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You’re graduating: Now what?
Student success centers provide free resources for recent graduates as they venture out into the job market. USM maintains three student success centers – one…
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What to know before you get a tattoo
3,000 years ago, tattoos were used to show people’s status or what their lifestyle was like. Today, tattoos are everywhere. With shows like Miami and…
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USM dominates in college film festival
On the last day of April, a Maine college film festival called Film Chowdah was held at The Maine Studios in Portland. As its inaugural…
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System hires firm for advice on enrollment, tuition
The University of Maine System last December hired Noel-Levitz, a higher education consulting firm, to identify ways to boost enrollment and to see if there…
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Student Senate approves next year’s budget
The student senate approved next year’s budget for the student government association and elected new chairs of two committees at last Friday’s meeting. The SGA…
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Softball earns sweep of Plymouth
After dropping both games in a Little East Conference doubleheader in a hard fought battle against Eastern Connecticut State last weekend, the USM softball team…
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Point-counterpoint: Does Facebook violate your privacy?
Point: New Facebook privacy pratices are deceptive and controlling By Dylan Martin Staff Writer While people always bellow and moan over the new interface changes…
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Newly crowned Miss Maine U.S. tries to ‘take life as it comes’
Aleksandra Derikonja, a junior economics major is fluent in Serbian, modeled at Couture Fashion Week in New York City and was just crowned Miss Maine…
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Movie Review: ‘The Losers’
Rated: PG-13 Grade: B “The Losers” follows a team of five CIA black ops after they have been framed for the deaths of 25 Bolivian…
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Men’s lacrosse edges UMass Boston
The USM men’s lacrosse team heated up early and held on to the victory as they defeated the UMass Boston Beacons 15-13 for their first…
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Diversity at USM?
As I continue to struggle with the terms diversity and multiculturalism being imposed on us, I question the way USM is using ‘diversity’ as a…
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Gun rights rally draws crowd at Back Cove Park
An earlier version of this article incorrectly quoted organizer Shane Belanger as saying “people who openly carry weapons are less dangerous than those who conceal…
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Underattended events signal disconnect between organizers, students
The lack of student involvement at USM is no secret, and it’s a fairly easy problem to pin down when looked at from a student’s…
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Editor’s Pick: Best sports movies of all time
Throughout the last 50 years Hollywood’s directors have been displaying the thrill of the competitive nature of sports on the big screen. Not only do…
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Student Senate gets new blood
The student senate saw a changing of the guard last Friday, as the 38th senate adjourned for the last time, and a crop of newly…
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Restaurant Review: King of the Roll
On the corner of State and Congress Streets, across from Longfellow Square, you can find a small Japanese restaurant boasting the name King of the…
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Party at fraternity prompts probe
The executive director of Phi Kappa Sigma’s international headquarters is investigating whether the fraternity violated their “substance-free” policy after Gorham Police summonsed nine people for…
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New program aims to simplify recycling
To improve their recycling rate and decrease associated costs, USM’s recycling program will change over to “single stream” recycling, eliminating almost all sorting of recyclables.…
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Movie Review: ‘Kick Ass’
Rated: R Grade: A “Kickass” follows Dave Lizewski, an everyday, unnoticed teenage boy who is puzzled by the idea that no one has ever tried…
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Men’s Tennis battles, but falls to Rhode Island College 5-4
The Rhode Island College men’s tennis team earned the come-from-behind win against USM as they defeated the Huskies 5-4 at the Gorham High School courts…
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Men’s and women’s outdoor track & field sweep LEC and New England Alliance Championships
The USM men’s and women’s outdoor track and field teams continued their longtime dominance in the Little East Conference and New England Alliance Championships as…
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Do we matter?
A few weeks ago, I was at a Portland bar talking about The Free Press with an intoxicated employee of another local publication. He told…
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Four local record labels to check out
Mckeenstreet Music Originally started in 2004 by Maine native Graeme K, Mckeenstreet Music moved from NYC to Portland to Seattle until finally settling back in…
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Dishing the dirty on burlesque
Two years ago on an awkward blind date, I heard my first explanation of “burlesque.” My date and I were looking at a poster for…
