Over 1,000 copies of The Free Press were stolen from the Portland and Gorham campuses last week. Executive Editor Steve Peoples was alerted to the absence of papers at key distribution sites by a staff member early Thursday. Further investigation revealed that papers had been removed from the Woodbury and Brooks campus centers as well…
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Crime on Campus from the USM police logs
Friday, Oct. 19 At 12:58 p.m. USM Police received a report that four males on the fourth floor of Dickey Hall were causing a disturbance and taking part in vandalism. An officer was unable to locate the group, but did notice that trash cans had been tipped over. Saturday, Oct. 22 20-year-old Jeremy E. Baker…
Sorority appeals sanctions
A USM sorority is facing de-recognition, having been sanctioned for violating several sections of the Student Conduct Code. The sorority is appealing the decision. Sigma Iota Sigma was sanctioned by the Office of Community Standards for “harassment, threatening intimidation, alcohol violation, hazing and unsafe conduct,” according to Rodney Mondor, assistant director for Student Involvement and…
Your academic file: An open book?
In a classroom lined wall-to-wall with 33 identical blue-screened computers, 11 University employees began training on a new student records database program last Wednesday. The program allows University employees easy access to student records, including social security numbers, grades, phone numbers, addresses, and financial aid information. Access is granted without the explicit permission or knowledge…
Reality check
How much attention do you pay to your mail? Do you look to make sure every envelope has a return address? Do you look at the amount of postage? Do you look for foreign postmarks? Misspelled words? Do you smell your mail? Feel your mail? Listen to your mail? I didn’t used to. But I…
It’s a small world after all
Every year, more than 7,500 college students from across the United States pack their bags and head to the Walt Disney World College Program. For the first time, Walt Disney World is coming to USM to recruit students to work during its 100 Years of Magic Celebration. The Walt Disney World College Program provides students…
Flu shots delayed
The University’s allotment of flu shots is not expected until mid-November, delayed from their original mid-October shipment date. The delay is due to vaccine manufacturers being approximately a month behind schedule. There is no reported national shortage, according to University Health Services (UHS). Mid-November is a better time to receive the shot than October, according…
Briefly
Some people have complained about the lack of heating in recent weeks. At the onset of fall, buildings across campus face serious heating problems. The cool nights and mornings, followed by warmer daytime temperatures pose major challenges for our antiquated heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, according to David Early, executive director of Facilities…
Senate supports #6
The Senate formed a committee dedicated to providing support for bond issue #6 in the upcoming Nov. 6 election. The Senate also passed a motion pledging support for the issue, allotting $150 to help promote the bond on campus. The bond could bring over $37 million to be divided among Maine institutions of higher learning,…
U.S. economy still strong
To the Editor: The economy of the United States of America has strong pillars. Sept. 11 could not damage it. It is the people who drive the economy, not big buildings in New York City. The attack on the twin towers did not collapse the American economy but it slowed down the speed of the…
Out of control debt
To the Editor: It has become increasingly easy for college students to obtain credit cards and incur huge credit card debt. Today the average college student carries three credit cards, with an average debt of $2,748. From the moment they step on campus students are offered an onslaught of invitations to sign up for a…
Do something with parking
To the Editor: The students at USM are at wits end when it comes to parking! At USM there are an estimated 11,000 students, but only hundreds find parking spots in the actual parking lots. Each and every day thousands of students roam and wonder around the parking lots and streets to find a parking…
MYSTIC STARS
Aries (March 21-April 20). Early this week, an intense phase of past reflections and emotional wisdom arrives. This is a strong time for ending outdated relationships or affirming present-day commitments. Key areas of concern are family obligations, guilt between friends or lingering romantic attachments. After Wednesday, watch also for a new proposal or fast, sensual…
THE SOUTHWORTH PLANETARIUM’S NIGHT SKY GUIDE
***************************************************************** Week of Oct. 22, 2001 A MOON WATCHER’S GUIDE (PASTE THIS TO YOUR REFRIGERATOR!) Many sky watchers derive their greatest observing pleasure from the Moon: the fastest-moving celestial body in our night sky (meteors apart). You will notice that the Moon’s position changes quite dramatically from one night to the next. If you don’t…
Parking Issues
To the Editor: Dr. Pattenaude, I told myself I would refrain from the parking issue this year, as there is really nothing left to say, but today prompted this note. Arriving at the Portland campus this morning (Friday, Sept. 28) for a 10 a.m. class, all the lots were full. Yes, I know parking is…
Meet Joe Student
Name? Katie Cote. How old are you? Nineteen. What year are you? Freshman. Where are you from? Waterboro, Maine. How long have you lived in Maine? My whole life. What do you like about USM? That it is so close to my home. I commute. What is your favorite class? My women’s studies class. I…
USM Police Logs
Tuesday, Sept. 25 A visitor parking sign was reported stolen from the Gorham campus. Police recovered the sign and Nicholas Thorne, age 19, of Livingston was arrested on a charge of theft and was summonsed to court for Oct. 25. Two other men were with Thorne and received trespass notices, banning them from USM grounds….
No football team for USM
The hopes for a Division III football team on USM’s athletics roster have come to an end, at least for the foreseeable future. On Wednesday, President Pattenaude announced that the Friends of USM Football, the group of local coaches and businessmen backing the project, has only managed to gather $300,000 of the $2.1 million goal….
USM Cheerleading Tryouts
“Huskies, let me hear you go blue! Blue! Huskies, let me hear you go white! White!” reverberated off the walls of Hill Gymnasium last Wednesday as the cheerleading team warmed up for their final day of tryouts. Nineteen women underwent the three-day trial, lead by new co-coaches Melissa Bard and Valerie Pollard. “I feel confident…
Noted pianist at USM
The United States is classical musically challenged. Long a nation that prefers the rock ballad to the sonata, classical musicians, regardless of talent, generally fall under the radar. Thankfully, Europeans are paying attention and they’re saying that Laura Kargul is a fantastic pianist. Kargul, who is currently the Director of Keyboard Studies at USM, is…
WHAT TO DO OCTOBER 22-28
Monday Get ready for some football. Monday night football with an all-you-can-eat appetizer buffet. $5. The Well, 369 Forest Ave., Portland. 828-1778. Associate with pagan students. The Pagan Students Association meets at 6 p.m. Husky Hut, Gorham. For information, email USM_PSA@yahoo.com or call Janine, 856-2612. Tuesday Get control. The Portland Tenants Union holds a panel…
“Wait Until Dark” in the Black Box
That the lab theater in the basement of Russell Hall is called the Black Box is a fine example of truth in advertising. The black-walled room is roughly the size of a regular classroom, divided into performance and seating spaces by support posts that maddeningly interrupt sight lines. It’s a bare-bones space that’s intimate, to…
EAT IT
For those students living on the Gorham campus, reading this may help spice up your hectic school week. One of the few restaurants the town has to offer, Sierra’s, located on the corner of Routes 25 and 114 is a place where you can take a load off, fill the emptiness in your stomach and…
Messy students, Dirty Dorms
It begins with one metallic little gum wrapper. The wrapper helicopters down from a hand and lands on the stairs. Shortly after, bits of popcorn kernels, half eaten pizza and crumbled papers are tossed to the floor. Morning after morning, Custodians clean the dorms on the Gorham campus. This year residents in the largest dorm…