Category: News

Jet Lag Flying across multiple time zones in a short period of time causes jet lag for many people. Typical symptoms include fatigue, anxiety, insomnia,…

Take part in women-centered chants. Get $1 drafts at Gilligan’s. Learn to read German. Take a survey about breasts. These are a few headings from…

Lisa Meyer needed one more credit to graduate, so she enrolled in a CPR class in January. “They told us that we might not ever…

Chris Cronin doesn’t like waiting. While other graduating seniors move back in with their parents and search for a first job, Cronin, who is married,…

Union leaders call it progress. But in the never-ending cycle of contract negotiations between the University of Maine system and its professional staff, an agreement…

Last week The Free Press was prohibited from entering a meeting regarding the tentative agreement between the University of Maine system and the professional staff…

Maine, recently pronounced the whitest state in the nation by the U.S. Census, was the last stop for a nationally-recognized leader in the fight against…

You can’t live in Portland Hall without knowing Chris O’Connor. Or, at least, that’s the buzz in the building. O’Connor is the assistant director of…

People hoping to gain perspective on how the media handles violence against women may not have gotten the answers they were looking for at the…

Last Thursday students in the Environmental Science and Policy Department staged an Earth Day event outside Corthell Hall on the Gorham campus. The students collaborated…

What is your name? Ken Ryder What is your major? I’m a computer science major. I’m a transfer student going on my eighth year. When…

Sheera LaBelle, R.N. University Health Services Seasonal allergic rhinitis, often referred to as “hay fever,” affects more than 3.5 million people in the United States.…

The University Counseling Services’ offices are right there in Payson Smith Hall on the Portland Campus and Upton Hall in Gorham. The program is funded…

Memorizing one ID number for access to computers, grades and financial aid processing makes life easier for the average student. But USM’s regular use of…

This is the first of a three-part series called “The road to graduation” which follows the emotions, expectations, and decisions of three graduating seniors. Staff…

The University’s library staff is concerned for their safety and the safety of patrons due to a staffing shortage and lack of security. Some of…

This week a new federal law prohibiting access to certain Internet material takes effect in public libraries and schools across the nation. The Children’s Internet…

The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI), formerly known as Senior College, just received a large cash donation that could ensure its financial stability indefinitely. Bernard…

A spring cleaning bonfire party at Sigma Nu turned sour when Gorham police issued the president of Sigma Nu, Matthew Tuscano, a summons for failure…

Feminism is alive and well in war-torn regions of the world. An event sponsored by the Women’s Studies Program, brought a Croatian feminist to campus…

Odds are, if you know Ron Saindon, something bad has happened to you. Saindon, USM Police Department’s detective, deals with students who have been victims…

Just around the corner from the defunct Stone Coast Brewery and in the same building as the Yes Bookstore is the Danforth Gallery, where, on…

What is your name? Wayne Keller What is your major? I’m a sophomore electrical engineering major. Where is your hometown? Rehobeth Beach, Delaware. Why did…

Sheera LaBelle, R.N. University Health Services The amount of ultraviolet radiation that strikes the earth’s surface (and you) depends on several factors: 1. Time of…