Tag: Portland
Walking on the Left
Portland, Maine had the opportunity to see Maine’s current Governor Janet Mills, who is seeking a second term, face off against former Governor Paul...
Walking on the Right
“Inspiring today. Transforming tomorrow.” This is a sentiment that radiates truth with the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. On October 27, 2022 they held...
Portland Art Community Booming
Last Friday Congress St. was abustle with Portland’s vibrant arts community. Since 2000 the Portland Art Walk has provided students and locals alike with...
Sodexo opens food truck on Portland campus
By: Cullen McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief
Parked outside of Luther Bonney lies USM’s newest dining service on wheels. The newly acquired food truck currently offers hot meals Monday...
New Exhibitions at Portland Museum of Art
By Nex Staples - Staff Writer
Its walls ornamented with clean elegance, having made home to pieces of heart and antiquity since its founding by Margaret...
Peace Jam comes to Portland thanks to USM student
By Hailey Wood, Staff Writer
Peace Jam is a global movement led by fourteen Nobel Peace laureates that have a Maine group started by USM...
Mardi Gras takes over Woodbury Campus Center
By Asha Tompkins, Arts and Culture Editor
A stream of people flow around the tables covered with aromatic pots of hearty food. Music from the heart...
Asking complete strangers for art advice
Robert Cohen
There’s 9 million artists and they’re all great in their own way. You’ve got to find your own way. If you can find...
She went from India to Indianapolis to Portland
By Ryan Farrell, Staff Writer
For decades, the USM Art Department has been a creative sanctuary for both students and faculty alike. This fall, the...
The unrecognized value of maps
By Ben Theriault, Staff Writer
The Osher Map Library and Smith Center For Cartographic Education at USM holds tens of thousands of rare and historical...
Direction Package pushes for metropolitan university identity
Members of the Direction Package Advisory Board largely agreed that USM’s future should be as Maine’s metropolitan university, as the group’s meetings come to...
Bonin: bike law trumps basic rights
The positive aspects of Maine’s new bicycle law, which promote safer cycling, are overshadowed by serious flaws in its construction.
The new safety laws are...
Local Top 5: Beaches
1.) Kettle Cove
There is nothing particularly exciting about Kettle Cove–no big waves, no stunning vistas, no shocking wildlife. There doesn’t need to be. Kettle...