By: Isiah Leach, Staff Writer The film The Magnificent Seven, which was released in 2016, is one of your classic western cowboy movies. The plot involves the antagonist taking control of a town, which leads the town to hire a group of people to save them from him. While overall it is good and has…
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Husky Heroes of the Month
Three very important factors to making a Division III Athletics program successful are the players, coaches, and administrators. Without these pillars, the University of Southern Maine wouldn’t have the successful program it does. In honor of Women’s History Month, The Free Press wanted to highlight and honor three individuals who work, coach, and play in…
Intramural and Club Sports Create Community Despite COVID-19
Intramural and club sports have been apart of the fabric of the USM community for many years, and even through the midsts of COVID-19, it’s no different. Although the normal activities may have been modified, the long-lasting benefits it has on students remain. At USM Intramural Sports were designed to provide an opportunity for students…
Checking in on the Freshman – what are their goals and expectations of this Spring semester?
Welcome to the end of the third week of our COVID-19 Spring semester, where many students are still hunkering down and creating a new schedule and routine for themselves. Seniors are probably freaking out about it being three months until graduation, the juniors are hoping the vaccine saves their senior year, and the sophomores are…
Students Hit the Hills for a Sledding Snow Day
A text alert goes out to all USM students Monday night: “USM Portland, Gorham, Lewiston campuses are closing today Feb 1, 2021 at 5pm and will remain closed tomorrow Feb, 2, 2021 due to inclement weather forecasted”. With a message only 158 characters long, the gears of all college students start spinning in their heads…
Huskies Prepare for a Winter Sports Season Like No Other
With Thanksgiving around the corner and the end of the on-campus portion of the Fall semester looming, Winter sports are also on the minds of many athletes at USM. Men’s and Women’s Ice Hockey, Indoor Track & Field, Basketball, and Wrestling teams are heading into a winter break like no other. Women’s Ice Hockey For…
Sebastian “Seabass” Pettitt: The Voice Behind USM Athletics
Sebastian Pettitt, or “Seabass” has been bringing USM sporting events to life with his voice for the last four years as a play-by-play announcer for just about any and all sporting events. Seabass has done over 400 NCAA games in his career but is most likely calling men’s and women’s soccer as well as field…
Husky Hero of the Week: Zachariah Hoyle
Zachariah Hoyle, the senior history major out of Sidney, ME was running to the end of his cross country career at USM when it got cut short due to COVID-19. While running is important to Hoyle, it isn’t the only thing and that is what makes him the Husky Hero of the Week for the…
Students petition for tuition reimbursement
By Max Lorber, Arts and Culture Editor A petition demanding USM student’s tuition be partially refunded for the Spring Semester has been circulating online this week. Since the petition was created on March 28 over 700 students and family members of students have signed in support. USM and UMaine administration officials have stated they do…
USM Spring Sports Preview
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor Baseball Head Coach Ed Flaherty heads into his 34th season in charge of Men’s Baseball for the Huskies coming off a 37-9 record in 2019. The Huskies are ranked sixth overall in the nation by d3baseball.com’s Preseason Top 25. The team lost in the Little Eastern Conference (LEC) Championship last…
How to Help the Homeless in Your Community
If you want to know more about the people who are homeless in your area and how to serve them, starting with those you see as you walk around campus is a good start. You may meet people without a home who hang around your campus often. They may frequent your school’s library, or you…
One small step for women; one giant leap for humanity
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief On the list of future plans in her high school yearbook, NASA astronaut Jessica Meir wrote “go for a spacewalk.” On October 18, NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir completed the first-ever all-female spacewalk. They spent nearly eight hours working outside of the International Space Station (ISS) replacing a broken…
How are students dealing with tuition costs?
By: Troy Daly, Staff Writer Attending a university is a costly financial and mental balancing act. Students pursuing their education must learn to manage time working, socializing and take care of their personal health. This can lead to worsening mental health if not managed properly. According to a student debt data collector, the average student…
Following the impeachment investigation on President Trump
By: Kate Rogers, News Editor This week, the House of Representatives issued their first subpoena for an impeachment investigation led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on President Trump. The investigation is taking place after the White House released a record of his phone call with Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, according to the Washington Post. If…
Fun Summer Break Activities to Get Your Mind Off School
The long school year is finally ending, and students are inching closer to summer break. However, if you’re educational career is coming to a close, this may be one of the last summer vacations you get to take advantage of; you no longer will have all this free time to do some exciting summer activities….
Patriots Tight End Rob Gronkowski Retires at Age 29
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor News broke Sunday evening that the 29-year-old Patriots Tight End Rob (Robert) Gronkowski had retired from the National Football League after his ninth season. Best known as Gronk, had an illustrious career playing for the New England Patriots, winning three Super Bowls during the time he played. Gronkowski was drafted…
New England Patriots beat Los Angeles Rams 13-3 in Super Bowl LIII
By: Cullen McIntyre, Sports Editor As the National Football League season came down to its final game, Super Bowl LIII, a familiar team was playing for the third year in a row. The New England Patriots, after battling their way through the Los Angeles Chargers and Kansas City Chiefs, played in their ninth Super Bowl…
Extraordinary professors receive emeritus status
By: Valerie Kazarian, Staff Writer USM recognizes extraordinary contributions of its employees, usually upon retirement, through awarding the status of emeritus. At least fifteen years of service, contributions to a field of study, commitment to the university and to teaching and the respects of students and faculty are among the criteria considered as the university reviews…
Theater Review: Portland Stage’s Refuge Malja
By Jacob Forbes, Staff Writer Portland Stage is premiering a topical work this fall with Refuge Malja. The play was written by Bess Welden, a Maine-based playwright who collaborated with Ali Al-Mshakheel in translating portions of the play into Arabic. It centers around Jamie, played by Brooke Parks, a Jewish-American photojournalist covering the still-ongoing Syrian…
MovieTalk: Fairy Tales, The Brothers Grimm and Modern Horror
By: Cody Curtis, Staff Writer Since the beginning of October I have written about specific films in the horror genre. Before we press forward next week with another terrifying movie, it only seems right to discuss the genre of all evil things, and more specifically why these films are modern day versions of what Jacob…
Daily life of a student athlete
By: Cullen McIntyre, Staff Writer Being a college student athlete means balancing a heavier workload of both school and sport responsibilities. After speaking to two student athletes, Alexandria Allain (First Year, Women’s Soccer) and Britney Evangelista (Fourth Year, Women’s Ice Hockey), I got a better understanding of the life of a student athlete. Allain, a…
Community engagement through comedy at USM
Azalea Buch, Staff Writer In order to welcome both new and previous students commencing into the second semester here at USM, the Student Activities Board presented a Live Comedy night by hosting renowned comedian Hailey Boyle as a part of the “Weeks of Welcome” student activities. The show took place on January 25th, in Lower…
A short-lived government shutdown halts progress
Maverick Lynes, Staff Writer The streets of Washington D.C. were quiet the morning of Saturday, Jan. 20 as the U.S. government entered it’s first shutdown in five years. This shutdown was minuscule lasting only three days, from Jan. 20 to Jan. 22, compared to the most recent government shutdown, which lasted for 17 days in…
USM English department professor motivates
By: Ben Theriault, Staff Writer At USM, many students are fortunate to often have access to small classroom environments. This creates an excellent opportunity for the student body and faculty to establish deeper connections than many universities. A strong student-professor relationship can drastically change one’s college experience. A wonderful example of a professor that embodies…