“The Good Girl” plays off that nagging feeling we all have about the direction our lives have taken, and the regrets of opportunities missed. It examines the unfulfilled life, but refuses to offer a solution. The film’s depiction of life, including the lack of easy answers and outcomes, that it is perhaps one of the most truthful pieces of filmmaking in recent years.
Author: USM
The Starving Artist
On my first official endeavor into the wonderful world of food criticism, my companion and I partook of an interesting dining experience.
Only a short walk from the Peaks Island launch, we casually walked into Happy Cooking. The inside is quite different from its “general store” outside appearance.
From Maine to Monk: USM Alumni Tony Shalhoub
Students who watch USA Network’s new hit television series Monk have something in common with the show’s leading man: matriculation at USM.
Tony Shalhoub played Antonio Scarpacci, the cab driver on NBC’s television series Wings, from 1991-1997. Now, Shalhoub stars as Adrian Monk, the obsessive-compulsive private detective solving San Francisco’s toughest crimes by noticing the smallest overlooked details.
Of love and war, “La Promise” offers hope
After Sept. 11 Americans were left with many questions unanswered. How could this happen? Who did this to us? This led to even more difficult questions of our reaction. Should we take revenge? Go to war? In finding the answers one must look from all different angles to find a just answer.
Weekly Sports Schedule
Sports Schedule
Sept. 10
Women’s Tennis V. Endicott (@ GHS) 3:30 p.m.
Sept. 11
Golf @ Univ. of New England 11 a.m.
Field Hockey V. St. Joseph’s 3:30 p.m.
Women’s Tennis @ Bowdoin 4 p.m.
Women’s Soccer V. St. Joseph’s (@ GHS) 6 p.m.
Volleyball V. St. Joseph’s 7 p.
Freshmen bulk up soccer teams for ’02 season
The men’s and women’s Husky soccer teams returned to the 2002 fall season with a large number of freshmen leading the way. The eight men and ten ladies entering their first year should expect more responsibility on their team.
Women’s head coach Steve Quinones said the freshmen have adapted well and seem to show great potential for the upcoming season.
Health Beat
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there is a modest, increased risk of bacterial meningitis on college campuses. It strikes one in 100,000 people in the general population versus 3.2 cases per 100,000 people living in residence halls.
9-11 Reflections
When I first came to USM a year ago, I saw seven or eight flags billowing at the Flag Center going west on Route 25 and didn’t take much notice. Nothing specific came to mind except, “Wow, that middle flag is huuuge!” One year later, flags are strewn across campus, as well as all over our nation and they symbolize much more than I had ever actually realized.
Letter from the Editor
Dear Mr. Damon, I hope you jerks do go on strike so I don’t have to watch you bums lose the rest of the season. Sincerely, your biggest fan, Elise.
Pattenaude full of promise despite lack of funds
USM President Richard L. Pattenaude delivered his opening breakfast speech for the 2002-2003 academic year to the University community on Aug. 30 at the Brooks Dining Center. In the speech, Pattenaude conveyed a sense of promise.
Pattenaude, the longest serving president in the UMS system, spoke of “The USM Plan, a journey towards achieving regional excellence and national recognition.
Crime on Campus
8/1/02
The glass door of a vending machine in Robie-Andrews Hall was smashed by non-resident Andrew Stern police said. Police issued Stern a summons to court and charged him with criminal mischief.
8/6/02
A wallet from an office on Bedford Street was stolen.
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Academic Council for Post-Holocaust Christian and Jewish studies offers two new courses
The Academic Council for Post-Holocaust Christian and Jewish Studies is offering two fall courses which examine Jewish/Christian conflicts. “Jews and Christians in Conflict: From the ‘Teaching of Contempt’ to Nosta Aette,” will examine how a negative image of Judaism developed in Christianity and why.
Senate Update
The 31st Student Senate held their first official meeting since a meeting mid-summer Friday, Sept. 6.
INS rule changes affect USM international students
A year after Sept. 11, significant changes to enhance security and control immigration in the United States have been made.
UMS budget cuts hit USM
An additional million dollars was cut from USM’s 2002-2003 budget recently.
The new cuts were added to the $1.5 million cut from the 2002-2003 operating budget in response to a 47 percent rise in USM’s healthcare costs.
A hefty $250,000 of that cut came at the expense of the academic area, while research and development saw $200,000 in cuts, which will result in negative effects on new research.
Student files protection order against art professor
An art student has filed for a protection from abuse order against a ceramics professor to keep him away from her and her artwork.
Jill Atkins alleges Ceramics Professor Ray Chen purposely destroyed her artwork last semester and another professor’s art work as recently as two weeks ago, thinking it was hers.
How to spend your allowance over summer vacation …
Each year the beginning of the summer movie season comes a little earlier as the studios try to get the jump on each other for the huge profits the hottest months of the year bring. If this trend continues, the summer movie season will begin around Groundhog’s Day in a few years.
A whirled of art
When you are walking around the Gorham campus these last weeks of the semester, be sure to take a break and sit out on the grass behind Corthell Hall and take in the gigantic spiral sculpture.
The 31-foot tall, 15-foot wide sculpture was created by senior art education major Barry Pitchfortch for his senior exhibition.
NCAA president speaks at USM
Cedric Dempsey, president of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) visited USM last week to meet with coaches and administrators and spoke to students on issues the student athlete faces, as well as the future of college athletics.
Dempsey has been visiting many Division III campuses across the country, and Athletic Director Al Bean’s persistance brought Dempsey to this one.
Baseball coach Flaherty has 500thwin
By Elise Adams
Alive Editor
Division III baseball only has about 20 members in this fraternity. Don Schaly of Marietta College in Ohio, the active coach with the highest winning percentage of .813 is a member. So is Eastern Connecticut’s Bill Holowaty. On Saturday, April 20 Southern Maine Coach Ed Flaherty had his 500th career win and joined the club.
Scores
Baseball
4/20 game one v. UMass
Dartmouth W 5-1
4/20 game two v. UMass
Dartmouth W 6-3
4/22 v. St. Joseph’s postponed
until April 25 at 6 p.m. due to snow
showers.
4/23 @ Colby W 11-8
4/24 v. Brandeis L 7-2
4/25 v. St. Joseph’s W 10-9
Overall: 21-11- 1 .
I’m Home!!!
Returning home can be tough, especially if spreading your wings at college has given you a new view of freedom. Relax. The trick is to identify the potential traps before you get trapped.
The Problems:
Privacy. This is the biggest issue, experts say. Parents simply have a hard time not being parental, so they may be prone to give advice or tell you what to do.
NYSP at USM brings summer fun to disadvantaged youths
Sports medicine professor Christina Beaudoin worked for the NYSP (National Youth Sports Program) at Boston College several years ago. Since her employment at USM she has often thought about that program and bringing it to USM. This summer, that will become a reality.
USM figure skater strikes gold
When’s the last time you’ve worked for something that’s been self-rewarding? Something worthy of focus, discipline, and commitment to reach a goal that takes years of hard to work to achieve?
Caroline Allam, a 33-year-old graduate student in Community Planning and Development at USM’s Muskie Schoo brought home the gold medal in the Ladies Interpretive I program at the United States Adult National Figure Skating Championship held at The Cube in Ann Arbor, Mich.