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Posted on February 04, 2002 by USM Free Press in Briefly

It’s almost spring

The Gorham and Portland events boards have teamed up to begin planning The Spring Fling to be held on April 19 from noon to midnight on the Gorham campus. “The Spring Fling is its tentative name,” said Jon Taylor, Portland Events Board chair.

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Posted on January 28, 2002 by USM Free Press in Briefly

Rodney’s going Greek

Sigma Phi Epsilon gave a special invitation to a non-Greek member of the USM committee to join its national organization.

Rodney Mondor, Greek advisor and assistant director of student involvement, is a counselor and advisor for Greeks and handles Greek matters in Gorham, but is not a Greek himself.

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Posted on January 22, 2002 by USM Free Press in Briefly

This sin knows your name

If you’re sitting around bored on Thursday night, or don’t want to travel to Gorham for “Thirsty Thursday,” then check out the upcoming lecture, “‘The Sin That Knows No Name: Looking for the history of sexuality.” Join Dr. Howard Solomon, USM’s newest adjunct faculty in the History Department, at 7 p.

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Posted on January 14, 2002 by USM Free Press in Briefly

Wanna play?

Portland Commuter Life and Co-Curricular Programs at the Woodbury Campus Center in Portland is asking for board game donations. Board games are currently available at the Information Desk for students to sign-out and play with in the campus center.

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Posted on December 10, 2001 by USM Free Press in Briefly

With the last days of summer passing us by toward the end of last week, snow may be around the corner. You know what that means in the city of unending parking dilemmas – snow bans!

During winter months, the City of Portland implements city wide parking bans for snow plowing and/or snow removal.

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Posted on December 03, 2001 by USM Free Press in Briefly

Parking/ RHA

The Residence Hall Association (RHA) is sponsoring a meeting Monday, Dec. 3 in Gorham addressing the issue of parking on the Gorham campus.

Students, staff, and faculty are invited to attend the meeting to state their concerns about parking, ask any questions, and voice any suggestions for improvements.

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Posted on November 12, 2001 by USM Free Press in Briefly

Flu shots arrive The University’s allotment of flu shots has arrived. Those interested can get the vaccine on either the Gorham or Portland campus at University Health Services. According to Nurse Practitioner Carri Nix Kivela, people at high risk of complications from the flu should get the vaccine. People with asthma and diabetes are at [...]

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Posted on November 05, 2001 by USM Free Press in Briefly

Festivities at Lewiston-Auburn campus Festivities are being held at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn campus Sun, Nov. 11 to celebrate the completion of renovations on the campus The renovations, which are the final phase of an initial expansion have been underway for approximately a year. This completion will give the campus an additional 20,000 square feet of space, [...]

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Posted on October 29, 2001 by USM Free Press in Briefly

Messy students, dirty dorms part 2 The article “Messy students, dirty dorms,” published last week has caused a stir on the Gorham campus. On Thursday morning the Towers custodial staff was called into a meeting to discuss the Towers’ uncleanliness. The Department of Facilities Management has instructed custodians to focus more on the public areas [...]

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Posted on October 22, 2001 by USM Free Press in Briefly

Some people have complained about the lack of heating in recent weeks. At the onset of fall, buildings across campus face serious heating problems. The cool nights and mornings, followed by warmer daytime temperatures pose major challenges for our antiquated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, according to David Early, executive director of Facilities [...]