It was Halloween, and I was getting dressed for one of the biggest Portland gay society events of the year. After many debates, I rejected my old standards: the vampy thirties-woman, the standard goth, and the hippie-chick. Prompted by my recent knowledge of the how-tos of female-to-male drag, I instead decided to go as a man.
These noiseaholics, these quietaphobics
Letters from the Editor: When I was in fourth grade our small group of “gifted and talented” outcasts were trained on methods of stress management. “This will be important,” Mrs. Siegal promised. “You will be doing a lot of things and stress is likely to affect you.”
“Sapphire” worm cripples Internet worldwide
Early Saturday morning University of Maine System servers were attacked by a rapidly spreading computer worm known as “Sapphire” or “SQL Slammer” which slowed or halted Internet traffic all over the world.
Crime on campus
A report of weekly crime on campus culled from the USM police logs
Senate Update
This week’s report of the happenings in the Student Senate
Gulf War vet sounds off in time of war
With the sounds of anti-war protestors everywhere in the country, the one voice recently quieted is the voice of those in support. Local Gulf War veteran Rich Lyons served as a machinist mate in the Navy from 1989 to 1992.
Crime rampant in recent weeks
Recent crime logs show a rise in theft and vandalism on both Portland and Gorham campuses. The past few weeks are rife with stories of car vandalism, trombone snatching, and theft of money and personal belongings.
Professor returns from Iraq with peace message
Associate Professor of Criminology Dusan Bjelic returned from the Iraqi-American Academic Symposium at the University of Baghdad Jan. 18. “This was a fact-finding mission. The first fact we found is that there are human beings [in Iraq],” he said.
Alleged petition alters no-parking zones
Portland city traffic officials extended no-parking zones on sections of Deering Avenue near USM’s Portland campus in January. According to city officials, changes allegedly stemmed from a petition filed by community members concerned with an excess of street parking following the closure of the main parking lot on the Portland campus. When asked for a copy of the petition, Larry Ash, traffic engineer for the City of Portland, said the petition was “misplaced.” He denied further requests for information on the changes.
Teach-in for Peace
The Woodbury Campus Center became a ground zero of sorts as people of all descriptions descended on the Portland campus to discuss today’s social and political climate. USM’s “Teach In for Peace” ran all day last Friday. The event was prompted by the controversy over Iraq, but the event’s scope was on pacifism.
USM students attend D.C. anti-war rally
Our time is one of cynicism. It is a world of irony and apathy, where war and suffering is inevitable… Or so I thought.
“No problems” with ceramics professor
Assistant Professor of Art Ray Chen began doing ceramics 15 years ago after obtaining a music degree He felt frustrated as music was something he merely performed, not created.
Future Lady Huskies impress at halftime
Little Dribblers of Grey-New Gloucester keep the crowd moving during the halftime show.
Why is ice hockey the “forgotten sport?”
New England has a rich tradition of sending a multitude of players to the National Hockey League. The University of Maine Black Bears hockey program had eight players, including Scott Pellerin and Paul Kariya, move from Orono to the pros. Yet, from attendance figures at the Costello Sports Complex, it is apparent that fans have little interest in ice hockey.
Sports Scores and Schedule
This week’s report of the latest sports scores and upcoming schedule
Eating Disorders
Eating disorders are the subject of this week’s “Health Beat”
Meet Joe Student
Meet Stephanie Sockbes, interviewed in this week’s “Joe Student”
Planet Digest
Astronomy shows possibilities. You have the power of choice! Charlie Gould’s “Planet Digest”
Steve complains about nothing to complain about
“Adaptation” is one of the most original motion pictures in history. It is not a film that merely reshapes the art form but attacks it with sharp barbs and hilarious insights while it does so. The whole movie spins brilliant circles that intertwine to create a new cohesive film structure.
She knows it’s only soup and sandwich, but she likes it
The semester begins, leaving Mick and me with opposite schedules. However, we shuffle plans to meet for an early lunch. Mick and I dart into Latte Caf? and Bistro on 486 Congress St.
A “Sly” afterthought
I was nervous, worried about interviewing nine people. A whole band (literally) of strangers and just me–that’s intimidating. Trying to block out the negative thoughts threatening to overwhelm me with anxiety, I reassured myself: “They’re only people, that’s all–just like me–mostly college students, nothing to worry about.” Still though, when I arrived to meet Sly Chi, there was a pit of anxiety brewing within and I was wrestling it for control.
Sly Chi: From rural Maine… To Portland… and beyond
What’s a band to do once they’ve conquered Portland? Local groove band Sly Chi sets its sights on overcoming all of New England. Sly Chi, described by friend and sound man Dave Butler as a “smooth moving aura,” is working on moving into the touring circuit.
Fair’s fair?
Many people feel the fairest solution to the allocation of parking is the principle of first come, first served. The carpool lot violates this concept of fairness. However, there are many ways to think about fairness in distributing on-campus parking spaces
Letters to the editor
This week’s letters to the editor. Talk of events surrounding the Supreme Court’s reassessment of the Roe v. Wade decision and a response to Dusan Bjelic’s “Fact-finding” trip to Iraq.