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Provost under fire at Faculty Senate meeting
Speaking out of turn and raising their voices, faculty members argued heatedly with each other and with members of the administration in a chaotic Faculty Senate meeting Friday at USM’s Lewiston-Auburn College.
Following the heated debate, the senate voted to make official statements to the administration condemning what it called the forced merging of departments and calling for more faculty choice in academic reorganization.
Baseball loses third straight, faces tough week ahead
USM baseball looks to rebound from three straight losses last week with five games in five days this week, including three LEC games.
NCAA rule breakers could use some schooling
Recent NCAA violators should get a lesson in the basics of ethics before returning to their respective teams.
Show your appreciation on Record Store Day
Do you love the sound of vinyl? The look, the feel of it? How about fantastic sales and free stuff? Even if you’re not a record collector, this year’s Record Store Day is sure to have something for everyone.
Foam Castles broaden influences, psychedelics in new EP
Tyler Jackson and company once again delve into the self-self-conscious with “Come Over To My House” an EP that, while extraordinarily short at four tracks, is an exceptional reminder of why Foam Castles continues to be one of Portland’s most remarkably diverse bands.
We’re all antisocialists now
Imagine yourself at a relaxation seminar and one of the gurus asks you to…
Building a safer cigarette
Electronic cigarettes offer smoking pleasure, sans smoke. I gave them a close look and a week of inhalation.
Willems-Phaneuf says goodbye to her role as student body president
Ashley Willems-Phaneuf bid adieu in a speech to the Student Senate Friday, at the Wishcamper Center in Portland, concluding her career as student body president.
Celebrate the slow approach of summer with Wesley Hartley and the Traveling Trees
The always intense Portland-based folk singer Jacob Augustine will join Wesley Hartley and the Traveling Trees as part of the venue’s weekly TWO music series Tuesday.
Salem State stifles USM baseball
After a slew of cancellations and rescheduled games over the last three days, the USM baseball team was finally able to take the field but struggled both offensively and defensively in an 8-2 loss to Salem State on Thursday.
Bates routs USM women’s lacrosse 20-6
After defeating UMass Dartmouth 14-9 in their first Little East Conference game of 2011 on Saturday, the USM women’s lacrosse team encountered a monster on Wednesday: 20th ranked Bates College.
Student Senate to vote on tobacco ban Friday
The Student Senate will vote whether to support or oppose a proposed campus-wide tobacco…
Fiasco was right: ‘Lasers’ disapoints
Lupe has long been recognized as a front runner in today’s hip-hop world due to his lyrical skill and delivery, yet even the best artists run into trouble. It isn’t fair to call this album “bad,” but this is a prime example of what happens when a talented artist finds themselves backed into a corner by contracts and label complications.
Men’s lacrosse coaches offer experience from nation’s hotbeds
Establishing a following for a new sport can sometimes be a difficult task, but this isn’t the case with the rapidly-growing sport of lacrosse in the state of Maine, and the USM lacrosse coaches are helping that cause as they bring knowledge and experience to the Huskies from rich lacrosse backgrounds.
Portland Museum of Art hosting public forum on labor mural
The Portland Museum of Art will be hosting a special public forum on Friday at noon to discuss Gov. Paul LePage’s controversial decision late last month to remove “The Maine Labor Mural Cycle” from the main lobby of Maine’s Department of Labor in Augusta.
WMPG almost halfway to their goal, despite Friday power outage
WMPG has raised raised nearly $15,000 for Begathon, half of their $30,000 goal, although a power outage Friday morning slowed donations for the pledge drive.
Pole position: why there’s nothing anti-feminist about stripping
“I can sell my body if I wanna, God knows you already sold your…
Letters/comments: 4.4.2011
Hatin’ on NPR Dear Paul Koenig, I read your piece entitled “A Low Tolerance…
Questions: Going Nuclear with Dr. Daniel Martinez
It’s clean; it’s safe; it’s too cheap to meter. That’s been the slogan of…
Chancellor Pattenaude delivers ‘State of the University’ address in Augusta
University of Maine System Chancellor Richard L. Pattenaude spoke to a joint session of…
USM students fold 1,000 cranes for Japan
According to a Japanese legend, should a person fold 1,000 origami cranes, a crane will grant them one wish, traditionally a wish for health or recovery from illness or injury.
Following the the earthquake, tsunami and resulting nuclear crisis in Japan, the USM Asian American Association and Symposium is continuing that tradition by folding 1000 origami cranes and selling them to raise funds for relief efforts.
Improving health care access with cell phones
USM professor of computer science Bruce MacLeod and graduate students Brent Atkinson and Matt…
Chris Camire elected student body president
Freshman Chris Camire was elected student body president in the spring 2011 Student Government Association elections, defeating his opponents Anna Ivanova and Katherine Sivret. Receiving a total of 147 votes, Camire defeated Ivanova and Sivret by 31 and 38 votes respectively.