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The Free Press Vol 45 Issue 16, 02-24-2014

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Vol. 45, Issue No. 16 the free press Feb. 24, 2014 University of Southern Maine Student Newspaper usmfreepress.org Board plots a new identity for USM Students Direction Package pushes for metropolitan university to ask trustees “When I said the city is going to be our lab, students to divest got really excited in a way Sidney Dritz News Editor that I hadn’t seen happen in my four years here.” Money won’t be the only topic -Kelsea Dunham of conversation that’s green at the Student Body President upcoming University of Maine Sys- tem’s Investment Committee meet- ing of the UMS Board of Trustees Sam Hill this Friday. Managing Editor For the second February in a row, the question of fi nancial divest- Members of the Direction Pack- ment of fossil fuels is on the agenda age Advisory Board largely agreed for the BoT meeting. This time, a that USM’s future should be as group of students from USM and Maine’s metropolitan university, as the University of Maine at Orono the group’s meetings come to a close have been given a half hour time this Friday. slot to make a presentation to the The board met for a preliminary Investment Committee at the Friday roll-out of the work that had been meeting, which will take place in done in the three sub-groups for the Bangor, but will be videocast to the past two months last Friday. While Portland Campus. each group had different tasks, they Sam Hill / Managing Editor The minutes for the Board of found a lot of overlap in their fi nd- Student Body President Kelsea Dunham addressed the Direction Package Advisory Board as a part of the Trustees meeting of Feb. 27, 2013, ings when they presented to each presentation of the group she has been working with to define a vision for USM’s future. The vision they out- when the issue of divestment from other for feedback. The board iden- lined emphasized USM’s urban location, which Dunham says students are very excited about. fossil fuels was fi rst discussed be- tifi ed the student experience, loca- fore the board exactly one year ago, tion and community engagement as noted, “Student groups nationally critical aspects of USM that will be are bringing awareness regarding important for the future of the insti- fossil fuels and related environ- tution. mental concerns and encouraging These ideas were fi rst presented divestment of related investments.” by the vision group, which was At the time, the USM branch of tasked with fi nding and distinct Divest UMaine, a series of student identity for USM. groups arguing in favor of divest- Student Body President Kelsea ment throughout the UMS, was Dunham has been working with only two months old. “We weren’t the group and making sure that stu- there,” said Divest UMaine member dents’ interests and goals align with and junior math and computer sci- the work the group has been doing. ence major Shaun Carland. “It was In November, Dunham organized a something that they [the board] no- meeting in Gorham to fi eld student ticed people talking about.” responses and concerns on the uni- “They talked about it, but there versity’s direction to be included at was no further conversation after an early stage of the process. While last February,” said Meaghan LaSa- the turnout wasn’t large, Dunham la, a junior women and gender stud- felt that a lot of great ideas resulted. ies major and Divest UMaine mem- “We whined a lot for a minute, ber, who will be among the student I’m not gonna lie,” said Dunham. presenters at the upcoming meeting. “We talked a lot about the things that The minutes from the 2013 meet- we don’t like, but when we got down ing outlined the limited number of to it, we talked about the things that UMS funds already unconnected to we love and the things that we are fossil fuels, and concluded with the doing well that we don’t talk about.” Kirsten Sylvain / Editor-in-Chief words, “The Committee acknowl- According to Dunham, students President Theo Kalikow addressed the three groups of the Direction Package Advisory Board after they edged the importance of the issue want to be much more involved in made their presentations, which were facilitated by Dave Stevens, a consultant from the University of Maine and discussed in detail the above the community than they are and System. The board will make their final reports next Friday at the final meeting. noted investment constraint.” that they’re looking for situations “We’re going to be bringing where their skills and knowledge In a survey conducted by the followed by cost and future career students’ eyes lit up,” said Dunham. many reports to the table showing can be applied. CORE (Creating Operational Re- opportunities in the area. “When I said the city is going to be that fossil fuel divestment has neg- fi “For many students, Portland sponsibility and Excellence) group, “When I explained the work that our lab, students got really excited ligible [ nancial] risk,” LaSala said. stops at I-295. It doesn’t extend into the location of USM was ranked we’ve been doing [in the vision in a way that I hadn’t seen happen The reports she referred to include fi this university, which is a sad reality as the most infl uential factor for group] in some of my classes and in my four years here. [Students] do a letter published in the Huf ngton at the moment,” said Dunham. students in their decision to attend, the groups that I’m involved with, See CITY on page 2 See DIVEST on page 5 2 News February 24, 2014 From CITY on page 1 From the Senate: tentional, none of it is directional or sustainable,” said Kuzma. p The group discussed the role of a metropolitan university, listing pos- Senate fi nds less sibilities for internships, research projects, service learning oppor- tunities and fi eld experience that students could have access to if the funds to allocate university worked to make ties with local businesses. The vision group has been fo- than anticipated cused on the long-term direction of the university, and while the ideas Sidney Dritz many funds coming in to the stu- put forth by the group cannot be im- News Editor dent activity fund. plemented immediately, the major- In contrast, USM is seeing an unprecedented year of high student $ ity of the board agreed that the con- The Student Senate will be forced involvement, with approximately to turn away student proposals for funding soon, with funds running “The people low and proposals running high. “The most of southern Student Senate vice-chair and important heart Maine love this senior economics major Will Gattis of the meeting explained that when he was review- was to prepare university, and ing proposals for fund requests, he they want us to realized that the senate would not the senate for be successful. We have enough funds to approve the fact that they need to capitalize spending for all of the proposals. were going to Sokvonny Chhouk / Design Director on that.” When the Friday Feb. 14 senate have to turn down meeting was cancelled, the senate proposals.” not want to feel like they are in a toward creating this identity. Ac- called what was listed in the meet- degree-mill.” cording to LaRocque, the group was -Monique LaRocque ing’s minutes as an emergency ses- -Will Gattis “If we are going to be the hub of instructed at the beginning of the Executive Director of the Offi ce sion for Feb 20. Senior economics major a vibrant community, why are we process that they needed to think of Professional and Continuing “Emergency is a strong word,” looking at ourselves as just a student about USM’s identity within the Education said Gattis. “We needed to meet, graduation machine?” said Jeanne context of the system –– with em- yes, because there was stuff we Munger, an associate professor of phasis on differentiating USM from cept is moving in the right direction. needed to talk about, but the word business administration. its seven sister universities. “We need to connect very closely ‘emergency’ makes it sound sort of 30 new student groups recognized “One of the things that has been “Our thinking has evolved over with our schools, with our munici- dire compared to what it was.” by the university in the fall semes- clear is that the people of southern the past few months, but we have palities, with our businesses, with At the meeting, coordinator of ter alone, according to Director of Maine love this university, and they been exclusively focused in on this community services and with many the Student Government Business Gorham Student Life Jason Sauci- want us to be successful. We need idea,” said LaRocque. cultural organizations,” said La Offi ce Ray Dumont addressed the er. to capitalize on that. We need to do Dean of the College of Arts, Hu- Rocque. “Those interactions will be senate to remind them that there are Student groups submit propos- something about that,” said Mo- manities and Social Sciences Lynn critical to us as we move forward. only $12,648.73 left in unallocated als to request funding from the nique LaRocque, executive direc- Kuzma stressed that the university We need to interact with the com- funds available to the senate for the Student Senate, and with student fi tor in the Of ce of Professional and needs to make community engage- munity, because place matters.” rest of the year and that these funds groups growing faster than the stu- Continuing Education and co-chair ment a priority in its mission. cannot be exceeded. Minutes for dent body, funding has grown more of Strategic Plan Implementation. “We have so many connections the meeting note that with enroll- limited. “We’ve had a lot more pro- The group raised questions about with the community, we’re doing [email protected] @SamAHill ment down at USM for the 2013 to how the university could take steps all this work, but none of it is in- 2014 school year, there are not as See SENATE on page 3

