Free Press: How long/how many comics have you drawn for the Free Press?
Jack Duffy: I started submitting comics to The Free Press in 1998. Since then I’ve created about 300.
Question of the Week
What do you think of the bus system?
Baseball’s biggest rivalry renewed
For the second consecutive year, the Red Sox and Yankees will meet for an opportunity to go to the World Series. Last year’s series will forever be remembered by Red Sox Nation as the Aaron-fuckin’-Boone series, when the then Yankee third baseman hit the series ending home run in extra innings.
Rossignol plays large role in Huskies’ success
This week’s Husky Hero.
Meet Joe Student
Name: Tamer Omari. Age: 20. Year: Junior. Major: Physics.
In Brief
Frechette let go…. New proposal from Ferriter…. Rocks for docs…. Religious forum in Portland…. French ambassador comes to Maine…. Homecoming retreat….
Campus Crime
The week in crime.
Hoopleville
Howard Dean speaks on campus
On Thursday, Howard Dean walked in to the Woodbury Campus Center to a standing ovation. Over 130 people crowded into the amphitheatre to listen to the former presidential candidate speak. His address was the climax of a three-hour program hosted by the League of Pissed Off Voters.
November 2 approacheth
November 2 is less than a month away. While most states require voters to register over the next two weeks, Mainers can register on election day. Even so, city clerks in Gorham and Portland warn against doing so.
Sheep Shearing
Sports Briefs
A quick look at the past week in USM athletics
Patterson chronicles Angel Action role
Romaine Patterson, a friend of Matthew Shepard, attended the USM Theater Department’s production of “The Laramie Project” to talk about her friend’s death and the work she’s done since to combat hate crimes in America. Patterson has come out against homophobic lyrics in popular music and spoken throughout the country.
Seven nights of karaoke
Humiliation is a monstrous tidal wave willing to squash you. It will demolish you. It will suck you under and bury you unceremoniously among the rotting black bones of failure. To avoid humiliation, people don’t take risks. They remain comfortably out of reach of the threat.
LifeStyle
“My dog is smarter than your honor student.” What is your immediate reaction to this bumper sticker proclamation? Are you surprised, insulted, confused, or are you, at this very moment laughing and nodding your head in agreement? If you are doing the latter, then it is my guess that you, dear reader, are part of the new breed of dog lover.
Staffer Speaks
Autumn in Maine is astonishing. The trees that have sheltered laughter and romance all summer long start to blush for their summer frivolity, turning the world from a green paradise to a surreal stroll through an Impressionist painting.
Even in Maine’s biggest city, nature is woven intricately through bits of the city.
Senate votes to fund newspaper program
At Thursday’s meeting, the Student Senate voted unanimously to fund the New York Times Newspaper Readership Program. The Senate has agreed to fund half of the program, which will deliver the Times free of charge to the Portland and Gorham campuses, to a maximum of $3750.
Crime on Campus
No riots, no shootings. Just campus crime.
Women’s tennis bows to Colby-Sawyer
The USM women’s tennis team took on Colby-Sawyer College this past Thursday in a non-conference match in Gorham that ended in defeat for the Huskies. The Chargers played tough throughout the match, beating the Huskies by a 7-2 margin.
Red Sox built playoff tough
It has been two months since the Boston Red Sox traded former franchise cornerstone Nomar Garciaparra in a four way deal that netted the team first baseman Doug Mientkiewicz and shortstop Orlando Cabrera. When the trade was made many in Red Sox Nation questioned whether or not general manager Theo Epstein had received just compensation for the five-time all star.
Edwards kicks, scores and nets a victory
This week’s Husky Hero.
Lobsters at the Pearly Gates
Tim Hofmann’s view
Laramie Project delivers theatre with heart
Written by Moises Kaufman and the New York based Tectonic Theater Project, “The Laramie Project,” which opened USM’s 2004-05 theatre season, uses excerpts from interviews conducted by the Tectonic Project to provide an intimate-and often profoundly disturbing-look at the nature of hate-based violence in America.