A graphic photographic display comparing abortion to genocide is stirring emotions and sparking debates between passersby and activists today at the University of Southern Maine. The Genocide Awareness Project, organized by the Center for Bio-Ethical Reform, is a traveling display that sets up tall signs on college campuses showing graphic images of aborted fetuses.
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Anti-abortion group coming to Portland campus Wednesday and Thursday
An anti-abortion group known for displaying graphic images of holocaust victims and aborted fetuses is coming to campus, while a group of University of Southern Maine students are organizing a carnival to distract from the event.
Chancellor James Page responds to no confidence vote at USM
University of Maine System Chancellor James Page weighed in Monday on the turmoil surrounding a faculty vote of no confidence in University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman. “I support President Botman’s efforts to address these challenges, and at the same time I take the concerns raised by the Faculty Senate in its recent action…
The Free Press teams up with the Bangor Daily News
The Free Press and the Bangor Daily News have teamed up in a partnership aimed at strengthening and promoting student journalism in Maine. The Free Press has joined the BDN’s media partners program, in which the BDN provides training and web hosting and development services for organizations around the state. Other partners include the the student newspaper at…
Chapin: Get to know the stock market by giving it a virtual spin
We’re navigating busy, 21st century lives; gadgets and social networks create engaging bubbles that are capable of enriching and distracting us in all directions. Yet, as hard as we try to filter our world, there is one thing none of us can escape: the stock market. How many times you hear or read the “Dow”…
Meiklejohn: In bid for bands, USM should buy local
By Ben Meiklejohn If creating a community centered around entertainment is the goal, the Student Senate is missing the boat. And there’s an autumn iceberg just waiting to sink $27,000 of our money. The Student Senate wants to invest exactly that much of the student activity fee into luring a musical act to USM for…
Low-cost STD testing available to students Wednesday
Students experiencing nagging worries about something possibly wrong — or itchy — below their belts can be provided with some needed relief this week.
USM to lower dorms costs and seeks to freeze out-of-state tuition
Residential and out-of-state students at the University of Southern Maine could be getting some relief in their wallets next year.
Appreciating life after harrowing childhood disease
At the age of one, Rachel Miller was diagnosed with an extremely rare blood disease that had killed nearly every child before her with the disease. But she said with the help of a miracle from God, she survived and is now a sophomore at the University of Southern Maine.
TJ Williams elected student body president in uncontested race
TJ Williams’ 123 votes for student body president were more than enough in an student government election with drastically lower voter turnout previous spring contests and all candidates running unopposed.
Student body president pleads with faculty against voting no confidence in Botman
Student Body President Chris Camire called a move by faculty to vote no confidence in University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman a “coup d’etat” at a Faculty Senate meeting Friday and pleaded with faculty to work with, not against Botman. “I think you all should consider how much you’re tearing this university apart,” he said….
Student body president condemns faculty voting no confidence
Student Body President Chris Camire had harsh words for faculty moving to vote no confidence in University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman. He pleaded with faculty to work with, not against Botman.
Ice cream sundaes and Irish whiskey with the Food Coma TV crew
“No one in this car has a DUI, do they?” It’s just after 9:30 a.m. on a Saturday morning, and Alex Steed poses this question to a few unsuspecting passengers. With a full day of drinking ahead and a long ride home, the question is more than appropriate. After a moment of awkward silence, the…
A&C Recommends: Spokenword poet Carlos Andrés Gómez
Spokenword is not your grandpa’s poetry. This Thursday, as part of its celebration of National Poetry Month, USM will host a performance by nationally-renowned spokenword poet, Carlos Andrés Gómez. Gómez is a celebrated poet, playwright and author from New York with an array of titles and awards, including being named New York’s Slam King in 2006, a two-time International…
Steiner Street’s debut ‘Time and Temperature’ breaks a trend
The tendency to try and be something you’re not is a constant in pop punk, with many bands blending in metal with disastrous results like A Day To Remember, or others like All Time Low focusing more on the pop side of things and ending up gimmicky and cheesy. The genre is swiftly losing its punk…
Petition with signatures calling for no-confidence vote released [DOCUMENT]
A group of senior members of the University of Southern Maine faculty gathered 53 signatures — roughly 15 percent of faculty at USM — from full, tenured faculty over the last week and a half, triggering a faculty-wide referendum for a no-confidence vote in USM President Selma Botman. The petition was drawn up three or four weeks…
Camire: A letter supporting President Botman and a unified university
I am a student and, of my own accord, I am sending this message to speak out in support of our president, Selma Botman. As a student leader, I have spent a lot of time with President Botman — having conversations about what students want and need and making USM a better place together. She has been incredibly receptive and student-centered, and I couldn’t imagine working with a better president to improve our home.
Faculty petition triggers referendum for a no-confidence vote in President Botman
Faculty Senate Chair Jeannine Diddle Uzzi dropped the petition off at Botman’s office this afternoon after being presented with it by Jerry Lasala, professor of physics. “We’ve come to the conclusion that this is a chronic and apparently unchangeable solution,” Lasala said.
Lowry: On USM president’s pipeline of ‘human capital’
President Selma Botman evoked a metaphor that made my stomach churn. “USM is a pipeline, which delivers students to employers,” she said. I was left picturing my friends and fellow classmates sucked up a slimy sewer pipe leading to an office cubicle in some drab, Wall Street firm.
Senator Olympia Snowe chosen as USM commencement speaker
U.S. Senator Olympia Snowe will speak at the University of Southern Maine’s 2012 commencement on May 12, according to the Office of Public Affairs. This follows her announcement in February that she will not seek re-election this year after serving in Congress since 1979. “We are deeply honored to have Senator Snowe speak at USM’s…
Botman reiterates commitment to USM in face of criticism
University of Southern Maine President Selma Botman told members of the media today that she has no plans to resign in the face of a potential vote of no confidence from faculty. “I remain fully and unalterably committed to USM,” Botman told reporters in Wishcamper Center.
Henry: It’s the end of the world, and we love it
The explosion in popularity of The Hunger Games over the weekend has led me to notice a distinct trend of late: our obsession with dystopian futures. Not that the setting of an apocalyptic future is a new concept in cultural mythology, but the past few years has seen attempts to re-envision it more times and…
On-campus concert pushed back to next fall
The on-campus concert originally planned for this spring has been pushed back to next fall after organizer decided they didn’t have adequate time to prepare for the original date in late April. The $27,000 in student activity fee funds the Student Senate allocated for the event will be rolled into the next year. Dan Welter, coordinator of…
USM wastes less during national recycling competition
USM ranked 63rd out of 249 schools in its competition division for the highest amount of waste that has been recycled rather than thrown away during the RecycleMania Tournament. Although USM has participated in the project in the past, it was at a much lower level. This is a big year, according to Tyler Kidder, the…