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Press Release
The Free Press – The University of Southern Maine Immediate Press Release October 25, 2023 When someone thinks about the University of…
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Hello Tomorrow, Goodbye Yesterday
Growing up on the coast of Maine comes with the benefits of a cool ocean breeze and consistent access to the water. However, some of…
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Farewell,
I’ve never liked it when things have to end, especially when I’ve enjoyed them so much, and I also hate change. There are so many…
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April 14, Letter From the Editor
People today have many different pets, all coming with the pluses and minuses that come with owning a pet. The most common pets you think…
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Black Artists Who Inspire Me
Happy Black History Month! As a white person, I’m aware of the privilege I have–especially as someone who runs a newspaper. So, I want to…
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02/13 Letter From The Editor
There are so many different types of love. I feel like as a society we priori- tize romantic love over platonic love. Sometimes we prioritize…
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Letter From The Editor 12/2022
In the thick of the holiday season that presents itself with many complicated feelings, everyone is rushing around looking for the next big deal and…
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Letter From the Editor: Silence is Complicity
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief When sitting down to write the Letter From the Editor for the Black History Month special issue, I had originally thought to…
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Letter From the Editor: Racism cannot be tolerated
By: Asha Tompkins, Editor-in-Chief Photos: Cullen McIntyre, Web Editor “Say his name: George Floyd. What’s his name? George Floyd.” I look around and see history being made.…
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Letter From the Editor: Young Voter Turnout
By: Dionne Smith, Editor-in-Chief Once again, as history has shown time and time again, the young voter turnout in Maine on Super Tuesday was lower…
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Letter from the Editor: Learning self care
By: Dionne Smith, Editor-in-Chief “Neurons that fire together, wire together,” is what professor Rikki Miller has been telling me since I had her in PSY…
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Letter from the Editor: Miss Americana: the psychological consequences of being a ‘good girl’
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Taylor Swift opened up in her documentary Miss Americana about her reluctance to speak up about her political views. Swift broke…
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Letter from the Editor: Era Yes
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Of the many notable things from President Trump’s State of the Union address, one thing stood out to me the most:…
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Letter from the Editor: Advertisements, not endorsements
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Though our name lines the top edges, The Free Press does not own the kiosks that house our newspapers on campus.…
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Letter From the Editor: Set intentions for the new year
By: Alyson Peabody, Welcome, USM community, to a new year and a new semester! Now is the perfect time to set intentions for yourself, whether…
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Letter from the Editor: Opposing the name change
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief President Cummings announced via email on Dec. 6 that the proposed university name change to University of Maine at Portland has…
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Letter from the editor: My grandfather’s battle with Primary Progressive Aphasia
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-In-Chief It started with minor verbal slip-ups. Forgotten names. Rambling sentences. Gradually, the little things became long voicemail messages and persistent confusion.…
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End the Violations: Part Two
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-In-Chief Last Monday, my letter introduced issues affecting the Free Press and my life outside of the paper. Shortly after the letter…
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Letter From the Editor: End the violations
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Acts of intimidation from USM employees toward student leaders will not be tolerated. There are 256 documented purchase order violations and…
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New Voices of Maine
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief I want to ensure that all young people at the high school and collegiate level have an opportunity to explore journalism…
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Letter From the Editor: Celebrating the life of late Dayna Browne
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Every person who works on the Free Press staff benefits from the dedication of those who came before us. Writers, photographers,…
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Letter from the Editor
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief 150 countries held Youth Climate Strikes over the last two weeks. One young woman’s name has been leading the headlines: Greta…
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Letter From the Editor: No more feminine foes
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Stop keeping up with the Kardashians. Nothing makes my blood boil more than the sexist notion of pitting women against each…
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Letter from the Editor: We all have a Pennywise
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-in-Chief Last weekend I went to the Saco Drive-In theater to watch a double feature of It by Stephen King. The movie…
