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Category: Arts & Culture
USM Freshman Muna Adan is invited to join Portland’s Global Shapers Hub
By Meaghan Gonsior The Treehouse Institute, located in Portland, announced on December 3, 2015…
Art exhibit looks at agression
By Amanda Melanson. On Thursday evening, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., Glickman Library…
Film Review: The Revenant
By John Rocker Films can be put into several categories. Some can be mindless…
Film Review: The Hateful Eight
By John Rocker There’s one thing I want to establish before I begin this review….
The Open Bench Project creates space for innovators
On Thompson’s Point in Portland is a warehouse that looks ordinary on the outside…
Hypnotist makes puppets out of students on stage
Comedian hypnotist Eric Mina wowed audiences at USM with an act that had USM…
A&C recommends: Concerning Violence film screening
By Dora Thompson Next Monday, you can take a journey into the depths of…
S(her)lock web series gives a fresh look to an old time classic
A team in the USM community is hard at work on a new web…
Arts department spring overview
This semester, USM students and staff will be performing and directing a variety of…
Heavy Rotation Reviews
Eminem, Shady XV Eminem’s new album “Shady XV” features one disc of his new…
Noah is visually impressive but ultimatley sinks
At times reminiscent of the darker side of Jim Henson’s puppet workshop, and at…
Banditos bad, but entertaining
Straight from the Gutter, self-released by the Banditos, is old-school punk in its most…
The Blade Society fights to preserve history
Every Tuesday night in the Sullivan Sports Complex a battle rages between armor-clad members…
Blue Smoke brings nostaligia with familiar sounds
Blue Smoke, released by legendary country music heroine Dolly Parton, is what you would…
Nymphomaniac is the sex filled journey you’d expect
Nymphomania Vol. I and Vol. II, in many ways, is not so different from…
Arcadia hopes to combine beer and video games in a new venue
Coming in June there may be a place where games and beer come together…
Understanding mortality through photography: how one artist understands death
The photography that junior foreign language major Kelly Donaldson brought to submit for the…
Earth day events aim to spread awareness about waste management
Earth Day is a celebration of progress in green practices, but it is also…
Saving bucks with bikes
From insurance payments to oil changes, cars can be just as limiting as they…
Musicians riff to pay the bills
Singers and musicians whose passion is pouring hours of practice and rehearsal into honing…
Movie Review: The Grand Budapest Hotel
Go down the road that splits at the Starbucks until you see the statue…
Azaria Chamberlain set to perform last show
Two USM students, Nick Decker and Chris Armstrong, have been bringing new sounds to…
Hartley’s latest album is full of lyrical twists
No, Portland is not the home of Willie Nelson or Townes Van Zandt, but…