On Oct. 3, 2013 at the Space Gallery at 7:00 p.m., Nermeen Shaikh, news…
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University Politics 101: take it before they cut it
Physics not cut but still on the table Headlines across the state last…
Huskies bite back at soapbox preachers
Gorham was the unsuspecting host of a religious group, Cross Country Evangelism on Thursday….
USM panel aims to “change the game” for LGBTQA students in athletics
The conversation about LGBTQA students in collegiate and high school sports has not been…
Divest UMaine pushes ahead, strives for more student involvement
Despite a less than enthusiastic reception from students this fall, the USM branch of…
Faculty contract settlement may be in sight
There are 34 articles in the University of Maine faculty’s last, expired contract, but…
In brief
Gas leak makes for delays The area of Bedford Street connecting to the USM…
USM fall enrollment drops four to six percent
USM’s admissions office projects that enrollment for the fall 2013 semester will drop four…
New student space opens at USM after Gorham stores consolidate
The early bird gets the worm. Or, in this case, a few new breakfast…
Tensions over cuts linger into new semester at USM
After the university cut over $5 million last year, the administration and many faculty…
USM student campaigns for Congress
Isaac Misiuk, a second-year political science major at USM and now a contender for…
President Obama’s education proposal could leave USM wanting more
A plan proposed by President Obama last week could affect how much federal financial…
USM’s President Kalikow will stay on for another year
This summer USM President Theo Kalikow announced that she will stay in her post…
From empty space to “food forest” – new project alters face of USM Portland commons
If you’re walking between the Luther Bonney and Payson Smith Halls at Portland’s USM…
Gorham Initiative work hurt by budget cuts
Faculty, staff and students have been working in one form or another since 1997…
Roya Hejabian prepares for commencement
Roya Hejabian will be celebrating the completion of her third degree, a master’s in…
Student presents six month’s of work at Thinking Matters conference
At the edge of the gym floor at USM’s annual Thinking Matters conference, Matthew…
USM community mourns Boston Marathon tragedy
Hundreds of USM community members across all three campuses held vigils Wednesday at noon…
The role of the student body vice president is still unclear
Student Body President-elect Kelsea Dunham, a junior double-majoring in business and women and gender…
Student involvement sees a sharp increase
Chris O’Connor, the director of Portland Student Life, told The Free Press that student…
Students still uneasy after Hammond talk
Coordinator of the Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity Sarah Holmes organized a counter…
Commencement moves this year from the Civic Center to Costello
USM is splitting its commencement into two ceremonies this year as a result of…
Meeting Noah Hurowitz
Not all of the graduating student body will get to hear Noah Hurowitz’s commencement…
Campus Safety Project coordinator worries about the future of the project
The coordinator of the Campus Safety Project, Clara Porter, is worried that the project…