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CRUSADE’S LATIN PHRASE IN SGA OFFICE SPARKS RACIAL CONTROVERSY BY KRYSTEANA SCRIBNER | P 5

NOV. 7, 2016 VOL. 48 ISSUE NO. 8

“For the past 45 years, I don’t know if the senate has done a thing for students of color. If we all unite, we can accomplish something for Muslims, for students of color, for every race and ethnicity.” - Humza Khan Student Body President 2 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS News Bernie Sanders rallies a crowd in Portland to support Hillary Clinton Julie Pike Free Press Staff

On Tuesday, Nov. 1, a long line of people waited eagerly outside the gymnasium of Deering High School in Portland.They were waiting to hear Senator Bernie Sanders, who was there to speak on behalf of Hillary Clin- ton’s presidential campaign. According to the New York Times, Sand- ers won the Democratic caucus in Maine last March, receiving 2,231 votes to Clinton’s 1,232. Nancy O’Hagan, a Portland resident, attended the event because of her initial sup- port for Sanders. “He’s is the only honest candidate and he’s for everything that’s for human beings,” O’Hagan said. Since Sanders is so popular in Maine, Tuesday night’s event had a large turn- out of over 1,000 people. Marilyn Thomas, a resident of Portland who attended the event, commented on the effect of Sanders campaigning for Clinton. “I think Sanders being here brought a new group of people who were otherwise not inter- ested in Democratic politics to support Clin- ton,” Thomas stated. Sanders has been campaigning all across the country for Clinton. This is the second time he has come to Maine. He recently campaigned for Clinton in Bangor on Oct. 7, which drew a crowd of 300 supporters. “I intend to do all that I can to rally the Julie Pike / Free Press Staff American people to understand that we cannot have a president of the United States who dis- Last Tuesday, a group of people went into the gymnasium at Deering Oaks high school in Portland to listen attend a Bernie Sanders respects women in such a deep sense,” Sand- rally. He spoke on behalf of Hillary Clinton and urged voters to get out and support her cause as the Democratic Presidential nominee. ers stated. students’ debt. tom 90 percent.” health care coverage to every citizen. Sand- A majority of the people in attendance were “Bernie Sanders worked with Hillary Clin- Sanders argued against the current tax sys- ers brought up how other countries like Ger- devoted Sanders supporters sporting Bernie ton to build a strong college tuition plan so tem and that full time workers should not live many and Scandinavia guarantee healthcare Sanders t-shirts, hats, stickers and other ap- students can leave school without the crushing in poverty. He also supports pushing the mini- for everyone in their nation. He believes that parel. It appeared that only a few were out- burden of student debt,” Bartlett said. mum wage to $15 an hour. An issue that ap- America can do the same thing. spoken Clinton supporters. There were also The other speakers included Scarborough pealed to the younger generations in the crowd The last issue that Sanders addressed was several Jill Stein supporters who held up signs resident Elena Peters; Megan Casey, a teacher was the topic of tuition-free public college. the issue of climate change. He mentioned the for those waiting in line to see Sanders. from Yarmouth; and Ben Waxman, a Port- “In a highly competitive global economy, problem of fossil fuels hurting the planet and During Sanders’ speech, a Stein supporter land resident. State Senator John Patrick from we need to make sure that everybody who has the need for renewable energy. interrupted him, yelling at the crowd to vote Maine’s 14th Senate District introduced Sand- the ability and the desire is able to get all the “The future of our planet is what’s impor- for Stein instead. She was removed from the ers. education that he or she needs,” Sanders said. tant,” Sanders stated. After the event, Shaugh- premises. Sanders addressed many of the important Sanders and Clinton support the idea that nessy commented on Sanders’ speech. Most of the people at the rally were out- issues in the upcoming election, beginning public college tuition should be free for ev- “He said all the things I believe in and it’s spoken about being against Donald Trump for with the need to decrease the country’s nation- ery family in America that makes less than great to see him out here even though he ran president, including Michael Shaughnessy, a al debt and the failing of the nation’s economy, $125,000 a year. a tough race against Clinton,” Shaughnessy USM art professor. “We can fi x our economy by having mil- “This idea says to every child in Portland or said . “It would certainly be a disaster to the world lions of people stand up, get involved in the any other city in America, if you study hard Although Maine is a more conservative if we elect Donald Trump,” Shaughnessy stat- political process and demand that our govern- and do not give up in school, you will be able state, Clinton currently leads in Maine over ed. “Quite frankly, I’d rather have a pile of ment works for everybody and not just the to get a college education and make it into the Donald Trump. rocks be president over Donald Trump.” few,” Sanders stated. middle class,” Sanders stated. “This is a very close election,” Sanders Several people spoke about their support of Sanders spoke about how the middle class Sanders got a big applause from the crowd stated. “Maine has four electoral votes. Those Clinton before Sanders came out, beginning has been shrinking and more people are going when he mentioned the problem of increasing four electoral votes make the difference of with Rep. Chellie Pingree. In her speech, she into poverty, stating that there are currently 43 student debt. who is going to be elected the next president noted the importance of the upcoming election million Americans in poverty. “What we’ve got to do,” he said, “is give of the United States.” and encouraged people to get out and vote. “Our job is to ask a very simple moral ques- all people with student debt the ability to re- Aside from showing his support for Clin- “This is the most serious election of our life- tion, and it is important to subject a principle fi nance their loans to get the lowest interest ton, Sanders wanted to encourage the crowd time,” Pingree stated. of morality into political discourse,” Sanders rates possible.” to vote. After Pingree, Phil Bartlett, the chair of stated. “The question is, is it moral and accept- One of the bigger issues Sanders addressed the Democratic Party in Maine, spoke about able in America that the top one tenth of one was health care. Sanders stated that America [email protected] Sanders and Clinton’s plan to alleviate college percent now owns as much wealth as the bot- is the only country that doesn’t guarantee @USMFreePress News THE FREE PRESS | November 7, 2016 3 LETTER When tensions are FROM THE EDITOR high, discussion is

