By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief The COVID-19 pandemic has raged across the United States since the…
Category: Letter to the Editor
Letter to the Editor: Not lost to history
By: Eddie L. Beard, Psychology Student As one of the leaders against the merger…
Letter to the Editor: Men’s locker room privacy violations must stop
On Tuesday, September 24, 2019 at around 5pm, three female athletic department staff members…
Letter to the Editor: Dear President Cummings and Provost Uzzi
By Nikki Farmer, USM Student I’m writing to express my frustration at USM’s inaction…
Letter to the editor: Pro name change to connect more with Portland
By Jeffrey Ahlquist, USM ’19 The name change of the University of Southern Maine…
Doyle on 2014 election: Maine needs a plan to serve students in longterm, and Cutler’s will do it
This letter was contributed by Andrew J. Doyle. The University of Maine system has…
Conte: Cuts not just a budget issue, also a human issue
My name is Martin Conte. I have resided in the great state of Maine…
Chann: Vote of ‘no confidence’ came too soon
This letter was contributed by Marpheen Chann. I applaud my fellow student government colleagues…
Ward: Students should support admin efforts, work with what they’ve got, stop protesting
This letter was contributed by Dustin Ward. Dear Free Press, I want to first…
Parry: USM pulled out of rip-tide but tossed into furnace by admin actions
Dear Provost Stevenson and Board, Now I’m no economics or mathematics major, but it…
Linebaugh: Stop the cutting now
This is a letter was written by USM alumni Wade Linebaugh. Dear Provost Stevenson,…
Kalikow: Listen to students on divestment
The student group, Divest UMaine, will make a presentation to the University System’s Investment…
Stevens: Marijuana legalization doesn’t change much
While it is certainly nice that the city of Portland has shown its symbolic…
USM cripples all STEM programs by phasing out physics degree
My name is Derick Arel; I’ve been a full time student of the University…
USM President Theo Kalikow’s solutions aren’t creative enough
When President Kalikow retires next year, the Board of Trustees should appoint me as…
Welcome from USM President Theo Kalikow
Dear Students: Welcome to USM! Whether you are new or returning, we are glad…
Welcome from Student Body President Kelsea Dunham
Dear Huskies, First of all, welcome! I hope you all had fun and productive…
Divestment a cause worthy of student effort and attention
In response to the dire threat of climate change, students at the USM and…
Overcoming budget woes at USM
We’ve all heard about the budget problems that USM is going through. It’s affected…
Letters/comments: 4.4.2011
Hatin’ on NPR Dear Paul Koenig, I read your piece entitled “A Low Tolerance…