Tag: highlights
Enrollment down, but retention above university target
Although enrollment continues to fall for the sixth consecutive year, retention rates are higher than the university had expected.
USM rolls out cuts, layoffs to balance budget
Six people will lose their jobs and another 15 will see reduced hours as the University seeks to trim $1 million.
Dean of ASET school named interim provost
John Wright will take over for Kate Forhan, who announced her resignation on Wednesday, on June 14.
The best study spots on campus
As the steady tide of finals comes in, students seek refuge in their favorite nooks and hideaways to study. Some prefer open areas and...
Local Ear Candy: Foam Castles
A blog last year said that Foam Castles is "a criminally underrated band with a naturalistic penchant for affectionate lyricism and whose lo-fi tunes...
The life of a university president
For two and a half hours each morning, Selma Botman gets to be alone.
The USM president rises each day at 6 a.m., exercises on...
Movie Review: ‘The Losers’
Rated: PG-13
Grade: B
"The Losers" follows a team of five CIA black ops after they have been framed for the deaths of 25 Bolivian...
Men’s tennis tops Thomas in home opener
The USM men’s tennis team opened their home schedule by defeating Thomas College 9-0 in a non-conference match-up at the Costello Sports Complex...
Twilight graphic novel disappoints
“Twilight: The Graphic Novel: Volume One"
Stephanie Meyer and Young Kim, 2010
It sounded perfect, but “Twilight” disappointed again.
Yen Press released part one in...
For Kyle Gervais, ‘it’s all about the music’
The pounding rain and the dark night sky made it hard to find. Hidden behind the Concord Trailways bus station, around a big white...
Guzman delivers State of the University address
As the end of another academic year draws near, the student government has begun welcoming newly elected senators and looking ahead to next...
Topless marchers turn heads in Portland
Roughly 30 topless women marched from Longfellow Square to Tommy's Park in Portland on Saturday to protest the taboo of female nudity.
No law...
Softball splits with Husson in double header
The USM softball team was back on the field as they took on Husson University in their home opener last Friday in Gorham....