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From SENATE on page 2 Body President Kelsea Dunham tion not to inform the groups whose they came in, approving three, de- for the fact that they were going to and the Student Government Busi- proposals would be discussed at the nying one and tabling two others have to turn down proposals that posals than usual this year,” said ness Offi ce were informed of the emergency session was a question until the next meeting. “We passed are more important to people than Student Senate Chair Stephanie meeting, but unlike other Student of fairness. He said that if some of or failed anything we already had other proposals we’ve seen this Brown. Senate meetings, which are open to the groups’ members were unable strong opinions about,” Gattis said, year,” Gattis said. Some of the proposals, including the USM community, no one fur- to make it to the impromptu meet- but he stressed that the purpose of The remaining proposals will be the Senior Week Cruise, an annual ther was informed. ing, the groups that did have repre- the meeting was more to prepare considered at the upcoming Student event that the Student Senate has Brown said that the meeting was sentatives present to argue for their for the upcoming senate meet- Senate meeting Friday at 1:00 p.m. always funded in the past, were planned no more than 36 hours in proposals would have an unfair ing where proposals would be ap- in the Glickman Family library. time-sensitive, which made waiting advance. “Everyone was on vaca- advantage. “We very much didn’t proved or denied than to resolve the for the next scheduled meeting next tion, we didn’t get the chance,” she want that,” Gattis said. list of proposals at the time. Friday less than ideal. said. The senate elected to consider “The most important heart of the [email protected] According to Brown, Student Gattis said that further motiva- proposals in the order in which meeting was to prepare the senate @USMFreePress Humanities think reorganization may be the way

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Kirsten Sylvain / Editor-in-Chief Lynn Kuzma, dean of the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Science, in addition to overseeing reorganization of her own college, is a member of the Direction Package Advisory Board. Sidney Dritz News Editor the ultimate decision. When asked whether he would The dissolution of the former de- choose to reorganize the department partment of Modern and Classical if the CAHS faculty chose to reject Languages and Literatures occurred the reorganization plan in May, at around the same time that the col- Provost Michael Stevenson told lege it was a part of, the College of the Free Press, “I remain hopeful Arts, Humanities and Social Sci- that the college will propose a good ences, embarked on a path towards plan. I understand they are having larger organiza- productive tional change. discussions. “This is my fi - “I think any plans I await news nal year as dean,” this committee from the explained Lynn makes now, either Dean about Kuzma, dean of these delib- defi nite or vague, erations be- the CAHS. She are going to be said that when fore consider- the year began, enormously useful.” ing whether she’d asked the other options faculty of the col- -Alan Kaschub should be ex- lege what they Professor and Director of the plored.” would like to School of Music “I think work on for the any plans this committee rest of her time at fi USM. Kuzma said the faculty ex- makes now, either de nite or vague, pressed interest in pursuing a large- are going to be enormously useful,” scale reorganization of the college. Kaschub said. “I admire her for taking this on The driving force behind plans at the end of her tenure,” said Pro- to reorganize the CAHS is part of fessor Alan Kaschub, director of the the same motivation which drove school of music and member of the the dissolving of the department of ad hoc committee which is working modern and classical languages and on plans to reorganize the depart- literatures earlier in the year, an ex- ment. cess of administration for a shrink- The committee is scheduled to ing faculty population. meet seven times throughout the re- “We have too many [depart- mainder of the spring semester, and ment] chairs for the number of fac- to present the plan they have devel- ulty members,” Kuzma explained. oped to the rest of the college on She said that there are 15 depart- May 16, where it will be voted on ment heads in the CAHS, and ap- by the college faculty and either ap- proximately 100 faculty members proved for implementation or not. and that approximately 40 percent “I’m not going to force the fac- of the departments comprised of ulty to do anything. The provost four faculty members or less. might,” Kuzma said, explaining “I think it’s for the health of the that within the process she is super- college,” Kuzma said. vising, the faculty can approve or [email protected] deny reorganization plans, but the @USMFreePress provost has the authority to make 4 News February 24, 2014

