A report of the latest happenings of the USM Student Senate
Author: USM
Crime on Campus
A report of crime on campus, culled from the USM police logs
The Search for Free Parking
Just as there is no free lunch, there is no free parking either. Not even your own driveway is truly free (e.g., think about property tax on the land and snow removal). In fact, parking is darned expensive. You are probably nodding, and thinking about USM’s new transportation fee. However, I’m not referring to what you pay for parking; I’m talking about what you don’t pay for parking.
An open letter to my once and future professors
Elizabeth Baish, copy editor, in this week’s “Staffer Talks”
War
Executive Editor Elise Adams has a “Letter From the Editor”
USM professor in Iraq on fact-finding peace mission
Associate Professor of Criminology Dusan Bjelic left the United States Saturday for Baghdad with a group of 31 other academicians from across the country on a “Humanitarian Mission in the Interest of Peace.”
Somalis call Lewiston home
Haji wants to become a success. He wants to drive a BMW that he bought from his doctor’s salary. He wants the American Dream. Haji was just one of the 7000 people at the “Many as One Rally” at Bates College in Lewiston. The rally was in defiance of the nearby Neo-Nazi rally calling for the expulsion of all Somalian’s from Lewiston led by the World Church of the Creator.
USM Budget Crisis
USM has until June 30 to remove $450,000 from its budget for the 2002-2003 fiscal year. This budget cut is the final of three cuts last year, totaling $2.8 million. Before the end of his term, Governor Angus King signed a budget curtailment order cutting the University of Maine System’s budget by $1.85 million.
Classified Ads
Online classified ads.
Newspaper, 14, dies in Portland
For the past 14 years, few in Portland haven’t picked up the Casco Bay Weekly for movie listings, a favorite column, a political cartoon, or a giggle at obscene personals. It has been a staple of Portland culture, a source of information on the sometimes seedy underbelly of Portland politics, a voice for the non-mainstream.
Carpooling and vanpooling gets the green light
Sarah Wolpow travels from New Gloucester every Tuesday. She carpools with a neighbor, who drops her off at the Portland campus. She gives him $2 for gas money every week. After her night class, she catches a ride home with a classmate who only wanted $10 for gas for the semester.
The Free Press Parking Quiz
When students return from winter break some will be busy getting textbooks, setting goals and organizing for their spring semester; others will be circling in their cars around the Portland campus in a total panic because they paid no attention to the construction schedule. The obvious is that the Bedford Street lot will lose 350 spaces, leaving only 175 spaces available for parking. Parking will be tough. People might be a little bitter. The quiz below is designed to give you valuable information to possibly help navigate the parking situation.
Briefly…
Weekly news briefs.
Find a bargain at USM’s Surplus Store
The USM Surplus Store is an avenue for everyone from students to the general public to purchase old department property at a fraction of the original cost. Reminiscent of an indoor lawn sale, the Surplus Store is home to everything from used office furniture to fully-operational telecommunications equipment.
Crime on campus
Weekly report of crime on campus, as per USM PD’s crime logs.
The library: where traditional and online resources come together
For every university there is a library. Regardless of their majors, almost all college students are expected to do at least some form of research during their college careers, and a library is the best place to do this.
Rookie Jones makes first start
The Lady Huskies improved their record to 4-1 on the season and still have three important games before the break. They appear to be in traditional form for a USM women’s basketball team, having had their only loss come in double-overtime against No. 2 nationally-ranked Bowdoin. The game against UNE ,however, was not one of USM’s best performances of the season.
Notes from the Sports Desk
There are several things that have come across my desk this week that may be crucial for the improvement of your winter. The University Community Recreation & Fitness Program offers a few forms of athletic entertainment at discounted rates that I could not let go unheard. Many of these offers have hidden appeals that are not announced to you through simple advertisement.
Sports scores and schedule
Weekly sports score summary and upcoming schedule.
Don’t Fall Apart!
This week’s Health Beat describes methods to reduce stress during finals and end of term madness.
The thin line between freedom and hate
Where does free speech end? This volatile question is being asked across the U.S. in every possible context. The American Civil Liberties Union’s Website notes the First Amendment exists “precisely to protect the most offensive and controversial speech from government suppression.”
Mitchell on Middle East peace
Former U.S. Senator George Mitchell spoke last week at the conference , “Is Peaceful Co-Existence Possible?” sponsored by the World Affairs Council and USM. Mitchell, former senate majority leader. also served as special advisor to President Clinton in the Northern Ireland Peace Accords.
AIDS Day observed at USM
Dec. 1 marked World AIDS Day, a day on which people around the world mourn those claimed by the disease and educate people about it as well. With such startling statistics, education about HIV and AIDS is still needed.
What’s all that racket??
Some people left when it all started. Some people stayed. Some people got upset, and some just went away. This semester, the Portland Events Board aggressively hunted artists and bands to play at USM for the new “Weekly Wednesdays” mini-concert series. The most unusual part about these events is that the PEB has concerts during peak school hours.