Weekly news briefs
Day of thanks for USM students
Thanksgiving is one of the few truly American holidays. Thanksgiving is in a class of its own. When asked what their favorite holiday of all is, many students choose Thanksgiving over Christmas. Though no one gets presents, people are generally filled to the brim with satisfaction.
Mondor sponsors dinner for homeless
It may sound trite but in the world of volunteerism one person can make a difference. Rodney Mondor, assistant dean of student life, is familiar with this concept. For the past eight years he has held the title of volunteer event coordinator for a Thanksgiving dinner sponsored by the United Way.
Former Marlboro man kicks habit
University Health Services along with University Counseling Services offers cessation and counseling groups to the USM community waiting to quit, but Drew felt he would not fare well in a 12-step program. He wanted to create his own challenge.
A Critique of Multiculturalism
Many students may not be aware of it, but USM has representatives from various parts of the country and from all over the world. Although USM may not be the most culturally diverse college in the nation, the University is making a valiant effort to improve the school’s cultural spectrum.
Toby Keith is the full package
Snippet about Nov. 15 Toby Keith concert at the Cumberland County Civic Center.
Workin’ on the Food Chain
Affiliated with the Kiwanis, Circle K is the largest collegiate service club in the world. Its mission statement stresses its “dedication to the realization of human potential.” To achieve this goal, Circle K members commit themselves to servicing their community in as many ways as possible.
USM hosts state volleyball tournament
Photos from the Maine Intercollegiate Volleyball Tournament at USM
New team, old tradition
Preseason has started for the USM women’s basketball team. This means squeaking sneakers, thousands of practice shots, conditioning and the molding of a team. For the USM women’s basketball player, preseason also means preparing to extend a tradition of excellence.
Notes from the sports desk
The basketball court is a lonely place on Friday mornings at 11:30 – vacant and dark. At noon though, a group of ‘mature men’ cheerfully take the court with the skills of old-school ball players, style that would make Bob Cousy happy and even Red Auerbach, at that.
Field hockey downed in championship
On Saturday, Nov. 9 the USM field hockey team fell in the Little East Conference Championship, allowing Plymouth State to gain their third consecutive title.
Scores and Schedule
Weekly sports scores and schedules
Health Beat
Stopping smoking is hands-down the best thing you can do for your health, but in order for your body to return to its pre-smoking state, it will need time to clean out toxins left by cigarettes.
Classified Ads
This week’s classified ads
Planet Digest
Astrology shows possibilities. You have… The Power of Choice! Charlie Gould’s “Planet Digest”
Meet Joe Student
Meet Constantine Choto, Biology major from Jannesburg, Africa
Norm’s East End Grill fills up “The Starving Artist”
Not far from the ever-busy streets of the Old Port lies 47 Middle St., or as the locals like to call it, Norm’s East-End Grill. This tiny little building is actually quite spacious. If you are trying to avoid someone, this is not the place you want to go because they will more than likely be there.
Sandler still sweet in “Punch Drunk Love”
The strange thing about Adam Sandler’s great performance in “Punch-Drunk Love” is not that it’s Oscar caliber, but that it’s the same performance he has always given. Sandler’s Barry Egan would easily fit in with Happy Gilmore or The Wedding Singer, but instead finds himself amidst a wonderful love story told with bizarre panache by writer-director Paul Thomas Anderson.
Cobain’s Journal
“Don’t read my diary when I’m gone. OK, I’m going to work now. When you wake up this morning, please read my diary. Look through my things and figure me out.” So begins Kurt Cobain’s private journals.
Letters to the editor…
“Inflated What?” – a response to last week’s article on the men’s soccer team
Count me OUT
I moved to Portland two years ago for several reasons. First, of course, was to go to school. After spending a year and a half at UMA’s Thomaston Center watching ITV classes, I was ready to have some real-time interactions with teachers who were actually in the room with me. Besides school, however, I knew that Portland had a friendly attitude towards gay people, as the non-discrimination ordinance seemed to suggest. I wanted to be in a place where it was safe to be whoever I was, and Thomaston, Maine, was not that place.
“Titles” are very powerful thing
Who am I? And why does that matter to you? After all, my last solution is to waste your time, least of all mine. I was never good at writing, though I’ve kept journal excerpts on and off my whole life. I should pursue it though – a photograph with even the best intentions can lose its meaning and purpose with the addition of a misleading story.
Letters from the Editor
I love thinking about sports. I love pondering baseball, analyzing it, absorbing it. I miss writing sports, hanging out with the team. There are many things that we enjoy so much, hold so dear that we have to let go in order to pursue greater things. In this trade-off, one may wonder: Is it worth it?
A letter from the president
After two years of research, collaboration and public dialogue facilitated by the USM Tobacco Task Force, I am pleased to announce the approval of a greatly strengthened tobacco policy for the USM community. The intent of this policy is to respect the rights of smokers and non-smokers while reducing exposure to second-hand smoke, providing an environment that supports a tobacco-free lifestyle, reducing the risk of accidental fire, and reducing the environmental impact of cigarette litter.