An important part of the college experience that new students often overlook is getting involved on campus. Joining a team, group, or club is a great way to meet people and make new friends at USM. Being part of a community provides a great support system and helps connect you to the faculty and staff here.
From our Student Body President
Welcome to the University of Southern Maine! This is a phrase you will hear a lot throughout your first couple weeks on campus. I could not be more sincere when I tell you how excited we are that you chose to pursue your higher education here at USM.
Huskies gain automatic bid for 11th straight year
One week after the number two seeded Keene State Owls gave the Huskies, ranked first in their league, their second loss of the season, the two teams met again in the final game of the Little East Conference championship at the Warren G. Hill Gymnasium in Gorham last Saturday.
There’s No Laughing in the State House
Instead of a box of chocolates on Valentine’s Day, I got my love from the universe by starting my new, sweet-ass job as Portland Community Organizer for The League of Young Voters. But before I was hired I was asked to join the League at the statehouse for a joint committee hearing on a bill called LD 203.
Film Review:
Will Ferrell proves his worth as a real actor in Stranger than Fiction (on DVD since Feb. 27) in which he plays Harold Crick, a boring IRS agent whose life becomes meaningful when he realizes that he is the main character is somebody’s book.
Crick hears a narrator in his head who is narrating his own actions and thoughts, and at first thinks he’s crazy.
The stars behind the success of women’s basketball
Name: Lindsey Welch
Year: Senior
Position: Guard
Stats: 4.0 points per game
2.3 assists per game
Averaging 19.7 minutes play time and putting up four rebounds per game and tacking 29 steals so far this season Lindsey Welch has excelled both defensively and offensively this season.
These days
Recently President Bush was interviewed on NPR. The interview helped illustrate the clear rift between the public faces of the vice president and the president. Cheney implies that things are going swimmingly in Iraq and Bush, facing a hostile, oppositional Congress, has finally started to get more realistic.
Culture Beat
“I looked at my hands, they were free,
I looked at my feet, they were too. ”
This poem sits at the feet of the Freedom! Statue on display this month as part of the Black Portland Exhibition on the sixth floor of the Glickman Library, now open to the public.
USM punished for student’s work-study scam
The NCAA released a report Feb. 22 detailing work-study violations by students in USM’s athletic department during the 2003-2004 academic year. The report also reflected the collegiate sports organization’s decision to follow recommendations set by the university to resolve the violations and safeguard from further fraud.
“We did it!”
Opportunity Maine scored a victory last Monday when the Secretary of State’s office informed USM’s Student Body President Andrew Bossie that enough signatures had been gathered for the bill proposal to be considered for legislation. A press conference was held in the State House’s Hall of Flags by supporters of the citizen’s initiative.
Huskey Highlights
Men’s basketball
Daniels named to All-Little East team
3/1 – Junior men’s basketball guard Josh Daniels (Everett, WA) was named to the All-Little East Conference second team for the second straight year. Daniels averaged a team-high 13.6 points and 4.1 rebounds per game for the 2006-07 season.
You should check them out
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Rarely do I ever go see a band without listening to them first. But the buzz around The Slip was so positive that I decided to take the chance. The Bonnaroo-bound Boston trio barged into Portland riding the success of their most recent album, Eisenhower.
How free is free music?
We are all guilty of numerous little impasses against the law. Maybe it’s driving to class five minutes late ten mph over the speed limit. Many of us take advantage of websites such as Lime Wire and Bear Share that enable the free downloading of music. Sounds harmless enough but it’s actually a crime; to record companies and artists, it’s the equivalent of walking into a store and pocketing a CD.
It’s not over
An e-mailed bomb threat was received at USM’s School of Law in Portland on Monday, Feb. 19, giving the Critical Incident Response Team (CRIT) a chance to prove that new measures for handling these incidents adopted last year can work to better reduce the chaos caused by bomb threats.
A survivor from Sudan
“Humor is essential to life,” said Valentino Achak Deng before a sold-out audience Sunday night during his discussion with Dave Eggers last Sunday. Finding humor has not come easily for Valentino; his biography, What is The What, written by author Dave Eggers, tells turbulent life tale of the Sudanese man .
Gone but not forgotten
A class designed for sufferers of dementia titled “LIFE 101: Coping with Mild Memory Loss,” was cancelled by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) due to a shortage of participants. The class, scheduled to begin mid-March, had a successful session during the Fall 2006 semester.
A win and a loss
The University of Maine System (UMS) has gained a new chancellor and USM has lost a president.On Feb. 5, the UMS Board of Trustees (BOT) unanimously chose President Richard Pattenaude as the next chancellor. Pattenaude accepted the position.Margaret Weston, chair of the BOT, said, “In the end, the Board concluded that Dr.
Scholarship deadline extended
Director of Career Services and Professional Life Development Larry Bliss announced during February break that the deadline for USM’s General Awards and Scholarships program has been extended.
Students now have until 4:30 p.m. on Friday, March 9, to submit an application for the program.
Campus Crime
USM Crime Logs
Corrections
Corrects of previous issues
Tale of two gyms
There are countless days we, as college students, saunter with glazed over eyes, passing the tucked away Sullivan Fitness complex on our way to Payson Smith. In Gorham too, we slowly drive by the Costello Sports complex without notice. Too angry in our scavenger state, prowling around for those lacking parking spaces to care about working out.
Husky highlights
Husky highlights
Bial named player of the week
Senior Huskies midfielder Adam Bial (Wenham, MA) was named the Little East Conference Offensive Player of the Week for the week of Oct. 23-29. In two USM wins last week, Bial contributed a goal and two assists for a four-point week.
Volleyball gets competitive
If you ask Braden Zamore to describe his teams passion for volleyball, he’ll tell you they live and breathe it. Zamore teamed up with Recreations Coordinator Robert Prince to help plan and organize the intramural volleyball club that exists at USM today.
“It hasn’t been easy, but I’ve been able to do it,” said Zamore.
YOU GOTTA CHECK THEM OUT!
This column is a musical soapbox. It’s about passion. It’s about a band or musician that everyone should check out.