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To the Editor:
I just read your editorial in The Free Press this week and the cover article by Steve Peoples "Cartoon Prompts Community Outrage." I believe it is true that critics of my cartoon cannot distinguish between reality and fantasy.
Nancy Gish in particular, USM's illustrious professor of English and women's studies, seems to have more faith in my medium...
It's that time of year when classes are winding down. All those projects and papers that they assigned on the first day of classes (and that you have forgotten about until now) are due in the next two weeks, you can barely sit through class because it's sixty degrees and sunny outside, and worst of all it's time for...
University officials want to increase fees for students next year. While parking and Student Conduct Committee fees are understandable, the proposal to increase the recreation fee should not be approved without further explanation to the students.
Parking decals will go from $25 to $35 and parking tickets will go from $10 to $25. In a market as tight as the...
A herd of eight wooden heifers mysteriously appeared on the lawn of the president's house overnight last week.
Michelle Pattenaude, wife of President Richard Pattenaude, said she received a phone call last Thursday evening informing her the bovine gang would arrive at their Gorham campus house under cover of darkness.
When she woke the next morning and looked out a...
Only 436 students out of 6,000 voted last week at the Student Senate elections.
The number of ballots cast is down 195 votes in comparison to last year.
"We had a pretty good voter turnout, a little under 7 percent. But, I guess that was a little disappointing," said Elizabeth Whitman, the chair of the Student Senate election committee.
Candidates for commuter...
Though the campus may have been quiet over spring break, the University became a battleground for a heated debate on the First Amendment.
Members of the University community bombarded the USM Listserv with angry e-mails regarding a recent decision to stop the Casco Bay Weekly from being delivered to the Woodbury Campus Center. Director of Portland Student Life Helen Gorgas-Goulding...
Provost Joe Wood ordered a psychology professor to destroy the data he collected in violation of federal guidelines.
The decision came after nearly two months of investigation into the research methods of John Broida, associate professor of psychology.
"In effect the data has been destroyed," said Wood. "I felt this was an appropriate decision to make sure that he and others...
Look out lawbreakers and recreation lovers. Starting in the fall of 2001, the University will be collecting higher fees for parking and recreation, and will introduce a new administrative fee for students who go through the Student Conduct Committee.
Judy Ryan, vice president of the Division of Student Development, presented the updated fees to the Student Senate Friday, although all...
To the Editors:
I am writing to publicly thank Helen Gorgas-Goulding and
Portland Student Life for protecting my interests by
removing the Casco Bay Weekly from distribution on campus.
After reading the ridiculous cartoons that spawned all the
outrage, I found to my dismay and horror that I had actually
started thinking. I began thinking on a small scale about
how idiotic the cartoon (and perhaps...
Matt Mower
Now considering this most recent and pointless, stupid cartoon, I hope people will now share some of my observations that I have had for quite awhile. The Casco Bay Weekly is the biggest pile of monkey crap ever to be dressed up pretending to be legitimate news fit to print. For those protesting on the streets of Portland,...
Look out lawbreakers and recreation lovers. Starting in the fall of 2001, the University will be collecting higher fees for parking and recreation, and will introduce a new administrative fee for students who go through the Student Conduct Committee.
Judy Ryan, vice president of the Division of Student Development, presented the updated fees to the Student Senate Friday, although all...
Teresa LaFromboise, a counseling psychologist concerned with stress-related problems of ethnic minority groups, came to the University last week to address bicultural issues concerning Native Americans.
During her three-day stay in Portland she met with several departments and students within the USM community to discuss any concerns the University has with bicultural issues. LaFromboise gave a lecture on Monday, in...
While most of us are looking forward to much-needed time off during spring break, some students will be heading south to volunteer their time for families in need.
Twenty students will head to South Brevard County, Fla. to join forces with similar collegiate groups from across the nation. Instead of getting hammered, they will spend their spring break hammering nails...
Editor's note:
We decided to include the following story despite the fact it occurred off campus. We believe this issue effects the entire community. We encourage readers to use this paper as a forum for discussion.
Bethany Poole shared her feelings about the social divisions in her high school and was suspended.
On Friday March 3 the Sacopee Valley High sophomore distributed...
Although popular diet trends over the last few years have been swinging towards "healthier" foods, on campus another trend is prevailing: fast and cheap.
"Decent food quick is the biggest trend I've seen," said Chris Kinney, food service director for the Portland campus. "We sell two and a half times as many pre-made sandwiches as made-to-order sandwiches at the...
Sheera LaBelle, R.N.
University Health Services
Kristie Green
Alive Editor
Can't Sleep?
Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to sleep. Tossing and turning. Your mind is racing, going over everything that happened today. Night noises keep you awake. What can you do? Learn some new tricks to sleep well.
Sleep only when sleepy
This reduces the time you are awake...
It's time to squeeze into your Oscar de la Renta gown or Armani tux. Get out the expensive diamond jewelry (a.k.a. "bling-bling" for the ghetto fabulous). And don't forget to make sure your skin is flawless because the paparazzi will capture every angle of your physique as you strut down the crimson carpet.
Oh, wait - you're not a movie...
THIS WEEK'S PICKS:
tuesday
Lecture, "Healthy Eating . Make it Your Choice!" noon to 1 p.m., Ice Arena Alumni Reception Center, Gorham; 7:30 to 8:30 p.m., Woodward Hall Lounge, Gorham. 780-5041.
Kotzschmar organ "Bach Birthday Bash," from noon to 7:30 p.m., Merrill Auditorium, 20 Myrtle St., Portland. Donation of $7, 842-0800.
Open mic night with Steve Kessler, Sierra's Bar and Grill, 2 School...
For six years, Julie Goell felt isolated as a Jewish student on campus. She kept her religion to herself until she could no longer bear the solitude.
One day she walked into Portland Student Life in hopes of joining the Jewish student group, Hillel.
She learned the University currently does not have any such group, so Goell decided to take matters...
The death penalty. Abortion. Internet censorship. Do you know the law and your rights? Ariel Ricci does.
"Many people don't understand their rights and how they can be changed so easily without them knowing," said Ariel Ricci. "People need to know about the constant threats to their rights and how real they are." Ricci, a junior political science major, is...
The panel was assembled to discuss youth violence. By the time the discussion ended, the artist, police chief, counselor, and professors had fired a few rhetorical shots of their own.
The panel discussion titled "Virtual Violence: Does our Recreation Recreate Us?" was held Thursday in Luther Bonney Auditorium. The discussion followed close on the heels of a school shooting in...
DATING VIOLENCE ARREST
USM Police arrested a student and charged him with assault and criminal restraint after a dorm room incident involving his ex-girlfriend.
Derek Butler, 19, of Anderson Hall, was arrested at 1:30 a.m. on March 8 after he allegedly slammed the woman against the wall of a dorm room. He then held her back from leaving the room, said...
Concerns
Resident Sen. Anthony Pergola expressed his concern that students doing homework during work-study jobs might not be getting paid for that time. Student Senate Business manager Kathleen Pease stated that federal guidelines require work-study students to be paid even if doing homework. She went on to clarify this applies only when there is no other work to be done....
