As a child, I really wanted to give blood. No, I do not mean I wanted to play hockey, I wanted to donate my blood cells to the Red Cross and save the life of somebody I would never meet. Unfortunately, this dream will never be realized because somebody whispered to somebody else there was a possibility I was a fag.
Clean yourself up, clean up your environment
The last couple of days have been seasonably gray and wet here in Southern Maine. Some may say we’ve had it coming. I think you’ll agree that the weather has been unusually pleasant this fall. It seems we’ve had more sunny days in a row than we’re normally allotted.
Letters to the Editor
Flu vaccine clarification, content criticism, course fee concerns, and a Campus Ecology Recognition award. Alliteration, anyone?
End of the semester reflections
The end of the semester is a time for reflection on our triumphs and on our lost opportunities. I came into this job as enthusiastic as a puppy. I ran full-speed toward every goal I thought was reasonable. Since this job has so many unknowns it is basically akin to trying to navigate in a messy room with the lights off, I pretty much fell over every possible piece of furniture and knocked all the delicate stuff on the floor.
Question of the Week
What is your most embarrassing Thanksgiving memory?
Meet Joe Student
Name: (Crazy) Joe Frechette. Age: 24. Major: Media Studies. Year: Super Senior.
Student Senate recognizes new BSO groups
USM’s 33rd Student Senate voted to approve the constitutions of three new student groups on Friday, December 3. In the same meeting the senators passed a proposal to change the name of the Women’s Studies Student Organization to the Gender Studies Student Organization.
Merger angers UMA staff
Since news of the University of Maine at Augusta merging with the University of Southern Maine, student and faculty groups at both campuses have been discussing both benefits and concerns. The faculties of the two universities have met officially for discussion.
Student Senate knocks Red Cross policy
The Student Senate passed a proposal which resolves the donor eligibility as set by the Food & Drug Administration and the Red Cross as being discriminatory against homosexual men. The decision will not prevent the Red Cross from collecting blood on the campus.
Ben Meiklejohn voted USM student representative to BOT
The 33rd Student Senate voted by secret ballot to reappoint Ben Meiklejohn as the student representative to the Board of Trustees. Senate Parliamentarian Adam Mirmelli nominated Meiklejohn for the position. Also nominated for the position, but not present at the meeting was Melissa Patent.
Parfaits no longer contain gelatin
The yogurt used in the parfaits in the USM cafeterias no longer contains gelatin.
UMA turns out for Senate meeting
The UMA members of the USM/UMA student government liaison teams observed the first hour of the USM’s 33rd Student Senate meeting.
Senate helps feed 300 students
The 33rd Student Senate ups its budget for the Dec. 8 Holiday Fest.
Maine recycles week: Mission USM
The University of Southern Maine’s Office of Environmental and Economic Sustainability defines sustainability as “the ability of current generations to meet present needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” This plays itself out in the way the university recycles its waste, efficiency of energy use and oil resources.
Demosthenes’ Corner
USM has a variety of illustrious speakers coming here every week. Here is a sample of some of them.
The Free Press thanks our newest staff members
The end of the semester is a good time to thank everyone who has contributed to the Free Press and to congratulate everyone who stuck around and became part of the staff. Without your steady contributions and the quality of your work, the paper wouldn’t look anywhere near as good as it does today.
USM creates new designated smoking areas
Decaying leaves and cigarette butts carpet the ground next to a smoking receptacle behind Luther Bonney Hall. But next week prepare to see that smoking receptacle moved to a new “designated smoking area.”
Loathing on Campus
A crowd of nearly 50 students descended like a pride of threatened lions on an unarmed intruder.
I was walking to class, just getting out of work at the bookstore, when I heard a middle aged man shouting. It was Brother Matt. He looked like he came right off of a New York street corner.
Why this isn’t a preview of the Bill Street Songbook
This week, my esteemed editor (Tim, of the red hair and swanky ties) handed me a fairly simple assignment: write 800 words on the upcoming Bill Street Faculty Concert on November 19. This is not that article.
USM women’s hoops built for success
The USM women’s basketball team finished last season with an impressive record of 29-2. The Huskies season ended with a disappointing loss to Bowdoin in the third round of the NCAA tournament. Bowdoin was the only team to beat the Huskies, defeating them once in the regular season as well.
In honor of memory
The Wellsprings of Memory is an exhibit in the Glickman library dedicated to the soul of remembering.
Ambassador Charles Dunbar addresses World Affairs Council of Maine
“I want to hear whether or not we’re winning the war on terrorism,” said Phil Caper, one of the 20 directors of the World Affairs Council of Maine (WAC). This was a common sentiment among the approximately 90 people who had come to listen to Charles Dunbar, professor of international relations at Boston University and former ambassador from the United States to Yemen and Qatar, address the WAC during last Tuesday’s breakfast briefing titled “The War on Terror 2005-2008: Possible coming attractions,” at the Double Tree Hotel in Portland.
Men’s ice hockey gears up for winter season
USM men’s ice hockey is returning 18 players from last year’s roster, which is often a large attribution to a successful season.
Behold the blog: the internet’s role in Election 2004
The Albert Glickman Family Library at the University of Southern Maine and several staff members at USM sponsored a panel lecture and discussion titled, “Did the Internet Influence the Election?” The panel spoke on the seventh floor of the library on Tuesday, November 9, at 7 p.