Direction Package Board focuses on students P ing from staff and student sur- didn’t include handouts with the and affecting our ability to recruit President’s Council for further Sam Hill veys. presentation, because people tend new students.” consideration this Friday, with Managing Editor “We were quite pleased with to get nervous when numbers are Student responses also showed UMS Chancellor James Page and the engagement with our sur- put on paper with programs at- that most students believed the Senate President Justin Alfond in USM is still looking for ways to veys,” said Joy Pufhal, the dean tached. university could be more fi scally attendance. From there, the cost fi ll the $14 million budget defi cit of students and executive direc- “We’re not there yet,” said responsible, citing recent cos- cutting ideas will be presented for the next fi scal year, and offi - tor of Student Life. “The respon- Munger. metic renovations on the Portland to the Faculty Senate and other cials agreed, after a set of student dent rate wasn’t anything to brag She went on to stress the need campus. groups before a larger open meet- survey results were released Fri- about, but the end result was sig- for input from departments and “At the end of the day, the ma- ing on March 14. b day, that students should always nifi cant enough to give us some programs. jor payer for the system is the stu- “Mostly we’ve [UMS colleges] be the focus. real data to chew on.” “There’s a lot of innovation, a dent, not the state,” said Laurenz spent the time fi ghting each otherb The CORE subgroup of the Di- There were 173 respondents to lot of good minds and a lot of pas- Schmidt, a member of the Board for resources. That is totally un- rection Package Advisory Board the staff survey and 346 student sion. If you ask some people in of Visitors, an active group of vol- productive and we cannot do that was tasked with fi nding short- responses. Top staff suggestions different programs how do we do unteers that assists the president anymore,” said Kalikow. “I think, term solutions, trying to fi nd rea- to cut costs included cutting ad- it differently, they can probably of the university in various tasks. the presidents of all the seven sonable and achievable ideas to ministrative costs, consolidating come up with some pretty great “Anything we do as a university campuses have understood thatr increase retention, reverse enroll- mid-level positions and manage- ideas,” said Munger. needs to be focused on that. With we don’t have the resources avail-p ment erosion and reduce spending ment and eliminating top leader- The student survey responses the state, you can argue, with the able to fi ght those fi ghts anymore. to balance the coming fi scal year. ship. There was also discussion revealed that students at USM legislature, with the governor, or So we have to do it a different When the Direction Package surrounding under-enrolled pro- are aware of the tension in the air the board of trustees, you can ar- way, and we have to invent thatr Advisory Board met last Friday grams. around budget cuts. gue. With the students you cannot different way because we don’tp for a preliminary rollout of the Jeanne Munger, an associate “Students reported things like, argue. You cannot win an argu- know how to do it.” r subgroup work, the board mem- professor of business administra- ‘Faculty and staff are disgruntled ment with your customer. Your The advisory board’s three sub- bers considered a collection of tion and member of the academic and it shows,’” said Pufhal. “It’s customer will just go somewhere groups reported to each other last money-saving ideas, some com- review committee said that she impacting the student experience else.” Friday, putting all of their work “One of the elephants in the together for the fi rst time. Eachp room is that we are a university group was able to receive feed- that is declining in enrollment, back from the other members of and we need a growth strategy,” the advisory board in order to said Joseph McDonnell, dean of align their goals in preparation the College of Management and for a cumulative presentation to Human Service and a professor of President’s Council for further public policy and management. consideration this Friday, with Toward the end of Munger’s UMS Chancellor James Page and presentation, she put a quote up Senate President Justin Alfond in on the projector that read “Plan- attendance. ning without action is futile, ac- “Our feet are defi nitely to the tion without planning is fatal.” fi re,” said Kalikow,” and we wish “We’ve been doing a lot of stra- that fi re wasn’t there, but on one tegic planning, but we haven’t hand, it’s forcing us to actually moved,” said Munger. make decisions.” This week, the advisory board is working on bringing all of their presentations together and mak- [email protected] ing them more cohesive for their @SamAHill cumulative presentation to the

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Post to the president of Harvard from the mayor of Seattle stressing Police Beat rthe fi nancial upsides to divestment, as well as studies on the environ- mental concerns associated with Selections from the investment in fossil fuels, and a list USM Department of of the companies that are the most culpable. Public Safety police log r LaSala noted that Unity College Feb. 7 to Feb. 12 and the College of the Atlantic have both divested already, and that Uni- ty College’s endowment, rather than rbeing compromised, has grown in Friday, Feb. 7 the year and a half since divestment. In a letter to members of the UMS community earlier this month, UMS Like your old photo? Randy Hazelton / Multimedia Editor 4:53 p.m. - Summons for stop sign violation issued to Chancellor James Page said that a Alanna Larrivee (left), a first year economics major and Iris SanGiovanni Abbey L. Sanborn, 28, of Livermore Falls, ME, warning for recent review of UMS investment (right), a first year political science major, attended the “Tar Sands portfolios revealed that divestment Exposed” presentation at USM on Jan. 31. SanGiovanni is a member failure to update driver’s license. - Bedford St. from fossil fuels at this time would of Divest UMaine and has been involved in planning the presentation Product recall o’clock limit investment opportunities and on divestment, which will be presented to the Board of Trustees Friday. 5:35 p.m. - Warning to operator for defective equipment. - require wholesale changes to the 92 Bedford St. portfolios. While the UMS has a The UMS has a history with di- results. “I think it’s hard for the responsibility to reduce its carbon vestment as well, SanGiovanni said. Board of Trustees to look past the Keep it in your pants (pocket) footprint, Page said, citing examples “What’s really exciting and gives fact that we’re just students,” said 7:37 p.m. Warning for texting while driving. - Falmouth of measures taken to do so system us a lot of energy is that in the ‘80s, SanGiovanni, but she also cited sup- Street wide, it also has a responsibility to UMaine was one of the fi rst univer- port from USM’s student body and protect and wisely invest the funds sities to divest from the apartheid in from President Kalikow as reasons Saturday, Feb. 8 in its charge. South Africa.” for her optimism. f “I welcome student, faculty and Universities across the state have The student body support she re- community engagement as to how made moves toward divestment ferred to was a referendum question Presumably for their lack we become better stewards of the over the past few years, from the in support of divestment that passed 4:46 p.m. - Warning for registration and inspection. environment. Further conversations interest of environmental groups at by a 10:2 margin in the 2013 USM Parking Lot P6, 246 Deering Ave. rare not only welcome, but crucial,” the University of Maine at Orono, student elections. The support from Page wrote. Like going down for tax evasion Farmington and USM to a proposal Kalikow has been present since the 9:06 p.m. - Summons for drug paraphernalia issued to “I just hope that the investment to divest at Bates College recently, issue of divestment was raised by committee will recognize that di- which was not passed. the board at this time last year and Kristina H Lord, 18, of Gorham. - Robie Andrews Hall, 39 vestment is the right thing to do,” SanGiovanni, along with LaSala, is evidenced by her intention to at- University Way said LaSala. was involved in the protest outside tend the presentation to the board Ghost in the machine LaSala said that divestment, rath- a Portland branch of TD Bank in and speak in support of divestment. 10:05 - Reported odor of marijuana. Unable to locate er than compromising the university January to protest the bank’s invest- “I encourage the Investment source. - Philippi Hall system, might actually help it. “This ment in the Keystone XL Pipeline Committee to consider this issue se- has the opportunity to make the Uni- and has worked with the group Save riously — because climate change is Ke$ha would be proud versity of Maine System a leader South Portland that works against a risk that we must respond to, and 11:09 - Report taken for large party that would not break globally,” she said. If the University the addition of a pipeline from because when students get this orga- up. - Upperclass Hall, 25 Husky Drive of Maine System voted to divest, it Montreal to the South Portland wa- nized, it is our job to listen to them,” would be the fi rst public university terfront landscape. Kalikow wrote in a statement to the Sunday, Feb. 9 system in the nation to do so. “It’s good to do something where Free Press last Friday. Iris SanGiovanni, a freshman you feel like it’s something that “I don’t want to be too hopeful, political science major and Divest can really make a difference,” San- but I really am,” SanGiovanni said. Should have known it by the MA plates UMaine member, elaborated, “It’s Giovanni said. 9:15 - Summons issued to Michael Cabral, 23 of really attractive to potential students Despite some concerns, San- [email protected] Somerset, MA for failure to stop at a stoplight. - Portland, to show that their school cares about Giovanni is hopeful that the pre- what’s right.” @USMFreePress Deering Ave. at Washburn sentation to the board will yield Charged with defenestration 10:50 p.m. - Report of items being thrown out a window, unable to locate. - Robie Andrews Hall, 39 University Way Was last week’s Superbowl not enough? 11:26 p.m. - Marijuana odor violation. Warning issued. - G13C Parking Lot

