By Cooper-John Trapp, Staff Writer What is counseling? Anna Gardner, a clinical counselor with…
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Food Studies brings national summit to USM
By: Gus Pignatello, Staff Writer USM’s Food Studies Program is hosting New England’s first…
Student Senate looks to increase voter turnout
Nick Schleh, Staff Writer The Student Senate is working to increase voter turnout for…
Peace Jam comes to Portland thanks to USM student
By Hailey Wood, Staff Writer Peace Jam is a global movement led by fourteen…
Maine’s Electoral College may yield to popular vote
By: Alyson Peabody, News Editor Maine Senate President Troy Jackson, a Democrat from Allagash,…
Confucius Institutes spark national controversy
By: Melissa Fraser, Staff Writer The U.S. Senate released a report last week criticizing…
Bill to censor ‘obscene’ literature rejected
By Alyson Peabody, News Editor Two weeks ago, Republican lawmaker Amy Arata’s proposal to…
Class of 2019 tasked with raising $2,019 by May
By: Hailey Wood, Staff Writer At the beginning of March, the USM Class of…
How eligible students can apply for work-study
By Cooper-John Trapp, Staff Writer Work-study funded jobs do more than dot the campus…
The future of straws at USM
By Nick Schleh, Staff Writer Single-use plastic drinking straws may be banned from USM….
Traveling through time: USM’s past presidents
By Melissa Fraser, Staff Writer Originally founded in 1878, USM has experienced an evolution…
The ROCC fights stigma about rehabilitation
By Alyson Peabody, News Editor USM’s Recovery Oriented Campus Center has been helping students…
Women and Gender Studies faces potential consolidation
By Nick Schleh, Staff Writer University of Maine System officials recently reviewed 33 programs…
USM Events Feb. 15 – Feb. 21
Looking for something to do? Check out these events for the week of Feb….
The process of creating a new student group
By Cooper-John Trapp, Staff Writer Starting a new group on campus becomes less daunting…
Student experiences in the Reserve Officer Training Corps
By Nick Schleh, Staff Writer Last week an article was published covering the logistics…
Professors discuss how women can approach the wage gap
By Alyson Peabody, News Editor In 2019, gender pay equality is still a widely…
Maine students working to pass new bill
By Kate Rogers, Community Editor Students at USM have been working to pass a…
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,…
Student Senate sees changes in members
By Jessica Pike, Staff Writer Winter break brought many changes to the Student Senate…
Professor creates social media activism minor
By Hailey Wood, Staff Writer In a world dominated by social media, a new…
The nightly routine of a residential assistant
By Hailey Wood, Staff Writer When you see residential assistants (RAs) roaming the dormitory…
Online programs make degrees available anywhere
By Alyson Peabody, Staff Writer Earning a degree from USM’s online program offers flexibility…
ROTC program teaches students leadership
By Nick Schleh, Staff Writer The Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program provides…