Letter From the Editor: Set intentions for the new year
By: Alyson Peabody, Welcome, USM community, to a new year and a new semester! Now is the perfect time to set intentions for yourself, whether acadeRead More…
Category: Letter From The Editor
Letter from the Editor: Opposing the name change
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief President Cummings announced via email on Dec. 6 that the proposed university name change to University of MainRead More…
Letter from the editor: My grandfather’s battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-In-Chief It started with minor verbal slip-ups. Forgotten names. Rambling sentences. Gradually, the little things becameRead More…
End the Violations: Part Two
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-In-Chief Last Monday, my letter introduced issues affecting the Free Press and my life outside of the paper. Shortly aftRead More…
Letter From the Editor: End the violations
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Acts of intimidation from USM employees toward student leaders will not be tolerated. There are 256 documentRead More…
New Voices of Maine
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief I want to ensure that all young people at the high school and collegiate level have an opportunity to explore jRead More…
Letter From the Editor: Celebrating the life of late Dayna Browne
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Every person who works on the Free Press staff benefits from the dedication of those who came before us. WriterRead More…
Letter from the Editor
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief 150 countries held Youth Climate Strikes over the last two weeks. One young woman’s name has been leading theRead More…
Letter From the Editor: No more feminine foes
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Stop keeping up with the Kardashians. Nothing makes my blood boil more than the sexist notion of pitting women Read More…
Letter from the Editor: We all have a Pennywise
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Last weekend I went to the Saco Drive-In theater to watch a double feature of It by Stephen King. The movie is Read More…
Letter from the Editor: My journey to the Free Press
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-In-Chief As much as I love the summer sun, I am happy to be returning to the classroom for my final year at USM. ThisRead More…
Letter From the Editor: Thank you to all who supported me
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief I’m sad to say that this is the last letter from the editor that I will write for the Free Press. It’s a hard reRead More…
Letter from the Editor: Valuable lessons from the Free Press
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief It’s hard to believe this time is nearing, but my time at USM and with the Free Press will soon be ending. Four yeRead More…
Letter from the Editor: Preparing for the end of the year
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief We’re just one week away from the last week of classes, and two weeks away from finals, rounding out the end of thRead More…
Letter from the Editor: If I had to do college all over
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief This is incredibly cliché, but it’s so true how fast your college years go by. Four years of working, taking clasRead More…
Letter from the Editor: There’s hope for student journalists
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief I’ve been advocating for the rights of student journalists ever since I became Editor of the Free Press last FebrRead More…
Letter from the editor: Let’s talk about mental health
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Recently I’ve been having conversations with both family and friends about the state of our mental health. The facRead More…
Letter from the Editor: Speak up in class
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief On average, tuition at USM runs between $8,000 to $21,390, depending on whether students are from Maine or out-of-stRead More…
Letter from the Editor: Being happy with yourself
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Fair warning, I’m about to get personal here. This past week has been an eye-opener for me, as I discovered Read More…
Letter From the Editor: Time for a break
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Within a couple weeks USM students will be wrapping up their last finals and assignments of the semester. Afterward,Read More…
Letter from the editor: Take care of yourself
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief An article from this week’s issue that covers a recent workshop on managing stress and anxiety has reminded me of Read More…
Letter from the editor: Prepare for life after college
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief I’ve been getting the question a lot lately, “Have you given any thought to what you’re going to do after collRead More…
Letter from the editor: Facing ethical dilemmas
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief In the past week the topic of ethical dilemmas has come up in not only my work at the Free Press, but in my coursesRead More…
Letter from the editor: Get out and vote
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Coming up Nov. 6, students across the country have a chance to participate in democracy. This midterm election we havRead More…