Hoopleville
Puppet research grants.
Bound for Z
It’s baa-aack….
Juggling chainsaws, dodging spears
I may have made a bad decision this week. It was a snap decision, and I had no precedent to follow. Here’s how it happened: last Wednesday, our Advertising Manager, John Marshall, handed me a flyer pushing an appearance by Miguel Camejo, Ralph Nader’s running mate.
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William Burke reviews “L’auberge Espangnole” (The Spanish Apartment).
LifeStyle
I will have you know that I suffered quite a lot in order to properly write this article. Because I consider it my personal responsibility to give you only the very best information, I really had no other choice than to party it up at Portland’s many many nightspots.
Are bicyclists sexier or do they just have more sex?
Why weren’t there more bicycles parked on campus in the brilliant sunlight of this gorgeous, clear September day?
Question of the Week
Are you in a Frat/sorority? Would you join one? Why or why not?
Letters to the Editor
Don’t get left in the cold!
Meet Joe Student
Name? Courtney Dute. Age? 19. Major? Business. Year? Sophomore….
In Brief
Student senate’s online forum…. Political Author to visit USM…. WMPG hosts new civil rights show…. Free tax cap forum at Muskie…. Environmentally-concious movie in Bailey….
Campus Crime
The USM crime report.
Meet Joe Student
Name: Leah Jutras Age: 19 Year: Freshman Major: Nursing
If you need to eat…
Anthony’s Italian Kitchen
151 Middle St.
774.8668
10:30 a.m. – 9 p.m. Mon-Sat
The greasiest, most delectable pizza in town. Find it between Videoport and Bull Moose, and under Casco Bay Books. You could basically live in this building. Salads, pasta and sandwiches are also very good and on the menu.
Aramark: The good, the bad and the ugly
Hundreds of new students are now eating at Gorham’s finest dining hall, located right in the Brooks Student Center. The question is are they enjoying what they pay to eat?
Letter to the Editor
STD coverage proves offensive
Senate addresses bus complaints
For over five years now, V.I.P. Charter buses have been shuttling students between Portland and Gorham. This year, the volume of students far exceeded the carrying capacity of the shuttle buses.
Threat to liberty?
G.W., fighting terrorism of all kinds.
Confidence in UMS Chancellor questioned
Amid serious practical concerns from the faculty and staff of its constituent universities, the chief governing body of the University of Maine System (UMS) will decide on a major change in the system’s organization today. Among other things, the plan includes merging the University of Maine at Augusta with USM.
Women’s tennis is young, but feeling quite confident
The women’s tennis team lost to Bates 8-1 last Tuesday. Though the outcome of the match was not in favor of the lady Huskies they remain optimistic about the match. “Playing such a strong team so early gives our young team experience and practice,” said junior Catie McCarthy (Newport, VT).
USM Theater opens season with “The Laramie Project”
“The Laramie Project” is a creative compilation from over two hundred interviews with the people of Laramie, Wyoming, examining reactions to the beating and subsequent death of Matthew Shepard in 1998. Director Wil Kilroy and his actors agree that this is not the kind of project USM has seen before.
USM’s Stonecoast MFA experiences changes
The Stonecoast Masters in Fine Arts Creative Writing Program is getting a permanent full-time director. Since its conception, interim directors have cared for the program. On September 1, celebrated poet Annie Finch stepped in as the permanent director.
Drink and eat your fill of grease, day or night
People eat late for many reasons. Some of them are nurses who work night shifts at hospitals and they eat their breakfasts at 10:30 p.m.. Some are insomniacs gone nuts by the claustrophobia of four rooms, driven into the city’s night for a belly full of sleepless solace.
Do you believe in ‘the curse?’
September in New England means three things are certain: the days become shorter and colder, the Red Sox will find a way to disappoint us and everybody will blame “the curse of the Bambino.”