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Campus Safety Project on mission to promote safe sex

The USM Campus Safety Project has embarked on a month-long series of events aimed at raising awareness about consent, safe sex and sexual assault...

Maine artists come together for The Jar Project

What's so special about a jar? Stop in at Whitney Art Works at 492 Congress Street in Portland, and you might just find an...

Faculty and adminstration clash over implementing the academic reorganization

Administration and faculty are butting heads over the requirements set forth by the administration on how the faculty should organize departments, the rationale used to decide these mandates and the cost estimates the administration have presented.

USM bookstore begins textbook rental program

USM students have a new option in avoiding the high cost of textbooks — starting this semester, students can rent their textbooks through the...

USM graduate explores time in photography

For many artists, developing a cohesive personal philosophy for their work takes years of strict dedication to their craft. For photographer Justin Levesque, it...

Men’s hockey rallies twice to tie third-ranked Castleton, 4-4

The USM men's hockey team showcased their resilience as they rallied twice from two goals down to earn a tie with national powerhouse and...

Police meet with LGBT community to improve communication

The Chief of the Portland Police Department and other members of the force met at USM Thursday with over 30 members of the city's...

The growing community of Maine filmmakers

From a young age, Jessica Charle has been entranced by the world of film making. In 1996, the adaptation of Stephen King's "Thinner" was...

Men’s and women’s indoor track second at USM Coed Invitational

The men’s and women’s indoor track teams were back in action this weekend as they both finished second at the USM Coed Invitational held...

‘Adz’ may be Stevens’ best yet

Frenetic waves of cascading glitch electronics abruptly end as soon as they seem to start. Swirling psychedelic soundscapes envelope the listener with warmth and...

Covered In Bees deliver their final sting

Walking into Geno’s Rock Club on Sept. 25 to see Portland death-punk band Covered In Bees, you’d never know it was going to be...

WMPG’s Power Up campaign gets boost from grant

USM's community radio station, WMPG, took one step closer to completing its Power Up signal upgrade project when it received a $128,044 grant on...

Student senate cancels fall election

The student senate canceled its fall election, which were to be held the week of Sept. 13, because too few students applied...

USM alums prepare for Movie Knight

While Movie Knight prepares for their penultimate practice leading to their show at Slainte, another band can be heard in a distant room through...

Alumni association holding $6,000 tuition raffle

The alumni association is raffling off a free year of tuition. "For the price of two Starbucks coffees, you could win $6,000 to cover your...

Q & A with Aleksandra Derikonja

Aleksandra Derikonja, senior economics major, was the first runner-up in the Miss United States Pageant in Las Vegas last July. Aleksandra's platform was the...

There’s a new rock competition in town

Saturday night was the debut “Song Battle,” a competition among local bands who write and perform original songs based around a pre-selected theme. It...

‘Gabba’ to party in Portland this week

Monsters are invading later this week — the cute and cuddly kind that throw dance parties with preschoolers. It would sound creepy unless you knew...

Discovering the wonders of Wharf Street

Spending a lot of time hanging out at Amigo’s and Rosie’s is like a Portland right of passage, and that’s where I learned firsthand...

Where to go in Gorham

Brooks Student Center If you live on the Gorham campus, without a doubt you've been here. It's where you go to eat, whether it's three...

A save for Weezer?

Let’s get the obvious out of the way first shall we? No matter how the listener tries to approach the record, Hurley isn’t as...

Organic garden project sprouts new interest

The organizers of USM's newly-built community garden are planning for the winter season after finishing up their first summer at the site of USM's...

Where does your transportation fee go?

Few students realize that the transportation fee also subsidizes discounts on Portland’s public transportation system.

Gorham proposal puts Greeks on shaky ground

An off-campus fraternity house in Gorham was seized over the summer for failing...

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