Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer Maine’s food insecurity situation has gotten worse in the past three…
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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…
Get to know more about the USM Honors Program
By: Jessica Pike, Staff Writer The Honors Program provides high-achieving students with a diverse…
USM’s social work program spreads compassion and wisdom
By: James Fagan, Staff Photographer The University of Southern Maine’s School of Social work…
Passion shines through in journalism classes
By: Kate Rogers, Staff Writer Professor James Napoli, retired journalist and adjunct faculty member,…
Care and dedication goes into campus mail services
By: Azalea Buch, Staff Writer We, as students, commencing into arguably the most critical…
How two USM professors shaped who I am
By: Lauren Kennedy, Photography Director If there is one thing I have figured out…
The end of net neutrality could be near
By Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) could be changing the way…
High school students seek a head start at USM
By: Jess Pike, Staff Writer Students at the University of Southern Maine may have…
Senate funded Trevor Project at USM has high hopes
By: Ben Theriault, Staff Writer In the United States about 43,000 people take their…
New direction for USM Young Americans for Freedom
By: Maverick Lynes, Staff Writer Nov. 28, 2017, USM’s Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)…