Linebaugh: Stop the cutting now
Posted on March 21, 2014 by USM Free Press in Letter to the Editor
This is a letter was written by USM alumni Wade Linebaugh. Dear Provost Stevenson, If the news has it right, you’re either currently meeting–or about to meet–with as many as 10 (or more?) faculty members in order to terminate them. If this is indeed true, this action is unconscionable. The path I see USM going […]
Shelley: Corporate language on USM’s “changes” strange and depressing
Posted on March 20, 2014 by , and in Perspectives
This article was contributed by USM graduate Phil Shelley. Last week, I received a mass email from the USM Graduate Admissions office regarding the current “changes” USM is undergoing. I found the email strange and depressing because it was written in corporate marketing language and seemed to me to be the kind of pre-emptive “don’t […]
Rood: ‘new direction’ doesn’t mean the same direction as before
Posted on March 20, 2014 by USM Free Press in Perspectives
Dear USM, I am shocked and appalled at the level of disrespect you have shown your students and the fine educators of this institution, without whom you would not have a school. I have stayed at USM because the faculty have always shown nothing but support and compassion to me and my peers and now […]
Our Opinion: Vote Erin Carlson for student body president
Posted on March 19, 2014 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
The polls are open for the student elections for another day of voting, and it’s not too late to cast your ballot in favor of candidate Erin Carlson. Events this year have shown that USM’s student body president needs to be more committed and involved than ever as students face a transforming university, endless budget […]
Pleau: Stonecoast is special and sustainable
Posted on March 18, 2014 by USM Free Press in Perspectives
I’m a student in the Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing. I also graduated in 2012 with a BA in Media Studies from USM. I thought about comparing all of the ways that being at Stonecoast is different and special but I only have so many words and I have to get a packet to my […]
Sustainability & ME: Climate neutrality means a brighter future
Posted on March 10, 2014 by USM Free Press in Perspectives, Sustainability and ME
By: Shaun Carland A USM committee generated the University’s Climate Action Plan, entitled “USM’s Guide to a Climate Neutral Education,” in 2010, under former president Selma Botman. In 2008, USM signed the American College & University President’s Climate Commitment, which publicly declared the USM’s commitment to achieving climate neutrality by 2040. But what exactly is […]
You are wrong: History’s not history, yet
Posted on March 10, 2014 by Thaddeus Moriarty in Perspectives
I’m Thaddeus Moriarty, and you are wrong. Why? Because you’re not studying history. You’re here at USM studying business, or physical therapy, or nutrition, or underwater basket-weaving — but you’re not studying history. And why not? It’s common knowledge that history majors and professors are the most clever, interesting and beautiful people in academia. Seriously, […]
Our Opinion: Boosting involvement a two-way street
Posted on March 10, 2014 by USM Free Press in Our Opinion, Perspectives
Student elections are right around the corner, and you may be thinking to yourself, “So what?” The majority of senate seats are going to be uncontested, voting on the referendum questions doesn’t necessarily mean anything will come of them and with only a week until polls open, we’re not entirely sure what specific issues any […]
Sustainability and ME: You can still eat fresh in winter
Posted on March 03, 2014 by Sam Hill in Perspectives, Sustainability and ME
For those of us who try to eat locally, the winter used to be a bit of a challenge and left us longing for the warmer days of spring, summer and fall, when our beloved nearby produce was easier to obtain and contained more variety. Now, thanks to a growing demand for healthy, high-quality, local […]
You are wrong: Trust your gut and eat what you want
Posted on March 03, 2014 by Thaddeus Moriarty in Perspectives
I’m Thaddeus Moriarty, and you are wrong. Why? Because you eat food. Food wants to be eaten, will make itself smell good and look tasty in order to be eaten, and — by eating it — you’re falling right into its trap. Don’t play food’s game. Think for yourself, you sheep. (Mmm, lamb chops.) I’m […]
