Till, directed by Chinonye Chukwu. Emmett Till was a 14 year-old African American boy who traveled from his hometown of Chicago to visit relatives in Mississippi when he was kidnapped and…
There are so many different types of love. I feel like as a society we priori- tize romantic love over platonic love. Sometimes we prioritize what some would consider unconditional love even if your chosen family has treated you better. I receive platonic love from my friends. I used to feel so weird about telling…
Baseball Ed Flaherty enters the 2023 season with over three decades of experience under his belt as he starts his 37th season as head coach of the USM Men’s Baseball team. The Huskies begin their season coming off a 23-19 (.548) record in 2022. Coach Flaherty continues his reign of the best record of a…
USM’s Men and Women’s Indoor Track & Field team both placed fourth at the 2023 Maine State Championships. This marks the second year in a row that both teams ranked fourth at the state meet. The Husky teams traveled to Bates College for the meet on Feb. 5, in Lewiston, Maine. The men earned 63…
College readiness programs are so beneficial for many students, and these programs can be geared to tackle certain issues. Some programs focus on first-generation college students, or those who come from low-income families, or even just high school students who need an extra support person who is trained in the college application process. For Make…
The 19th annual Maine Deaf Film Festival is the largest and longest running deaf film festival in the world. Over the past 20 years, the festival has brought together thousands of viewers and countless numbers of guest speakers from all over the world to participate in what could be considered one of Maine’s proudest traditions. …
The Student Senate and other USM government members held their first meeting of the semester on Friday, January 27th, with new and familiar faces gathering together in the hopes of continuing the progress made from last semester. One of the first things brought up during the meeting was a motion raised by the Board of…
Night Shyamalan’s catalog of films, including The Sixth Sense, Split, and Old, are now accompanied by his latest project: Knock at the Cabin. Adapted from Paul G. Tremblay’s novel, The Cabin at the End of the World, the film follows a vacationing family of three who are approached by four strangers at their cabin. The…
How many times do you intend to do something good for your health, and then don’t seem to follow through? Why do we seem to sabotage our own best interest sometimes? Most people feel better with 7-8 hours of sleep every night. Here’s how you can get in that routine. Research has been done to…
Since my freshman year at USM, my best friend, Bethany Desrosiers and I have used the term “friendship field trip” to describe an excursion that creates a fun memory for the two of us to reminisce on later. It includes going to Old Orchard to meet with photographers for her budding modeling career, or going…
Creative Writing Night, an event run by Graduate Assistant Karri Moser on behalf of Student Engagement and Leadership (SEAL), saw five USM students brush up on their creative writing skills as they tackled numerous different writing styles and prompts inspired by carefully selected photos. Moser, a former news reporter and the author of five published…
On Wednesday, January 11, the University of Southern Maine hosted a New Student Orientation for all transfer and new students who planned to attend for the spring semester. This event hosted twelve different campus groups and resources all wanting to help see success academically, financially, and socially. The groups included the University Credit Union (UCU),…
According to the American Psychological Association, a survey conducted in 2017 on what most Americans stress about indicates that 62% of Americans stressed money. Another survey by the Federal Reserve Board indicates, almost half of Americans could not cover a $400 emergency bill without borrowing money or selling something. These are scary statistics to digest….
USM saw its first snow day of the 2022-2023 school year on the 20th. If you’re an out-of-state student from somewhere warmer, you may have been under-prepared. If you’re used to the snow, you could be wondering why it took this long to see so much snow. It’s January, and there hasn’t been a…
Though February is the shortest month of the year, it looms large in our hearts and minds because it marks several significant annual occurrences. For one, it is Black History Month, and it includes Valentine’s Day. February happens to be when the 1979 Iranian Revolution took place giving birth to the establishment of the Islamic…
I want to run with the wolves one night. I want to howl at the full yellow moon. I want to lope across snowy Meadows, breathing crispy cool air and ex- Haling warm steam that freezes on fur. As dark will grow up cold, the pines will crack And moan like frozen lakes. Some black,…
In 2009, James Cameron introduced audiences and movie lovers everywhere to the mesmerizing world of Pandora and its blue-skinned natives, the Na’vi, in his blockbuster hit Avatar. Since its release, viewers have confused the term “Avatar” to mean either The Last Airbender, or the tall, blue, Na’vi-human hybrids that the film encompasses. It garnered near-universal…
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted infection (STI), is caused by a slow growing bacteria called Treponema pallidum. While it has been around for centuries, it’s been in recent news due to an increased number of cases nationwide, including Maine. Perhaps you’ve seen some of the headlines or Center for Disease Control (CDC) advisories: From the Washington…
On Tuesday, January 24th, a school-wide email was sent out from Director of Student Engagement and Leadership David Lewis about a new online community called The Husky Hub, introducing a brand new platform to USM with the plan of connecting people across all majors and locations to help everyone find commonalities with their fellow peers. …
As 2022 comes to a close, we here at WMPG would like to thank our volunteers, business supporters, listeners, and the community of the University of Southern Maine (USM) for their support. It’s been a very successful year for us, and we could not have achieved everything we have without your support. We’ve been very…
Welcome back everyone, the spring semester has arrived! I hope you all had a restful winter break and got to spend time with the people you care about. I did get to spend some time with friends I haven’t seen in awhile, as well as seeing bits of my family in Massachusetts. I’ve been thinking…
On Monday, November 14, Intercultural Student Affairs and the Student Body President’s Office hosted an event in which they streamed “Dawnland,” and “Bounty,” to educate about Indigenous history in the Bailey 10 lecture hall on the Gorham campus. Two guest speakers, Dawn Neptune Adams and Esther Anne, attended the event. Both women were featured in…
In College, we can explore our interests, work towards our goals, and plan for our futures. It’s a time to meet new people, socialize and make our own choices. Socializing at college provides emotional and academic support. Choosing how to have fun and de-stress matters. Some students use alcohol and cannabis as a way to…