THE FREE PRESS lost and hate arises 92 BEDFORD STREET, PORTLAND, MAINE 04101 Krysteana Scribner offi ce after the rally, they spoke about extent. Yet, I don’t agree with the right (207) 780-4084 Editor-in-chief their experiences as Muslim students in to be violent when one person makes a www.usmfreepress.org an open discussion. “This is the fi rst time statement so innocent, one that preaches I’ve seen such a diverse crowd in here,” kindness. You don’t have to forgive the EDITORIAL As many of you know by now, anti- Muslim graffi ti was found in the student said a former USM senator. “This is how actions of the senate, you do not need government offi ces last week. This latin it should be.” Other students expressed to feel love and kindness toward them, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Krysteana Scribner how, if the senate was as diverse as the but you also do not need to demonstrate NEWS EDITOR Johnna Ossie phrase, “Deus Vult,” meaning, “God room was that evening, it would be a true violence back. It only further wedges our ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Matthew Craig Wills It,” was used as a rallying cry dur- representation of USM. community apart. COMMUNITY EDITOR Mary Ellen Alrich ing the Crusades, and has more recently SPORTS EDITOR Erin Brown been used by alt-right individuals as an At the SGA meeting last Fri- They told her to “sit down,” over and CHIEF COPY-EDITOR Cara DeRose insult to Muslims. When I heard about day, I expected to see a similar trend over again. When David McKenzie, the incident, I immediately wanted to - students standing up for what they Dean of Students, stated that their inter- STAFF WRITERS cover it - no student should be made to believe in, standing up for what is right ruptions were not following SGA proto- Julie Pike, John Rocker, Aaron Halls, Muna Adan, Katie feel threatened or endangered here at and fi ghting back the hatred of these rac- col, two students began to accuse him of Harris, Colin Cundy, Mary Ellen Aldrich, William Hahn, our University or anywhere else in the ist acts in a way that allowed discussion targeting them because they were Mus- Bradford Spurr, River Vogel, Katie L. Malia, Dionne Smith world. I wanted to witness the bravery and various insights from all students - lim. “The senate is trash,” a voice rang of the students who stood up against the but the atmosphere was tense. Muslim from the crowd - and it was at this point EDITORIAL BOARD: incident, wanted to clearly see an enact- students were angry, as they rightfully that I felt a true pang of sadness in my Krysteana Scribner, Johnna Ossie and Matthew Craig ment of change come from the Univer- should be, but the way in which students soul. It was hatred from both sides that sity of Southern Maine. addressed this anger and fear began to was tearing apart the community. This BUSINESS MANAGER Lucille Siegler The racism that has allegedly been get aggressive. I sat in my seat, stunned generation of Millennials, the people by some of the hateful rhetoric from stu- who grew up in times similar to my own, DESIGN AND PHOTOGRAPHY occurring in the Student Senate offi ce is completely unacceptable. By staying si- dents who went up to speak at the meet- were unwilling to sit down and have an ing. open and honest discussion. DESIGN DIRECTOR Hannah Lyon lent and even considering “not reporting it to the police” only further validates the “I do not feel sorry for you guys. You This is not the kind of behavior we DESIGN ASSISTANTS deserve to cry and worse,” said one stu- need, from either side. I stand by this ff Orkhan Nadirli, Angelina Smith, Ryan Jordan, Dakota Tibbetts hatred and racism that has occurred on our campus grounds. It will not be toler- dent, while another student said, “You’re opinion but I am always willing to learn just trying to cover your ass.” I heard new insights and perspectives. I stand MULTIMEDIA EDITOR -- ated, and hopefully the issue at hand will the anger and frustration in the voices by the Muslim community, and so many STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Carly Coombs be addressed accordingly by the proper university offi cials. of these students, who have consistently other people do as well. Racism will FACULTY To the students who have spoke up tried to advocate with change but had not stand at this university - but spew- regarding their concerns about racism seen no solid results. What happened ing more hatred and anger only dilutes FACULTY ADVISOR Shelton Waldrep in the SGA offi ce, and their experiences next was behavior that, like the racism what could be a discussion that could with microaggressions and other forms occurring on campus, breeds hate and lead to real change. While I cannot say ADVERTISING of harassment, thank you. It is individu- pushes us further away from fi nding a for sure what racism Colleen Ege has als like you who are helping to create real solution to the issues at hand. stayed silent on in the past, I know she ADVERTISING MANAGER -- change. To all our Muslim students, my “I want to say to the Muslim commu- wasn’t going to accept this Latin phrase heart aches for you. As a caucasian fe- nity at USM that you should be hurt, you as just “Latin,” in the way that the other To advertise, contact our Advertising Manager at should be upset, you should be outraged senators did. She tried to take serious 207.780.4080 x8 and look at out advertising rates on our male, I am aware I will never know what it is truly like to experience discrimina- about this - but, on the fl ip-side… this action, she immediately reported it, but website. We reserve the right to reject advertising. We will not shouldn’t make you want them to feel still she is being told to “leave.” It’s not accept discriminatory ads. tion because of the color of my skin, and I am saddened that you’ve had to experi- like they should be “crying and worse.’ fair, or even appropriate, to suggest she ence such hateful rhetoric in your life. I Yes, they should feel bad, yes they “resign.” stand by you, and will not stay silent if I should educate themselves, but saying I’ve talked to multiple offi cials on you hope they feel worse than crying, campus who share these ideologies - this Interested in working with us? am to bear witness to any form of behav- ior such as this. where is the love in that?” idea that exclusive behaviors, from both Visit our website at www.usmfreepress.org for a listing of The rally in Woodbury gave me goose- It was at this point that students start- sides, are born from fear, social circum- available positions or email editor@usmfreepress with a bumps. Students bravely held signs de- ing interrupting her, chanting “Mic stances and the physical and emotional copy of your resume and cover letter to apply directly. picting the words of senate members Check” over and over so her opinion wounds we’ve had infl icted on us. It’s who had wanted to hide the evidence of couldn’t’ be heard. One student came up time to take rise and offer dialogue that The Free Press is a weekly student–run newspaper paid what had occurred. These students spoke and gave a valid statement, but did so in could truly propel us into a real possi- for in part with the Student Activity Fee. One copy of The on behalf of their experiences. “When I a way that was threatening. She got up in bility for reform at our university. Until Free Press is available free of charge. Up to 10 additional heard about the incident in the Senate of- the face of this speaker, who advocated then, it will only get worse, and tensions copies are available for 25 cents each at the offi ce of The fi ce yesterday, it hurt my feelings… not kindness, and chastised her. “If you are will only get stronger. I hope that we, as Free Press, 92 Bedford St., Portland, Maine. because I’m Muslim, but because I have not someone who has actively partici- the generation of millennials, can break Muslim friends, I live with Muslims, I pated in the critiques that they are giving this chain of fi ghting hatred with hatred. grew up with Muslims,” said Nyawal to students, you have no right, no reason, to discern or decide for them how they Cover Photo: Krysteana Scribner / Editor-in-chief Lia in a heartfelt statement to the crowd. When the students occupied the SGA should feel.” And this I agree with to an 4 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS News What Iceland’s gender wage gap means for our university Sarah Tewksbury gap,” Feiner said. “It would be wonderful if in Free Press Staff the USM-Iceland partnership we could have an engaging discussion around gender equity Though considered one of the world’s fore- policies.” most gender equal states, Iceland’s gender USM has made a strong commitment to en- wage gap indicates otherwise. On Oct. 24, suring equality for all individuals. However, thousands of female protesters left their jobs the effect Iceland’s gender wage gap protest at exactly 2:38 in the afternoon. This is the will have on the USM community’s relation- time in a woman’s typical eight-hour workday ship with Iceland will be interesting to see. To in which she stops being paid for her work. date, USM has made no public statement to The protesters gathered in front of Iceland’s support the protest in Iceland. When asked for parliament building to call attention to the 14 a comment on USM’s support of the equal pay percent gender wage gap. demonstrators, the offi ces of the USM Chan- The recent protest was the third annual cellor, USM President, USM’s Diversity and protest held in Iceland on Oct. 24, but this an- Inclusion Offi ce and USM’s Dean of Students nual protest was not the beginning of gender did not respond. equality demonstrations for the country. Forty “I’m not sure the goals for the partnership one years ago, on Oct. 24,1975, Iceland saw have been spelled out yet,” said Bob Stein, its fi rst Women’s Day Off, a day during which executive director of USM’s Offi ce of Public women did not go to their jobs or work in their Affairs. “We’re not so good on wage equity in homes. The focus of the demonstration this this country and we could certainly learn from year, however, was on the “glacially slow pace Photo courtesy of USM Website Iceland.” of change,” as USM Professor Susan Feiner In light of the recent protest, the women and described it. Every year Icelandic females Senator Angus King and former President of Iceland, Ólafur Grímsson, visited USM’s gender studies department at USM would be gain only three minutes of fair wage earning Portland campus on Oct. 26 to talk at an event titled, “Leadership, Exporation and Survival.” interested in a partnership with the respective time in their average eight-hour workday. consideration rank, highest degree, discipline policy changes to eliminate gender wage gaps department at Reykjavik University. The im- Within the past year, USM has established a and length of service, the report showed that and gender inequality in the workplace. In Ice- portance of continuing the conversation about partnership with Reykjavik University, in the females still made $851 less than males. land, examples of policies that show progress the gender wage gap in all employment op- hopes of broadening the relationship between The newfound relationship between USM towards gender equity include free childcare portunities will be a topic of discussion in the the two academic institutions. Increased study and Reykjavik University indicates there is and paid maternity and paternity leave. USM community in response to the newfound abroad, internship and visiting professorship potential for the partnership to develop ad- The Global Gender Gap Report, produced relationship between USM and Reykjavik opportunities are among the intended out- equate information sharing about the gender by the World Economic Forum, released data University. comes of the newfound relationship. wage gap in order to progress in both nations. in 2015 that showed Iceland ranked number To calculate how the gender wage gap af- USM has openly identifi ed itself as an equal Equal pay for women would allow for a signif- one in the world in gender equity, while the fects you, check out the Gender Pay Gap opportunity employer, though the most recent icant reduction of poverty in the United States. United States ranked a mere twenty eight. Calculator at http://www.epi.org/multimedia/ Gender Equity Report for the University of According to the Institute for Women’s Policy Maine’s gender wage gap ranks even lower gender-pay-gap-calculator/ Maine System reported that female employ- Research, the “poverty rate for all working than the United States’ national average, caus- ees, without considering outside variables, women would be cut in half” if women were ing Maine to fall even further behind Iceland. at USM made an average of $8,284 less per paid the same as similarly qualifi ed men. “The University of Southern Maine has a [email protected] year than male employees in 1999. Taking into There is a national and local call to implement lot to learn in general about the gender wage @USMFreePress Noyes Street fi re memorial Nisbet found not guilty highlights Portland’s housing problem and landlord accountability

