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 mRead More…
Category: Letter From The Editor
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 campusRead More…
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 acadeRead More…
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 MainRead More…
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 becameRead More…
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 aftRead More…
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 documentRead More…
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 jRead More…
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. WriterRead More…
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 theRead More…
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 Read More…
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 is Read More…
Letter from the Editor: My journey to the Free Press
By: Alyson Peabody, Editor-In-Chief As much as I love the summer sun, I am happy to be returning to the classroom for my final year at USM. ThisRead More…
Letter From the Editor: Thank you to all who supported me
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief I’m sad to say that this is the last letter from the editor that I will write for the Free Press. It’s a hard reRead More…
Letter from the Editor: Valuable lessons from the Free Press
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief It’s hard to believe this time is nearing, but my time at USM and with the Free Press will soon be ending. Four yeRead More…
Letter from the Editor: Preparing for the end of the year
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief We’re just one week away from the last week of classes, and two weeks away from finals, rounding out the end of thRead More…
Letter from the Editor: If I had to do college all over
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief This is incredibly cliché, but it’s so true how fast your college years go by. Four years of working, taking clasRead More…
Letter from the Editor: There’s hope for student journalists
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief I’ve been advocating for the rights of student journalists ever since I became Editor of the Free Press last FebrRead More…
Letter from the editor: Let’s talk about mental health
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Recently I’ve been having conversations with both family and friends about the state of our mental health. The facRead More…
Letter from the Editor: Speak up in class
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief On average, tuition at USM runs between $8,000 to $21,390, depending on whether students are from Maine or out-of-stRead More…
Letter from the Editor: Being happy with yourself
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Fair warning, I’m about to get personal here. This past week has been an eye-opener for me, as I discovered Read More…
Letter From the Editor: Time for a break
By: Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Within a couple weeks USM students will be wrapping up their last finals and assignments of the semester. Afterward,Read More…
Letter from the editor: Take care of yourself
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief An article from this week’s issue that covers a recent workshop on managing stress and anxiety has reminded me of Read More…
Letter from the editor: Prepare for life after college
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief I’ve been getting the question a lot lately, “Have you given any thought to what you’re going to do after collRead More…