Monday, Feb. 10 Smells like spring to me 9:38 a.m. - Odor of diesel fuel heavy in the area. Discovered to be snow removal equipment. - 92 Bedford St. It takes two 11:06 a.m. - Report taken for two vehicle accident. - G20 Parking Lot, 28 Husky Drive

Tuesday, Feb. 11 Your past always catches up with you 11:04 a.m. - Vehicle towed for unpaid fi nes. - P7, Durham St. Read the not-so-fi ne print 11:07 a.m. - Warning to operator for stop sign violation. - College Ave.

Wednesday, Feb. 12 Just drop a pin for us on google maps 8:06 a.m. - Attempt to locate a student. Subject located and all set. - USM Public Safety, Portland

Police logs are edited for grammar and style. They can be found at usm.maine.edu/police/campus-crime-log. 6 February 24, 2014 Arts&Culture Opera written by Holocaust survivor debuts of coping with the appalling condi- Francis Flisiuk tions of the work camp. Arts & Culture Editor Tillion’s writing was a form of resistance. She could have been The USM Department of The- killed if a Nazi guard found her di- atre is debuting the English lan- ary, but she disregarded the threat, guage world premiere of In the and through comedic recounts that Underworld, a darkly comedic mu- mocked the dismal conditions of sical written by the French ethnolo- life in the camp, Tillion was able gist Germaine Tillion, who secretly keep up her morale and lift the spir- wrote the three-act script while im- its of the others in her cell, over- prisoned at the women’s Nazi con- coming the horrors of her life with centration camp of Ravensbrück in art. northern Germany. “I hope audiences come to see The operetta was originally ti- that laughter was a tool for survival tled Le Verfügbar aux Enfers (The and resistance,” said Meghan Bro- Campworker goes to Hell) and die, the director of the production chronicles the struggles and hor- and assistant professor of theatre at rors of life in a Nazi concentration USM. camp as a “verfügbar.” In German In the Underworld had its fi rst that word means “available” and theater debut in France at the Thé- “disposable,” and was used as a atrè du Châtelet in Paris over seven term to describe a detainee whose years ago. Now the fi rst English ad- sole purpose was to work the most aptation is set for its debut thanks undesirable jobs in the camp. It to the efforts of Brodie, who com- was in this position that Tillion missioned the fi rst English transla- Randy Hazelton / Multimedia Editor purposely put herself as an act of tion of the operetta. defi ance to the Nazi system. In Til- “I worked through reading the The full cast including: Callie Cox, Helena Crothers-Villers, Mary Ganza, Viriginia Hudak, Madelyn James, lion’s work, a “verfügbar” is de- play in French and was incredibly Clare McKelway, Caroline O’Connor, Hannah Perry, Elinor Strandskov, Sable Strout and Rhianno Vonder picted as an inferior species that’s excited about the possibility of Haar practice five times a week during rehearsals in the Dance Room of Russell Hall in Gorham. expected to live no longer than two directing it if a commission of an years. English translation was possible,” gan holding “table work” meetings will be as much of a learning ex- rescue operation. The rest of her The musical conveys Tillion’s said Brodie. “I asked Annie and with Brodie. During these sessions, perience for the audience as it was life was dedicated to speaking and attempts to blend dark elements they studied the script, did research for the cast. writing against social injustice and with humor in a personal story that and watched historical documenta- genocide. She lived to be 100 and mirrors her own experiences in a “I hope ries to ensure that the foundations “The education died knowing the success and pub- historical fi ction. In the Under- audiences come of their characters were accurate. that I have lic attention her literary work gar- world focuses on the prisoners as Getting into character also includ- nered. they undergo the brutality of camp to see that ed the changing of the cast’s physi- received from this Some 50,000 inmates died from life. The play features musical con- laughter was a cal appearance show will be the fatigue, gassing or disease at the tent that would have been popular tool for survival Five of the cast members are most valuable Ravensbrück camp, including Til- in the ‘30s, like the period-accurate and resistance.” planning on shaving their heads for thing I will walk lion’s mother who had been ar- song “J’ai perdu mon Eurydice”, the play, while the remaining six away with.” rested after hiding a British sol- but with lyrical editing to add some -Meghan Brodie will cut their hair short to look like dier in her home. The memory of their hardships lives on through In amusement. Professor of theatre & director prisoners whose shaved hair had -Madelyn James the Underworld, which premieres “Tillion chose great music that of production grown back during a long impris- brings the show to life,” said Hel- onment. According to Brodie, the Senior theatre major April 18 at the Russell Hall in Gor- ena Villers, a sophomore vocal per- motivation for the students to alter ham. formance major who plays the role Karl Bortnick [literary translators] their appearance for the sake of “I sincerely believe that we need of French prisoner Lulu. if they were interested in the proj- performance stems from their dedi- “There is no way pages in a text- to remember and discuss the events The dialogue is also wrought ect and they immediately joined cation to the production and out of book could adequately portray the of the Holocaust to avoid repeating with black humour. At one point the creative team, providing an respect to the real life subjects of In tragedies of that dark period of his- the horrors of the past,” said Bro- during the play a character ex- amazing translation of the script.” the Underworld. tory,” said Brodie. die. The play, she said, is an artifact claims that Ravensbrück is fi lled Brodie invited Jonathan Marro, a “It’s a way of authentically por- “If we can help people see the of resistance and hope, helping au- with “all creature comforts – water, former USM music student, to act traying and paying tribute to the result of racism, prejudice, stereo- diences and actors alike bear wit- gas, electricity – especially gas.” as music director and worked to women and the lives they lived in typing or remaining indifferent to ness and remember the events of According to Villers the comedy ensure that the student actors un- the camps,” said Brodie. “It’s not a bad situation I think we’ve done the past. arises naturally from brutal hones- derstood the historical connections easy for any actor, but every actor our job,” said Villers. ty. For the author Tillion, comedy of the people they play. In Decem- consented.” Tillion made it out of the camps [email protected] was used intentionally as a method ber the cast of 11 USM students be- According to Brodie the show alive after a Swedish Red Cross @FrancisFlisiuk Arts & Culture Recommends: Delta Rae rocks the State Theatre Nathan Baril fi Contributor desk-job disillusionment. of ce manager at the State Theatre same sense of storytelling and my- $20 due at the door and $18 if paid “I really like their music because where Delta Rae played in the past. thology that folk is so well known in advance. Like most events, the they have three different members “The live experience is so much for. Working from a fairly wide show is 18 and over, so bring your The harmonious choruses of Del- fl ta Rae and The Falls’ heartbreak who all sing different songs, and more enjoyable than listening to an range of in uences, a quartet of I.D. The