Johnna Ossie News Editor spread into the home, and was deemed to be caused by an improperly discarded cigarette. It was the deadliest fi re to take place in Maine Family and friends gathered in Longfellow in the last four decades. Park on Oct. 30, to show support, share mem- The building’s landlord, Gregory Nisbet, ories and remember those who died in the was found not guilty last week on six charges Noyes Street Fire two years ago this Novem- of manslaughter, brought against him by sev- ber. Some mourners placed carved pumpkins eral of the families of victims. He was convict- at the site of the fi re. ed with one fi re code violation. The building The fi re, which broke out early morning lacked the proper amount of exits required for on November 1st in 2014, tragically claimed fi re safety. When inspected, the multi-room the lives of six young people, Nicole Finlay, apartment building was also found to lack ade- Ashley Thomas, David Bragdon Jr., Steven quate smoke detectors required for the amount Sam Hill / Contributor Summers, Maelisha Jackson and Christopher of rooms. Conlee, all who were under the age of 30. The Two years ago, six young Portland locals tragically died in a house fire. The building’s landlord, Gregory Nisbet, was found not guilty last week on six charges of manslaughter. fi re started on the porch of the apartment and See NOYES on page 6 News THE FREE PRESS | November 7, 2016 5 Crusade’s latin phrase in SGA n e offi ce sparks racial controversy y USM investigating possible hate crime on campus - , Krysteana Scribner dress the other executive board members with t Editor-in-chief seriousness, saying that “yes, campus PD - should be notifi ed.” She was met with back- o PORTLAND - Last Tuesday, anti-Muslim lash but student activists, as she had originally o graffi ti was found in the student government tried to “wipe it off” the wall and noted so dur- r offi ces. The Latin phrase, “Deus Vult,” mean- ing the facebook conversation. However, she y ing “God Wills It,” is currently being investi- claims she had, “already taken photographs, - gated as a hate crime by university police. The and already reported it to USM police.” d phrase was used as a rallying cry during the Others in the group message attempted to s Crusades, and has more recently been used dismiss the issue, and even suggested that the by individuals of the alt-right as an insult to phrase, “go unreported if no one but them had p Muslims. seen it.” It was this conversation, combined , An estimated 40 people showed up to rally with the writing of the phrase and an alleged c in the Woodbury Campus on Thursday. Stu- string of past racism and harassment experi- Photo courtesy of Portland Racial Justice Congress Facebook page ences from students, that led to the rally. n dents gathered in front of the SGA offi ces with This image of graffiti was posted to the Portland Racial Justice Congress Facebook on signs that depicted snippets of a facebook con- Student Body President Matthew Raymond, m Friday, after allegations arose that some USM senate members tried to cover it up. versation had between some of the senators, who exposed the incident via Facebook, was d where executive board members debated what praised by many on social media for his cour- “When it goes to social media, then we lose after many individuals had expressed feeling e to do with the fi ndings. “Like I said, someone age of speaking up to the public. However, not control because you open the door to allies unwelcome and unsafe during past experi- e is offended… impose sharia and marital law,” all University offi cials were happy about his and people who will vilify you and disagree ences with senate members. - read one sign, which were the words written actions. After the rally, while students occu- with you,” stated McKenzie. “I was a student “I want to recognize this is a good conver- t by Benjamin Bussiere, a commuter senator at pied the SGA offi ce, USM Dean of Students on this campus a long time ago, and trust me, sation. If you guys don’t feel welcome, you - the time. David McKenzie stated that students should I’ve been through it. The process is going to need to join us,” said Lia. “This is energy that e Senate Clerk Colleen Ege attempted to ad- put trust in the University’s process. work. I guarantee you. This has been on ev- needs to be put into the Student Government. I d eryone’s radar.” don’t want students to just leave the conversa- k “When it goes to social media, then we lose control - p because you open the door to allies and people who / will vilify you and disagree with you. I was a student on this campus a long time ago, and trust me, I’ve been through it. The process is going to work. I guarantee you. This has been on everyone’s radar.”

- David McKenzie USM Dean of Students

At the SGA meeting on Friday, students and tion here. Change is not going to happen if we other members of the community went up to don’t get involved.” address their concerns in front of present sen- Because of the investigation, campus of- ate members. Currently, half of the seats in the fi cials have still not released the name of the 21-seat Senate are vacant. Two student sena- student who wrote the graffi ti. Yet, the fi ght tors, Bussiere and Derrick Stanley, resigned against racism on campus still has a long way on Friday, although Stanley did not make an to go. appearance. “For the past 45 years, I don’t know if the “I think all student senators should be re- senate has done a thing for students of color. moved,” noted an anonymous speaker who We make sure they start working for people of questioned the legitimacy of the senate’s fund color,” stated Humza Khan, the Student Body distribution. Afterward, community activist President of USM. “One person can only do and freelance writer Marena Blanchard stated, one thing, but if we all unite, we can accom- “Yes, it affects USM, but it affects the wider plish something for Muslims, for students of community at large. Let them know this will color, for every race and ethnicity, and make it be a safe space. If we want to hold them ac- a group that represents the entire university.” countable, we make a petition and organize. Commit and follow through.” Nyawal Lia, a commuter senator, stood up [email protected] to address concerns from Muslim students, @USMFreePress 6 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS News

From NOYES on page 4 time and money for landlords 24-unit building in Parkside sirable housing if it is the only The Noyes Street fi re to resolve. was sold causing a mass evic- affordable option available. points to a problem with Port- Some buildings go without tion in the midst of a Maine After the Noyes St. fi re the Police Beat land’s housing. Due to high proper heat, apartment units winter. There are many new city faced harsh criticism for Selections from the demand and increasing rent that are unmaintained, or upscale condominiums being not keeping up with inspec- prices on and off the Portland that are not up to code. One constructed all over Portland, tions of the building, which USM Department of peninsula, landlords are able Portland resident reported including in East Bayside and could have required Nisbet Public Safety police log in many cases to neglect the that it took her landlord sev- on Congress St at the sight of to make the proper changes proper codes and work that eral months to fi x her ceil- the former Joe’s Smoke Shop. for the building to be safe Oct. 22 to Oct. 30 needs to be done to maintain ing, which was coming off in Many worry that these con- for tenants. Despite the city’s rental units, because renters large chunks onto her bed. dos will continue to displace promise to work diligently to 10/22/16 have very few options and Out of state buyers who and harm Portland’s working keep this type of tragedy from apartments vacated will be are looking for property in class community as well as repeating itself, many apart- Sober ‘em up, Sodexo! Maine are buying apartment more vulnerable members of ment buildings in Portland go easily fi lled by a new tenant Suspicious person, Woodbury Campus Center. in need of housing. Many buildings in lower cost ar- the community. unmaintained, placing tenants Sodexo employee reports an intoxicated person buildings in Portland are old eas of the city, causing evic- Renters are left in an un- in danger. and out of date on modern tions and lack of housing settling position where they inside Woodbury Campus Center. Subject had safety requirements, which for working class people in must look for housing, and [email protected] left the area when Offi cer arrived. would take large amounts of Portland. Last December, a may have to take less than de- @USMFreePress In addition, the governor The woman, Kala V. is becoming hotter even fast- 10/25/16 said, he’s going to seek a Brown, was in good condi- er than scientists expected. In Brief... change in the law to require tion and spirits after having So far, 96 countries, ac- Party in the parking garage that each of the state’s 16 been “chained up like a dog counting for just over two- Motor vehicle crash, parking garage. Caller counties have to supply an for two months,” the sher- thirds of the world’s green- advises that the parties have exchanged equal percentage of signa- iff for Spartanburg County, house gas emissions, have information all set. tures. An effort to require S.C., Chuck Wright, said at formally joined the accord, equal distribution of sig- a news conference. which seeks to limit global natures among Maine’s He said there was no sign warming to 3.6 degrees Just checking on your wellbeing two congressional districts of her boyfriend, Charles D. Fahrenheit. More countries Wellbeing check, Payson Smith Hall. Report of failed in the Legislature Carver. are expected to come aboard a possible missing student. Student located by earlier this year. Deputies were search- in the coming weeks and Portland police department and was fi ne. Local & State ing the property when they months. National heard Ms. Brown banging Lepage wants to make from inside the container, Amnesty International’s Someone stole the key... to my heart it harder to send ballot Missing South Carolina which was 30 feet long, 15 Moscow offi ce ‘sealed by Theft, Sullivan Gym. Caller report the theft of his questions to Maine voters woman found in metal wide and 10 to 12 feet high, authorities’ key while at Sullivan Gym. container television station WYFF re- BANGOR DAILY ported. BBC NEWS — Amnesty 10/27/2016 NEWS — During a speech NEW YORK TIMES — International’s offi ce in that’s part of his ongoing ef- A South Carolina woman International Moscow has been sealed off fort to convince Maine vot- who was reported miss- by the city authorities, say Call the police! A sign was toppled! ers to reject all fi ve citizen- ing with her boyfriend in Paris climate change deal members of staff. Damage to University property. Stop sign in G20 initiated ballot questions August was found alive on becomes international law Arriving for work on was knocked over. Facilities notifi ed. this year, Republican Gov. Thursday in a metal stor- Wednesday, they found of- Paul LePage said Thursday age container on a remote BOSTON GLOBE — The fi cial seals placed across the that there should be a higher 100-acre property and a Paris Agreement to combat offi ce entrances, the locks Driving dangerously threshold for sending policy registered sex offender was climate change became in- had been changed and the Motor Vehicle Stop, School St. warning for matters to a statewide vote. arrested in connection with ternational law on Friday - a power was cut off. operating at night without headlights. Speaking to the Lewis- her disappearance, accord- landmark deal about tack- [email protected] ton-Auburn Rotary Club, ing to offi cials and news ling global warming amid 10/29/2016 LePage criticized the state’s media accounts. growing fears that the world @USMFreePress increasing reliance on bal- lot questions to make major This is such a vague report policy decisions. Assist Other Agency, Gorham police requesting He said that instead of assistance with a disturbance call off campus needing to collect signa- address. Assistance given. tures from 10 percent of voters in the last guberna- torial election, those want- 10/30/2016 ing to get something on the ballot should have to col- Hellish Halloween hangovers lect signatures from 15 per- Medical Emergency, Brooks Student Center. cent or 20 percent, a much Offi cer found an unconscious male on the tougher standard. It would be “a big, big lift lawn of Brooks Student Center. Rescue called, to get those names” if the transported to Maine Medical Center number was hiked, LePage said. Police Beats are edited for grammer and style 7 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS Avenue Q: a mature puppet musical / 8 Mixed media masterpiece / 8 Arts&Culture Inferno movie review / 9

