The final version of next year’s budget proposal passed through the Student Senate on Friday night with a heated debate over the future of GTV, the student run television station located on the Gorham campus.
“Will we be leaving them out to dry if we take away their funding?” Senate Treasurer Christopher Hopkins asked.
UMass Dartmouth put up an early two goal lead against USM in Little East Conference lacrosse action and never looked back. The Corsairs maintained their lead despite the best efforts of the Huskies to post a 9-7 victory Saturday.
The Huskies climbed to within one goal four times in the match, including the final moments of the third quarter, but couldn’t get over the hump.
I am writing in response to the letter to the editor in the March 9th Free Press by “Hourly Employees.” Believe me, I know first hand the impact of USM’s financial situation and can empathize with the “author” regarding some of the decisions that have been made.
For anyone who has grown up playing baseball in the spring in New England, they can tell you that it’s not the most ideal weather for America’s favorite pastime.
With ball fields covered in late winter snow and beaten up by early spring rain storms, it’s difficult for the northern high school and college baseball teams to practice on their normal playing surfaces before the season kicks off.
Last year our Easter feast was cooked outdoors in the mild air full of chattering bird sounds. Peter masterfully grilled a butterflied leg of lamb slathered with a blend of lots of fresh minced garlic and coarse mustard. Asparagus, baby red potatoes, ruby beets, and sleek carrots all got roasted on the grill.
The only thing that nearly stopped Josh Grennie from getting the USM College Republicans group off the ground was the fact that he was the only member.
In the weeks leading up to last November’s national elections, the USM College Democrats were in full force around campus, bolstered by the hugely successful grass roots Obama campaign.
Alongside an intense passion for a sport, almost always comes a sense of self-identification. When I say I’m a skier, I don’t simply mean that I enjoy sliding down hills on the snow. It means something deeper. It means that I enjoy the culture surrounding the sport, I appreciate its history, and I have let the sport permeate my concept of self-identification.
Lately, I’ve been trying out a new album choosing system. I go to the CD’s and I choose an album randomly. Sometimes, the outcome of this system isn’t what I’d like it to be, but it works 90% of the time. I try to go to the bargain bins, and look for interesting music that I’ve never heard before.
“We have an ant on Mr. Spiky” Mayleen Farrington says to her daughter as she carefully pushes aside a leaf on the barbed plant to give Maya a better looks at the insect crawling over the four-foot-tall, prickly looking plant.
As greenhouse manager, a work-study position the 40-year-old biology senior has held for two years, Farrington looks over one of the most unique and least-known spaces on the Portland campus.
Men’s Tennis
Men’s Tennis rolls past UMass Boston
USM’s men’s tennis team, led by a senior Derek Stevenson (Raymond) and junior Josh Warren (Hermon), blanked UMass Boston in LEC tennis action 9-0 last week. Both Stevenson and Warren picked up singles victories while grabbing a first doubles match together.
The term bromance has recently appeared in our culture to describe a certain relationship; a bromance is when two men are best friends and are deeply involved with each other.but not in a homosexual manner. The word is a combination of brother and romance.
USM is no stranger to talented baseball players. Over the years, the Huskies have even sent players to compete at the next level. This year is no different. Senior outfielder Anthony D’Alfonso (Westbrook) is looking to join the likes of Vinnie Degifico and Tip Fairchild as USM players to make a noise at the professional level.
The First Friday Art Walk is a cultural gem of Portland.
This past Friday on April 3 people flooded the drizzly streets to observe artwork that was vastly different at each exhibit. Depending on your energy level, you can get a small sampling of art and only go to a few places or you can be adventurous and try to visit over 60 locations participating in the art walk.
A lot has been accomplished in the past several decades regarding women’s rights, but there is still much to be done. In countries across the globe women struggle to be viewed as equals, and a recent event in Israel illustrates what we still have to overcome.
Maggie Guzman has big plans.
In May she will take over as student body president, a position currently held by Ben Taylor.
Besides establishing a cabinet, appointing committee members, improving advising and financial aid services for students, and performing the normal daily duties of the student body president, Guzman wants to pursue an ambitious sustainibility project that would retro-fit campus buildings to be more energy efficient.
The USM softball team has seen their fair share of struggles this season. Coming away with only one win during their annual spring outing in Florida and coming off of their 15th loss of the season against UNE, the team is striving to improve as quickly as possible.
Bull Moose began as a makeshift music store, carrying only a few discs. Started in Brunswick by Bowdoin College junior Brett Wickard in 1989, it is now the largest independent retailer of new and pre-owned music, movies, and video games in Maine and New Hampshire.
It has been quite some time since the creation of the World War II icon Rosie the Riveter. Rosie is one of the more well known ways that women started to gain independence from the ‘everyday normality.’ With her help, women began to become an increasing part of the work force.
When the Vote USM 2009: Student Government election campaign came to a close at noon on March 19, the student senate found that roughly 5% of the entire student body actually voted, a slight increase over last year’s turnout.
“It is discouraging,” said Katherine Letourneau, current senate chair.
The always slimy John Calipari slithered his way to another big deal last week when he left his post at the University of Memphis for the coveted position at the University of Kentucky.
With a huge contract – eight years and 34 million dollars – waiting for him in the Bluegrass State, Calipari left behind a core of talented players and the nation’s best recruiting class, which raises some precarious questions.
Last weekend’s short snap of spring weather was a godsend at my East End apartment. Just a couple blocks up from the waterfront, I’ve had the placed shuttered up pretty tight for the last five months to protect against the chilling winds that whip off the ocean.
Can people ever really agree to disagree about God?
Two forums at USM last month invited religious believers, atheists and everybody in-between to approach that question head-on.
The series, entitled “Religion and Secularism: Contrasting Worldviews” was billed as a group effort between the off-campus Portland Skeptics and Open House United Church of Christ, along with SMASH – the Southern Maine Association of Secular Humanists, who donated their usual meeting time and space at 327 Luther Bonney.
Lacrosse
Women’s LAX rallies, beats Western Conn.
Led by Jessica Martineau’s (Auburn) six second-half goals, the USM women’s lacrosse team rallied from five goals back to defeat Western Connecticut State University in their conference opener 16-14.