Falls, the opening band, ballads will echo through the halls their harmonies are really tight. album, you’re seeing and feeling singers and an innovative percus- will provide an easy transition for of Port City Music Hall this Friday. Plus, I’m a lyrics person, so their the music.” sion section (often involving chains Delta Rae with their two-part har- lyrics are really relatable,” said If you’re looking for a folkie con- and trash can lids), Hopkins, the monies and folk-rock feel, allowing Delta Rae is a folk-rock group fi out of Durham, North Carolina, Bailey Auspland, a senior chemis- cert, but you don’t want to sacri ce Hölljes trio, McKee and Emerson new listeners to ease into the night. who will headline Friday’s show, try major. those rock-concert elements you come together to form a complete, The Falls will be joining Delta Rae Carry the offering crisp harmonies com- Their debut album know and love, Delta Rae offers a professional group. Like many for a nationwide tour that will end Fire pounded with a modern yet tra- came out last summer and great ‘alternative’ experience. Delta other musicians, the music of Delta at this year’s SXSW Music Festi- Forbes Rolling Stone ditional sound. The ensemble in- from to , it Rae has the energy of a rock band Rae draws you in and the lyrics val, a conference that, in 2013, fea- cludes Ian Hölljes, Eric Hölljes, has received critical acclaim. Del- with an emphasis on lyrical content keep you there. tured thousands of bands on over a ta Rae’s mission has been to hone reminiscent of the old-and-gold “There’s one song that is apolo- hundred different stages over the Brittany Hölljes and Elizabeth fi Hopkins performing the main vocal their voices and effectively convey folkies of yesteryear. gizing to kids they bullied when course of ve days. A double fea- work, with Mike McKee on drums their sentiments about love and the “I feel like fans of Mumford and they were younger, and that was re- ture of break-up/love songs come and Grant Emerson on bass. Delta naivety of childhood to their audi- Sons will enjoy them very much. I ally awesome. A lot of their songs with perfect timing for getting out Rae is known best for their high- ence while truly enhancing the live know I do. They’re very soulful,” have a lot of emotional depth, and I of your post-Valentine’s Day funk. energy live performances and com- experience. said Emma Mae, a former USM really enjoy that in music that I lis- “Their show was full of energy, student. ten to,” said Auspland. [email protected]@ pelling, but relatable songs, ranging fl in subject matter from break-ups to and they were really well put to- The band’s in uences range from The show starts at 9:00 p.m., and @NateBaril gether,” said McCrae Hathaway, blues, gospel and pop, with the the doors open at 8:00 p.m., with February 24, 2014 Arts & Culture 7 National Review A dark and ambient musical collaboration A&C ing birthed through the canals of cobalt clouds as Listings horns sound off in the distance, a dusty stretching plain lays before and beckons to footprints. Featur- ing an ominous and borderline terrifying buildup, “Let There Be Light” is a masterful yet unsettling Monday, February 24 introduction to the album. The waves of deep bass and unbroken guitars epitomize the battle with the A Rebus of Identical Selves: Performance Art Installation psyche, and fi nally, a wardrum rolls as the sun peaks Maine College of Art in the sky and it’s off into territory unknown and 522 Congress Street potentially deadly. All Day “Western Horn” descends with lethality upon the listener’s trek. Steady and slow as always, there’s Living On A Shrinking Planet: Lecture by Dr. John Foley hanging corpses of feedback that serve to alarm 7th Floor, Glickman Library, USM and to keep the focus. Flies buzz and encircle the 5:00pm to 7:00 pm rot that is now a temptation of the listener. There is a nonpareil potency that awakens the true soul Scenes from Hamlet within each and every being. You can’t help but feel Slainte Bar with this song an overwhelming sense of forbearing; 24 Preble St. something is lurking around the next corner. Sunn O Doors: 7:00 p.m. / Show: 7:30 p.m. Southern Lord Records and Ulver have left no room for weakness with this Elle Davis song, let alone the whole album. Tuesday, February 25 Contributor Finishing off this three-track tour-de-force is “Eternal Return.” Tere is the tragic violin of an ease Drew: The Man Behind the Poster Sunn O (pronounced as just “Sunn”) and Ulver’s back from the destitute, the broken and the sacred. SPACE Gallery drone metal collaboration, Terrestrials, is pristine. There is familiarity in the external environment, but 538 Congress St. There is a perfect combination of the two groups resounding synthy chimes of change are plentiful Doors: 7:00 p.m. / Show: 7:30 p.m. on this album, released on Feb. 3. With this col- within. It’s remarkable how well Sunn O and Ul- laboration, the two bands have come far from where ver triumphantly keep a strained, rhythmic calmness Dopapod they fi rst musically started, yet strike a good balance as the basis throughout Terrestrials but manage to State Theatre with their roots. change the whole emotive response by subtle addi- 609 Congress St. The initial robe-adorning Sunn O, with a fl are for tions of instruments or the frequent and pleasant rise Doors: 8:00 p.m. / Show: 9:00 p.m. dabbling in the extreme metal genre, while keeping from zero decibel soundwaves. The sounds are pri- their sound inevitably drony, has remained hot tar- mordial but also heavy with melancholy. Wednesday, February 26 slow for Terrestrials and ever so sublimely murky. Memories of ancient tales are put into the fable- esque lyrics that only grace the listening value Norway’s Ulver, on the other hand, rang in their Irish Music Night fi roughly within the last seven minutes of the fi nal sound with their rst three albums traditionally Blue song: “in sinai sin is a/ golden nature/ a liminal ani- black metal before resting their fate staying in the 650 Congress St. r mal/ existing in exile/ for forty years.” hands of the ambient gods. Show: 7:00 p.m. With the combination of black metal roots blos- These words reverberate in the ear canals and re- soming into drone-ambient, you can imagine the play in the nucleus of the eye like after thoughts of Doc Martin Season 6 Premiere rbreadth of this album before even hearing it. It’s a symbolic dream. Become that animal, make this State Theatre dark and destitute, it’s cold molasses oozing through journey and embrace the ritual. 609 Congress St. neural passages. Terresrials is a fi ne example that experimental The evocation of gripping, slow-motion emotions collaborations aren’t always awful, and in some rare Doors: 6:15 p.m. / Show: 7:00 p.m. aside, there’s a story here. The story is different for cases such as this one, can be quite illuminating. each creature, for each critically thinking mind. Be- Terrestrials can be found at sunnulversl.bandcamp. Thursday, February 27 lieve it when said that Terrestrials is not for those com and purchased for eight dollars (or more, if who seek comfort, ease or pleasure-listening. It’s generosity strikes you). Portland Ovations presents: The Intergalactic Nemesis for those who are ready for a spiritual endeavor, a Merril Auditorium ritual of their own fabrication, and it starts as soon 20 Myrtle St as the sun rises. [email protected] Doors: 6:15 p.m. / Show: 7:00 p.m. The fi rst track, “Let There Be Light,” is the @USMFreePress fdaybreak that begins the journey; it’s the sun be- Iration Port City Music Hall 504 Congress St. Doors: 8:00 p.m. / Show: 9:00 p.m. Friday, February 28

