By Heather Chase E-cigarette use, known as vaping, is popular among high school and…
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Letter to the editor: Kimberly Simmons
By Kimberly Simmons, Part-time Faculty, LAC, Sociology, and Women and Gender Studies I appreciated…
Letter to the editor: Above all else, I am to include and represent
By Chase Hewitt, Student Body President For those of you who don’t know me, my…
The comparison of graphic novels to ones with text
By Nora Ibrahim, Staff Writer Graphic novels have been considered a pretentious form of novels…
Movie Talk: Foreign take on classic horror
By Emily Norman, Staff Writer One of the most popular movies in the horror genre…
Connections through reading and coffee
By Nora Ibrahim, Staff Writer Portland’s first silent book club has been gaining popularity among…
Witty collection of stories by Portland local
By Sarah Tewksbury. Staff Writer Satire and wit are coupled together with fable and politics…
Students are fighting back against sexual assault
By Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer USM students have ditched silence about rape culture and…
Women’s History Month widely celebrated in Maine
By Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer Women’s history month is celebrated each year through March. In…
USM athletics sees rising stars in students and faculty
River Plouffe Vogel, Sports Editor USM’s own BL Elfring inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of…
Board of Trustees Rep. seeking feedback on Board Policy 214
Dylan Reynolds, Undergraduate Board of Trustees Representative This is a request for feedback on proposed…
Plea bargaining should not be an option for offenders in sex crimes
Editorial Board, Free Press Staff In the U.S., individuals accused of sexually based crimes are…
Working on Wellness: Healing from psychological trauma
Victoria Libby, M.S.Ed., Psy.D. What is Trauma? At its essence a trauma is a disturbing,…
Advising Advice: Benefits of faculty advising from Dr. Rikki Miller’s perspective
Janis Albright, Advisor Students often ask me why they are usually assigned both a professional…
Sure Sure talks about their expectations and experience as an opening band
Samantha Hallowell, Staff Writer Just off their first ever tour, opening for indie band on…
Locking Up Our Own offers new perspective
Emily Norman, Contributor Dr. James Forman Jr. came to USM to speak about his book,…
News Briefs
Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer Trash filled lot reveals the plywood home of three children Just…
Revisiting Retrenchment: Hardships of the past lay foundation for USM’s future
Sam Margolin, Staff Writer From 2007 to the present, five different presidents with slightly different…
Women’s indoor track and field wins LEC title
Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer and River Plouffe Vogel, Sports Editor USM has a rich…
People of USM: Susan Feiner
Charlie Wheeler, Contributor Does a straw have two holes, or one? According to Professor…
Working on Wellness: It’s not too late to vaccinate!
Lisa Belanger, Director of Health Services Ken has the flu. Poor Ken. He’s feeling…
Sustainability & ME: Burying stress in the soil
Tyra Howes, Sustainable Food Eco-Rep Eight in ten college students say they have sometimes…
A Canadian’s Perspective: About gun control in the U.S.
Maverick Lynes, Staff Writer The tragic event that took place Feb. 14, 2018 in…
James’ ‘Gotcha Day’
James Fagan, Photojournalist My name has only been “James Fagan” for fifteen years now….