What would you do if you were given a seat on the Student Senate?
Party in the house that Ruth built
One Fan’s Perspective…
Brzowski’s New England gothic Hip-Hop
New England rapper Brzowski is putting a new face on hip-hop.
I’m growing!
The sports section is expanding!
LifeStyle
It’s all about exercise, right? It’s the key to happiness, a long life, and fabulously thin thighs… blah freakin’ blah. What about those of us (me) who despise running, sweating and generally pushing our bodies into states of pure, unadulterated exhaustion?
In Brief
Force forms forum…. Senate waiting for Westphal…. Student senate delays ITV proposal again…. Senate sends financial request to committee…. Two constitutions tabled…. Promised papers produced…. Senate appointments…. History open house….
Marzouk sprints to the head of the pack as this week’s ‘Husky Hero’
Name: Sara Marzouk Sport: Cross Country Hometown: Wilder, VT. Year: Senior Major: Business
Demosthenes’ Corner
Scope out these upcoming lectures here at USM.
Lady Huskies capture first win
The USM Huskies field hockey team finally have something to cheer about after Tuesday’s match against the St. Joseph’s College Monks. the Huskies won their first game of the season, improving their record to 1-11. The Monks fell to 0-10.
Bob Bergeron’s tough poetry
Bob Bergeron possesses the intensity of an industrial-strength bug zapper. He is constantly buzzing, crackling and popping, practically glowing, feeding on ideas like dragonflies. His poetry possesses these same qualities; simple and vibrant, it kicks you in the ribs.
Digital censorship in the election year
Last Friday, John Kerry assured the American public that he supports the PATRIOT Act. Passed three years ago in the wake of 9/11, the controversial bill gives new freedom to law enforcement, expanding, among other things, their ability to monitor phone and internet communications.
Portland Hall shuttles to begin running on biodiesel
In the coming weeks the Portland Hall shuttle will begin running on biodiesel. Last spring the USM student body passed an initiative, by a vote of 564 to 114, to switch the shuttle buses over to B20 biodiesel, a blend of 80 percent petrodiesel and 20 percent vegetable oil.
Isle au Rat
Q&A with Bob Cochran
The Free Press asked Bob Cochran for a self-portrait in his style. Cochran declined, saying, “It would look like a Rorschach test.”
Crime and punishment on campus
Jeff Etienne and Ronald Favis met on the first day of school. A friendship quickly formed only to end a couple of weeks ago.
“We were at Wendy’s one day and he had [the credit card] out and I memorized the number,” said Jeff Etienne, a freshman majoring in criminology and Portland Hall resident.
LifeStyle
Simple pleasures. You remember; the kind that didn’t require planning, extras, accessories or much money. Like the unexpected gorgeousness that is a plate of hopelessly misshapen pancakes piled high, dripping with melted butter and warmed maple syrup. Or the inexplicable thrill of jumping into a mountain of sunset-hued leaves, or sipping hot chocolate in an attempt to warm your flushed cheeks after a chilly afternoon.
Letters to the Editor
Provocateur…. Heinz for Kerry…. Successive generations will thank you….
USM Faculty weigh votes of no confidence in Chancellor, BOT and strategic plan
The USM Faculty Senate Executive Committee submitted three “no confidence” motions to the faculty senate October 1 according to Roxie Black, USM Faculty Senate Chair. Motion one votes no confidence in the strategic plan; motion two in the chancellor; and motion three in the Board of Trustees (BOT).
Sports Briefs
A short review of USM athletics.
Hoopleville
Hoopleville turns one
In Hoopleville, there are powdered whales and tilt-a-whirls. People hit each other with hammers and have blimpophobia. Hoopleville’s newsletter has been appearing in select Portland locations since last October.
Art Auction
Want a month of life coaching? You can get it if your the high bidder. Paintings, photos, life-coaching; these things and more are up for auction at the 30th Annual Art Auction at Maine College of Art (MECA).
Senate asks administration to reconsider tuition
The Student Senate passed a resolution last week designed to encourage the chancellor, the president of USM and the Board of Trustees to find new ways of determining tuition.
All senators present voted in favor of the proposal.
Proposal 33-14 was introduced on October 1 by Senator Jeremy Collette.