Ryan Jordan / Design Assistant Dionne Smith open for business.” Russell explained the Free Press Staff origins of GTFO’s creation. There are two different types of escape rooms at GTFO, Have you ever wondered what it would one of them being Calcifer’s Conjuring, be like to be stuck inside a room where you a magic-themed room where in order to needed to solve puzzles and riddles to get escape you must do magic to impress the out? Have you ever played a similar game great magician Calcifer, who is a mystical and wished you could do it again? Or may- painting who can magically communicate be actually been stuck inside a room and with the players. had to fi gure out a way to get out and found Up to eight people can participate in it fun? Well, GTFO Escape Rooms is a per- this room at one time. Trapped in a Hor- fect activity for just that! ror Movie is the next room, where you must On Thursday, Oct. 27, GTFO Escape make your way through a dark, mysterious Rooms came to Gorham campus and set lair with strange occurrences happening up a few escape rooms for the students to throughout the lair. In this room there can maneuver through. Different students all be up to 10 people at a time. While children went through trying their luck at the tricky of all ages are welcome, GTFO believes escape rooms. Russell Littlefi eld, the co- that children ages eight and up are best suit- owner of GTFO Escape Room, and a fel- ed for Calcifer’s Conjuring, and children low USM student explained what exactly ages 13 and up are best suited for Trapped the escape rooms are: in a Horror Movie. “In any escape room players will be solv- These rooms are quite challenging and ing puzzles and riddles while using logic will need a real group effort to complete. Photo courtesy of Russell Littlefi eld “Each player experiences a rush of adrenaline as they solve puzzles Littlefield and company pose together at GTFO headquarters. From left to right: Russell with their friends and share their frustrations... when they’re on the Littlefield, co-owner; Sosanya Pok, gamemaster; Richard Reynolds, co-owner. fi nish a room in the hour that they’re given, nal door in time to become buzzer beaters,” fi nal puzzle with the clock ticking down to the last few seconds and the group is given bonus time of a few min- Littlefi eld said. they open the fi nal door in time to become buzzer beaters.” utes to ensure that the players get to see the Players tend to have a lot of fun when end of the room. running through these rooms, laughing as -Russell Littlefi eld Also, if one of the player begins to feel they fi nd out they’ve held a combination to Co-Owner of GTFO Escape Room claustrophobic, or is beginning to have a a lock for the last ten minutes. panic attack, the door the group entered “Sometimes we get customers that are from can be opened. Luckily, though, screaming because they are so giddy to be and communication to escape in 60 minutes Calcifer’s room has only a 25 percent suc- GTFO hasn’t experienced that with their in the room and get out in time,” Littlefi eld or less. These escape rooms may have dif- cess rate, and the Horror room has a 35 per- participants. These escape rooms are a fun said. ferent themes and the puzzles in the room cent success rate. Even Littlefi eld has gone and exhilarating activity, even if you don’t For $23 a person, this is a great experi- will be based around that theme,” Littlefi eld through seven different escape rooms and complete the room. ence and it’s great fun. Also, you can sched- explained. GTFO Escape Rooms has been only has a 43 percent success rate. But do “Each player experiences a rush of ule the escape rooms for birthday parties, around since February. not fear, Calcifer is generous, and provides adrenaline as they solve puzzles with their date night and for team building exercises. “A year ago me and my business partner unlimited hints. In exchange for a hint from friends and share their frustrations. It’s an Going through a series of puzzles and rid- went on a trip to California and played an Calcifer, he will ask players to tell a joke, experience that anyone can enjoy. Players dles is great for groups of friends to have escape room there. We loved the concept or to amuse him in some way. In the Hor- get the most enthusiastic when they’re on fun, and create memories. and couldn’t stop talking about how to ror room, however, the group only has three the fi nal puzzle with the clock ticking down hints to work with. Also, if a group fails to to the last few seconds and they open the fi - [email protected] bring it to Maine. Six months later we were @USMFreePress 8 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS Arts & Culture Mature puppet musical A multi-disciplinary production of Marx & Lopez’s work

