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In the spring of 2000 the popular Gorham campus television station G-TV was shut down on two separate occasions. And though last year passed without incident, University officials have outlined a contract to avoid future problems. Two weeks ago, however, while an old contract existed between G-TV and the group officially responsible for the station,…

The AIDS Vaccine Ride is a ride inspired by kindness, some say. “It was amazing, like five days of heaven. It’s about people coming together in acts of kindness,” said Rodney Mondor, assistant director for Student Involvement and Greek Life. Earlier in the month Mondor joined thousands in a five-day battle between the human soul…

Stock market crashes. Worries of chemical war. Many things now weigh on the minds of Americans since the terrorist attack two weeks ago. Added to the list may be the fear of diminished freedoms, even here at the University of Southern Maine. Lori Dell, a history major here, wrote an e-mail last week after the…

“If I was watching this at home I’d be crying,” said senior political science major Peggy Grenier as she watched events unfold Tuesday morning on a television in the Woodbury Campus Center. “You just don’t expect things like this to happen here.” Shock, fear, and anger were just a few of the emotions being expressed…

When Lisa Marie Lindenshmidt, an administrative assistant at the Muskie school of Public Service, picked up her four-year-old daughter Morgan at daycare on Tuesday, she was prepared to tell her about the morning’s tragedies. Her daughter spoke first. “I already know what happened today,” Morgan said. “A plane crashed into a building and made a…

Cristobal Osorio Sanchez, a Mayan-Achi Guatemalan human rights activist, will be coming to the Portland Campus Center on Monday, Sept. 17, at 7 p.m. Osorio is a survivor of the massacres committed against the Rio Negro village in 1982 by the Guatemalan army in an attempt to clear the way for the Chixoy Dam, a…

You Are Not Alone! Traumatic experiences shake the foundation of our beliefs about safety and shatter our trust. Because they are so far outside what we would expect, these events provoke reactions that feel strange and “crazy.” These reactions are typical and expectable. They are normal responses to abnormal events and are frequently temporary. 1….

What’s your name? Heather Augustine. Year and major? I’m a freshman and undeclared. What brought you to USM? Basically to go back to school. I was living in San Francisco and wanted to go back to college and I could get scholarships if I go here, so I was able to do that. What were…

For almost a day she didn’t know if her only brother was alive. USM Police Chief Lisa Beecher’s younger brother, Linden – the baby of the family – was scheduled to fly out of Logan on United Airlines last Tuesday morning. Two of the four hijacked planes belonged to United. But Beecher didn’t make that…

The recent terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon have impelled the White House to call thousands of reservists to active duty. They have also motivated rumors about the possibility of a national draft. Heavily impacted by these concerns are college campuses, which are host to a high number of military aged…

Many students were just getting out of the shower or brushing their teeth. Some tuned into their televisions looking for the weather report, but instead what they saw was a surreal event that will affect their lives forever. “I’m in shock,” said Becky Watkins, a junior. “I hope this doesn’t happen anywhere else.” Feelings of…

The war on Americans is not over. US citizens such as Amer Kamal, whose family is Palestinian, are worried. They’re worried that anger will turn inward toward Americans with middle-eastern faces. “People will be angry and frustrated and may do some things to people who look different,” said Domenica Cipollone, director of International Exchange. “That’s…