Category: Perspectives

Are you involved in any student groups? Why or why not?

The plight of campus Greeks…. Urban sprawl in Gorham?…. Provocation unprovoked….

Name: Erika Jordan. Age: 26. Major: History. Year: Junior.

Guys, I know it’s depressing for a lot of you that Bush got re-elected last week. For many of us, Bush’s policies are downright scary. If I hear one more whiny brat threaten to leave the country over this election, though, I am afraid I’m going to have to start handing out the bitch slaps.

What did you do for Halloween?

I asked several writers at The Free Press to talk about their voting experience this year. How do we vote? Here’s their perspective of voting in the 2004 presidential election.

How lucky we all are this time of year to live in this beautiful state. The bold crimsons and lustrous goldens brighten roadsides and cityscapes, but are particularly radiant when draped over a crisp, clear lake. Sebago Lake is especially picturesque this time of year, and reflects clean simplicity.

At the beginning of the semester, when we here at The Free Press were still registering something resembling normal blood pressure levels and enjoying actual REM sleep, we were going to produce a combined Halloween/Election Day issue. Because this election is scary.

Polling has got to be a growth industry in an election year. American’s seem to delight in being told by pollsters what their neighbors have just told the pollsters. For many years, most American’s polled have told pollsters they consider themselves to be concerned about the quality of the environment.

Name: Dave Rocha. Age: 20. Major: Philosophy. Year: Junior.

How do you feel about the presence of security cameras on campus?

Name: Christine Sears

Major: Art

Year: Senior

“I’d have to think about it some more. It’s a complex issue.”

Name: Josh Moreah

Major: Criminology

Year: Sophmore

“I’d feel less secure because I wouldn’t know if I was safer or trapped.