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Twenty pounds later, rethinking the importance of body image
Around this time last fall, I wrote a piece about the girls I had worked with during the summer. It was about how I thought…
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Bowdoin routs field hockey 3-0
The USM field hockey team came into last Tuesday’s game against No. 7 ranked Bowdoin College experimenting with their new formation transition, but it didn’t…
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America: A Marketing Machine
America: A place that you can never “tick off” your travel checklist, you can only observe the tip of the iceberg as understanding it fully…
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Afraid of commitment, we’re all just hanging out
It’s been a long while since I’ve been fortunate enough to sport status “In a Relationship.” I’d tried not committing. I’d tried retrosexing. I’d had…
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Preacher issued trespassing order
Students won’t be seeing Brother Terry, the preacher who has been the cause of a few complaints stemming from the volume of his sermons, anytime…
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Big week for Best; Look to Vick, Schuab or Rice to run wild this week
With fantasy sports possibly becoming more popular than the actual sports themselves, it’s only right that the Free Press takes a look at what’s taking…
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Discovering the wonders of Wharf Street
Spending a lot of time hanging out at Amigo’s and Rosie’s is like a Portland right of passage, and that’s where I learned firsthand about…
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Pete Rose belongs in the Hall of Fame
The sport of baseball has been a huge part of our country with its heroic figures and classic American stories that reach the homes of…
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Husky Highlights
Men’s Cross Country The USM men’s cross country team came in ninth overall at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational on Saturday while compiling a total score…
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Dancing in your bones: The Dirty Dishes
Last Thursday SPACE Gallery was buzzing with people, all anxiously waiting to see one performance: The Dirty Dishes Burlesque Revue. Sharing cigarettes and conversation outside,…
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‘Fat’ blog showcases American excess
Editor’s Note: The Commuting Introvert is a weekly column that highlights short-form entertainment for commuting students. There is no argument that a large portion of…
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Preventing suicide at USM
We commend USM for taking a new initiative toward suicide prevention. However, we feel that counseling services and the USM Cares program alone should not…
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Counseling Services doing more with less
A new program at USM aims to draw out at-risk students and get them the help they need — before it’s too late.
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Buy food where the grass is greener
I am no vegetarian. I have spent countless hours researching factory farms and looking through “Go Veg” galleries, but I still can’t stop salivating when…
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Q & A with Aleksandra Derikonja
Aleksandra Derikonja, senior economics major, was the first runner-up in the Miss United States Pageant in Las Vegas last July. Aleksandra’s platform was the American…
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With Clouds, ‘Minimal’ falls flat
“Minimal Message,” the new album by Mike Clouds, is 29 minutes of a very mellow blend of beats and tones. Unfortunately, the title speaks more…
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Big second half lifts St. Joseph’s over men’s soccer 4-1
The St. Joseph’s College men’s soccer team exploded for three goals in a 15 minute span early in the second half en route to a…
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There’s a new rock competition in town
Saturday night was the debut “Song Battle,” a competition among local bands who write and perform original songs based around a pre-selected theme. It was…
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PMA brings alternative film to the city
After the the 33 year old institution “Movies on Exchange Street” closed it’s doors back in January 2009, Portland Museum of Art’s “Movies at the…
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Experiment loses Stern
Abstract Expressionist painter Jackson Pollock rose to international fame with his iconographic drip painting works that included countless experimental masterworks including One: Number 31, 1950…
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Field hockey transitioning to new style of play
Last year the USM field hockey team didn’t turn any heads as they floated around the middle of the pack in the Little East Conference,…
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‘Gabba’ to party in Portland this week
Monsters are invading later this week — the cute and cuddly kind that throw dance parties with preschoolers. It would sound creepy unless you knew…
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Volleyball falls to UMass Dartmouth 3-0
The USM volleyball team faced early deficits and communication issues that led to UMass Dartmouth victories, 25-9, 25-13, and 25-23, over the Huskies at Hill…
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Lady Gaga to speak at ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ rally in Deering Oaks Park
Pop artist Lady Gaga said Sunday she will be speaking at a rally for the repeal of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” law Monday at…