Delta Rae Port City Music Hall 504 Congress St. Doors: 8:00 p.m. / Show: 9:00 p.m. f Fine Gems SPACE Gallery 538 Congress St. Doors: 5:30 pm Saturday, March 1

Casting Crowns Cumberland County Civic Center 1 Civic Center Square Doors: 7:00 p.m. / Show: 8:00 p.m. r Veils: A Contemporary Drama r Portland Stage Company 25A Forest Ave. Doors: 7:00 p.m. / Show: 8:00 p.m Sunday, March 2

The Straits Concert Asylum 121 Center St. Doors: 7:00 p.m. / Show: 8:00 p.m.

Want to submit an event? [email protected] 8 February 24, 2014 Perspectives

Our Opinion From the faculty: Make USM a metropolitan My apology to the students university and succeed Kreg Ettenger jors that graduated fewer than fi ve forms, helping them track down Contributor students per year. Then there was faculty members, and doing as At the Direction Package Ad- connecting students to a growing the “rule of 13,” which said that much as anyone to help get stu- visory Board meeting last Friday, creative, entrepreneurial and inno- “Looks good on paper” usu- any course with fewer than 13 stu- dents through their programs. there was a lot of discussion around vative culture instead of the small- ally refers to something that dents enrolled would be canceled. A couple of years ago our long- turning USM into a metropolitan town atmosphere of Gorham, that seems sensible in theory, even if Both of these rules had problems, time AA retired, and we were told university. Ideas were tossed around for many Maine students is some- it doesn’t work out in practice. It and neither had much of an effect that due to budget cuts we would involving ties with local businesses, thing all too familiar. applies to a lot of recent changes on the budget. not get a replacement. After much independent research projects in the At USM, we’ve been asking what here at USM, including many that Now we are being given a “rule negotiation we were fi nally al- community and the concept of using we can do to differentiate ourselves directly affect students. of 30,” where every faculty mem- lowed to have one AA, taken from the city itself as a sort of lab. from the other universities in the Case in point: the university ber and department is supposed to another department, whose time And, boy, are we excited. No, re- state. The answer is simple –– loca- “reorganization” that took place attain an average of 30 students would be shared between three ally. tion, location, location. under the last administration. De- in their classes. Putting aside for different programs. She would Of course, for now these are just The state of Maine is struggling spite many questions regarding the moment that this rule deals spend mornings in one offi ce and ideas, and USM has quite the hole with its aging population, and politi- fi the redesign and reduction of the with a supply-side problem by afternoons in another, with signs to dig itself out of before this vision cians have been striving to nd ways colleges, how the plan was imple- creating additional capacity (not telling students where to fi nd her. can be perfected, but honestly, this to keep young people in the state. mented, and its true budgetary im- exactly logical), it creates numer- While not ideal, this arrangement is what we’ve been waiting to hear. There’s an opportunity for USM to pacts, it was offered to the USM ous problems and questions in its at least allowed some contact be- What we learn in the classroom give students a reason to be in Maine community as a bold and neces- implementation. How do larger tween students and a real, live needs to be put to the test, and what and stay in Maine by helping them sary way to balance the univer- class sizes affect the student ex- person who understood our pro- better place to do it than in Portland, establish roots in a unique commu- sity’s budget for the foreseeable perience? What impact will they grams and our students. Maine? nity. At the advisory board meet- future. Looked good on paper, have on recruitment and reten- This year we lost this AA to a Portland is growing faster than a ing Friday, Student Body President anyway. tion? What will happen when de- “pool” of student affairs staff in lot of people realize. The city has Kelsea Dunham told other members Since then we have been faced partments compete even more a common offi ce, where they all been popping up on more and more that she could go anywhere to get with a continuing string of ever- intensely for a declining pool of serve multiple departments and national “best of” lists, gaining the grades, but it was Portland that increasing budget defi cits, show- students? programs. A sign in our depart- recognition nationwide. In recent kept her here. ing that the reorganization was A fi nal case in point is about ment tells students where to go years, Portland has been ranked as Students want an experience, not not the solution to declining en- customer service. When I fi rst to fi nd this offi ce. Sometimes we America’s sixth best city for young a class. It’s the experience that stu- rollments, increasing costs, and came to USM ten years ago, also have work study students, professionals by Forbes, third best dents are going to be willing to pay other structural problems. Any nearly every department and pro- but most of them do not know our city to raise a family by Parenting for in the future, and Portland is at savings realized by the plan were gram had its own administrative programs, or the university itself, Magazine and, more recently, the the heart of that experience. Let’s overwhelmed by the avalanche of assistant, or AA. The AAs staffed well enough to answer more than 22nd and 10th best places to live by start taking steps toward making this fi nancial problems we have faced department offi ces, assisting stu- general questions. Men’s Health Magazine and Wom- metropolitan university model a re- since. dents and faculty with numerous Even more recently, our student en’s Health Magazine, respectively. ality. Another case in point: over the tasks and problems. They often affairs coordinator, who works At USM, there has always been Hopefully in the future, the city past