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Bowdoin explodes with 21 goals to upend women’s lacrosse
Bowdoin College sophomores Elizabeth Clegg, Caroline McNamara, and Celeste Albright scored three goals apiece as the Polar Bears went on to defeat the USM Huskies…
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Softball splits with Husson in double header
The USM softball team was back on the field as they took on Husson University in their home opener last Friday in Gorham. The Huskies…
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Restaurant Review: Duckfat
Grade: A Tucked away on the east end of Middle Street inside an old brick building is a tiny restaurant with a unique flair added…
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Stephen Walsh has a passion for abstraction
Senior Stephen Walsh revealed his collection of abstract drawings on the seventh floor of the Law school last Thursday. Only one graduating senior is chosen…
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Movie Review: Hot Tub Time Machine
Rated: R Grade: B- “Hot Tub Time Machine” follows the adventures of four characters, Adam played by John Cusack (Better Off Dead), Jacob played by…
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‘Welcome Home’: Pax East draws 52,290 to Boston for a weekend of gaming
On March 26 there was an extraordinary amount of traffic around the Prudential Building in Boston. Hiding underneath the tower and connected to the mall…
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Veterans push for sustainable energy
When a large, blue military bus sat parked outside the Woodbury Student Center on Monday, March 29, the engine wasn’t idling and the decorated veterans who…
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Health care reform: what does it mean?
Over the past two weeks, as democrats have celebrated the hard-won victory of historic health care reform, many Americans — and USM students — have…
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Obama lauds health bill in Portland
In his first visit to Maine since he was elected president a year and a half ago, President Barack Obama on Thursday laid out the…
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Husky Hero
FP: Why did you choose to come to USM? Was it the academics or the cross-country and track and field programs? EG: I chose USM for a mix of both. Academically, USM was well-known for its Nursing and Health Science Programs which were the majors I was deciding between.
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Financial Freedom in DIII
At USM the Athletics Department takes great pride in the players and teams that represent the institution on and off the field. There are instances though when student-athletes struggle to pay for their education, and are forced to leave school and their teams in search of ways to become financially stable.
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Union gals, booze and throwing knives
Produced in partnership by the USM Department of Theatre and School of Music, “The Pajama Game” is set during a labor dispute in a pajama factory where the union girls, lead by Babe, played by Emily Holton, have reached an impasse with the Factory Head Myron Hassler over his refusal to raise wages by seven…
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Community critiques restructuring
Students, faculty, staff and community members last week met in forums to respond to a proposed restructuring plan that would consolidate USM’s eight colleges into five. Student Body President Maggie Guzman helped the Student Senate organize a series of student forums in Portland, Gorham and Lewiston-Auburn last week.
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Bomb Threat Deemed Prank
A bomb threat made last Friday evening prompted USM police to search the Portland campus. No buildings were evacuated, and the community wasn’t notified of the threat, which officials deemed a prank.
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Baseball improves to 4-0, sweeps St. Joe’s-Long Island in home opening Doubleheader
The USM baseball team was back in action this weekend as they took on St. Joseph’s University-Long Island, beating them 8-3 in both games of a doubleheader in their home opener at the USM Baseball Stadium on Saturday afternoon. The Huskies were scheduled to travel to New York this weekend to play in the SUNY-Farmingdale…
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Restaurant Review: Local 188
Local 188 at 685 Congress Street, is one of those places that every Portlander should experience at least once. The vibrant, artsy atmosphere welcomes all diners – from business professionals in suit and tie, to the young scholars dressed in USM sweat pants and t-shirt – to pick a seat, sit down and enjoy.
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Letter From The Editor
I am the mayor of USM. Well, on Foursquare at least.
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Student body president candidate Ashley Willems-Phaneuf
If elected, it won’t be difficult for Ashley Willems-Phaneuf to step into Student Body President Maggie Guzman’s shoes; during an interview with The Free Press, she was already wearing them. Willems-Phaneuf, a student senator, said she feels like she’s “been in training” to become student body president all year.
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Students pushing for community garden in Portland
An unofficial student group organized the Organic Garden Project so members of USM could have a chance to have a plot to grow vegetables, fruit, flowers and herbs.
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Feds to lend directly to students
Students who take out federal loans to pay for school this year will no longer have to pick which bank they prefer: they’ll now borrow directly from the U.S. Department of Education. USM announced last week the switch to the Federal Direct Loan Program. Students with financial aid who take out Federal Stafford and PLUS…
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SGA Elections Open This Week
The USM Student Government is holding elections Monday through Wednesday this week for the upcoming 2010 school year. Students will choose a new student body president as well as 18 student senators. The Senate oversees various proposals and monetary requests, and also takes official stances on policies.
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Men’s lacrosse drops season opener to UNE
The University of New England poured in 13 tallies as the Nor’easters defeated USM in the Huskies home opener 13-10 at Memorial Field on the grounds of Deering High School on Friday night. In What panned out to be a back and forth contest, UNE took advantage of scoring opportunities and used a five-goal effort…
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The Extra Point
The Madness is Here From the time the Division I men’s basketball season begins in late October to the end of the regular season in early March, it’s all part of brewing the madness. March Madness that is. March is upon us again and with that comes the NCAA March Madness Men’s College Basketball Tournament,…
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Movie Review: Alice in Wonderland
Warning: Tim Burton’s latest film, “Alice in Wonderland” is not a remake of Lewis Caroll’s classic tale of childhood misadventure. Rather it is an adaption of the famous gibberish poem, “The Jaberwocky,” from “Through the Looking Glass.” The essence of the original “Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland” is completely wiped from the story.
