I woke up on Sunday afternoon and rolled out of bed in my shrimp costume. I was still alive. This is notable because I had received a death threat on Saturday night. A shirtless and heavily tattooed gentleman had approached me on the street and told me that “if [I] blew the trombone one more time [he] would wrap the fuckin’ thing around my neck.
Letters to the Editor
The plight of campus Greeks…. Urban sprawl in Gorham?…. Provocation unprovoked….
Sometimes it’s what you don’t know
Claire Holman, an ESL teacher at USM and a vegetarian, recently discovered that the yogurt parfaits in the cafeteria aren’t vegetarian friendly. They contain gelatin, which is used to give the yogurt its consistency. Gelatin is made from the bones and sinews of animals – usually cows and pigs.
Flaherty inducted into ABCA Hall of Fame
On October 16, USM baseball coach Ed Flaherty was notified that he will receive college baseball coaches’ greatest honor. The American Baseball Coaches Association, (ABCA) inducts only six members a year and Flaherty joins a group of only 209 other amateur coaches, only four of whom coach at the Division III level.
USM men finish regular season with win
Coming off a disheartening loss in Saturday’s game against Eastern Connecticut, the men’s soccer team defeated Western Connecticut State University by a score of 2-1 on Sunday. The two teams battled for control throughout the first half with the score still 0-0 as time expired.
Bunker leads Husky runners to front of pack
Name: Mike Bunker. Sports: Men’s Cross Country. Hometown: Bucksport, ME. Major: Exercise Physiology. Year: Senior.
The walkway also rises
The long-awaited walkway across Bedford Street makes first appearance.
Letter From the Editor
Guys, I know it’s depressing for a lot of you that Bush got re-elected last week. For many of us, Bush’s policies are downright scary. If I hear one more whiny brat threaten to leave the country over this election, though, I am afraid I’m going to have to start handing out the bitch slaps.
Meet Joe Student
Name: Erika Jordan. Age: 26. Major: History. Year: Junior.
Drug Rehabilitation
This Unmodern World
Question of the Week
What did you do for Halloween?
Lifestyle: A Mink in Sheep’s Clothing
I am officially fed up with restaurants that suffer from what I call “closet pretension.” These places strategically appear as if they wouldn’t dream of indulging in the self-important airs that other traditional fine dining establishments do, as they are much too casual in their down-to-earth-minimalism.
Election night, Boston style
Early Wednesday morning, when it became clear that Ohio was a lock for President Bush, I went into Boston to Copley Square, to the site of the John Kerry rally. What was to have been a raucous coronation looked more like a wake. Boylston Street, which had been a sea of noise for the World Series parade on Saturday was filled with small groups of Kerry supporters, shaking their heads speaking in hushed tones, trying to figure out where it all went wrong.
USM/UMA student governments form ‘liason’ groups to discuss merger
The first of a series of conversations between the USM and the UMA student senates focusing on the merging of the two universities begins on November 19. The merger will change the make up of the USM student body and the way the University is seen around the state and country.
ASET Capital Campaign nearly reaches its goal
The School of Applied Science, Engineering and Technology’s (ASET) Capital Campaign to expand the John Mitchell Center on USM’s Gorham campus has now reached 96 percent of a $8 million goal, set two years ago.
Demosthenes’ Corner
Demosthenes (di-‘m?s-th&-“nEz): 384-322 B.C. Greek orator whose words gave courage to the Greeks to fight King Philip of Macedon. When his words ultimately failed he committed suicide. USM has a variety of illustrious speakers coming here every week. Here is a sample of some of them.
Back to work for the world champion Red Sox
Now that the ticker tape has flown and the stars have appeared on their favorite talk shows, it is time for Red Sox GM Theo Epstein to get back to work. The theme of this off-season will not be much different from any other: beat the Yankees. Yankee owner George Steinbrenner has made it clear that he will again try to remove the hearts of Red Sox Nation with a rusty spoon, in the person of Pedro Martinez.
Campus Crime
The week in misdemeanors….
In Brief
Dominican Outreach funding delayed again…. Student senate ratifies new student group…. The Free Press creates a new feature…. Student senate delays hearing proposal…. Southworth Planetarium gets down to Earth….
Sports Briefs
A review of the past week in USM athletics.
heart-comic #11
Bound for Z
Destinations
Upcoming events in the Arts world.