A Maine Based Scholarship Foundation visits their scholars at USM By Autumn Hughes – Contributor This past Friday, September 8th, the University of Southern Maine was honored with a visit from staff members of the Worthington Foundation to the President’s House. The Worthington Scholarship Foundation, or WSF, has existed since 2010, giving scholarships of…
Inside the New System with Parking Director Tristian Henry By Cayley Bowman/ Community Editor Over the past year, USM has been going through multiple changes. From the Kiwi Bots and the new buildings all over the Portland campus to the new parking system, it seems that our school is in a new era. The Parking…
Sodexo Paul By Dakota Eddy/ News Editor In the past, Husky Hero used to be a column dedicated to highlighting student athletes and their accomplishments. This year, we are taking it in a slightly different direction. Husky Hero is going to be open to all members of USM, including staff, faculty, and students. For…
By Doug Banks – News Editor Changes were made to the Student Government Association’s Constitution during both meetings. Topics included stipends, policies to Senator absences, changes to keep their Constitution up to date, and more. Changing and updating the Constitution and by-laws has been a continual process since the Student Senate meeting on February 10th….
First on the meeting’s agenda was the election of a new student to the Student Senate. Riley Worth, a Sophomore and Political-Science and Economics double major, was unanimously elected. Referred to the position by the Representative to the Board of Trustees, Andrew Seile, Worth plans to bring his knowledge of economics and finance to help…
The 19th annual Maine Deaf Film Festival is the largest and longest running deaf film festival in the world. Over the past 20 years, the festival has brought together thousands of viewers and countless numbers of guest speakers from all over the world to participate in what could be considered one of Maine’s proudest traditions. …
The Student Senate and other USM government members held their first meeting of the semester on Friday, January 27th, with new and familiar faces gathering together in the hopes of continuing the progress made from last semester. One of the first things brought up during the meeting was a motion raised by the Board of…
The Committee on Military, Veteran, and Public Safety Affairs; a committee created by Senator Jameson Goulding has officially passed after it was brought to the Student Senate over a month ago. Although it was passed with a ⅔ majority vote, the steps in order for the committee to be an official part of the senate…
In the last Student senate meeting of the month, one of the biggest highlights was the induction of three new senators who were unanimously elected into the Student senate: Sanjay Tucker, Marshall Burt, and Sumaya Mohamed. Discussions surrounding Senator Goulding’s second formal proposal of his committee concerning the USM First Responders and the USM students…
Portland, Maine had the opportunity to see Maine’s current Governor Janet Mills, who is seeking a second term, face off against former Governor Paul LePage, attempting for his third term, in the last gubernatorial debate until November’s election. On Thursday, October 27th, 2022, the two candidates and a large audience gathered at the Holiday Inn…
“Inspiring today. Transforming tomorrow.” This is a sentiment that radiates truth with the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. On October 27, 2022 they held a forum for the Gubernatorial Debate between incumbent Governor Janet Mills and rival candidate Paul LePage. This forum saw President of the chamber, Dana Connors welcome everyone to this event that…
By: Riley Mayes, Web Editor President Glen Cummings of the University of Southern Maine announced in October 2021 his decision to step down from his role to return to a faculty position on July 1 of 2022. Since then, USM has initiated an ongoing search to find a new president for the university. The search…
By: Riley Mayes, Web Editor On Saturday, March 5, students and faculty at the University of Southern Maine gathered together outside of Glickman Library to show their support for Ukraine. Under a bright, clear sky demonstrators stood on the corner of Forest Avenue and Bedford Street bearing bright blue and yellow flags and homemade cardboard signs…
By: Haley Hersey, News Editor On March 25, after more than two years of masking, the University of Maine System (UMS) and University of Southern Maine (USM) announced starting at midnight on March 26 masking on campus in non-classroom facilities would be optional, regardless of vaccination status indoors and outdoors. There are however, exceptions to the…
By: Meghan Carlisle, Staff Writer The Osher Lifelong Learning Institution (OLLI) offers an array of courses in the liberal arts and sciences for students aged 50 and over. There are no entrance requirements, grades, and tests; it is for personal experience and for those who love learning. No college background is needed. Classes are once…
By: Riley Mayes, Web Editor The spring semester is well underway, and many students are thinking about their post-undergraduate plans and beginning the process of applying to graduate school. Beginning the application process can be overwhelming. With so many steps, prerequisites, and options to consider, it can be difficult to know where to start. However, the…
By: Haley Hersey, News Editor On February 17, the University of Southern Maine Athletics Department issued a statement about an incident that they said “violates our code of ethics and is antithetical to our program’s values, mission and goals.” Director of Athletics, Al Bean, said in a phone interview that the action is “certainly not keeping…
By: Haley Hersey, News Editor Anna Lyons, a second-year double major in linguistics and political science said she has experienced uncooked meat and food that wasn’t what was advertised when eating Sodexo food at USM dining. Lyons is also allergic to seafood, which she said is cooked frequently in the dining hall, so on those…
By: Meghan Carlisle, Staff Writer Before higher education, Dr. Larissa Malone taught preschool, early elementary, and became an administrator in a bilingual education center that was partnered with an urban school district. Malone is an assistant professor in the Teacher Education Department, School of Education and Human Development at USM. “I decided to return to…
By: Meghan Carlisle, Staff Writer On February 15, the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) will be partnering with the University of Southern Maine (USM)’s JMG program, the Promise Scholarship, TRIO College Programs, and the Financial Aid Office to help assist students in completing their 2022-2023 FAFSA. From 4-6 p.m., in room 332 in Bailey Hall on…
By: Haley Hersey, News Editor Effective Tuesday, February 1, students who have an in-person presence across the University of Maine System (UMS) will be required to have a COVID-19 booster, and will have to test weekly until they do. “All in-person students need to get a booster shot and upload their updated vaccination records,” read the…
By: Riley Mayes, Web Editor On January 12, 2022, Residential Life released an update on its dorm policies in light of the Omicron variant and increasing Covid-19 cases in the state of Maine. The Spring semester kicked off with a carefully constructed move-in plan: each student was allowed one helper to move them into their rooms…
By: Meghan Carlisle, Staff Writer On January 18 the University of Southern Maine (USM) opened the newly reconfigured parking garage on the Portland Campus. This new development is an addition to the Portland Campus Development Project. The parking garage is only part of the project’s mission to completely renovate the USM Portland campus. Additionally, a new…
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief Parked outside of Luther Bonney lies USM’s newest dining service on wheels. The newly acquired food truck currently offers hot meals Monday through Friday from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tadd Stone, General Manager of Sodexo at USM, said that Sodexo was “looking for a dining option that would be available to…