Name: Anthony Kline
Year: Freshman
Major: Biology
Answer: Yes. Maine is in need of veterinarians. It’s a wonderful place to live on top of that.
Name: Amanda Huff
Year: Junior
Major: Computer Science
Answer: Yes, because my family is here, but I may commute to work out of state.
On Friday Oct. 31, members from the seven campuses that make up the University of Maine System (UMS) met in Portland to discuss what is being called the Strategic Planning Process. This process sets out to improve the economic opportunities for Maine citizens by examining and possibly changing the UMaine System.
Oct. 22
There was a drug violation on the third floor of Dickey Hall. Someone smelled marijuana.
Oct. 23
Criminal Mischief: There was graffiti on the room doors on the third floor of Anderson Hall. The shower curtains were also damaged.
Oct. 23
There was a case of harassment reported on the Portland campus.
The University of Southern Maine field hockey team defeated Framingham State 4-0 last Wednesday in Gorham. The victory was the fourth consecutive for the Huskies, who improved their overall record to 11-5 with less than a week to go before the Little East Conference tournament.
Jessica M. Manzo
Age: 19
Major: Undeclared
Hometown: Millinocket, Maine
What brought you to the area – what do you think of it ?
The city of Portland. Coming from a small town I wanted to live close to a city for a change. I think the area is exciting because there is always something to do or see.
Monday
Open mic poetry reading
The Cafe Review literary journal present their monthly open poetry reading at the Center for Cultural Exchange, Longfellow Square, Portland. Signup is from 7:30 to 8 p.m., and the reading starts at 8. There is a $3 cover charge.
The newest coffeehouse in Portland is Acoustic Coffee, and their mic is open all the time. Proprietors Mark Lembo and Margaret Lyons opened their doors at 32 Danforth Street the first week of September. Besides offering a wide range of food and beverages, they also offer a voice in the community for anyone who seeks one, through their “open stage all the time” ethos.
Lately my early morning routine of turning on newsradio WMTW has had me shaking my head in disbelief. It’s those gross pro-casino ads. They attempt to appeal to consumer/voter emotion by urging Mainers to support their fellow citizens. If you care for other Mainers, they insinuate, you’ll vote yes on question three, because if there’s one thing Maine needs it’s more jobs.
Tyler Stanley
Contributing Writer
An ad-hoc committee formed by the Student Senate in recent weeks has been looking for a way to raise USM’s student activity fee. Ultimately, this will require a vote by the student body next spring. The committee is made up of Student Senators and other students involved in groups that are currently funded by the student activity fee.
On November 4 registered voters in Maine will be asked to decide three citizen initiated statewide referendum questions. In addition, voters in Portland and Gorham will be asked to approve statewide and local bond issues, decide town and city council elections, approve the creation of a new Cumberland Country Charter, and fill school committee seats.
I do not like the Miami Dolphins. They are a shabby, poor man’s football team, coddled by Miami’s warm climate and perpetually unable to win late season games. The city of Miami is made of recycled plastic. The people of Miami are fabricated from used sports car parts and silicone.
The veteran Jamaican band Toots and the Maytals, credited with coining the term “reggae,” played the final show of their six-month “The World is Turning” tour at Colby College on Saturday, October 4. They opened for hip-hop group The Roots, a band with far less experience and acclaim.
One of the countless blessings I know in this life is the ability to put my feet to the ground and propel my body over the earth. It was not until an accident temporarily took away my ability to walk that I fully realized that my legs and their movements were not promises but blessings.
Mononucleosis, often referred to as “mono”, is a very common viral illness often caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). About 90 percent of people over age 35 have antibodies to mono in their blood, which means that they have been infected with it, probably during early childhood.
Gov’t Mule and Chris Robinson played to a loaded audience October 12 at the State Theater in Portland. The show was a routine triumph for the former and a partial disappointment for the latter.
Robinson, formerly of the Black Crowes, opened the show with his band New Earth Mud, a four-piece that plays basic rock with an appealing loose swing.
I usually look forward to my turn on the Staffer Speaks column but I’ve been trying to track down my schoolwork all week and now I have a few hours to finish editing my stories and write this column. Usually I can cobble together some kind of amusing, scatological rant in an hour or so, but this time I’m coming up blank.
On October 17, University of Southern Maine President Richard Pattenaude and Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) President James Ortiz signed an agreement that guarantees admission at USM to SMCC students with associate’s degrees. The ceremony, held at SMCC’s McKernan Center, made official the first of several identical agreements that USM intends to form with York County (YCCC) and Central Maine Community Colleges (CMCC).
Two times per year, for one week in mid-October and another week in mid-April, WMPG hosts its pledge drive, called Begathon. This year’s fall Begathon was held from October 20 to the 26. John Joyce, WMPG office manager, who has been working for the station for seven years, said it has been at least 10 years since WMPG started holding the Begathon.
Sports Trivia
Question:
Which Southern Maine Field Hockey Player was recently featured in Sports Illustrated’s “Faces in the Crowd” column?
Answer:
Senior goaltender Jessie Superchi of Campton, New Hampshire was featured in the October 20 issue of Sports Illustrated.
It is a pleasant surprise when a band can totally, unexpectedly blow you away, especially when you have never heard of them before. I walked into the State Theater expecting a run of the mill Phish-esque jam band, but got so much more.
Three years ago Reid Genauer received an almost career-ending slap in the face when Mammoth Records signed the band he fronted, Strangefolk, and then dropped them right before their breakthrough album was set to be released.
The political gun control scene has been tied up for years in a constant succession of tie votes and the lengthy recount votes that follow. You are fed up and decide that this time you are going to make a difference just to finally end this grim ordeal.
–If you vote to pass “Gun Control” legislations, progress to paragraph -C-
–If you vote to ban “Gun Control” legislations, progress to paragraph -D-
B- The gun homicide rate grows so large that law enforcement becomes irrelevant.
Shortly after midnight on Friday, October 17, 2003, at the conclusion of Game 7 of the American League Championship, disappointed Red Sox fans on the Gorham Campus filled the area between Philippi Hall and the Towers. There is debate over whether they proceeded to riot or if they were an ordinary crowd of unhappy sports fans.
Kelly Coyne
Freshman
Environmental Science
“I believe that a casino will economically benefit Maine as well as giving Mainers more job opportunities. However, most of the profit will go to Las Vegas and I think Maine should get more of the benefits if the casino is allowed.
Chris Jovenelli is a senior at USM, and hopes to someday become an executive producer for large scale video productions and produce his own documentaries. He will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in media studies, which in most states would be enough to launch a promising video production career.