Matthew Craig Drew played Nicky and Brian respectively. Arts & Culture Editor The stage manager, Emily Baker, found her responsibilities not to be very challenging. Racism, homosexuality and homeless- An exception to this was when Baker was ness—these are just a few of the themes pres- “help[ing] to undress the puppets,” which she ent in Avenue Q. Intended for an adult audi- said was one of the most challenging things ence, USM’s latest student-produced musical to do in the show. WIth a limited amount of takes much of its inspiration from Sesame time and a notably high number of costume Street and adapts that show’s ideas to some- changes, those involved needed to be effi cient thing more realistic. While there are indeed and well-practiced. puppets on the stage, and this play is in no Once the show began, there was a lot to way intended to be taken seriously, the char- take in. To the left, there was a full band, acters are more realistic than those you might and at center stage, there could be as many expect from something made for children. as 18 actors performing at once. If there was The play opens by introducing Princeton, anything in the show that left something to the newest inhabitant of Avenue Q. The open- be desired, it would have been the set. It was ing song, entitled “What Do You Do with a rather bland, but since this was a puppet show, B.A. in English?” is sung by Princeton as he anything that stood out more might have de- worries about his future and job prospects. tracted from the experience of the puppets. More characters then make their appearance The puppets were very interesting, with Photo courtesy of Lori Arsenault quite a variety present. There were some that on stage, including Kate Monster, Princeton’s The cast of Avenue Q chills on the stoop, brandishing puppets. monster neighbor, Rod and Brian, roommates were operated by a single person, with one arm fully animated by the puppeteer. Others with very different lifestyles, and Gary Cole- The show itself is very offensive, with many joke about sensitive subjects like race and were animated by two people, such as Trekkie man, the building’s superintendent. Yes, the racist jokes and racist ideas in portrayals of sexuality, but with more tact than a show like Monster. The supporting puppeteer for Trek- superintendent is the child star Gary Cole- characters. Having a cast made up of white, South Park. kie Monster also had other roles. This was not man. Anglo-Saxon people made it very diffi cult Overall, the production was excellent. The a traditional puppet show, and the cast was This production by USM seemed ambi- to portray characters such as Gary Coleman music was expertly played, voices were well mixed between puppets and human actors. tious, which is part of what made it so in- and Christmas Eve without being too offen- matched to characters, and the puppet opera- Of course, all the puppets were operated by teresting. Reportedly, it was not that big of sive. Of course, the cast approached the play tion was masterful. When opening night sold people, but some actors had no puppet at all. a challenge to many individual performers. in such a way that it didn’t come off as mali- out, the cast was pleasantly surprised. They One actress without a puppet, played by Sar- Though some found learning to use the pup- cious, and none of the actors tried to modify delivered a performance that was worthy of ah Flagg, was the offensive character known pets effectively to be diffi cult, everything else their appearance other than changing their the anticipation that it generated. as Christmas Eve, who is a Japanese woman. about the production was “relatively easy,” clothing, in order to look more like their char- One of the biggest challenges of this pro- [email protected] said Sam Allen and Drew Masse. Sam and acters. The play was intentionally written to duction is the lack of diversity in the cast. @USMFreePress W O V E N: Skudera’s mixed media masterpiece Katie Harris cesses in order to make these pieces. She has The fi fth fl oor of the Glickman Library is someone actually went through in their lives. Free Press Intern a background in weaving and textile print- where local or out-of-state artists/photogra- Life is not an easy journey. We all struggle, ing and is moved by how weaving can bring phers are put on display. The library works but in the end, that struggle has gotten us There is that saying where a picture is itself to life through many forms of self- with the Maine Museum of Photographic to where we are right now. When Skudera worth 1,000 words. Can we say the same for expression. In a recent interview, she said Arts (MMPA) Director Denise Froehlich teaches her students, she gives the following fi ber art? The WOVEN Art Exhibit by Gail she started to weave portraits by drawing or to bring these exhibits to Glickman for stu- advice: Skudera is on display at the USM Portland painting in front of a subject. When Skudera dents, professors, faculty and any member of “I like to encourage students to pay at- campus on the fi fth fl oor of the Glickman began to create bigger portraits she became the USM community. tention to what they fi nd themselves looking Library. Each of the 43 pieces in the exhibit interested in artist Vincent van Gogh. When With each portrait that’s woven into a quilt at or are attracted to. Also, to look for inspi- has its own uniqueness and theme, and makes she was doing extended research on him, there’s a story to be told. Each color can rep- ration in other artists’ works that they feel you feel that you are part of the story being Skudera came across a black and white pho- resent a feeling, emotion or an event that drawn to while being true to themselves.” told. However, there are two sides to every to of Gogh when he was 12 years old. She happens in our lives. The black, white and Skudera plans on creating more portraits story. An example is when you see one of was inspired by this photograph. grey portraits can represent sadness, dark- of woven fi ber work next month. This ex- Skudera’s pieces from afar. At fi rst, it looks “The photograph, in some way, spoke to ness or something in an historical context.. hibit will be on display until Dec. 30, which like a regular photograph. Yet, as you walk me,” Skudera said, “in that it engaged me in No matter what the colors are, Skudera’s will give people an opportunity to look at closer, the photograph turns into a quilt. It’s the act of looking. I used this photograph to work allows others to self-refl ect with every her phenomenal work. There will be a con- like something that your own mother could make a series of 10 woven portraits of Vin- fi ber. A piece can remind us to look back on versation with Skudera on Thursday, Dec. 1, make, but the technique used in this fi ber art cent as a child.” what went on in our lives. Yet, it all depends 2016, from 6-8 p.m., 423/424 Glickman. is called weaving. In this exhibit, there are three images of on which portrait you look at. Skudera wants Skudera has been creating woven mixed Vincent.Skudera’s most recent work was others to learn how to be grateful for what [email protected] media for 20 years. She uses different pro- completed earlier this year. we have. Each portrait represents an event @USMFreePress Arts & Culture THE FREE PRESS | November 7, 2016 9 HEAVY ROTATION A&C k WHAT CAUGHT THE EYES AND EARS OF OUR STAFF THIS WEEK Listings Even hardcore Hanks fans might want to skip Inferno Monday, November 7 John Rocker, Staff Ben Foster do their best Aaron Halls, Staff with what they are provided J: Disorienting is defi - Frankie Cosmos and give solid performanc- nitely the best way to de- Space Gallery Inferno is based on the es. Hanks and Jones have scribe this fi lm. The fi rst 538 Congress St. fi fth book of Dan Brown’s good chemistry and a fun part of this fi lm is jumpy Doors: 7:30 Starts 8:00 p.m. Robert Langdon series. dynamic. with its editing and in- The fi lm is a sequel to Ron Their characters are cludes a bunch of random Howard’s adaptations of highly intelligent, and Zo- shots that don’t mesh to- Tuesday, November 8 Brown’s The Da Vinci Code brist (Ben Foster), despite gether. It felt like Howard and Angels and Demons. his limited screen time, gave the camera to a young Nicole Rabata Robert Langdon (Tom makes an impression with child learning how to use it Blue his character’s philosophi- for the fi rst time. Sure, one Hanks) wakes up in a hos- 650 Congress St. pital in Florence and can’t cal speeches about reduc- could argue, “That’s how remember anything that has ing the population. This Langdon was feeling, so we Starts 7:30 p.m. / Ends: 10:00 p.m. happened in the past two fi lm also features a variety should be feeling the same days. When an unknown of settings as the charac- way,” but the thing is that Wednesday, November 9 assailant starts shooting at ters travel around the world it’s not visually pleasing to Langdon, his nurse, Sienna throughout their adventure. Columbia Pictures watch. It could have been Atmosphere This gives the fi lm a lot of handled better. Brooks (Felicity Jones), State Theatre helps him escape from the visually pleasing location that question more, it would 609 Congress St. d hospital. As the two be- shots. have been a more engaging Who Do We Think Will e gin recovering Langdon’s fi lm. Like This Movie? Starts 7:00 p.m. memories, they learn of a J: I agree with Aaron on e viral plague known as Infer- the performances, espe- What Did We Dislike? A: I think that if you are Thursday, November 10 l no, which will be released cially Tom Hanks’. It seems a fan of The Davinci Code - soon and, when it is, it will like he’s trying the most. A: Throughout Inferno, and/or Angels and Demons, El Ten Eleven d kill billions of people. It’s This fi lm does pose an in- plot elements and plot you may want to check this y up to Langdon and Brooks teresting question about the twists are constantly being out. Otherwise this would Port City Music Hall f to fi nd the virus before it is state of the world’s popula- thrown at you as an audi- be a fi lm I would skip. 504 Congress St. released. tion, but it doesn’t ever do ence member; this makes Doors: 8:00 Starts: 9:00 that much to make us think the viewing experience feel J: I agree with Aaron. It’s What Did We Like? about it. very disorienting leaving not worth your time or your All we ever get are bits you caring little to none money unless you are truly Friday, November 11 A: Despite working with and pieces of Zobrist ex- about it’s characters or plot. interested. material that does not al- plaining his views and These problems culmi- Highly Suspect low them to showcase their that’s not enough. They nate in the fi lm’s fi nal act A & J: Avoid it Port City Music Hall talent, cast members Tom could have gone into more where messy story structure 504 Congress St. Hanks, Felicity Jones and detail, but they didn’t. I be- makes for an unsatisfying [email protected] Doors: 8:00 Starts: 9:00 lieve if they had explored conclusion. @USMFreePress Video Games: Ghost Trick is an easily overlooked masterpiece Saturday, November 12 Matthew Craig total amnesia. Sissel fi nds that his soul is really what makes it so incredible. It’s United States Army Jazz Ambassadors Arts & Culture Editor still alive and that he is able to perform extremely compelling to witness mur- Merrill Auditorium ‘ghost tricks’ at will. Sissel’s soul is only ders and other untimely deaths, time 20 Myrtle St. Ghost Trick, a video game originally able to survive for a limited amount of travel in order to save them, and uncover Starts 7:30 released in 2011 for the Nintendo DS time, before it disappears at dawn. The new clues about Sissel and his associ- by Capcom, was later ported to ios. The main premise of the game is that, as the ates. Ghost Trick is full of surprises, not game was critically well-received, but story progresses, people are killed. Each only in the story, but also in gameplay el- Sunday, November 13 sales were not very good at all. Though time a person is killed, a ghost is able to ements. Everyone should experience this the game sold very well in Japan, it didn’t travel back in time by fi ve minutes in or- piece of inspired writing and rock-solid The Adulting School do as well in the United States. The game der to save them using ghost tricks. This gameplay mechanics. One Longfellow Square is very original, and there is really noth- can be done repeatedly until the person Starts 8:00 p.m. / Ends: 10:30 p.m. ing else quite like it. The protagonist of survives. Technically, this would be con- [email protected] Ghost Trick is Sissel, a dead person with sidered a puzzle game, but the story is @USMFreePress What caught your eyes and ears this week? Want to submit an event? [email protected] [email protected] 10 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS

