Flu vaccine clarification, content criticism, course fee concerns, and a Campus Ecology Recognition award. Alliteration, anyone?
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“Bright sunshine, bright blue sky and bright, engaging students made the Portland campus’ Husky Fest a particularly fine event. I had a great time, but upon reflection I felt a need to apologize….”
Husky Fest: Husky Best
This years’ Portland Husky Fest proved a doggone, good time not only for the students, but also for the faculty and staff. The sun and blue sky were out in full force, as opposed to last year’s rained out Husky Fest, making the welcome-back event easy to enjoy.
Letters to the Editor
No soup for queer folk…. “Iraq and Achewood” good stuff…. Headline accuracy is important…. Paper quality chosen can create better images.
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Phone cards and groceries for troops…. USM Bookstore buyback and coursebook info…. Business ethics symposium this Friday…. Public invited to discuss marine ecosystems with experts.
E-Waste bill could cost University
The University could be affected by a new law which holds municipalities and manufacturers responsible for the collection and recycling of old computer monitors and televisions, and places a six dollar per unit fee on the retail sale of all televisions.
The concern is that computer vendors may be reluctant to do business in a state where it is required to pay for producing and recycling its products as well.
Letters to the Editor
I was screwed in the national guard…. Achewood, indicative of PC model of society…. Democrats, not Bush, trying to reinstate draft…. Hypocritical Christians follow flawed word…. Moldy house? Don’t burn it down…. Police no longer idle….
“The Way Air Should Be”
Five USM students recently attended a conference at Harvard not knowing where they would sleep. The four girls and guy found an offer of floor space in a dorm room though, and everyone left with a smile. The conference was organized by Harvard’s Environmental Action Committee and The Climate Campaign, a coalition of Northeast schools from nine states working to reduce human activities that contribute to global climate change.
Letters to the Editor
Liability vs. sustainability: a crowning moment; Changing the U; University unsympathetic to Jewish position; Insensitive Achewood; Logo and other projects free and worthwhile; Christian supporters of gay marriage are hypocrites; Johnny, get your gun.
Letters to the Editor
Christians support Gay marriage; A liberal with proof; Police should attend convocation; Sex industry breeds violence; Take Back the Night this month.
New fees passed in student referenda
The two referenda questions on the recent Student Senate elections both passed easily, meaning incremental hikes in everyone’s tuition starting in the fall 2004 semester. The amount paid to the Student Activity Fee depends on how many credit hours the student is taking, and the Sustainability Fund will be the same flat rate for all students.
Plant-derived diesel mix could power USM bus fleet
Senior Environment and Policy major Sarah Ferriter wants to make the air cleaner around campus before she graduates next December. She is asking USM students to approve an additional fee of $1.00 per student to establish the USM Sustainability Fund. The fund will primarily pay for the extra costs of running USM busses on a fuel made from a mix of standard diesel fuel and a renewable, plant-derived biodiesel fuel called B20.
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Gorham campus to host small business exposition…
Progressive Israeli activist keynote speaker for woman’s history month…
Friday conference latest event in sustainability convocation…
New police cruisers not friends of earth
The University Police Department recently made a request to purchase two new Ford Crown Victoria Police Cruisers. According to Craig Hutchinson, vice president of Student Life, the Ford Explorer in Gorham and the Ford Crown Victoria in Portland are both beginning to have maintenance problems and need to be replaced.
Mt. Katahdin to be considered for mining?
Any proposition to mine Katahdin would likely start quite a stir. The idea strikes at the heart of what Mainers consider central to our wonderful quality of life – our access to the resources and incredible beauty provided by Maine’s natural environment. Mining Katahdin is a near-perfect analogy to the proposal to drill the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
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Theatre troupe holding auditions
The Winter Harbor Theatre Company is holding open auditions for “Serenading Louie” on Monday March 15 from 5-7 P.M. and March 16 from 7-9 P.M. at the St. Lawrence Arts and Community Center at 76 Congress St. There are openings for two men and two women, aged 25-35.
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Final budget cuts lowered
Final budget cut totals to the University of Maine System are $850,000 less than the governor originally proposed. The state budget, adopted January 30th, calls for a $4.95 million cut for UMS this year, down from $5.8 million. The state appropriation cut for next year remains $1.
New police cruisers not friends of the earth
The University Police Department recently made a request to purchase two new Ford Crown Victoria Police Cruisers. According to Craig Hutchinson, vice president of Student Life, the Ford Explorer in Gorham and the Ford Crown Victoria in Portland are both beginning to have maintenance problems and need to be replaced.
After years of shortfalls, USM seeks new ways to save money
After six months of discussion, the University Review and Improvement Committee, or URIC, put together a complete report of their findings, which they presented to President Pattenaude this past week. The report is part of a planning process to cut costs, develop long-term savings, increase revenues and enhance the USM educational and occupational environment.
USM hosts statewide forestry conference
The Maine TREE Foundation and USM’s Environmental Science and Policy Program hosted a program on forestry resources in Maine last Thursday. The event was organized by Sherry Hubert and Samantha Langely-Turnbaugh and took place in the Woodbury Campus Center at 7:00p.
Destinations
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Art Exhibit
USM student/artist/micrographer Kay McKay is showing her artistic micrphotographs of a selected variety of organic and inorganic materials. They are on exhibit at Casco Bay Frames at the Hannaford Shopping Plaza, 295 Forest Avenue, Portland for the rest of the month.
Calender of Events
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Craft workshop
The People’s Free Space Free School will hold a craft workshop in knitting, crocheting, soap making and pumpkin pie baking in the Community Room at Unity Village, 24 Stone St, behind Portland City Hall. It begins at 6:30 p.m and is free.
Footprint
Much of Maine’s forested landscape is described by some as “working forest.” This same land area is viewed as an industrial fiber farm by others. On the coast, communities are taking steps to protect their “working waterfronts.” On both fronts, people are finding it increasingly difficult to find work themselves.
USM Footprint
Rachel Carson, author of Silent Spring and The edge of the Sea, spent summers in Southport, Maine from 1951 until 1963. A tidal salt pond in nearby New Harbor was a cherished spot. Thanks to the Maine Chapter of the Nature Conservancy, which Rachel helped found, this beautiful tide pool is now part of the Rachel Carson Salt Pond Preserve and is open to the public.