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Chris Camire elected student body president
Freshman Chris Camire was elected student body president in the spring 2011 Student Government Association elections, defeating his opponents Anna Ivanova and Katherine Sivret. Receiving a total of 147 votes, Camire defeated Ivanova and Sivret by 31 and 38 votes respectively.
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SGA election results delayed by invalid ballots
Difficulty in verifying a number of ballots cast in the Student Government Association elections delayed the announcement of the results by about a week. According…
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Botman invites faculty and staff to accreditation meetings
USM President Selma Botman has invited USM faculty and staff to attend meetings with a team of reviewers tasked with the accreditation of USM, led…
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USM graduate arrested, charged with threatening NPR hosts
A recent USM graduate was arrested January 26 in the Glickman Family Library after he allegedly sent over 20 threatening emails, some of which were…
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Palestinian doctor extols the need for peace during lecture at USM
Palestinian doctor, author and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize nominee Izzeldin Abuelaish told the story of his native Gaza Strip and of his own personal tragedy to a packed room Thursday at USM’s Hannaford Lecture Hall in Portland.
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Palestinian author to speak at USM
Doctor and author Izzeldin Abuelaish will speak at Hannaford Lecture Hall in Portland Thursday. Abuelaish is the author of “I Shall Not Hate: A Gaza Doctor’s Journey…
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WMPG’s Begathon starting this week
WMPG’s spring Begathon, the community radio station’s twice-a-year pledge drive, begins Thursday morning and will run for a week through April 6. Radio hosts will…
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Bates Museum of Art director to speak at USM
Dan Mills, director of the Bates College Museum of Art, will speak at Robie Hall in Gorham April 1. Mills’ lecture is the final installment…
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USM to hold graduate school open house this week
USM will hold an open house for prospective graduate students March 30 in room 102 of the Wishcamper Center in Portland. The open house, held…
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USM to host lecture on Holocaust memorials
USM will host a lecture on the memory of the Holocaust in America by Bowdoin College adjunct professor of art history Natasha Goldman. The event…
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Last day for students to vote in SGA election
Today is the last chance students have to vote in this spring’s Student Government Association election, ending tonight at 11:59 p.m. The crowded election field features 19 student senate candidates and four candidates for student body president.
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Famous scholar speaks on the Egyptian revolution at USM
Award-winning Egyptian author and former USM Libra professor Nawal El Saadawi’s lecture on the Egyptian revolution drew such a crowd Tuesday that people were turned…
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Muskie student to present on Uzbekistan
Malika Umarova, a student at USM’s Muskie School of Public Service, will present on her native Uzbekistan in a an event titled “Uzbekistan: Myths and…
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Be kind to your neighborhood monster
By monsters I mean vampires, zombies, werewolves, etc. You know, the ones that are seemingly mocked in today’s society. How would the monsters feel if…
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USM to host focus groups
USM will host a series of focus groups designed to gain information about the importance of public universities to the workforce, economic development, and citizens…
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The perils of file sharing at USM
It doesn’t take an economist to figure out why college students illegally download and share movies, television and music. But USM junior Patrick O’Connor can tell you that file sharing isn’t without its dangers.
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Philosophy department to kick off Spring lecture series
The USM philosphy department will hold the first of its Spring lecutre series Thursday, March 17 in room 133 of the Wishcamper Center in Portland.…
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USM to hold Relay for Life
USM students are organizing a Relay for Life event to raise money for the fight against cancer. The event, in which “teams” camp out overnight…
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‘Reel USM film contest’ winner announced
Senior media studies major Andrea Nilosek won the “Reel USM Film Contest.” According to a press release, the “Reel USM Film Contest” was an effort…
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GTV Referendum Question
The student senate has voted down a referendum question that would have put Gorham Television’s future to a student vote. The question gave students the…
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Cyberwarfare expert vists USM
As war becomes a high-tech business, the burgeoning fields of internet security and cyberwarfare are driving a change in the United States military. Rear Admiral…
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Deadline approaching for community garden sign-ups
Students can now sign up for a bed for the upcoming growing season in the USM Community Garden, located at the site of the closed…
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REACT brings awareness to eating disorders
Barbie and Ken joined forces with USM students last week to raise awareness about body image and eating disorders. The plastic couple appeared in the…
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USM students awarded teaching fellowship
Two USM students, Daniel Gay and Mary Anne Klement, became two of only 25 students nationwide to earn a fellowship that will give them $30,000 for graduate school.…
