By Sarah O’Connor, Staff Writer USM students have ditched silence about rape culture and…
Shauna Shames: Getting millennials involved in politics
By Ben Theriault, Staff Writer The Millennial generation is continuing a common trend—young citizens abstaining…
Letter from the editor: Look to the women in your life
By Julie Pike, Editor-in-chief March is the declared month to celebrate the vast contributions that…
Women’s History Month widely celebrated in Maine
By Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer Women’s history month is celebrated each year through March. In…
USM athletics sees rising stars in students and faculty
River Plouffe Vogel, Sports Editor USM’s own BL Elfring inducted into the CoSIDA Hall of…
Board of Trustees Rep. seeking feedback on Board Policy 214
Dylan Reynolds, Undergraduate Board of Trustees Representative This is a request for feedback on proposed…
Plea bargaining should not be an option for offenders in sex crimes
Editorial Board, Free Press Staff In the U.S., individuals accused of sexually based crimes are…
Working on Wellness: Healing from psychological trauma
Victoria Libby, M.S.Ed., Psy.D. What is Trauma? At its essence a trauma is a disturbing,…
Advising Advice: Benefits of faculty advising from Dr. Rikki Miller’s perspective
Janis Albright, Advisor Students often ask me why they are usually assigned both a professional…
Yesplus helps students relieve stress
Dionne Smith, Community Editor Just the thought of classes could stress out a college student,…
Diversity in Black Panther: Representation within new Marvel movie
Kate Rogers, Staff Writer Mild spoiler alert Directed by Ryan Coogler, Marvel’s Black Panther follows…
Sure Sure talks about their expectations and experience as an opening band
Samantha Hallowell, Staff Writer Just off their first ever tour, opening for indie band on…
Locking Up Our Own offers new perspective
Emily Norman, Contributor Dr. James Forman Jr. came to USM to speak about his book,…
News Briefs
Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer Trash filled lot reveals the plywood home of three children Just…
Letter from the Editor: Riding the train in England
Julie Pike, Editor-in-chief One of the simple pleasures that I miss from my time abroad…
USM’s Master Plan: Public forums seek input for the future of the Gorham and Portland campuses
Cooper-John Trapp, Staff Writer Looking to the generations ahead, a Master Planning Steering Committee co-chaired…
Revisiting Retrenchment: Hardships of the past lay foundation for USM’s future
Sam Margolin, Staff Writer From 2007 to the present, five different presidents with slightly different…
Women’s indoor track and field wins LEC title
Sarah Tewksbury, Staff Writer and River Plouffe Vogel, Sports Editor USM has a rich…
People of USM: Susan Feiner
Charlie Wheeler, Contributor Does a straw have two holes, or one? According to Professor…
A summit on social justice and our community
Dionne Smith, Community Editor Social justice is a very hard hitting, important, and sensitive…
Working on Wellness: It’s not too late to vaccinate!
Lisa Belanger, Director of Health Services Ken has the flu. Poor Ken. He’s feeling…
Sustainability & ME: Burying stress in the soil
Tyra Howes, Sustainable Food Eco-Rep Eight in ten college students say they have sometimes…
A Canadian’s Perspective: About gun control in the U.S.
Maverick Lynes, Staff Writer The tragic event that took place Feb. 14, 2018 in…
James’ ‘Gotcha Day’
James Fagan, Photojournalist My name has only been “James Fagan” for fifteen years now….