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Warnings issued after dorm intrusions
The USM Police issued two warnings over the summer regarding suspicious people found in…
Chancellor resigns after four years of service
The University of Maine System is currently conducting a nationwide search to replace Chancellor…
Negotiations in full swing
Many students will spend a great amount of time this year working with library…
Insurance costs rise for students
Students who have come to count on the Health Insurance Plan offered through University…
Staffer trains Olympians
It took five years to get there, but this summer Jay Myers worked with…
Meet Joe Student
What’s your name? John Kuchinski. Where are you from? Right now I’m living in…
Philippi Hall: a suite addition
Why go to the field to watch a baseball game when you can sit…
Tuition increase likely
A projected system-wide budget shortfall of almost $30 million will likely lead to increased…
Students’ privacy at risk
Memorizing one ID number for access to computers, grades and financial aid processing makes…
The road to graduation part 3
Comments: Include editor’s note, “This is the last of a three-part series called “The…
Goals met, for the most part
Drops: “We got a little bit ahead of our neighbors.” — Richard Pattenaude “It’s…
Meet the 2001-2002 Free Press staff
I would like to take this opportunity to introduce next year’s Free Press staff….
Meet Joe student
What’s your name? Peter Sofronas Where is your hometown? I reside right now in…
hello
Jet Lag Flying across multiple time zones in a short period of time causes…
Misleading surveys removed
Take part in women-centered chants. Get $1 drafts at Gilligan’s. Learn to read German….
Students struggle to save life
Lisa Meyer needed one more credit to graduate, so she enrolled in a CPR…
The road to graduation part 2
Chris Cronin doesn’t like waiting. While other graduating seniors move back in with their…
Union, UMS reach tentative agreement
Union leaders call it progress. But in the never-ending cycle of contract negotiations between…
Closed meeting draws opposition
Last week The Free Press was prohibited from entering a meeting regarding the tentative…
Controversial speaker visits campus
Maine, recently pronounced the whitest state in the nation by the U.S. Census, was…
Portland Hall director ready for different role
You can’t live in Portland Hall without knowing Chris O’Connor. Or, at least, that’s…
Media panel examines violence
People hoping to gain perspective on how the media handles violence against women may…
Earth Day celebration
Last Thursday students in the Environmental Science and Policy Department staged an Earth Day…