Advising advice / 12 Sustainability & ME / 12 Perspectives Crossword and word search / 13 USM launches a food studies program will benefi t from their own and their faculty’s Michael Hillard involvement in the most exciting policy and Contributor business ventures in Maine’s food system. What’s also remarkable about the Food In recent years, food has become the “It” Studies Program is that it will bring together phenomenon in greater Portland, and really premier faculty talent and provide extensive the state and nation as a whole. Maine’s or- support for everything from a large number ganic farmers, long a strong presence in our of paid internships to bringing in nationally economy, are fi nding new markets in Portland famous food speakers. All of this thanks to a and elsewhere through farmers’ markets and generous award from Maine Economic Im- local restaurants that feature mostly or entirely provement Fund (MEIF), a public-private locally grown food. partnership that supports economic devel- A walk around Portland’s Bayside neigh- opment through the University of Southern borhood is all it takes to realize that micro- Maine and University of Maine–Orono. breweries, fermentories (kombucha anyone?), Crucially, last year MEIF supported a team and local coffee roasters are sprouting like of faculty and staff that spent the past academ- weeds. Less apparent to the eye is a huge food ic year carefully researching the characteris- activist culture in Maine, with remarkable tics food studies programs in New England leaders working aggressively to address soci- and across the nation, and carefully connect- ety’s loftiest goals right here in Maine, includ- ing to local experts and business leaders in ing environmental sustainability and the fi ght food studies. This enabled us to design a pro- against climate change, or campaigning to end gram that is at the cutting edge of one of the the widespread hunger that sadly plagues a fastest growing academic fi elds in the U.S. For large percentage of Maine’s population. students, this means coursework in the social, USM is now embarking on an initiative to economic, and environmental factors impact- become a major player in the Maine’s food ing food systems at all levels: local, regional, scene. We are in the process of launching a national, and global, combined with courses in fi rst- in- the- state program in Food Studies. practical application of this knowledge to real Starting in January, students can study the big world problems. picture food systems issues, and learn appli- When can you start? Next semester. In the cable professional skills that can help a student Spring (2017), students can take advantage of fi nd a career in this fi eld. Faculty, staff, and our newly created Food Studies minor, and we students in the program are already work- will offer the minor’s three required courses: ing closely with food system activists to help build a better Maine and world, and students See FOOD STUDIES on page 12 Hannah Lyon / Design Director Our Opinion The election is this week and tensions are high Editorial Staff His running mate Mike Pence has proposed ophobia perpetuated by the Trump campaign Mainers who agree with him. The Free Press in the past that money be taken away from infi ltrates what should be a safe learning en- LePage continues to perpetuate national- HIV/AIDS research and instead put towards vironment for all students. Muslim students ist myths that refugees cannot be trusted. We The election is three days away and collec- conversion therapy. Conversion therapy is a and allies came together to protest outside the should not forget that this is the same ideol- tive tensions are high. Early voting in Maine false therapy used by the religious right that student senate offi ce after anti-Muslim graffi ti ogy that put Japanese Americans into intern- ended on Thursday, and lines remained long claims to be able to change a person’s sexu- was found in the Student Senate offi ce. Stu- ment camps in the U.S. during World War II. at City Hall up until the fi nal day. People are al orientation. It has been banned in several dent Body President Muhammad (Hamza) We should not forget that Anne Frank, whose scared, anxious, and deeply concerned about states because the effects are so detrimental Khan reminded students and press that we as a diary many of us read in school as a part of what could happen in the U.S. if Donald to those “treated.” It’s important to remember community are stronger together. history class, and who perished in a concen- Trump wins the presidency. that in the past in the U.S., conversion thera- There are those who say that supporting tration camp, was denied entry to the U.S. as The Trump/Pence campaign is dangerous to pies included electroshock therapy and castra- Trump does not mean supporting racism, sex- a refugee. marginalized communities. Trump has vowed tion for gay men. ism, homophobia and Islamophobia, but with The USM student body, staff, and faculty to defund Planned Parenthood and “pun- Many, many people have a lot to lose in this the dangerously hateful rhetoric of the Trump are comprised of wide variety of people- a ish” women for getting abortions. He said he election if Donald Trump wins, but perhaps campaign, it seems impossible that they are wide variety of people who would be directly would like to ban Muslims from entering the more disturbing than Trump himself is the not directly linked. harmed by a Trump presidency. To support US and plans to build a wall along the border collective mindset that has gotten him this far. Maine Governor Paul LePage, who was Donald Trump and his rhetoric is to stand of Mexico and the United States. He has said If anything positive has come from Trump’s endorsed Trump, wrote a letter to President against our marginalized peers at USM, and that Mexican immigrants are rapists and crim- candidacy, it could be the exposure of the rac- Obama on Friday saying Maine will no longer marginalized communities everywhere. inals. Until recently he perpetuated the myth ist, xenophobic side of America that has been participate in the federal refugee settlement that President Barack Obama wasn’t born in often ignored and hidden by many. program, and judging from the comments on [email protected] the U.S. Even on our campus, the racism and Islam- his announcement, there’s a large portion of @USMFreePress Perspectives THE FREE PRESS | November 7, 2016 11 Letters & Comments: Voting “yes” on Question 3 won’t take away your gun rights in Maine

A “yes” vote on Question 3 this year in are looking to hide. Having background anything about a militia. Not to mention checks, and state laws that prohibit crimi- Maine means you support requiring back- checks and closing the gun show loophole this law was written well before AK-47s nals and other high risk groups from pur- ground checks before a gun sale or trans- would only make the people of Maine saf- came into the picture, when the arms peo- chasing guns, reduce gun availability of fer between people who are not licensed er. It would not take away anyone’s guns, ple bore were muskets. We have police of- guns to high risk groups.” fi rearm dealers. One would think that this or restrict law abiding citizens from ob- fi cers and an extremely well-funded mili- The state of Maine also has an issue is common sense, however there is strong taining the guns they want. tary now in 2016. We do not even need with gun traffi cking. We have all seen opposition from the gun lobby. This is an I, in fact, am totally against guns. I citizens gathering and forming a militia, Governor Paul LePage and his drug traf- extremely necessary practice that needs to think guns are a strange way of display- but like I said, I’m not trying to take away fi cking rhetoric, so why is he not as con- be implemented in the state of Maine. ing masculinity and an unnecessary lethal someone’s Second Amendment right. cerned about gun traffi cking? It is so easy When applying to my fi rst job, I was tool. I have yet to meet someone who has In a 2013 Washington Post article, Dan- to get a gun in the state of Maine that we background checked. When applying purchased a gun “to protect their fam- iel Webster, a gun violence expert, ex- are traffi cking guns to other states like to college, I was background checked. ily” that has actually had to use it for that plained: “One of my studies found that a Massachusetts. Where is that rhetoric? When I applied for my internship, I was purpose. However, I am not against the number of state laws prohibiting individ- No one is trying to take away the guns background checked. I have been back- Second amendment. The Bill of Rights is uals under a domestic violence restrain- you already have, and if you are a law- ground checked numerous times. I am there for a reason, and I am not going to ing order from owning guns produced an abiding citizen, you can still do every- okay with being background checked, take that away from anyone. Although, I overall 19 percent reduction in intimate thing you are already doing, you’d just because I understand why it is necessary. do not believe a lot of people have actual- partner homicides”. Background checks now have a background check. It is com- Why shouldn’t people looking to buy po- ly read what the Second Amendment says. work, and they are important. Webster mon sense. Please, read the law and an- tentially lethal weapons be background The Second Amendment reads: “A well also says, “...we found that states without swer yes on Question 3 this November. checked? regulated Militia, being necessary to the universal background check laws had 30 Those who are voting no on Question 3 security of a free State, the right of the percent higher levels of exporting across are either assuming we are trying to take people to keep and bear arms, shall not be state lines guns that were later recovered Signed, their guns away because they haven’t tak- infringed.” I would honestly be shocked from criminals”. He even explains how en the time to read the actual law, or they if I asked anyone who owned a gun why closing the gun show loophole will actu- Emily Donnelly have something on their record that they they bought it, and they replied saying ally work, “state universal background Contributor

