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Anti-Racist Action Network discusses the University of Everyone
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Lillian Lema, Staff Writer At an Oct 8 public forum sponsored by the Anti-Racist Action Network, members of the USM community…
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Power returns to Gorham after students told to go home
By: Kate Rogers, Staff Writer After a storm left roughly 200,000 Mainers without power on Wednesday night, many are still without power or internet service.…
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Portland police invest in bodycams
By: Paige Riddell, Staff Writer A new addition to Maine’s largest police department has been in the works since 2017, and it affects every officer.…
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Where are your student fees going?
By: Abby Nelson, Staff Writer College is not cheap. The cost of attending a public four-year university, like USM, averages around $10,000 and $25,000 a…
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Increased student activity fees not received
By: Jenasa Staples, Staff Writer In the spring it was discussed, voted on, and approved by the Board of Trustees to increase student activity fees…
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Family for ME brings awareness to children in need of families
By: Jenasa Staples, Staff Writer A Family for ME program works to bring awareness to the need for families willing to care for children in…
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#METOO at Maine Women’s Summit on economic security
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor The fourth Maine Women’s Summit on Economic Security was held in Augusta on Wednesday, October 2. The Maine Women’s Lobby…
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Placing a Green Dot in Southern Maine
By: Sarah Knox, Staff Writer This spring, the Campus Safety Project will begin implementing Green Dot Bystander Intervention Training to students. The Green Dot Strategy,…
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Impeachment investigations continue
By: Troy Daly, Abby Nelson & Amelia Bodge, Staff Writers On September 24th of this year, Speaker of the House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi announced…
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Athletes wear purple for domestic violence awareness
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor On October 5th, USM athletics hosted Domestic Violence Awareness games. The Department of Athletics and Campus Safety Project collaborated to…
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New campus center to replace Woodbury next year
By: Amelia Bodge, Staff Writer Last week most functions that were previously housed in the Woodbury Campus Center were relocated and meal alternatives were made…
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The quest to be carbon neutral begins
By: Paige Riddell, Staff Writer Maine leads New England in wind power, but Governor Janet Mills hopes to put us in the lead for the…
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Letter From the Editor: Celebrating the life of late Dayna Browne
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Every person who works on the Free Press staff benefits from the dedication of those who came before us. Writers, photographers,…
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Art professor Michael Shaughnessy running for Mayor of Westbrook
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Professor Michael Shaughnessy has taught sculpture, design and drawing at USM for 32 years. He served as a Department Chair for…
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UMaine School of Law will separate from USM in 2022
By: Jenasa Staples, Staff Writer Earlier this year, the University of Maine board of trustees decided to separate Maine Law and USM starting in 2022.…
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Dr. Robert Sanford appointed to Board of Environmental Protection
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor Dr. Robert Sanford, the Chair of the Environmental Science & Policy Department at USM, was nominated and chosen by Governor…
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USM Joins the University of the Arctic
By: Abby Nelson, Staff Writer On September 18, USM was officially accepted into the University of the Arctic. UArctic is an association of over 200…
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Solving Maine’s lead poisoning problem
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor Maine congressman, Jared Golden, proposed a billion-dollar effort to remove lead paint everywhere in the country. The act is called…
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New vaccination laws create a grassroots movement
By: Paige Riddell, Staff Writer A significant change in Maine’s Vaccination laws has people in an uproar. On May 24, 2019, Governor Janet Mills signed…
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Woodbury Campus Center closed due to flooding
By: Amelia Bodge, Staff Writer Last weekend, the underground fire main going through Woodbury Student Center burst, shutting down the center for approximately two weeks.…
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Letter from the Editor
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief 150 countries held Youth Climate Strikes over the last two weeks. One young woman’s name has been leading the headlines: Greta…
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Fire main burst closes Woodbury student center
By: Nancy Davis Griffin, Chief Operations Officer Sometime on Saturday evening or early Sunday morning the underground fire main going into Woodbury Student Center burst.…
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Vape-related illness sparks more conversation
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor In the last several weeks, there have been eight deaths caused by a lung disease that doctors have tied to…
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Thousands rejected from loan forgiveness program
By: Jenasa Staples, Staff Writer In early September, the Government Accountability Office (GOA) reported only 1% of 54,000 people who applied to the Temporary Expanded…
