By Alex Carrier, Coordinator of Student Activities Hello, Huskies! Whether this is your first…
Category: Perspectives
Welcome letter from Dean of Students
By Rodney Mondor, Dean of Students Dear Huskies, Welcome to the University of Southern…
Welcome to USM from President Cummings
By Glenn Cummings, USM President To our returning students, allow me to welcome you…
USM students, faculty and staff share their stories of summer in Maine
By Valerie Kazarian, Staff Writer The dog days of summer are upon us and…
Making a choice in our values of children
By Valerie Kazarian, Staff Writer In April, the New York Times reported that hundreds of…
The Evolution Solution: Getting Along
By Valerie Kazarian, Staff Writer So much has happened in the news lately that makes…
The Evolution Solution: A Tribute to Father’s Day
By Valerie Kazarian, Staff Writer With Father’s Day here, we tend to shop for cards,…
What are USM students and faculty looking forward to this summer?
By Nora Ibrahim, Staff Writer
Sustainability & ME: Looking forward to a sustainable year
By Aaron Witham, Assistant Director for Sustainable Programs and Chelsea Malacara, Sustainability Education &…
Working on Wellness: new developments in Health and Counseling
Contributors: Lisa Belanger, Director of Health Services; Victoria Libby, Clinical Psychologist; Hilarie Fotter, School Psychology…
Letter from the editor: changes coming to USM and the Free Press
By Julie Pike, editor-in-chief Welcome to our last issue of the academic year! It…
Advising Advice: Leadership Lessons from a Veteran’s Perspective
By Camden Ege, Assistant Coordinator of USM’s Veterans Services Stepping foot on a college…
Hip-hop and chess come together as a club
By Dionne Smith, Community Editor Portland is known for being a large pool for…
Sustainability & ME: Plant for Pollinators
By Asia DiBenedetti, USM Sustainable Food Eco-Rep Spring is here (hopefully!) and you may…
Working on Wellness: Prevention of tick borne illnesses
By Lynn G Howard, FNP-C Movie Night Ken is super excited that winter is…
A Canadian’s Perspective: Freedom of speech laws in Canada
By Maverick Lynes, Staff Writer As a Canadian, I have experienced some people’s surprised…
Letter from the editor: #SaveStudentNewsrooms
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-Chief Just last week the Free Press joined in on the…
Working on Wellness: Veterans transiting to civilian life
By Benjamin Wells, M.A. Sustained combat operations in Iraq (Operation Iraqi Freedom, OIF;…
Advising Advice: Informational interviewing
By Norrie Crocker, Career Advisor Whether you have a solid sense of your…
Editorial: Making the choice to keep your Facebook account
By Dionne Smith, Community Editor When I first made my Facebook account, I was…
Staff Perspective: A call for more parking on the Gorham campus
By Jessica Pike, Staff Writer A well known problem on the Gorham campus of…
Letter from the editor: determining a newsworthy story
By Julie Pike, editor-in-chief A question that comes up almost on a daily…
Connecting with potential mentors at USM
By Jam Lewis, Contributor USM turns out to be home to highly knowledgeable skilled…
Sustainability & ME: Food waste recovery in Upper-Class Hall
By Dalton Bouchles, Material Resources Eco-Rep USM generates approximately 600 tons of trash,…