r 12 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS Perspectives have the additional benefi t of covering the Advising Advice From FOOD STUDIES on page 10 Introduction to Food Systems; Food, Power EYE requirement and the Ethical Inquiry and Social Justice; and Food and the Environ- (EIRSC) requirement of the core curriculum, ment (note: all can be found by searching eco- respectively. And we are already in the pro- Using the learning commons nomics or sociology classes in MaineStreet). cess of hiring full time faculty for fall 2017 In Fall 2017, new food studies minors can then and beyond. move on to one of three tracks designed to lets The future of the new program is looking to become an expert learner students fully explore a particular food system bright. In fall of 2017, USM Food Studies will be launching an impressive internship pro- Paul Dexter gratifying when I arrive in Writing tutors working side interest area: Social Justice, Policy, and Advo- cacy, Entrepreneurship, and Hospitality and gram, offering paid internships to at least 25 Contributor the morning and fi nd how by side with the campus re- students every year. This program was devel- students have arranged the search experts, namely the Management. We will soon be adding additional tracks. oped in response to the strong indication that Paul Dexter is the Ph.D., furniture to make it work for reference librarians, you can Finally, USM Food Studies will be bringing internships provide students an invaluable op- Coordinator of Learning their learning activities. make your writing a collab- on two distinguished visiting faculty members portunity to become immersed in the industry, Support at USM. Just like the space was orative process from start to and gain skills that they wouldn’t be able to designed for effective aca- fi nish! for Spring 2017: Dr. Ardis Cameron, Profes- sor Emeritus of American and New England gain in a classroom setting. In spring of 2018, As a USM student, you demic “time on task,” the With the resources avail- Studies at the University of Southern Maine, the Food Studies Program will also be offering have advisors who can as- tutoring service offers the able at USM, you truly can and Kristin Reynolds, an accomplished schol- a 4-course Graduate sist with your academic opportunity to work with become an expert learner. ar in the fi eld and author of the new book: Be- Certifi cate in Food Studies in support of and career pathways. Have fellow USM students in an Not only would this mean yond the Kale: Urban Agriculture and Social multiple master’s programs. 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Locat- Commons to make it easier a YouTube “how-to” playl- Contributor prove your quality of work. ed on the second fl oor of the to fi nd support in your cours- ist on academic strategies, Declutter. Take some time at least once a Glickman Library and the es including math, chemis- tips for succeeding in online November can be stressful for many stu- week to tidy up your space. This can boost fi rst fl oor of the Bailey Hall try, biology, and accounting. courses and guidelines for dents. The semester is winding down, many productivity, help you stay organized, sup- Library, these spaces were Want to become a stronger effective study groups. The deadlines are approaching, and fi nals are com- port a feeling of calmness, and reduce overall designed for active, collab- writer? The writing tutors at website also offers access to ing up, not to mention holidays! This makes stress. orative learning. It’s easy to the Learning Commons, as the online tutoring schedul- November the perfect time to start preparing Unplug. Step away from omnipresent me- fi nd places both on and off well as those at the Writing ing system, the room reser- yourself for what lies ahead. dia and spend a more time with friends and campus for quiet, individual Center at Lewiston-Auburn vation system for the group Sustainability is not just about the environ- family. Don’t let media distract you from what study; there are few places College, can help you brain- study rooms, and a research ment and natural resources. Self-sustainability needs to get done. where you as a student can storm how you are going to skills toolkit. Many students by defi nition means maintaining or able to Meditate. Spend some time each day fi rmly work with others with the approach your paper, pro- have chosen the Learning maintain oneself by independent effort. Per- in the moment. Close your eyes and just focus tools and amenities to sup- vide guidance on your struc- Commons as an academic sonal sustainability can apply to our health, on your breath. Meditating can burn off anxi- port multiple learning styles. ture and arguments, and look “home” on campus. We hope happiness, and well being. Humans tend to ety, bring relaxation, and stir up new insights Our spaces include move- for any patterns of grammat- you do as well! put short-term rewards or needs ahead of long and ideas. able tables, rolling white ical issues that may detract term needs. Although to an extent this is re- Rethink your eating habits. Become a boards, plush seating areas from the reading of the paper [email protected] quired to get through our day-to-day lives, it more conscious eater. Food can affect your and group study rooms. It is by your professors. With the @USMFreePress is also important to set aside time to recharge. energy, so it is important to know what foods In the natural world, we are familiar with are good for you to eat when you need more resource depletion in the form of overharvest- energy. Try a handful of nuts instead of potato ed fi sheries or clear-cut forests. In the human chips, soda, or candy. world, “resource depletion” is also known as Listen to music, laugh, dance. Make sure burnout. To avoid burnout, try a few of these to leave some time for fun, either on your strategies to maintain a healthy system and own, or with others. All of these small lifestyle help keep your brain, body, and mood at its changes have been proven to reduce stress and strongest. improve well being. Set aside time to sleep. Take short naps to When we feel at our best, we can be of recharge if you feel low energy or unfocused greater service to ourselves and others. Is is in the afternoon. Set a certain time to go to bed important that we maintain good energy and at night and to wake up in the morning, and be optimism. In this time of busyness and stress, consistent. Being well rested helps to reduce remember to take a little time to focus on stress and allows you to think more clearly. yourself. Ask yourself what you need. You Move! Go outside, visit the gym, or do may fi nd that it is something small that could some yoga. A busy schedule can take a toll on change your mood for the better. your body. Take a walk outside in nature, and Tyra Howes is a sophomore nursing student get a mood boost! Taking a break from work at USM. Puzzles THE FREE PRESS | November 7, 2016 13

