Words & Images hosted a poetry reading last Tuesday to present the Stephen Dunn Poetry Awards to this year’s winners.
Keith Foster said “The thing I always say about a small audience is that everyone who matters is there.” Foster is a member of Words & Images opened the poetry reading on the seventh floor of Glickman Library.
Last week’s annual Spring Fling, hosted by the Gorham Events Board and Residential Life, went off without a hitch, providing not only merriment and general ribaldry for all involved, but also raising much-needed cash for Habitat for Humanity. The Spring Fling is held every year in Gorham, with events this time around including a casino night, jamfest featuring Paranoid Social Club, and culminating with a semi-formal dance and drag show.
When I was a kid, from about ages seven to, say, 12 or 13, I wanted to be a jewel thief. Other girls in my class wanted to be teachers, veterinarians, ballerinas; I had no interest in any of these vocations. I wanted to scale fences, steal golden monkeys, frequent remote locales, invariably pursued by menacing strangers with exotic accents and freakish scars.
Michelle Braley “I think that it’s great in terms of organization but, I fear that this merger may cause Augusta to loose vital central support as part of that organization.” David Chicoine “I think it’s a good idea it would be nice if all the UMaine campuses would all merge.
Name: Miranda Richards Age: 21 Major/Year: Nursing Junior When do you expect to graduate? Summer 2006, or fall 2006. Do you live on campus? Yes, I live in Phillipi Hall in Gorham. It’s a triple suite, which is nice because we have our own bathroom. Before that I lived for two years in Upton-Hastings.
Have you ever seen our government in action? Do you ever wonder who these law makers are, what happens to a bill when it goes to committee, and who speaks for or against the proposed issue? Well it is an eye opening and educational experience that one must witness and experience for themselves.
In one of my classes, we have been discussing self-evident truths. Lots of things in this world are self-evident: rain is wet, Maine is cold in January, M&Ms melt in your mouth. Climbing has its own self-evident truths: falling is bad, rock is hard, and big cliffs take a long time to climb.
The Center for Teaching at USM has announced the recipients of this year’s Provost’s Fellowships for Teaching Excellence. The fellowships are awarded annually in recognition of both an educators past contributions to the University, and their future plans.
As you probably know, the state Legislature put the brakes on the Board of Trustees’ “Strategic Plan” which seeks to merge the USM and UMA campuses. As such, higher education in Maine is now in the political arena: The legislature recently passed an amendment barring universities from changing campus names, and pressure from local constituents resulted in the formation of a governor’s task force to address the merger issue.
In an effort to create an opening for the appointment of Ezra Poore on the 34th Student Senate, Brian Decampos motioned for his constituency to be changed from resident to commuter. The motion failed. Poore was one of the three resident candidates not elected to the Student Senate in the March elections.
Apr. 18
A white male, wearing a Celtic shirt, knocked on the door to the Admissions House and asked for a ride to Westbrook. The person was gone when USM police arrived.
Somebody reported the odor of marijuana in Upton-Hastings Hall. USM police were unable to locate the source.
Killdeer and Hawks
Perhaps the most under-celebrated sign of spring on the Gormah campus returned this week could be seen foraging for food and nest building material on the Paula D. Hodgdon Field. The unnamed killdeers nest in the rocky debris South East of the field.
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, or etcetera would like to place a listing send an e-mail to joseph.
Staff writer Kirah Brouillette continues her series about bringing three dozen Waterville High school juniors and seniors on a tour through Europe with her mother, boyfriend, and a professional tour guide from Explorica. She discovers Paris has both a dark and light side.
With so many English majors at USM, there should be a better way to describe the new Joel and Linda Abromson Community Education Center, but there’s not. In four and a half words: It’s just really cool. That seemed to be the consensus of the hundred or so people milling about the building, munching on popcorn during the grand opening celebrations on Tuesday, April 26, while nostalgic renditions of “Take me out to the ball game,” and the national anthem played in the background.
USM overcame a five run deficit to defeat Colby College 10 to 5 at home Wednesday. The Huskies improved to 17 to 6 on the season, while the White Mules continue to search for their first win (0 to 20).
Colby jumped out to an early lead when their first six batters reached base off USM starting pitcher Kyle Fecteau (Biddeford, ME).
Many Red Sox fans remember the old days. Before the hiring of Theo Epstein, Boston’s general manager was a man named Dan Duquette. Duquette was notorious among Boston’s fans for seemingly never making the transaction that would push the Sox to their first championship of our lifetime, despite his best efforts.
ARIES (March 21 to April 19) You still might have to deal with some lingering confusion that marked a recent workplace situation. But for the most part, you should now be well on your way to your next project.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) A new commitment might demand more time than you’d expected to have to give it.
Surrounded by spanking new wooden placards, the 33rd Student Senate ceremoniously rose and passed into the annals of USM student government history as the 34th Student Senate stood by to fill the chairs. With the exceptions of the arrival of a few new senators and the leaving of a few senior senators, the change was mostly symbolic.
Neitzche is credited with saying, “I would believe only in a God who knows how to dance.” This weekend at Russell Hall, the wide world of Southern Maine has an opportunity to see firsthand just what inspired such a bold statement, when the USM Theatre Department presents Dance USM!, an annual event showcasing performances by students, faculty, and guest dancers and choreographers.
A after a day’s worth of organized (and not-so-organized) activity in downtown Portland, on Monday, April 25, there’s a party at Casco Bay Books. The celebration will herald the first local-release of Passenger Magazine, and is brought to us by Portland’s very own Angioplasty Media.