Tag: University of Southern Maine
Our Opinion: Ensuring student safety
USM has seen more than its fair share of breaking news this week.From the arrest of a former USM student body president for arson...
University oversight of fraternities questioned after Gorham standoff
Last Wednesday’s Gorham standoff between local police and an armed USM student, Alan-Michael Santos, has raised a lot of questions about the university’s policies...
Let’s make Breaking Bad crystal clear: USM professor to release collection...
Don’t worry, we aren’t going to spoil the ending for you.
Whether you were glued to your television screen for the series finale or are...
Campus Safety Project still going strong
The Campus Safety Project has kicked off the fall semester with hopes of reaching out to students and the community of USM, even though...
Veteran student group gets funding for coyote hunt
The Board of Student Organizations approved funding requests for 15 proposals on Friday, including one from the Veteran’s Activity Group for $1,200 to fund...
USM fall enrollment drops four to six percent
USM’s admissions office projects that enrollment for the fall 2013 semester will drop four to six percent from last fall, a decrease of between...
President Obama’s education proposal could leave USM wanting more
A plan proposed by President Obama last week could affect how much federal financial aid the university receives by 2015 and how much students...
From empty space to “food forest” – new project alters face...
If you’re walking between the Luther Bonney and Payson Smith Halls at Portland's USM campus this fall, you may notice that something is different...
Divestment a cause worthy of student effort and attention
In response to the dire threat of climate change, students at the USM and other Maine system campuses have joined over 300 colleges and...
Speaker sparks controversy at USM
In an interview with The Free Press, Guy Hammond expressed a hope that his event Friday and Sunday, “Caring Beyond the Margins,” would help...
