At the beginning of the year I embarked upon a game of strip poker and last week I lost. Now, I stand here naked before you.
Local music store drives voter registration
It may not surprise anyone that young people are still not going to the polls to vote. The percentage of voters in the 18 to 24 year-old age category has been steadily declining since the 1970s. Chris Brown of Bull Moose Music wants to do something about poor voter turnout among young people.
The wild, wild East
“Poor Sharon. We were in the middle of nowhere and she had just fallen off her horse and couldn’t move. We put up a tarp to shelter her from the sun and exchanged ideas. The sun was hot, all of us were emotionally strung out – especially Sharon’s husban, Noam – and a sense of helplessness was taking over.”
Scoreboard
Softball, lacrosse, track, baseball, tennis…
The USM Trombone Choir
School of Music faculty member Brian L. Diehl led the six members of the USM Trombone Choir in a concert last Thursday evening, with pieces ranging from Bach and Wagner to jazz. Their performance included the premiere of “Passacaglia” by Lauren Bernofsky.
“The Way Air Should Be”
Five USM students recently attended a conference at Harvard not knowing where they would sleep. The four girls and guy found an offer of floor space in a dorm room though, and everyone left with a smile. The conference was organized by Harvard’s Environmental Action Committee and The Climate Campaign, a coalition of Northeast schools from nine states working to reduce human activities that contribute to global climate change.
Using sustainability as a tool for responsible decision making
Stevenson Munro, USM nursing major from Portland, is frustrated about the lack of public transportation in the city. “Portland is … just the right size, everything is mostly within walking distance. But the public transportation is so bad that you need to have a car.”
Sports Schedule
The upcoming week in USM athletics.
CD is full of Air
While you may not recognize the names Nicolas Godin and Jean-Benoit Dunckel, you may have heard their music before. The duo that makes up the French band Air provided music for the soundtracks of Sophia Coppola’s movies “The Virgin Suicides” and “Lost in Translation.
Letters to the Editor
Liability vs. sustainability: a crowning moment; Changing the U; University unsympathetic to Jewish position; Insensitive Achewood; Logo and other projects free and worthwhile; Christian supporters of gay marriage are hypocrites; Johnny, get your gun.
America’s new most trusted political source?
Are young potential voters a lost cause?
Same sex marriage debate
The same sex marriage teach in on Thursday April 8, 2004 gave the University and community an opportunity to learn more about the issue of same sex marriage.
Sports for the Layperson
What is an RBI?
“Hellboy” is a hellride
I picked up a comic book from the stack of magazines at the mechanic’s the other day: “The Hulk.” It was an enjoyable, though unbelievable, story with all the characteristics of a great comic book: good battling evil, a superhero with known superpowers, an easy to follow storyline and a happy ending. The creators of the movie “Hellboy” could have learned a lot from my short wait at the mechanic’s.
Sports Trivia
What USM baseball player was recently named LEC athlete of the week?
Crime On Campus
A student in Portland Hall told the police he was threatened….
The right side of a car parked in Gorham was found kicked in….
Police were called to Dickey Hall on suspicion of marijuana use….
Men’s Lacrosse Pounds UNE
The USM Lacrosse Team dominated UNE on their way to an 11-5 victory over the University of New England Nor’easters, on Thursday April 8.
The win ended a three game skid and improved the Huskies to 3-4 on the season. The Huskies need just two more wins to tie the school record for victories in a season.
But Doesn’t Everybody Gamble?
Compulsive gambling is a chronic and progressive disease, much like alcoholism or drug addiction. It’s hard to detect and difficult to treat because you can’t take away the “drug of choice” – money. People whose gambling always has predetermined and acceptable limits are at low risk of becoming compulsive gamblers.
Meet Joe Student
Name: Steve Atwood Age: 23 Major: Physics Where are you from? East Wilton, Maine What brought you to the area? Why did you choose USM? The price of the school. It was a lot cheaper than other schools I was looking at. I went to a few other colleges before I came here.
Men’s Outdoor Track Preview
The USM Men’s Outdoor Track team kicked off their season on Saturday, April 3 at the Springfield College Quadrangular Meet (after press time). The Huskies figure to be more competitive than last season and are looking to build off the success they enjoyed this past indoor season.
Meet Joe Student
Name: Joseph Carter Age: 24 Major: Media Studies Where are you from? Caribou, ME What brought you to the area? What do you think of it? I wanted to get out of a small town and I wanted to find a city with more live music and more going on. Why did you choose USM? It had a good media studies program and it was the farthest south I could get and be in Maine.
Santa Claus, washing machine featured in student art exhibit
Gorham Art Gallery Director Carolyn Eyler describes this year’s juried student art exhibit as “a snapshot of the art department” here at USM. The pieces displayed range from painting, drawing, photography and linotypes to pottery, wooden and metal sculptures, and a film.
UMaine System May Face Cuts in Aid
A proposal from President Bush’s administration to reallocate federal student funding threatens to severely deplete financial aid funding for New England schools, especially here in Maine.
Hope springs eternal in Red Sox nation
April is the cruelest month — especially in Maine. Spring won’t break until mid May or even June, and we may be facing another snowstorm. Nonetheless, the baseball season officially got underway Sunday night and we can only hope that it brings milder temperatures.