The sweet harmonies of USM student jazz musicians Peter Eberhardt and Emmett Harrity made lunch in the Woodbury Campus Center classier than usual last Tuesday. The show was the first installment of Jazz Tuesdays, a series of monthly concerts in the campus center being organized by the Portland Events Board in conjunction with the Jazz Studies Program.
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New to DVD: Observe and Report
Warning: viewing this movie on your home entertainment center may cause your fist to fly right through that lovely flat screen television!
“Observe and Report” presents the story of the mall security guards who patrol the aisles of the Forest Ridge Mall. The main character, Ronnie Barndhart (Seth Rogan), is so pitiful, delusional and egotistical that the comedic value in the character is lost.
Husky Highlights
The USM field hockey team came into Mansfield, CT prepared as they rolled to a 7-2 win over Eastern Connecticut State University in a Little East Conference match-up on Saturday.
The Huskies were led by sophomore forward Whitney McDaniel (Livermore, ME), freshman forward Bethany Schleh (Gorham, ME), and freshman forward Kailey Bubier (Auburn, ME) who each tallied two goals in the game.
Search for a better bean
I’ve been looking for a good cup of joe since I started at USM last month. So I did some research, drank a lot of coffee and decided on a few favorites:
The Husky Hideaway in the Student Center is the best place to go for coffee on the Gorham campus. When you’ve got the time to wait, their Pura Vida coffee comes in a variety of flavors and is a bold and rich way to refuel your brain.
Women’s Tennis blanks Pine Manor
The USM women’s tennis team regrouped after a three-match losing streak as they scored a perfect nine points, routing Pine Manor 9-0 in a non-conference match at the Gorham High school courts on Wednesday.
Sophomore Danielle Ward (Lansing, MI) led the Huskies in a match that highlighted superior play from all players on this year’s squad.
Johnson powers Huskies by Terriers
Nick Johnson is not one to hold back. He’s a player that brings energy and up-tempo play to a Huskies men’s soccer team who lost seven players to graduation last season. Johnson brought this type of play to the field on Tuesday as he helped the Huskies topple the Thomas College Terriers 5-0 in a non-conference men’s soccer match in Gorham.
Take A Hike
You don’t have to be Grizzly Adams or Bear Grylls to enjoy the wilderness, so strap on some boots, dress in layers, and enjoy our profile of three of Maine’s best hiking destinations.
While the warmer months slow slip away from us, the hiking season is in full swing.
Golf thrives in State Championship
The USM golf team matched up against the best college golf teams in the state this past Saturday in the Maine State Championship hosted by Thomas College at Natanis Golf Course in Vassalboro, ME. The Huskies proved their reputation as one of the top teams in the Pine Tree state as they notched a second place finish in the 11-team competition, tying their best finish thus far in the 2009 season.
Chancellor’s report draws criticism
A report outlining sweeping changes to the structure of the University of Maine System sets unrealistic expectations of enrollment for USM, says the president of USM and the chair of the Faculty Senate.
The University of Maine System and the Future of Maine, the final report in a series under UMS Chancellor Richard Pattenaude’s New Challenges, New Directions Initiative, is the culmination of three reports penned this year by three task forces composed of faculty, staff, administration and members of the general public.
Muskie professor weighs in on health care
There are a lot of rumors and half-truths circulating about health care reform.
The media is awash with talking heads eager to impart their opinions on President Obama’s plan, often taking a hysterical tone to try to turn heads in what is quickly turning into a shouting match rooted in the opposing ideologies of America’s two-party system.
Local business seeks to bring Hollywood to Maine
A warehouse and office complex at 235 Presumpscot Street may finally bring the film industry to Maine. The Maine Studios, a locally-owned movie studio, is hoping to bring in big budget movie projects and attract local, regional and national talent.
Get to know the candidates
Ashley Willems-Phaneuf
Junior, Communications
Running for: Student Senate Commuter Seat
Previous Activities: Americorps (Vermont Youth Development Corps), Principals Council, Student Council Executive Board, High School Field Hockey, High School Track, High School Class Public Relations Officer
What do you plan to accomplish during your term in the USM Student Government Association?
For the student body, I would like to make a difference in the university and effectively and proactively research issues and try to remedy them.
The Leftovers
There’s too much boring music these days. The radio is gushing over-churned unoriginal pop music. Most of the “real” rock and rollers seem too unsatisfied and tortured to get along with each other long enough to keep a band together for more than a few albums.
PEB kicks off year with exciting open mic
The Portland Events Board put on an Open Mic Night in the Woodbury Campus Center in Portland last Wednesday. While only about 30 people showed up, the show was bigger than the PEB’s open mic last year. Christine Bullard, the chair of the PEB, considered it to be a huge success.
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” surpasses expectations
Attention all X-Men fans: The fourth live-action film in the X-Men series has made its way to store shelves!
“X-Men Origins: Wolverine” provides the background story of Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), a character who the first three movies catapulted out of the traditionally acne-ridden realm of comic books and video games and into the popular spotlight.
Poem – More Days
It so happens that I am sick of being a man.
Of rising at the same time, showering
In the same way, of living life
Like there is a tomorrow.
It is that I’m tired of having the same route
Into town, of passing the same hobo asking
For the same quarter to buy the same
Cheap beer sold down at City Beverage.
Jolie Holland rocks Space Gallery
Several hundred people packed Space Gallery in Portland last Thursday night for a concert by the critically acclaimed folk artist Jolie Holland of the band The Be Good Tanyas. Singer-songwriter Matt Bauer opened.
The venue was fairly packed by the time Bauer, a fairly imposing man with a very soft voice, began his set of slow songs full of nature imagery.
Beavers slip past Huskies
The University of Southern Maine volleyball team continued play in their 2009 schedule, as they took on the Beavers of the University of Maine Farmington in a non-conference matchup at Hill Gymnasium in Gorham last Tuesday. The Beavers came away with the victory 3-1, but USM earned their first game win of the season.
Husky Highlights
Women’s Cross Country
USM Takes Sixth Place out of 15 in the McGill Invitational
The University of Southern Maine women’s cross country team claimed a sixth place finish out of 15 teams at the 2009 McGill University Open this past Saturday in Montreal.
Husky Hero
JN: What is the best moment you have had as an athlete here at USM?
AB: I’ve had a lot of really great moments as an athlete here at USM, but I would really like to say thanks to my coach and teammates for allowing me to have another great year.
Competitive insight: USM Sailing
Casco Bay might seem to most an attraction best enjoyed from the dry, paved confines of the East End walking path, but for a few hardy Huskies, the frigid waters off Portland are as much of a battleground today as they were during the Revolutionary War.
USM Field Hockey powers past Farmington; Huskies fend off Western Connecticut
The Southern Maine field hockey team regrouped after last Saturday’s heartbreaking loss to Framingham State, and fought hard in a well-deserved 2-1 victory over the University of Maine-Farmington Beavers at Paula D. Hodgdon Field in Gorham on Wednesday.
The matchup proved the two teams were equally solid after a scoreless 42 minutes, until USM senior forward India Lowe (Gloucester, MA) struck first with her second goal of the season.
This Week’s Photos
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The Allagash Wilderness Waterway
Maine is home to many natural wonders such as our endless rocky coastline, beautiful beaches, pristine national parks, a rigorous stretch of the Appalachian Trail leading to its finish line of Mount Katahdin and so many more. However, many people would agree that there are actually two Maines.