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Cryptogram MGB VNZ KBOKITSTROKM TAMBQ EBB- IBE BFNMGPCFUBK MTHTRNFHGOJFS Every letter in a BNNTNK. cryptogram stands for another letter. Use the And here is your hint: A = F hint to crack the code. 14 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS USM Community Page Anthony McKeown, People of USM Community University bus driver Events Mary Ellen Aldrich Community Editor ■ Monday, November 7 Anthony McKeown is a bus driver for Custom Coach. He drives the Saturday morning bus between Gorham and Dinosaurs at Dusk Portland each week. During the week he drives a bus for the USM Portland Campus Location Windham K-12 school. In addition to these two jobs, McK- Southworth Planetarium eown is working on starting small Christian Discipleship Starts: 1:00 p.m. / Ends 2:00 p.m. groups for those interested in learning more about God and sharing the love of Christ. ■ Tuesday, November 8 Through his life McKeown has faced many challenges. These challenges started even before he was born, when his The Northwest Passage 19-year-old mother attempted to abort him three times. He USM Portland Campus Location grew up in foster care and, within the fi rst 12 years of his Osher Map Library life, he moved nearly every year. He spent quite a bit of time Mary Ellen Aldrich / Community Editor Starts: 10:00 a.m. / Ends 4:00 p.m. in the Bronx and White Plains as well as Brooklyn and New Jersey. He also attended boarding school in Pennsylvania Anthony McKeown waits outside of Woodbury for students. and lived in Ossining, New York for a year and a half near ■ Wednesday, November 9 of me.” Seeing the drastic change in Vince, McKeown real- Sing-Sing Prison. ized something real had happened to him. This sent McK- From mid-February of his senior year of highschool un- Enterprise on Campus eown on a mission to fi nd out why Vince had changed. til he was 20 years old, McKeown was homeless. He spent USM Portland Campus Location McKeown would question him at work, asking what he nights on staircases, rooftops, and crashed parties and stayed Luther Bonney Lobby believed and why. The why was most important to McK- in laundry rooms. From time to time, friends would let him Starts: 11: a.m. / Ends 1:00 p.m. eown though. He wanted evidence that would prove the be- stay in their houses, hiding him from their parents. liefs presented to him. Vince introduced McKeown to the “Laundry rooms were the best,” he said. “I could put a ■ Bible and Christianity, as well as the concept of God in a Thursday, November 10 quarter in the dryer and it would heat up the room, then it way McKeown had never before considered. He then began would cool down around fi ve-thirty or six in the morning The Language Archive (ASL Interpreted) questioning everything. and I’d wake up because I got cold. This gave me time to get After some time of questioning not only Vince, but every- USM Gorham Campus Location out before people came in.” one, he decided he needed to know if God was real. McK- Maine Stage Russell Hall During his time of being homeless McKeown became ad- eown said, “I said ‘okay God, if you’re real, show me’ and Starts: 7:30 p.m. dicted to drugs. This was a huge struggle for a long while. then my life got really freaky weird, like being in the twi- light zone, I was freaking out.” McKeown said he went to ■ Friday, November 11 “I said ‘okay God, if you’re real, a friends house and everyone there was doing drugs. On the TV was a show about Moses and the Ten Commandments. IBEX Full Dome Show show me’ and then my life got re- “First of all,” McKeown said, “the TV was [usually] never USM Portland Campus Location ally freaky weird, like being in the on. Second, it was some God thing that was on.” Southworth Planetarium On a trip to pick up drugs from the White Plains, McK- Starts: 8:30 p.m. / Ends: 9:30 p.m. twilight zone, I was freaking out.” eown saw many Christian-themed bumper stickers, and once while waiting for a friend to come back with drugs, a car ■ Saturday, November 12 passed by with a giant bumper sticker on the driver side door - Anthony McKeown that read “Jesus loves you.” USM Big Band Ballroom Bash Bus driver for Custom Coach at USM “The more God revealed Himself,” McKeown said, “the USM Gorham Campus Location more angry I became.” As he learned more about God, he Hill Gym, Costello Sports Complex felt this high, not like anything he’d had before, not from Starts: 6:00 p.m. drugs, but a high from the love he felt. McKeown said, “I felt He carried around a lot of hate and anger, “I was a God-hat- how much God loved me, I’d never felt loved before, and ing agnostic and hated religion and belief systems because ■ Sunday, November 13 wanted to share God with others.” McKeown then quit the of the hypocrisy I was seeing,” McKeown said, “Christians drugs he had lived on each and every day and did so without were the worse for me though.” The Paul Dresher/Davel any type of rehab or withdrawal. When he was twenty, McKeown met a man named Vince. Invented Instrument Duo Seventeen years ago, McKeown met his wife at a Chris- This encounter changed his path and his views. Vince tian conference in Kansas city. They now live in the Wind- USM Gorham Campus, Corthell Hall showed McKeown a photo of himself from his days of her- ham Maine area and have two children they homeschool. Starts: 2:00 p.m. oin addiction a few years prior to them meeting. McKeown “I believe the point of life,” McKeown said, “is to be said, “Being on the streets I’d met a lot of people who were loved by God, and to share that love with others.” messed up. But very few people I met had that ‘nobody’s Want us to include your event? home’ look in their eyes, they’re scary people. It was hard to [email protected] believe the person in the photo was the guy standing in front @USMFreePress [email protected] 15 November 7, 2016 | THE FREE PRESS Wednesday Friday Friday Saturday Saturday Wrestling Women’s Ice Men’s Ice Hockey Women’s XC Men’s XC Hockey vs. Coast Guard vs. Manhattanville vs. Daniel Webster New England New England 5:00 p.m. 4:00 P.M. 7:00 p.m. Regionals Regionals Sports 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. Glimpse into the Huskies’ Kasbohm to play in upcoming ice hockey season NFHCA Division III

Erin Brown Shapiro to come back and Harding. Harding stressed full recruiting class and he senior game Sports Editor play for us the way he did the importance of recruiting is feeling optimistic about his freshman year,” where for the team to ensure they the talent he has been able to 2016-2017 Men’s Ice he recorded a .902 save per- have the skill and speed they bring in. “Our practices are Hockey team is looking to centage, “and he showed us need. “We have a short sea- a lot smoother now, they’re start the season off on a good a great start,” Harding said son with a 25 game sched- crisper. We get through them note. They opened up the a little more easily. We can season at home against Wen- attribute that to players with tworth Institute of Technol- “You’ve got to bring in more skill a little better hockey sense.” ogy Saturday Oct. 29 where and more speed, which I think The biggest key is to sophomore Jimmy Currier make sure all these new (Middleton, MA/ Islanders we’ve done.” players are able to mesh to- Hockey Club) scored two gether and work as a team. goals to bring the Huskies Hopefully under the leader- to a 2-0 victory over the - Ed Harding ship of sophomore captain, Leopards. The strong offen- Men’s Ice Hockey Headcoach Tyler Mathieu (Stillwater sive performance by Cur- Lake, NS/ Boston Jr. Bruins) rier earned him New Eng- who played 23 games for the land Hockey Conference about the hopes for suc- ule. There’s not as much Huskies last year tallying six (NEHC) Player of the Week. cess in the net this season. time to coach and teach at goals and three assists, the Photo courtesy of USM Athletics “We also need to put some the Division Three level, so Huskies can unify. “We’ve Junior goaltender Kyle Sha- Amanda Kasbohm’s career is to be honored with senior piro (Ocean, NJ/ Walpole pucks in the net as well and you really have to get out got some pretty good lead- game November 19 at William Smith College. Express) also had a standout a guy like Currier is going to there and attract the best ership, our captain Mathieu, performance in the team’s help us out with that,” Hard- players. In a nutshell, that’s has done a super job of get- Erin Brown opener where he made 21 ing said about the offensive where we’ve needed to im- ting everyone together and Sports Editor saves earning a shutout and needs for the upcoming sea- prove. You’ve got to bring in making sure we’re ready to the NEHC Goaltender of the son. more skill and more speed, go.” Harding said. Senior captain Amanda Kasbohm (York, ME/ York) has Week honor. The Huskies ended their which I think we’ve done,” Point leaders from last been chosen to compete in the 2016 Victory Sports Tours/ Head coach Ed Hard- 2015-2016 season with a Harding says the scouting year Parker Sanderson (Ban- National Field Hockey Coaches’ Association (NFHCA) ing commended the per- record of 8-17-1, the team process is 80-85% of his job gor, ME/ St. Stephen County Division III senior game. The senior goaltender has had formances of both in their is full of fresh players look- as head coach. Aces), who scored 5 goals an impressive career with the Huskies over her four years season opener. “We need ing just recently recruited by This was Harding’s fi rst and had six assists, and as- at USM. She has been an All-Little East Conference selec- sistant captain Alex Panta- tion twice, a two time William B. Wise Scholar Athlete, lone (Hudson, MA/ Boston and All-Region status with Second Team Honors. Jr. Bruins) who scored 7 Kasbohm has started all 17 games this season for the goals and three assists, both Huskies recording seven wins and two shutouts. With a return for the Huskies with save percentage of .787, a goals against average of 2.02, hopes to fi nd the back of the and a total of 122 saves in 17 games, Kasbohm has been a net even more this season. strong piece of this team’s success. Defensive assistant cap- Her skill in the net and leadership has helped in their tain John Waghorne (Whea- post-season run in the Little East Conference tournament. ton, IL/ Eliot Lake Bobcats) Kasbohm stood tall in goal for both the quarterfi nal game is also an important key to against Westfi eld State University only allowing one goal this team’s season. Harding and in the semifi nal game against Bridgewater State Uni- says they lean on assistant versity where she recorded a shutout. captains Waghorne and Pan- Kasbohm will be in net for the Huskies fi rst LEC tour- talone quite a bit. nament fi nals appearance since 2007 against number 1 Keep an eye out for the seeded Keene State College. The Huskies and Kasbohm Huskies this season as they are hopeful to close her last season on a high note. begin a promising cam- Kasbohm will appear in the senior game Saturday Nov. paign. 19 at William Smith College.

Photo courtesy of USM Athletics [email protected] [email protected] Kyle Shapiro named NEHC goaltender of the week after shutout win over Wentworth. @eriiinbrooownnn @eriiinbrooownnn