Imagine a room full writers talking, criticizing and comparing story ideas, subject matter and style. Enter: The Wordsmith Syndicate.
There are over 50 students groups at the University of Southern Maine as part of the BSO (Board of Student Organizations).
In this week’s paper, we’re running a news brief about a letter President Pattenaude wrote to faculty and staff. It included a few paragraphs about TABOR and why he thought it would have dangerous effects for the university. This follows Pattenaude’s announcment a few weeks ago that USM already was about 2 million dollars in the hole.
Construction of a new dorm is changing the skyline of the Gorham campus. A large building emerges in Gorham where fields once were. The dorm, located near Bailey Hall, is designed for 296 upper-level and graduate-level students. The new building is scheduled to be finished for the fall of 2007.
Everyone knows bananas have lots of potassium. We know this is good for us. Our mothers told us so.
And it’s true. Potassium is an essential nutrient for all animals. In ion form, (K+) it works with the positive sodium ion (Na+) in cells to help with the passage of electrical impulses such as nerve impulses and muscle contractions.
Day Date Opponent Time
Sat. 11/11 Women’s XC 12:00 p.m.
@ NCAA Division III New England
Regional CHAMPIONSHIPS
@ Springfield College
Sat. 11/11 Men’s XC 11:00 a.m.
@ NCAA New England
Regional Championships
@ Springfield College
Sat.
Things to do instead of getting drunk with your boring roommate.
Most Americans learn more about the political process from political advertising than they do anywhere else. Being so informed by political media, we better comprehend rhetoric like “cutting and running”, “congressional rubber-stamping” and “staying the course” than we understand the basics of our own government.
Dear Editor,
I wanted to let readers know that USM should be proud of the job its Resident Assistants did to help the kids of our community recently. Some may have noticed the Noyes moving van parked near the Campus Center for three days. It was there to gather donations for the Big BIG yard sale to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southern Maine.
The so-called debate between Professor Herb Adams and his student Jason Lavoie last Wednesday was much less contentious than one would expect from candidates of two very different parties. Absent from the debate was Matt Reading, of the Green Party, leaving Lavoie (Republican) and Adams (Democrat) face to face.
Women’s Field Hockey (10-10 After first round tournament play):
10/29 – Bridgewater State 2, USM 0
10/31 – USM 1, Westfield State 0
Women’s Soccer (5-13 Season Completed):
10/28 – Western Connecticut 2, USM 0
10/31 – RIC 4, USM 1
Women’s Cross Country:
10/28 – Southern Maine placed second at the 2006 Little East Conference Championship at Keene State College.
A new art display on the Glickman Library’s 7th floor features the 12 students of Rebecca Goodale’s Special Topic Book Arts class. Their assignment was to make a pop-up book of any topic of interest.
A reception was held this past Wednesday night opening the student’s art and a few of the pop-up books they used as inspiration.
Stephen Schlesinger, director of the World Policy Institute and a recent guest at USM for United Nations Day tried his best to answer the question: Why does the United Nations seem so ineffectual when faced with a military crisis? A tough question, yet one that so many have asked before.
USM’s Portland Police left their offices in the Steego Building on Bedford Street for a new and improved space in the Sullivan Fitness Complex last Monday. Upcoming construction of the University Commons is displacing them. Lt. Jim Stanhope said the new area is smaller, but there is more office space than before.
Chandler Woodcock is your average Mainer; he’s not a career politician. His resume includes teaching for 25 years as an English teacher at Livermore Falls, Mt. Blue, and a Skowhegan area high school. As coach of the Mt. Blue girls basketball team, he led them to two Class A state championships.
The old warehouses that mar the Portland campus between Glickman Library and the Abromson Center will be torn down beginning Monday and transformed into the University Commons, a new building, promenade and plaza that Craig Hutchinson, vice president of student and university life, describes as “the gateway to campus for the community.
A cozy cottage near Pine Tree Shopping Plaza houses two remarkable restaurants-The Blue House Caf? open for breakfast and lunch, and Francisco’s, open for dinner. The tight two-room dining space was nearly full at about 11:00 a.m., but we managed to get the last table.
After two bomb threats last month, a bomb expert is arriving on campus to help USM Police train faculty and staff in evacuation procedures and identifying explosives. Police Chief Lisa Beecher has secured the services of Tim Culbert, president of New England Chemical and Explosive Disposal, Inc.
USM | Pattenaude Urges Campus to Vote
PORTLAND–President Richard Pattenaude released a statement via e-mail urging all members of USM’s community to vote tomorrow on TABOR, no matter if it is supported or not. He gave the positions of the Board of Trustees and the Board of Visitors, who oppose it.
Nov. 10, 1871-UJIJI, ZANZIBAR– Seven years after Scottish doctor and missionary David Livingstone’s disappearance in the heart of Africa, a search party led by journalist Henry Stanley found him. Stanley and his party had been searching for Livingstone for eight months.
Rather than just looking at the sky for some insight into your week, I perform a single card tarot reading to see what challenges
and blessings are approaching you during your journey through life.
ARIES (KING OF SWORDS) ????: Energy and zeal, Aries.
When Loverless stepped on to a red-lit stage, there was an intense wail over the crowd. Some were requesting older songs like “50 Dollar Ticket” and “Trying to Avoid Your Love,” and ladies screamed “Elijah, take your shirt off.”
In the back of the crowd a high pitched voice yelled: “Dan if you don’t give me my skeleton mask, the goblins will get you.
This week, we were confronted with an unusual circumstance: One of our columnists, Alex Steed, planned on writinga review of the film, “Jackass II.” Instead, he decided at the last minute to use his “Media Whore”
column to criticize The Free Press for what he thought was our biased coverage(Sept.
Theatre, says Autumn Rose, a student and featured player in the theatre department’s season opener, Equus, is “a nice escape from reality and it gives you a new perspective on life and other people’s lives.”
The Tony award-winning play, an emotionally charged show that deals with issues of spirituality, passion, and obsession, opens Friday in Gorham and runs until October 15.
Counselors at USM’ s health services say they see “a lot” of students seeking help for depression, and that in most instances, it stems from relationships.
“Depression is called the silent killer,” said Kristine Bertini, director of University Health and Counseling Services (UHCS).