A quick look at the past week in USM athletics
Have your cheesecake and eat it too
My friend Diane’s diet allows, nay, encourages her to eat cheesecake. That’s right, cheesecake: the fat-laden, richer than rich, utterly delectable dessert (which just so happens to be a favorite of yours truly). This discovery was made while Diane, I and two other media studies seniors stood in her fabulous gourmet kitchen a few Friday evenings ago.
Question of the Week
What would you do if your hot water got shut off for a week?
Letter from the Editor
I know I said we’d do a nightclub section next week in my last letter. And I know how much you were all looking forward to it. I know. I know it hurts to be lied to, but I just can’t do this anymore. In retrospect, the idea of doing special sections at the very beginning of the school year was a silly idea.
Artists Drink Party Art
Alex Steed is brainwashing you with hypnotism. He is collecting all of the sensitive thoughts in Portland and wrapping them softly. Steed is the compassionate tyrant king of a “dictatorial arts & literature collective specializing in essays, chaos, interviews, stories, music, design and more.
An end to the paper chase?
Hopefully not, at least in the sense that students having the option will presumably continue to attend law school or pursue other educational opportunities. Probably not, in that we may any day soon realize the ellusive “paperless office”. In recent decades, per capita paper use has increased at roughly three times the rate of population growth.
If you don’t have a stove
It is not a stretch to claim that most college students are dirt poor, and finding affordable food for preparation in the dorm can be difficult at times. One might be used to having home-cooked meals prepared by parents, but when the semester starts, it is a different ballgame.
President Patenaude talks about UMS restructuring plan
The University could be undergoing major changes depending on the outcome of the Board of Trustees’ vote on Sunday regarding the System’s Strategic Plan. While the plan gives broad details and goals, it is up to the presidents of the universities to implement them.
In Brief…
Library acquires social movements and women…. Gym complex gains chair…. Free food still a possibility…. Red Cross still wants your blood…. College fair yet to come….
Campus Crime
The happenings of hoodlums.
Five cars burglarized
Between 10:30 p.m. on August 30 and 7:30 a.m. on August 31, four cars at Portland Hall and one car in Gorham were broken into. According to Penny Belanger, a USM Police detective, “They look for anything that looks convenient, that they can break into easy.”
This issue of the Free Press is like a tasty, albeit misshappen, birthday cake (or tofu dish)!
“Stripped of the day-to-day supervision, the freshman has to depend on his or her own faculties in every concievable matter, from balancing studies with social life, to the moral and ethical questions that the depraved college social scene poses.”
SPECIAL: Dorm Living
People often think of a dorm room as a provisional space, a disposable and transitory closet that also has windows and a bed, but a little foresight can go a long way toward making even the meager space allotted in a USM dormitory more useful.
Men’s soccer team undefeated after opening tournament
The men’s soccer team began their season undefeated after two close games in the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Invitational in Troy, NY. Head Coach Eric Miller said this is the first season in a long time that the team has had such a strong start.
Bookstore hacked
A hacker broke into the computer system that manages accounts and purchases at the USM Portland campus bookstore on August 30, causing a complete system crash.
USM says goodbye to one of its staff
For the greater part of the last 15 years, Kenneth W. Fitzgerald worked for the University’s Facilities Management as a building and grounds management worker. On the Portland campus, he was well-liked by all who knew him. Fitzgerald died unexpectedly of a heart attack on Thursday, June 24, 2004. He was 68 years old.
Zanzibar’s Top Five Top Fives
Zanzibar, the all-knowing Free Press production genie, breaks it down, 1/2 Letterman-style.
Greek Art
I have this idea to write about Greek involvement in the arts. People laugh when I bring this up. They think this will be a very short piece, i.e., Greek Involvement in the Arts… doesn’t exist. It is this stereotype that I seek to break. Are fraternity brothers sculpting anything besides beeramids? Is anyone shooting intellectually stimulating porno? It has been proven that arts flourish in abusive environments, such as prisons and detainment camps.
Clear consent
A few months ago, a friend of mine went out with an ex-boyfriend, got drunk and when they got back to her place, they had sex. When she told me about it, she was upset because she said she hadn’t really wanted to, but she was really drunk and didn’t know what to do.
Senate funds paper on groundhog mating
The Student Senate began its 2004-2005 session with a new chair, goals to streamline efficiency and the hope that a larger population of students will recognize the organization.
Place to study in Portland
This is not a comprehensive list, but it will get you started on finding some places to study. Explore the area for yourself, break your routine and find your own favorites. If you find a terrific spot, let me know!
Profile of a Senator
Ezekiel (Zeke) Kimball, the chair of the Student Senate met with me on a muggy afternoon at 11 Baxter Blvd. While his handshake was firm, his nervous smile indicated a shy, humble person, preferring the behind-the-scenes view over the spotlight this interview would bring.
In Brief…
Cutover to Call Pilot…. Fair stops for no rain…. Alumni to get champagne…. Free food for all…. Red Cross at USM…. Costello to offer College Counseling.
Campus crime
Seven days in the sphere of scofflaws…