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As a senior, I have about four weeks left to make some pretty big decisions in my life, one of which is buying a car. As a soon-to-be college graduate I need to get myself some wheels. I need a car to get a job, so car searching became my top priority as of two weeks ago.

Fans lined their lawn chairs along the orange netting around the gravel, stones, and concrete Friday afternoon to watch the Southern Maine Huskies baseball team in their blowout home opener.

The new 500-seat Towers Field stadium is in the process of construction, with only the playing surface and concrete dugouts completed, just enough for regular season play.

Editor’s Note: The following is a column submitted by an avid participator in pick- up basketball at USM, and would like it not go go forgotten in the wake of NCAA championships and NBA playoffs.

In the spotlight is organized basketball: flashy uniforms, stands full of screaming fans, colorful announcers, coaches pacing the sidelines, little boys mopping the parquet during time-outs.

Genital warts are caused by a virus called HPV (human papillomavirus), one of the most common sexually transmitted infections. An estimated 40 million Americans are infected with HPV, with 1 million new cases each year. HPV is the name of a group of viruses that includes more than 60 different types.

ST. PAUL, Minn. The University of Maine men’s ice hockey team was 52.4 seconds and a questionable overtime penalty call away from its third national championship. Instead, the Black Bears will come home to Orono as runners-up after a 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers in front of a crowd of 19,324, most of them partisan Gopher supporters, at the Xcel Energy Center.

A University task force recently proposed banning smoking from all University property. Students speak out and University health officials explain reasons for the proposal.

The Student Senate unanimously approved a proposal late last week that could increase the Student Activity Fee by more than 50 percent next year.

The Senate proposal would increase the current fee of $39 to $60 for students taking 12 credit hours or more, $27 to $40 for those taking between six and 11 1/2 credit hours, and $13 to $20 for those taking fewer than six credit hours.

For the second time in as many days, a USM employee was attacked on USM property. On Feb. 14, a student in Hastings Hall assaulted USM police officer Benjamin Moreland. On Feb. 15, police responded to an incident at the Glickman Family Library on Forest Avenue in Portland where a USM library employee was assaulted.

EDITOR’S NOTE: We sent a staff writer and photographer to follow a pair of public safety assistants during one of their 7 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. shifts last week. PSAs are typically students who have an interest in pursuing a career in law enforcement. They are used by the USM Police Department to help with campus security.

Glowing red eyes centered in the chest of a headless, feathery, seven-foot tall winged creature.

That’s “Mothman.”

Sounds like something from a movie, right? Well, it is. But for USM adjunct professor Larry Coleman, it is also a passion.

While most professors specialize in the arts, English, history or mathematics, Coleman is an expert in cryptozoology, “the study of hidden and as yet undiscovered animals.

As the war on terrorism continues, scientists work diligently to understand its causes and possible solutions. USM Assistant Professor of Geography Michael K. Steinberg is one seeking those answers.

Steinberg attended and spoke at the 2002 annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Boston last month.

Are you a senior concerned about all you have to do before you graduate? Are you interested in finding out about opportunities that might be available to you after graduation?

Take a deep breath, relax and head over to Destination Graduation, your resource and referral center, located in 100 Payson Smith Hall on the Portland campus.

Name?

Travis

Major and year?

Geology, senior

Age?

23

Why are you standing at the table?

We’re raising funds for 18 students who will be going to Florida for a conference on protecting humanity and nature services in Florida.

Where do you work?

I am working with Americorps

Do you have any favorite place to go to?

Not many, maybe Old Orchard Beach, in summer time anyway.

Monday, March 11

Panel, “Speaking of Beauty: The Worlds of Art, Psychology and Philosophy Weight in on the Question of Beauty,” featuring Jane Mays of the Art Department, Bill Thornton from the Psychology Department, Kate Wininger from the Philosophy Department, and Joy M?rquez, philosophy symposium chair, 7 to 9 p.

By Elise Adams

Alive Editor

Southern Maine baseball is one of the ten best teams in the country. They were named one of the top five programs in the country in the 90s by Baseball America Magazine. They have played in the NCAA championships every year since 1986.

How can I avoid getting sick while traveling?

If you plan to visit a developing or Third World country – almost any area except most of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan – see a health care provider, preferably four to six weeks before you leave.

They are seen on the sidelines at games and practices, always ready with bandages and tape or bags of ice. They are the first ones to the mound when the pitcher grabs his shoulder. They are the ones seen helping the injured athlete through exercises to strengthen her muscles.

With the best depth and pitching staff in recent memory, the Southern Maine softball team has begun spring training. The team has not suffered any off-season injuries or surgeries, and has had successful recruiting, adding to the team’s overall depth.

Coach Bonny Brown-Denico describes the infield as “tall,” and the outfield as “fast,” which sounds very favorable for Southern Maine.

In its second year as a varsity sport after previously existing with club status for 10 years, the men’s lacrosse team has begun its 2002 season strong, with expectations of great improvement over last year’s record.

Led by captains senior defense Kevin Beauregard and senior midfield/attack Tobey Farrington, the team has its first game at Emerson College in Boston on March 18.

When returning to their dorm late one night last semester, two Philippi Hall residents found an unpleasant surprise. A few of the exit signs had been torn down, a ceiling tile had been ripped out, a bulletin board was ripped down and a large plant had been dumped over.

For the second time this semester a female student discovered a male intruder in her dorm room.

Between 4 and 5 a.m. on Feb. 15 a Portland Hall resident awoke to find two men, Scott D. Walsh, 19, a resident of Portland Hall, and Kevin Normand, 20, of Falmouth, in her room.

A potentially serious gas leak led to the evacuation of the Towers after midnight last Thursday.

A car allegedly hit a gas meter located at the rear of Dickey Hall, dislodging one of the pipes that feeds natural gas to the Towers’ clothes dryers. A gas company official said he isn’t sure how much gas seeped into the air in the Towers, one of the Gorham campus’ most populous dorm, but said there was potential harm to students.

By Sherry Whittemore

News Editor

A USM police officer was attacked by a disorderly student in Hastings Hall on Valentine’s Day.

At 2:45 a.m. Nathan Stevens, 19, of 455 Hastings Hall was arrested for assaulting a police officer, disorderly conduct, criminal mischief and refusing to submit to arrest.

Khasyaw Wortham, a junior criminology major began working at the Women’s Resource Center this semester. Her first duty was to create a bulletin board about reproductive rights, which showcased options for women regarding contraception and pregnancies.

Wortham exhibited the bulletin board in the Woodbury Campus Center in late January.