few years we have been giv- knew more about the department closely with us on complicated discussion about revitalizing Gor- of Portland will be able to say, “Yes, en a number of “rules” to follow than the faculty did. They were and sometimes sensitive student ham, and there have been few suc- education is good here.” as we chase that elusive balanced the fi rst point of contact between issues, was switched on us with- cessful changes made. By changing Our Opinion is written by the budget. There was the “rule of students and their majors, an- See ON PAPER on page 9 the focus to Portland, USM will be Free Press editorial board. fi ve,” putting on notice any ma- swering questions, assisting with the free press b 92 BEDFORD STREET, PORTLAND, MAINE 04101 Sustainability and ME (207) 780-4084 • [email protected] EDITOR-IN-CHIEF FACULTY ADVISER r Kirsten Sylvain Shelton Waldrep r Divest and invest in your future MANAGING EDITOR ADVERTISING MANAGER Sands Exposed, a recent event at ers then, and we can be leaders Sam Hill Bryan Bonin USM, “How can we allow our en- now. NEWS EDITOR ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES dowment to be invested in an in- We, the Divest UMaine students Eric Winter Sidney Dritz dustry that endorses the unlawful from Orono and USM, will be al- STAFF WRITERS Iris SanGiovanni seizure of First Nation territory, lotted thirty minutes in the UMS NEWS ASSISTANT Contributor the toxic contamination of entire Investment Committee meeting Dan Kelly, Skyla Gordon, Jeremy ecosystems, and unfathomable on Thursday. At that meeting, we ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR Holden, Dylan Lajoie, Dakota Wing, b I’ve spent a lot of time thinking damage to communities’ health will present the facts. Right now, Francis Flisiuk John Finnison and planning for my future. and livelihoods?” We need to di- the fossil fuel industry is planning PERSPECTIVES EDITOR STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS This has become an especially vest, and reinvest in sustainable, to extract more than fi ve times Alex Greenlee, Casey Ledoux, Patrick pervasive thought in college as socially responsible options. the amount of carbon that scien- SPORTS EDITOR I design my classes around my Divesting the UMaine system tists predict we can safely extract. Higgins Justicia Barreiros r major. I am currently a fi rst year, endowment would be consistent We will present the economic re- COPY EDITORS political science major at USM. with our institution’s mission search which shows that divesting DESIGN DIRECTOR Stephanie Strong, Lucie Tardif, Alex Education is a tool I intend to use statement, which declares that: from fossil fuels poses negligible Sokvonny Chhouk Vieira to craft a better future for myself, “[The University] supports sus- risk to portfolios, and in fact, pro- and a better world for others. I tainable development, environ- tects us from overvalued fossil DESIGN ASSISTANT INTERNS see higher education as a place mental stewardship, and commu- fuel assets. (As it becomes clear Ellen Spahn Heather Guaciaro where the future leaders are fos- nity involvement.” We are simply that fossil fuel companies cannot MULTIMEDIA EDITOR EDITORIAL BOARD: tered. When I pay tuition at USM, demanding that this promise be extract their proven reserves, their Kirsten Sylvain, Sidney Dritz, I am investing in my future, and followed through. assets will become worthless. Our Randy Hazelton the future of the communities I The semester before I began endowment is vulnerable to the BUSINESS MANAGER Sam Hill will serve. With this said, I can- school, USM students began inevitable economic fallout.) We Lucille Siegler p not allow the University of Maine bringing attention to divestment. will present UMS faculty and Editorial & Advertising Policies System to continue to invest our In March of 2013, a proposal to student support in the form of The Free Press is a weekly student–run newspaper paid for in part with the Student pooled endowment in industries divest UMaine endowment from petitions, personal statements, Activity Fee. • We reserve the right to edit or refuse all materials submitted or solicited for that will make our collective fu- the top two-hundred fossil fuel endorsements and our photo cam- publication. • Columns do not refl ect the opinions of The Free Press or its staff. • Guest ture unlivable. Currently, the industries was passed by a ten to paign. Our resolution be for the commentaries are sometimes solicited or accepted from members of the USM community; p UMS invests part of our endow- two margin in the Student Senate! immediate freezing of all new as- they may not exceed 700 words. • We have a gender-neutral language policy. • One copy ment in the fossil fuel industry, an We are learning from the experi- sets invested in top 200 fossil fuel of The Free Press is available free of charge. Up to 10 additional copies are available for industry that is creating climate ences of past student divestment companies, to divest within the 25 cents each at the offi ce of The Free Press, 92 Bedford St., Portland, Maine. • To change, resulting in the melting activists, rooted in our own his- next fi ve years, and re-invest in advertise, contact our Advertising Manager at 207.780.4084 x8. • We reserve the right of our ice caps and intensifi ed tory. The University of Maine was sustainable, socially responsible to reject advertising. We will not accept discriminatory ads. • We welcome letters to b fi the editor. They must be submitted electronically, include the author’s full name, school natural disasters. To quote Eriel one of the rst ten universities in alternatives. We’re asking that a year or relationship to USM, and may not exceed 350 words without prior approval Deranger, of Athabasca Chipewy- the 1980s to divest from the South working committee of students, from the Editor-in-Chief. • The deadline for all submissions is Wednesday at 5 p.m. an First Nation, a speaker of Tar African apartheid. We were lead- See DIVEST on page 9 preceding the week of publication. Send submissions to [email protected]. February 24, 2014 Perspectives 9

