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Students devote day to help community
USM students fanned out in the greater Portland area last Friday to lend a helping hand to local charitable organizations for USM’s first annual university-wide…
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USM’s rooftops go green
Keen observers may notice plants growing on several small roofs of the Abromson Community Education Center and Wishcamper Center of the USM Portland Campus. These…
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USM student plans picnic with guns
Freshman Shane Belanger, a pre-med biology major, is organizing a picnic in Portland’s picturesque Back Cove at the end of April. “It’s a nice little…
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Faculty Senate endorses consolidation plan
The faculty senate voted 25 to 17 to endorse President Selma Botman’s final restructuring plan for the university in their meeting Friday afternoon. While some…
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Dining Services holding events for Earth Week
USM’s Dining Services organized a series of events to promote sustainability at USM as part of Earth Week, which kicked off on Monday. Tyler Kidder,…
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First annual Day of Service kicks off Friday
USM students will fan out in the Portland area this Friday to lend a helping hand to local charitable organizations for USM’s first annual Day…
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For USM student, state house run starts one neighbor at a time
Last Saturday, Mohammed Dini walked around Portland’s Parkside neighborhood, collecting five dollars at a time to help him get to the State House.
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Why do we need the census?
For the past month, the US Census has been sending out forms to over 130 million households across the country in order to count the…
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Hockey player charged with violating probation
A USM hockey player convicted of second degree manslaughter in 2005 was charged with violating probation on Friday in Stamford, Conn. as a result of…
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Tenured faculty spared from layoffs
USM won’t lay off any tenured faculty in the next two academic years, but administrators may cut non-tenured faculty positions and majors that routinely graduate…
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Gorham community and Greeks meet to strengthen ties, build a relationship
“I’ve got a file that thick I could have brought,” said Tim Allard, holding his index finger and thumb a few inches apart. “I didn’t…
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Hockey player charged with violating probation
A USM hockey player convicted of second degree manslaughter in 2005 was charged with violating probation on Friday in Stamford, Conn. as a result of…
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Guzman delivers State of the University address
As the end of another academic year draws near, the student government has begun welcoming newly elected senators and looking ahead to next year. Last…
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Willems-Phaneuf elected student body president
In an election marked by the highest voter turnout in recent memory, Ashley Willems-Phaneuf was elected student body president, pulling nearly double the votes of…
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Student arrested for assault after confrontation with police over bike lock
USM police arrested a student for assault on Monday afternoon after he confronted a police officer who cut the lock off his bike. Samuel Haverinen,…
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Topless marchers turn heads in Portland
Roughly 30 topless women marched from Longfellow Square to Tommy’s Park in Portland on Saturday to protest the taboo of female nudity. No law prohibits…
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Botman approves consolidation plan
USM President Selma Botman announced on Friday her endorsement of the plan to reorganize the university’s eight schools and colleges into a five-college model, which…
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Veterans push for sustainable energy
When a large, blue military bus sat parked outside the Woodbury Student Center on Monday, March 29, the engine wasn’t idling and the decorated veterans who…
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Health care reform: what does it mean?
Over the past two weeks, as democrats have celebrated the hard-won victory of historic health care reform, many Americans — and USM students — have…
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Obama lauds health bill in Portland
In his first visit to Maine since he was elected president a year and a half ago, President Barack Obama on Thursday laid out the…
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Community critiques restructuring
Students, faculty, staff and community members last week met in forums to respond to a proposed restructuring plan that would consolidate USM’s eight colleges into five. Student Body President Maggie Guzman helped the Student Senate organize a series of student forums in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn last week.
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SGA Elections Open This Week
The USM Student Government is holding elections Monday through Wednesday this week for the upcoming 2010 school year. Students will choose a new student body president as well as 18 student senators. The Senate oversees various proposals and monetary requests, and also takes official stances on policies.
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Feds to lend directly to students
Students who take out federal loans to pay for school this year will no longer have to pick which bank they prefer: they’ll now borrow directly from the U.S. Department of Education. USM announced last week the switch to the Federal Direct Loan Program. Students with financial aid who take out Federal Stafford and PLUS…
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Students pushing for community garden in Portland
An unofficial student group organized the Organic Garden Project so members of USM could have a chance to have a plot to grow vegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs.
