Category: Features

Free Press: Why is the job of university president so important to you? Wood: Well, the president is the person who sets the tone of the university, who is responsible for ensuring that the mission of the university is accomplished. [The president] is the face of the university FP: Do you have anything new or exciting in store for us this year? Wood: A couple of things.

Free Press: Why is the position of provost so important to you? Lapping: Well, I did it before (laughs). I was provost from 1994 to the year 2000, and I had to retire from the position because I became very seriously ill. I lost my kidneys in that year and had to go on dialysis three times a week.

On most days of the week, you’ll find freshman David Hanifi on the topmost floor of USM’s Glickman Family Library. He’s an average-looking college guy; scraggly dark hair, a scruffy shadow of a beard, his headphones plugged into an iPod. On this day, like many before and many to come, he sits with his laptop and two protein bars laying atop two of the room’s oversized tables.

13 Girls: A USM Sorority: Service. 13 Girls: A USM Sorority: Social.

The week in crime.

Name: Jun Washiyama. Age: 29. Major: English, ESL. From: Tokyo, Japan.

What would you do if you were given a seat on the Student Senate?

Simple pleasures. You remember; the kind that didn’t require planning, extras, accessories or much money. Like the unexpected gorgeousness that is a plate of hopelessly misshapen pancakes piled high, dripping with melted butter and warmed maple syrup. Or the inexplicable thrill of jumping into a mountain of sunset-hued leaves, or sipping hot chocolate in an attempt to warm your flushed cheeks after a chilly afternoon.

What do you think of the bus system?

Name: Tamer Omari. Age: 20. Year: Junior. Major: Physics.

Name: Sara Ehram. Major: Music Education. Year: Senior.

The free Environmental Perspectives in Film series is back on the Gorham campus for another season. Don’t miss this opportunity to relax and enjoy a mid-week movie break. Arrive alone or with a friend and leave with a fresh new perspective on the value of the connections between all species and the planet itself.

Name: Leah Jutras Age: 19 Year: Freshman Major: Nursing

What would you do if your hot water got shut off for a week?

The happenings of hoodlums.