Speaker sparks controversy at USM
Posted on April 15, 2013 by Sidney Dritz in News
In an interview with The Free Press, Guy Hammond expressed a hope that his event Friday and Sunday, “Caring Beyond the Margins,” would help to provide a bridge between the LGBTQ community and the Christian community, a hope which was borne out, after a fashion, in the diversity of the population which turned out to [...]
USM art students left high and dry by closing of The Art Guru
Posted on March 05, 2012 by Liza Miller in News
University of Southern Maine art students in Gorham can no longer rely on a nearby art supply store, which for years offered discounts and guidance to students.
With projected budget deficit, USM takes substantial steps to increase enrollment
Posted on December 03, 2011 by Paul Koenig in News
Faced with declining enrollment and a projected deficit at the end of the fiscal year in June, the university is taking steps to improve residential and overall enrollment in the coming years, including awarding nearly $100,000 in housing grants for the spring semester and providing an additional $1 million for student financial aid next fall. Director of Public Affairs Bob Caswell said the $1 million additional student financial aid would be on top of the roughly $7 million of university funds USM provides for financial aid to students each year…
Koenig: Is Greek life the solution to a struggling Gorham campus?
Posted on October 24, 2011 by Paul Koenig in Letter From The Editor, Perspectives
Colleen Corbett arrived at USM in the fall of 2008, after choosing the university over other schools for what she saw as a vibrant campus life and active Greek community. Three years later, and the campus isn’t the same.
Kappa Delta Phi active once again after two years of dormancy
Posted on September 25, 2011 by Noah Hurowitz in News
In the spring of 2009 the USM Iota chapter of Kappa Delta Phi, the oldest Greek organization on campus, was declared dormant by the fraternity’s national organization. But now, just over two years later, the fraternity has been reorganized and is back on campus. The rebirth of the Kappa Delta Phi rests on the work [...]
