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Husky Hero
Name: Sara Marzouk Major: Marketing Year: 2006 Age: 23 Team:Cross country Pre-game rituals: “Warm up with the team, visualize my race.” Recent highlights: “8th overall at the UMass Dartmouth Invitational, first time I have run a 5k under 19 minutes in cross country.
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Cards and Stars Horoscopes
Rather than just looking at the sky for some insight into your week, I, Lemma Luciferous, perform a single card tarot reading each week to see what challenges and blessings are approaching you during your journey through life. r: retrograde, inverse On top of your game Things are going well Average week…
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Listings
Farmers Market: Wednesdays, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., Corthell Hall Lawn, Gorham; Fridays, 11 a.m.-1:30 p.m., near Child Care Services playground, Portland, FMI call 228-8151. Monday, September 26, 2005 The Big Easy: The Big Easy Acoustic Showcase feat. Dominic Lavoie 9pm, $5, 21+ USM – Portland: Gloria S.
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State Theatre Hotspot for Shows in 2005
As the lights go down, a strong push of adrenaline fills your veins, and thrusts itself from your lungs. You scream, holler, jump, or dance. The music begins, and the bass pounds through your whole body. Arms raise, while fingers signal the “rock out” sign.
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Stolen jewels: an evening of french treasures
James Ashworth Arts and Entertainment Editor The Portland Wind Trio will blow open the 2005-2006 Faculty Concert Series with their show “Stolen Jewels: An evening of French Treasures.” The trio will showcase original French pieces played on different instrumentations.
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From Greece to Corthell: Bill Street and Daniel Strange
Angelique Carson Contributing Writer I could feel the energy of the room before I could even sit down. Walking into Corthell Hall on Friday night, September 23rd, I knew my first jazz experience was going to be more than just a toe-tapping good time. As I took my seat in the warm room, I looked…
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Question of the Week
Question: How much did you spend to fill your car this week? Joe Reynolds English (with a minor in Labor Studies) Senior Not a penny. It’s a tax write-off. Sara Goodhue French Senior It was about 10 gallons and cost me 27-something. Rob Ellis Political Science Freshman I have a car, but I don’t use…
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Meet Joe Student
Name: Shana Maynard Major: Biology Year: Junior Hometown: East Fairfield, VT Age: 21 How did you become Athlete of the Month? I was here every day and all the nice people here voted for me. How has Athlete of the Month changed your life? It got me this interview.
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Perspectives from abroad: Swedish waitresses do it better
Dana Artz Free food is one of the perks of being a waitress. When the kitchen cooks the wrong order, I consider it my moral responsibility to grab a few harried forkfuls between waiting tables. It seems criminal to throw out a slightly salty lobster bisque.
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Letter from the Editor
If you love Sublime, Badfish, tribute bands or art in general, I highly recommend you read Josh Schlesinger’s article “Badfish: Appropriate Name,” which appears in this week’s A&E section. In this article, Josh makes a fascinating “if…then…” statement: “if music is synonymous with art and art is synonymous with originality then…” You can read the…
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Global Traveller with Alex Steed
Alex Steed Columnist Today I am wearing the shirt that I was supposed to buy with the store credit card I’ve been told to use to build credit with which I am to buy a car then a house. But, I’ve spent all this morning worrying that the collar looks funny.
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Katrina and USM
Making news around the country, colleges have opened their doors for students displaced by Hurricane Katrina. Bates College, for example, offered any Maine undergraduates enrolled in colleges in the hurricane affected region free courses during the fall semester.
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Honoring Honors
by Jamie McAvoy Staff Writer In an effort to accommodate the growing needs of the University, the Honors Program will likely be changed to a college, capable of granting degrees. USM is working on the honor’s curriculum as part of revisions to the general education program.
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USM police chief talks about career, crime and being a female police officer.
Amber Spaeth Contributing Writer Lisa Beecher served at the Portland Police Department for 21 years before retiring in 1998 to become the chief of police at USM. For the past eight years she has worked to make the campus as safe as possible for students, staff and faculty.
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In Brief
Student Senators resign from their positions Two senators handed in their resignations at the third Senate meeting of the semester. Mike Bardin and Sergio Descart had their resignations accepted. . Descart cited time restrictions and other obligations with his position of President on the Board of Student Organizations (BSO).
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Campus Crime
September 20 At 3:49 p.m. a car drove through the parking garage gate disabling the system. September 22 Students riding the bus into Gorham reported a male subject was in their personal space. The subject stated he was not a student. The case is under investigation.
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DEMOSTHENES’ CORNER
USM has a variety of illustrious speakers coming here every week. Here is a sample of some of them. This list is not all-inclusive and the number of listings is contingent on space. If you, your student group, club, etcetera would like to place a listing, send an email to freepress@usm.
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Comics
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Husky Hero
ELIZABETH BRUNTON COMMUNICATION SENIOR AGE: 20 Stats: starter Recent highlights: “The amazing, perfect and most beautiful assists by my right forward, Julia Cyr and center forward, Eva Hanson” Pre-game rituals: “Getting each other focused and pumped up for the game.
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USM field hockey team acquires first win of the season
The Huskies defeated the Westfield State College Owls 2-1 in a Little East Conference game Sept. 10 at the Gorham campus. The game was tied up until the last three minutes of the game when senior Kayla Vaughan (Monroe) scored the game-winning goal. – This win gives the Huskies a 1-0 conference record and a…
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Women’s tennis team gains victory over Salem State
The women’s tennis team dominated the three doubles matches against Salem State College Lady Vikings 7-2 in a Little East Conference match on Sept. 13. The win brings the Huskies conference record to 1-1. Several singles wins were also posted.
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Men’s cross country runner receives accolade
Sophomore Curtis Wheeler (Derby, Vt), of the men’s cross country team, was named the Little East Conference runner of the week for Sept. 12. – Wheeler has placed first and twentieth in two events so far this season. At the season-opening New England College Invitational, Wheeler placed first with a time of – 27:58 to…
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Soccer team blows past Framingham State
Huskies zip past Rams with a 2 to 1 lead SPORTS EDITOR – The Framingham State Rams never had a chance to catch up to USM’s Lady Huskies soccer team last Wednesday in a non Little East Conference match at the USM soccer field in Gorham. The Huskies beat the Rams 6-2.
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USM fall sports schedule
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY September September Date Opponent Time Sat. 24 at Harrier Classic tba Sat. 24 at Gordon College Invitational tba at Franklin Park, Boston, Mass. at Wenham, Mass. October October Sat. 1 at UMaine Farmington Invitational tba Sat.
