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Maine Center for Public Health to move to Muskie School
The Maine Center for Public Health board of directors has voted to move the organization’s activities to the Cutler Institute for Health and Social Policy…
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USM to host fifth annual Maine Titan Challenge
Students from Maine high schools will converge on the USM Portland campus for the fifth annual Maine Titan Challenge. The day-long event, held Feb. 17…
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USM students receive national teaching fellowship
USM students Mary Ann Klement and Daniel Gay are recipients of the 2011 Woodrow Wilson-Rockefeller Brothers Fund Fellowships for Aspiring Teachers of Color. Both receive…
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Alumni donations haven’t faltered, despite a weak economy
Donations to USM from alumni have remained steady, despite a difficult economic climate, according to Director of Development David Hughes. With reduced state funding, USM’s…
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Women’s track places third at State of Maine Championships
The USM women’s track and field team continued part of yet another tremendous season as they placed third at the State of Maine Indoor Track…
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Men’s hockey rallies twice to tie third-ranked Castleton, 4-4
The USM men’s hockey team showcased their resilience as they rallied twice from two goals down to earn a tie with national powerhouse and ECAC…
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Wrestling program carrying on winning mentality by adding former wrestlers to coaching staff
Coming off a year that saw the USM wrestling program have two All-Americans, two national qualifiers and one alternate, as well as five wrestlers earn All-New…
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V-day vexes not only the lonely
I was grabbing a coffee at the Amarak in Luther Bonney when I saw it. “Nuttin’ but Love,” a featured Valentine’s Day blend from Coffee…
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Women’s hockey snaps three-game losing streak with win over Colby
The USM women’s hockey team handed Colby their third straight loss Tuesday night, winning 4-1 in a non-conference match-up at USM Ice Arena. Sophomore Kailey…
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Portland Stage Company brings ‘2 Pianos 4 Hands’ to life
“2 Pianos 4 Hands” is a clever, insightful exploration into what it takes to become a successful classical pianist. For anyone who’s ever taken a…
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Police meet with LGBT community to improve communication
The Chief of the Portland Police Department and other members of the force met at USM Thursday with over 30 members of the city’s lesbian,…
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Planets Around the Sun’s ’embryonic unconcious’
“Tower” is a collection of unreleased recordings from local drone-improv giants Planets Around the Sun. The opener and title track begins as a mid-paced, mind-bent…
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Women and gender studies celebrates 38th anniversary of Roe v. Wade
The Women and Gender Studies Department held a viewing of “The Abortion Diaries” followed by a discussion Wednesday to commemorate the 38th anniversary of Roe…
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Student Body President Ashley Willems-Phaneuf welcomes students back
Now that classes are back in session, so is your 39th Student Government, and it’s already turning up to be a very active semester. Between…
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Planets Around the Sun
Planets Around the Sun is a loose collective of sound-makers from Portland, Maine that centers around the central axis of main players Ian Paige, Matt…
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The growing community of Maine filmmakers
From a young age, Jessica Charle has been entranced by the world of film making. In 1996, the adaptation of Stephen King’s “Thinner” was filmed…
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Parking lot on the Portland campus opened up for students
USM students now have one more parking option on the Portland campus now that the P-3 lot behind the Wishcamper Center, formerly only open to…
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Kiss or tell: the journalist’s dilemma
When a childhood friend recently asked me to be in her wedding, I was quick to accept. Then I did what anybody would do next…
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Kings, cowboys, billionares and Black Swans, oh my: The 2011 Oscar predictions
Nowadays it’s easier to see the Oscar ceremony not for the glitz and the glam but as a sporting event. There are personal favorites that…
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Administration by day, DJ by night
Students might not know they interact with Christopher O’Connor on a weekly basis. But through emails informing students of activities, and his work advising student government and student organizations, O’Connor, associate director of student life for Portland, has a hand in nearly all aspects of student life.
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USM shouldn’t offer Coddling 101
A professor of mine last semester spent each class reading his slide show to us. The tests were based on the slides, which were online,…
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‘Outside’ shamelessly lacks originality
Minneapolis based indie-rock outfit Tapes ‘n Tapes have encompassed an entire career’s worth of success, as well as disappointment, into their small three-album discography. “The…
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Keene State hands men’s basketball tough loss
After losing a heartbreaker to UMass Boston on a last second 3-pointer on Jan. 25, the USM men’s basketball team’s luck ran short again on…
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Women’s basketball wins eighth game in a row
The USM women’s basketball team was back at it again in Gorham on Saturday against conference foe Keene State, and they did not to disappoint.…
