Erik Eisele Staff Writer The Budget box truck parked in front of 102 Bedford St. slowly filled with toilet paper, children’s books, Slinkys and hair care products Wednesday evening. At 6 PM donations were still arriving. Brian Farrell, the man in charge of the collection effort, pushed back his departure to Massachusetts’ Camp Edwards to accommodate the late arrivals.
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Husky Highlights
Men’s soccer team beat by the Rhode Island College Anchormen
The men’s soccer team lost to Rhode Island College 1-0 in a Little East Conference match played Sept. 18 at the USM soccer field. Senior Kyle Teixeira (Warren, R.I.) scored the only goal of the match.
The Ski and Ride Club wants you! Yes, you!
Molly Lovell
Sports Editor
Calling all skiers and snowboarders, get your equipment ready because USM’s ski and ride club is gearing up for another season of wintry fun.
Beginning in November, the club will travel every weekend to Sunday River or Killington in Vermont as well as to locations in New Hampshire.
A slow start spoils Huskies chances
Jeff Bilodeau
Staff Writer
USM’s volleyball team lost Tuesday to Bates College at Costello Gym in Gorham. The Huskies went down for the fifth straight time dropping their record to 2-6, while the Bobcats improve to 2-6.
Bates took the first two matches easily, as the Huskies struggled to work as a team.
Husky Hero
Name: Sara Marzouk Major: Marketing Year: 2006 Age: 23 Team:Cross country Pre-game rituals: “Warm up with the team, visualize my race.” Recent highlights: “8th overall at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, first time I have run a 5k under 19 minutes in cross country.
Cards and Stars Horoscopes
Rather than just looking at the sky for some insight into your week, I, Lemma Luciferous, perform a single card tarot reading each week to see what challenges and blessings are approaching you during your journey through life.
r: retrograde, inverse
On top of your game
Things are going well
Average week
You have some work to do
Time to reevaluate your game plan
Aries (8 of Cups): Your standing on the lake of the Cosmic Consciousness this week.
Listings
Farmers Market: Wednesdays,
11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Corthell Hall Lawn,
Gorham; Fridays, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m.,
near Child Care Services playground,
Portland, FMI call 228-8151.
Monday, September 26, 2005
The Big Easy:
The Big Easy Acoustic Showcase
feat. Dominic Lavoie
9pm, $5, 21+
USM – Portland:
Gloria S.
State Theatre Hotspot for Shows in 2005
As the lights go down, a strong push of adrenaline fills your veins, and thrusts itself from your lungs. You scream, holler, jump, or dance. The music begins, and the bass pounds through your whole body. Arms raise, while fingers signal the “rock out” sign.
Stolen jewels: an evening of french treasures
James Ashworth
Arts and Entertainment Editor
The Portland Wind Trio will blow open the 2005-2006 Faculty Concert Series with their show “Stolen Jewels: An evening of French Treasures.” The trio will showcase original French pieces played on different instrumentations.
From Greece to Corthell: Bill Street and Daniel Strange
Angelique Carson Contributing Writer I could feel the energy of the room before I could even sit down. Walking into Corthell Hall on Friday night, September 23rd, I knew my first jazz experience was going to be more than just a toe-tapping good time. As I took my seat in the warm room, I looked around me at the approximately 100 people filling the intimate hall.
Question of the Week
Question: How much did you spend to fill your car this week? Joe Reynolds English (with a minor in Labor Studies) Senior Not a penny. It’s a tax write-off. Sara Goodhue French Senior It was about 10 gallons and cost me 27-something. Rob Ellis Political Science Freshman I have a car, but I don’t use it for the simple reason of gas prices.
Meet Joe Student
Name: Shana Maynard Major: Biology Year: Junior Hometown: East Fairfield, VT Age: 21 How did you become Athlete of the Month? I was here every day and all the nice people here voted for me. How has Athlete of the Month changed your life? It got me this interview.
Perspectives from abroad: Swedish waitresses do it better
Dana Artz Free food is one of the perks of being a waitress. When the kitchen cooks the wrong order, I consider it my moral responsibility to grab a few harried forkfuls between waiting tables. It seems criminal to throw out a slightly salty lobster bisque.
Letter from the Editor
If you love Sublime, Badfish, tribute bands or art in general, I highly recommend you read Josh Schlesinger’s article “Badfish: Appropriate Name,” which appears in this week’s A&E section. In this article, Josh makes a fascinating “if…then…” statement: “if music is synonymous with art and art is synonymous with originality then…” You can read the conclusion of the quote in his article.
Global Traveller with Alex Steed
Alex Steed
Columnist
Today I am wearing the shirt that I was supposed to buy with the store credit card I’ve been told to use to build credit with which I am to buy a car then a house. But, I’ve spent all this morning worrying that the collar looks funny.
Katrina and USM
Making news around the country, colleges have opened their doors for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Bates College, for example, offered any Maine undergraduates enrolled in colleges in the hurricane affected region free courses during the fall semester.
Honoring Honors
by Jamie McAvoy
Staff Writer
In an effort to accommodate the growing needs of the University, the Honors Program will likely be changed to a college, capable of granting degrees.
USM is working on the honor’s curriculum as part of revisions to the general education program.
USM police chief talks about career, crime and being a female police officer.
Amber Spaeth Contributing Writer Lisa Beecher served at the Portland Police Department for 21 years before retiring in 1998 to become the chief of police at USM. For the past eight years she has worked to make the campus as safe as possible for students, staff and faculty.
In Brief
Student Senators resign from their positions
Two senators handed in their resignations at the third Senate meeting of the semester.
Mike Bardin and Sergio Descart had their resignations accepted. . Descart cited time restrictions and other obligations with his position of President on the Board of Student Organizations (BSO).
Campus Crime
September 20
At 3:49 p.m. a car drove through the parking garage gate disabling the system.
September 22
Students riding the bus into Gorham reported a male subject was in their personal space. The subject stated he was not a student. The case is under investigation.
DEMOSTHENES’ CORNER
USM has a variety of illustrious speakers coming here every week. Here is a sample of some of them. This list is not all-inclusive and the number of listings is contingent on space. If you, your student group, club, etcetera would like to place a listing, send an email to freepress@usm.
Comics
Husky Hero
ELIZABETH BRUNTON COMMUNICATION SENIOR AGE: 20 Stats: starter Recent highlights: “The amazing, perfect and most beautiful assists by my right forward, Julia Cyr and center forward, Eva Hanson” Pre-game rituals: “Getting each other focused and pumped up for the game.
USM field hockey team acquires first win of the season
The Huskies defeated the Westfield State College Owls 2-1 in a Little East Conference game Sept. 10 at the Gorham campus. The game was tied up until the last three minutes of the game when senior Kayla Vaughan (Monroe) scored the game-winning goal. – This win gives the Huskies a 1-0 conference record and a 1-2 record overall.