Due to increased costs across the board, USM students may once again see a tuition increase for the upcoming year. According to Sam Andrews, Chief Financial Officer for the University, the Board of Trustees will vote at their next meeting on a proposal from the USM administration that requests an increase in tuition prices for the 2004/2005 school year.
Dance USM
This year’s “Dance USM!” spotlights pieces by student and guest choreographers. The dancing ranges from clog to ballet-jazz to contemporary ballet and modern dance.
Southern Maine softball continues smooth sail
The University of Southern Maine women’s softball squad continued their winning ways on Wednesday April 21 as they stormed to a sweep of Babson College in Wellesley, Massachusetts. The non-conference doubleheader sweep improved the powerful Lady Huskies record to 26-5-1 and increased their latest winning streak to four games.
Meet Joe Student
Name: Ross Kearney. Age: 22. Major: Philosophy. Where are you from? Standish. Why did you choose USM? It was cheap.
Maine tribe members read Bingo-related play
A group of American Indians, mostly from Penobscot Nation in Maine, came to USM last week to perform a play reading of Tomson Highway’s “The Rez Sisters.” The reading was part of opening events week for the top floors of Glickman library, and was co-sponsored by USM Multicultural Student Affairs, the Women’s Resource Center, the Center for Sexualities and Gender Diversity and the women’s studies department.
Hostel or brothel?
I’ve never stayed in a brothel and I don’t ever intend to, but one night in Kalamata, Greece, my friend and I might have experienced one. Having spent nearly eight months in Asia, I decided to hit up Greece for some island hopping. My current roommate, Nick, decided to leave his homestead here in Maine to join me for a month.
Student guardsmen dies in ambush
Craig Ardry and Chris Gelineau shared many fates. They both lived in Maine, were both at one point USM students and both served in the National Guard. Unfortunately, they both also rode in the lead Humvee that caught the brunt of an anti-American ambush in Iraq last Tuesday morning.
UMS drops Maine Scholar’s funding
Evidence of the tight financial times facing the University of Maine System seems to manifest itself everywhere: in meager financial aid packages, in impossibly low class availability, even in budget cuts for university funded publications. Despite the recent university wide budget cuts, one publication continues to thrive even as its identity changes.
It’s Spring – celebrate biodiversity with your neighbors!
We have new neighbors. They haven’t put up curtains yet and we have been shamelessly watching them in their new, toxic-free, energy-efficient home. The wife beats her head against the walls, shouts a lot and did all the renovations. The husband is a loud mouth too, but nobody’s complaining.
Bush visits Maine on Earth Day
The 13 cars in the funeral procession for the environment were outnumbered by the 16 vehicle presidential motorcade for President Bush’s Earth Day address.
Student research matters
Is poverty a factor in the way parents speak to their children? How long does it take for farm-raised fish to adjust to predators? What kind of Research goes into producing a play? These were among of the projects that students presented at Thinking Matters, the third annual presentation of student research and scholarship.
Legislation allows 17-year-olds to vote in primaries
Golfers will no longer have to smuggle beers onto the course, women will have easier access to the “morning after” pill, and some 17-year-olds will have the chance to vote in Maine primaries. These are all among the dozens of bills Maine legislators have been working on for the ’04 session.
Student business awarded $10,000
Delta Surface Technologies (DST), LLC was the winning team in the 2004 Student Business Plan Competition. They were awarded $10,000 to start their own business and $15,000 in consulting services.
DST got their idea for making surfaces flat because Jonathan Wappel, one of the members of Delta Surfaces, is a hockey player and is part of his own management group that owns ice rinks.
E-Waste bill could cost University
The University could be affected by a new law which holds municipalities and manufacturers responsible for the collection and recycling of old computer monitors and televisions, and places a six dollar per unit fee on the retail sale of all televisions.
The concern is that computer vendors may be reluctant to do business in a state where it is required to pay for producing and recycling its products as well.
Bound for Z
Alien Masters
Sports for the Layperson
How are college tennis matches scored?
Sports Trivia
Which USM tennis player was recently named LEC rookie of the week for the second time this season?
Scoreboard
Sports scores from 4/17/04 to 4/23/04.
Sports Schedule
It’s spring! Go see a game!
Health Beat: How can I avoid getting sick while traveling?
If you plan to travel outside the U.S. to almost any area almost any area except most of Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, and Japan – see a health care provider, preferably four to six weeks before you leave. He or she will want to know your itinerary and the kinds of activities you are planning.
Mafia Fish
“It’s a Sicilian message. It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes.”
Horror Movie
Chilling.
A Short Moment – Episode One
Is that God?
Crime On Campus
Police are called in to break up a group of drunken musicians…. Easter baskets stolen…. An “ex-boyfriend/girlfriend dispute…..