By Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer USM students have ditched silence about rape culture and…
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Shauna Shames: Getting millennials involved in politics
By Ben Theriault, Staff Writer The Millennial generation is continuing a common trend—young citizens abstaining…
Women’s History Month widely celebrated in Maine
By Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer Women’s history month is celebrated each year through March. In…
News Briefs
Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer Trash filled lot reveals the plywood home of three children Just…
USM’s Master Plan: Public forums seek input for the future of the Gorham and Portland campuses
Cooper-John Trapp, Staff Writer Looking to the generations ahead, a Master Planning Steering Committee co-chaired…
Revisiting Retrenchment: Hardships of the past lay foundation for USM’s future
Sam Margolin, Staff Writer From 2007 to the present, five different presidents with slightly different…
The quest for consistency in online learning
Emily Adams, Contributor The Center for Technology and Enhanced Learning (CTEL), located on the…
The timely process of awarding tenure to faculty
Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer Achieving tenure as a professor at any university is a…
Bringing the conversation of sexual assault to USM
Julie Pike, Editor-in-chief In response to the #metoo movement and the Women’s March, the…
Food insecurity problem seen across entire state
Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer Maine’s food insecurity situation has gotten worse in the past three…
History of mandatory student activity fees
Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer Student Activity Fees $110. That is how much a full-time…
Generational Differences in Student Reporting
Sam Margolin, Staff Writer “In the English language, it all comes down to this:…
New Board Policy stirs up debate among faculty
Julie Pike, Editor-in-chief The UMS Board of Trustees (BoT) has been in the…
A week of crimes on the Portland campus
Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Over the past week a series of crimes have been reported across…
Letter from the Editor: Goodbye, Free Press
Sarah Tewksbury, Editor-in-chief With this letter, I write my last piece for the Free…
USM encourages all ages to continue their education
Cooper-John Trapp, Staff Writer Nontraditional students, specifically those over 40 years old, are a…
Biden stops in Maine, encourages cultural change
Julie Pike, News Editor While making no indications of future plans to run for…
Maine Senator has key role in ending shutdown
Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer Senator Susan Collins and the Common Sense Coalition played a…
Student Senate reconvenes for a fresh start
Sam Margolin, Staff Writer On Friday, Feb. 2, USM’s 46 Student Senate met to…
A short-lived government shutdown halts progress
Maverick Lynes, Staff Writer The streets of Washington D.C. were quiet the morning of…
How prepared is USM for an emergency?
Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer On Jan. 13 in Hawaii, an Emergency Management Agency employee…
New roundabout hopes to ease flow on campus
Sam Margolin, Staff Writer The city of Portland is nearing the construction of a…
Trump’s offshore drilling proposal for U.S. waters may impact Maine
Julie Pike, News Editor A trip to the beach means a day in the…
Here’s what happened while you were away
Sarah Tewksbury, Editor-in-chief Republican tax bill passes The GOP’s $1.5 trillion tax bill was…