This week, my esteemed editor (Tim, of the red hair and swanky ties) handed me a fairly simple assignment: write 800 words on the upcoming Bill Street Faculty Concert on November 19. This is not that article.
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USM women’s hoops built for success
The USM women’s basketball team finished last season with an impressive record of 29-2. The Huskies season ended with a disappointing loss to Bowdoin in the third round of the NCAA tournament. Bowdoin was the only team to beat the Huskies, defeating them once in the regular season as well.
In honor of memory
The Wellsprings of Memory is an exhibit in the Glickman library dedicated to the soul of remembering.
Ambassador Charles Dunbar addresses World Affairs Council of Maine
“I want to hear whether or not we’re winning the war on terrorism,” said Phil Caper, one of the 20 directors of the World Affairs Council of Maine (WAC). This was a common sentiment among the approximately 90 people who had come to listen to Charles Dunbar, professor of international relations at Boston University and former ambassador from the United States to Yemen and Qatar, address the WAC during last Tuesday’s breakfast briefing titled “The War on Terror 2005-2008: Possible coming attractions,” at the Double Tree Hotel in Portland.
Men’s ice hockey gears up for winter season
USM men’s ice hockey is returning 18 players from last year’s roster, which is often a large attribution to a successful season.
Behold the blog: the internet’s role in Election 2004
The Albert Glickman Family Library at the University of Southern Maine and several staff members at USM sponsored a panel lecture and discussion titled, “Did the Internet Influence the Election?” The panel spoke on the seventh floor of the library on Tuesday, November 9, at 7 p.
Student Senate vote gets governor’s attention
On November 5, Governor Baldacci and the Maine Department of Environmental Protection presented the USM Biodiesel Partnership with an award for environmental excellence for contributions to public health and environment. CONGRATULATIONS USM!
Meet Joe Student
Name: Angie Christensen. Age: 22. Major: Political Science. Year: Junior.
USM faculty senate votes down chancellor motion
The USM faculty senate voted down a motion of “no confidence” in the Chancellor, according to an e-mail from Roxie Black, Faculty Senate Chair. The motion was voted on at the Senate’s monthly meeting last Friday, November 5th.
The pic is mightier than the sword
A few weeks ago, my roommate Jake and I decided we needed a competition. Now, this was not to be just any kind of competition involving intellect or brute strength. We did not involve ourselves in any kind of physical challenges or battle of wits. Ours was a challenge to be judged by not only our peers but by America herself.
USM community could use more student involvement
Between the experience and the connections often developed by being involved in a university community, some wonder why there are not more students actively joining student groups.
Hoopleville
17 haikus about the Maine Brewer’s Festival
Beer poetry from the Arts editor.
Dolbec an added bonus for USM cross country
Name: Colleen Dolbec. Sport: Cross Country. Year: Senior. Hometown: Newfield, ME. Major: Sports Medicine/ Health & Fitness.
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.
$100,000 donated to new Muskie building
The law firm Chadbourne & Parke LLP has donated $100,000 towards the construction of a new building for the Muskie School of Public Service, the University announced on Wednesday. The firm made the donation in honor of Edmund Muskie, a senior partner at Chadbourne & Parke from 1981 to 1996.
In Brief…
Woman sexually assaulted…. President publishes update…. Greeks write letters for charity…. Egalitarian establishment earns encomiums…. Sports section introduces new column….
Sports Briefs
A quick look at the past week in USM athletics.
Brady deserves more credit… still
Two Super Bowl Cadillac rides later and Tom Brady still can’t get a fair shake from the mainstream sports media. We’re not talking Joe Six-Pack and his 50 watt talk show in Cheboygan here, these are legitimate NFL commentators. Last January ESPN’s Chris Mortensen called Brady one of the “six or seven best quarterback’s in the NFL.
Bound for Z
heart-comic #11
Dems and Greens run all over GOP in Southern Maine voting
Several ballot initiatives, national, state and local election results served as a reminder of the different worlds the two University of Southern Maine campuses are located in despite their proximity to one another. In the presidential election, the City of Portland voted overwhelmingly for Senator John Kerry by a 71.
Words & Images seeks submissions
Words & Images, the annual literary and art magazine from USM has opened its submission period for the 2005 issue. From now until Dec. 31, the staff will be accepting submissions of previously unpublished prose, poetry, and prints of artwork for the new edition.
Running away to join the circus
It all started in one not-so-sunny morning class when my Professor announced that he wanted to do a “dialogue” exercise….