Serve over 18 billion meals daily. This is the challenge we must meet if we are to feed all members of the human community three square meals a day. There are now over six billion of us, and we all want to eat two, maybe three, meals a day. In America, the norm appears to be moving in the direction of one long, continuous “grazing period.”
Health Beat: A word on testicular cancer
Monthly testicular self-exams (TSE) can save your scrotum. It’s a risk-free, pain-free way to check your testes for potential problems because testicular cancer comes with virtually no obvious symptoms or pain. According to the National Cancer Institute, cancer of the testes is the most common cancer in men 15 to 35 years of age.
Letter from the Editor: Hate the Free Press? Read this
We covered sports teams making the playoffs, countless plays and concerts and art shows. We shot telling photos to document the construction of the parking garage, teach-ins, and all the various people who make up this diverse university.
Whitney runs with success
Senior Darryl Whitney of the men’s track and field team has had an extremely successful athletic and academic career at USM.
USM grad takes on the “old boys”
Being one of “Maine’s 10 Most Intriguing People” isn’t enough for USM graduate Shay Bellas. She is a loving wife, a caring mother, a strong advocate of women’s rights, staunch feminist, and, oh yes, the owner and general manager of a full-contact women’s football franchise.
Planet Digest: Week of April 21 ~ 27, 2003
Astrology shows possibilities… you have the power of choice! Charlie Gould’s “Planet Digest”
Meet Joe Student: Cole Haradon
Meet Cole Hardon, frisbee player with interests in law.
The Bad Plus: An acquired taste, or just bad?
“These Are The Vistas” is the title of the major label debut release from post modern jazz trio The Bad Plus. Having one small label release under its belt, this highly touted jazz group landed a deal with Columbia Records after being heard at New York City’s Village Vanguard.
Gimmick thriller makes good
Director Joel Schumacher has had a very uneven career that includes more crap than caviar, but perhaps now he has produced his best work to date with the tense “Phone Booth.”
Meaning through movement
Dancin’ dancin’ dancin’. They’re all dancin’ machines, but it’s no Saturday Night Fever. It’s Dance USM!, the only annual dance show on campus. Maria Tzianabos, lecturer in theater, is directing a crew of choreographers and performers in this year’s culturally diverse program that aims to create meaning out of movement.
Vivian’s: Burger nirvana realized
Opening Day at Hadlock Field didn’t rattle me, crocuses jumping up didn’t shake me, and even the recent appearance of skirts didn’t phase my winter blues. It didn’t really feel like spring until Tuesday. Which made me want to go spring camping. Which made me want to eat Jordan’s “Red Snapper” hot dogs. Which made me go to Vivian’s in Portland. Oooh, baby!
Count me OUT: The homosexual agenda
I know that many of you have heard Jerry Falwell and others speak of the “Homosexual Agenda” and the “Homosexual Lifestyle.” But no one has ever seen a copy of it. Well, I have finally obtained a copy directly from the Head Homosexual. It follows below.
Staffer Talks: Iris processes her first year at school
Delirious from lack of food and rest, I have been wandering around Portland the last few weeks in an odd mood. I have been attempting to balance the closing of the school year with a new love, my financial problems, and my sister’s wedding in May. These things when listed together seem ominous to me, and as every day passes I become more and more anal about keeping track.
WMPG prepares for another Begathon
WMPG hosts its biannual pledge drive, the Begathon, April 21 to April 27. This spring’s Begathon coincides with the station’s 30th anniversary. Volunteers, local businesses and disc jockeys will all contribute to the effort, which is “more of a party than NPR and PBS-style fundraisers,” said Tom Flynn, development director at WMPG.
Students take over “Take Back the Night”
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and in light of this, the Women’s Resource Center has ongoing activities to raise awareness and response to sexual and domestic violence. The highlight of these is “Take Back the Night,” an event that will be held Friday April 25.
GEB kicks it up a notch
The Gorham Events Board (GEB) did something different last Thursday. Instead of the usual Thirsty Thursday event fare which usually consists of musical or comedy acts, students were invited to hawk their belongings for cash at the Thirsty Thursday Yard Sale. The event is the latest in the GEB’s push for innovative events, which will also bring nationally-recognized artists to the school this year.
Senate Update
A report of the latest happenings at the student senate
Crime on campus
A report of crime on campus as culled from the USM police logs
Search for drug abuse statistics continue
University officials are unresponsive to questions about drug use at USM while the search for statistics on drug abuse violations on campus continues.
Teach-in examines the U.S. presence in the Middle East
Lorrayne Carroll, assistant professor of English, discusses issues with William Burke and others in her presentation, “Investigating Rhetoric in Public Discourse” at the English Studies Association’s Teach-In. The teach-in’s theme covered the U.S. presence in the Middle East.
Marginal Way parking faces extinction
USM’s Marginal Way parking lot may be turned into office space as the city of Portland considers proposals from land developers willing to fork over up to $1 million for the Bayside land which USM currently leases. City leaders expect to meet by the end of this month to choose one of four proposals, two of which include new housing for USM.
Potential student group changes spark controversy
Soon student groups may be able to dictate the make-up of their leadership beyond the election process. Currently, student groups are open to all USM students, and elected leadership positions are also open to all students. If proposed changes to the Student Senate constitution are adopted, student groups would be allowed to write specific requirements for leadership eligibility into their constitutions.
Earth Day highlights University’s conservation efforts
It’s the end of the class. Nancy Artz and Dudley Greeley anxiously click through a PowerPoint presentation, interrupting each other as they lecture or, more accurately, yell at the class. More than once, the husband and wife combo speak simultaneously, each trying to drown the other out. The students appear accustomed to this behavior.
Sports scores and schedule
Weekly sports scores and schedule