The dissolution of the former department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures occurred…
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Student senate finds less funds to allocate than anticipated
The Student Senate will be forced to turn away student proposals for funding soon,…
Students to ask Board of Trustees to divest
Money won’t be the only topic of conversation that’s green at the upcoming University…
Direction Package pushes for metropolitan university identity
Members of the Direction Package Advisory Board largely agreed that USM’s future should be…
Film Review: American Hustle
David O’Russell is perhaps one of the most curious directors working in Hollywood. Hanging…
USM athlete will donate kidney to save her father’s life
Demi Ruder, sophomore social work major and captain of the volleyball team, is the…
First USM Career Week attended by few
Attendance at Husky Career Week events last week at USM was limited. Student Success…
Student government nominations go live
Nominations for this spring’s student government elections opened up last Monday, and the Student…
Senate pushes for Direction Package details
At the Faculty Senate meeting last Friday, faculty members expressed concern to President Theo…
Scientific journal publishes student’s research
The work of an bioinformatics class offered at USM in spring 2013 will be…
Students study overtime
While a lot of students like to spend Saturdays sleeping in, hanging out in…
Huskies fall to Colby
The USM men’s basketball team couldn’t follow the ladies’ example as they fell to…
Local Album Review: The Border
Successfully executing the traditionally untraditional, and predominantly disfavored, integration of punk and country genres,…
McConaughey’s perfomance may be career best: Film Review of Dallas Buyers Club
Sporting a bucket-sized cowboy hat and thinner than a cornstalk, Ron Woodruff is nevertheless…
The Folk Singer Who Kept Going
Pete Seeger, the quintessential agent of social change and an inspirational folk musician, passed…
Taking it to heart
When you love someone, you don’t literally give them your heart (we hope), so…
Finding love in the digital age
Can apps like Tinder spark an off screen romance? Whether we care to admit…
Olympics fans have good reason to worry about Sochi
By: Nick Rotondi With the start of the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia on…
You are Wrong: what I learned from the Superbowl
By: Thaddeus Moriarty I’m Thaddeus Moriarty, and you are wrong. Why? Because you thought…
Restoring your body’s balance with natural medicine
I have been studying herbal medicine and the magic of wild plants and herbs…
Our Opinion: It’s okay to be single on Valentine’s Day
With Valentine’s Day right around the corner, singles everywhere are rolling their eyes and…
Album Review: Along the Way
Mark McGuire has had a busy year. After splitting up with the electronic band…
Film Review: “August: Osage County”
By: Martin Conte It’s every movie buff’s guilty pleasure. It’s like getting wine tipsy,…
Tar sands oil debate hits USM
The debate over tar sands landed on USM’s doorstep last Friday as hundreds gathered…