Letters & Comments:

Changing for the good of the university

Change is not death. (Well, sometimes, but not necessarily). USM and the UMaine System face fi nancial crisis and despite some people’s efforts at denial, have been in crisis for some time. It is very hard to see what can be done, and the choices are very painful. Despite some events a few years ago that made me very angry and disappointed in some of my colleagues, I believe that USM is fundamentally a good university. It has potential. But crisis brings out bad as well as admirable behavior. Let’s all reread George Orwell about the dangers of “group think.” I hope that everyone, and the faculty in particular, and to be more specifi c, the Faculty Senate, will avoid looking for scapegoats in the administra- tion (or elsewhere) and focus on what can be done to reshape the university, maintaining old strengths and creating new ones. This is no time to make USM look chaotic (or, umm, whiny). If we take several deep breaths, we can try to show the public, the legislature, and the UMS Board of Trustees the face of a real university where ideas count , reasoned intellectual debate occurs, student learning and the development of new knowledge are at the forefront, and change is not seen as an enemy. The southern Maine community, and the state as a whole, benefi ts in many ways from USM’s presence. Let’s focus on communicating that.

Eileen Eagan Associate professor of history

Be a part of the conversation. Write a letter to the editor today. To: [email protected] You Are Wrong From DIVEST on page 8 divested last year. The UMaine’s invested endowment in the fossil fuel industry involves my future, r faculty, and board members be set up to research and prepare for the our future. Let us join forces and That’s March better than February reality of divestment. be leaders in the movement for March 9: National Board Game force that makes you who you are, Divestment is a great tactic for climate justice. Thaddeus Moriarty fi Contributor Night. Earlier this month, the Gor- and aspects of that animal can be stripping the fossil fuel industry Iris SanGiovanni is a rst year, ham campus held a “Regression seen in everything that you do and of their political power, power commuter-student studying politi- I’m Thaddeus Moriarty, and you Day” event at which participants value. On March 19, everyone will that they are using to lock us into cal science. Iris is also a member are wrong. Why? fi nger-painted, watched cartoons embrace that inner nature and wear a a climate status quo. Unity Col- of Maine Students for Climate Because you think that March is and drank Juicy Juice, thereby “re- Hawks jersey; or dress up in a lemur lege and College of the Atlantic Justice, student coalition dedi- good for anything at all. After a long gressing” to a younger age (although costume; or take a ferry ride to be both divested and have benefi ted cated to confronting the processes winter’s passing, full of holidays to me this is a typical Saturday eve- closer to the orca to honor whatever immensely from increased enroll- fueling the climate crisis, consist- and holy days, and then the busy ning). Well, I like this idea, but let’s form their spirit animal might take. ment and free publicity that di- ing of USM, UMO, Bates, Bow- beginning of classes and the head- just skip the juice and play ourselves Mine’s David Duchovny. vestment brings. Unity College’s doin, Colby, Unity, University of March 19: fi rst slide into the fi rst break of the some board games all night. Why? Talk Like Bill Cos- endowment has grown since they New England and College of the semester, March is about as dull as Because I want an excuse by Day. Why should pirates be Atlantic. a box of hair. Sure, there’s St. Pat- to play board the only funny voice to have rick’s Day, but — let’s face it — is it games, their own holiday? Hint: they From ON PAPER on page 8 We know that other businesses, really all that novel to drink oneself shouldn’t. So get you zip-zops out our knowledge or consent. from Walmart to your local hard- into a snowbank instead of do- and your waffa-mooglies The person we now must work ware store, provide service at the ing, you know, any- 1 ready, because today we all with is based in Portland, despite places where customers actually thing else? All that talk like Bill Cosby. Heck, the fact that our offi ce and faculty need it, like the paint aisle or the electronics section. They don’t fi ll March has to offer 8 even throw on a horrid are in Gorham. The reason given MARCH sweater for good mea- their stores with signs telling cus- us is a tease of warm- S M T W T F S 7 was that the old situation was con- er weather that is still 6 sure. fusing for the staff, and this would tomers to “Please go to the man- 15 fi an April blizzard away, 5 14 Coherence is over- make it easier on them. Good on ager’s of ce with any questions.” and yet another school 4 13 rated, my friends, so paper, I guess. So the next time you go to your 3 22 fi fi break ten minutes after 12 shamma-lamma that So this is an apology to you, the department of ce and nd the 2 21 diddly whoop-zi- lights out and the door locked, or the last one. Yawnburger 11 20 student, who has seen the level of with a side of snores, gar- 10 29 bop, zerberts. service that departments and pro- the front desk empty, or a student 9 28 March 27: çon. 18 19 grams can provide you with de- sitting there who was just in your Lucky for you then, dear 17 27 Thaddeus Mori- cline seriously over the past few last class, please don’t blame us. 26 And remember, it looks really reader, that you have me here. 16 meh! 25 arty Day. That’s years. Just know that faculty and For I have established a new Thadius right, my day. chairs have fought many of these good on paper. 24 Moriarty! set of holidays to be celebrated 23 In celebration of changes along the way, to no avail. Kreg Ettenger is an associate in March to break from the mo- the birth of the writer We know that keeping you here professor of anthropology and 31 chair of the Program in Tourism notony of the season and for the 30 of this column, all citizens of and helping you complete your sake of all of our collective sani- Ellen Spahn / Designthe world Assistant will hold hands in friend- degree depends on being able to & Hospitality. ties. dangit! ship and reverence, sing Matchbox respond quickly and effectively to fi March 1: March Genius’ Day. We I don’t want to Twenty songs to the light of bon res your questions and needs as you all know of April Fools’ Day, of have to wait until my non- of math textbooks and eat Taco Bell. progress through your program. course; that day when you can act existent children (Rubber Duckie There will be solidarity and peace as like an ass to your friends and a sim- Moriarty, Flux Capacitor Moriarty humankind bands together to play ple blurting of “APRIL FOOLS!” is and their sister Ezri Dax Moriarty) board games. With me. Some more. Corrections From the Feb. 10 issue on page two, in the story “Scientifi c journal enough to make them not stuff you are born in order to sit around on In lieu of presents, donate a dollar to publishes student’s research,” Jeffrey Thompson is not the leading into the nearest recycling bin. Well, my butt and play Risk and Clue and the USM History Department. author of the article. Thompson, Sarah Peterson and Melanie Ufkin a month earlier we shall celebrate Settlers of Catan with people who However you choose to spend were collectively the leads on the paper, and Peterson is the fi rst March Genius’ Day, a time to sur- actually care. It will be the one day your upcoming March, dear reader, author listed. The headline should have read “Scientifi c journal pub- prise and shock your friends with of the year when all Americans will remember to celebrate it. Heck, just lishes students’ research.” the enormity of your intellect. No be forc—er, encouraged — to play celebrate a Happy Wednesday ev- more pretending to be pregnant on board games. With me. ery Wednesday. Make March rock. From the Feb. 10 issue on page fi ve, in the story “Career Week Facebook or crushing your buddy’s March 12: Spirit Animal Day. Ev- Because right now, March is pretty attended by few,” Rodney Mondor was quoted incorrectly, saying bike with a snowplow, now you eryone has a spirit animal, whether meh. that students were not prepared for the job market. He stated that the can Sharpie |z|^2-2z=1+2i on their you know what it is or not. Similar Don’t think so? Well, you are reason Student Success was hosting the career week was that employ- forehead and walk around talking in to the ghostly Patronuses of the Har- wrong. ers said that in the past students were not prepared for the job fair, a haughty accent whilst wearing a ry Potter universe, somewhere deep Thaddeus is a senior history ma- not the job market. monocle. Genius! inside you in the natural guiding jor, and he is right. 10 Puzzles February 24, 2014 Crossword Weekly great Horoscope good average alright diffi cult

Aries Libra March 21-April 19 September 23-October 22 You and a household member Make sure your supportive net- feel torn between playing it safe work at work is in good shape. and taking a chance. Create se- It may be required today. More curity amid some changes. contact with the public is likely.

Taurus Scorpio April 20-May 20 October 23-November 21 Curiosity about how things work Shared ideas contribute to getting is stronger today. Don’t ask things accomplished, but don’t embarrassing questions, but do carry this focus to the extreme of increase your understanding. petty gossip or mindless chatter.

Gemini Sagittarius May 21-June 20 November 22-December 21 Practical ideas which serve a pur- Keep your eyes and ears open. pose are highlighted. You’re less You pick up vital information inclined to put up with chatter, through observation. Silence is wanting talk to be useful. your best tool.

Cancer Capricorn June 21-July 22 December 22-January 19 Tact is marked today; you know Your sensuality quotient is high what to say and when. You might now, so good food, drink, fi ne art put people on a bit of a pedestal; or other material pleasures ap- give yourself credit also. peal. Don’t get carried away.

Leo Aquarius July 23-August 22 January 20-February 18 Today you’ll be both breaking and Assertion and anger arise as following the rules. (Know when issues in relationships. Buried Sudoku to do which!) Make the most of resentments could explode later, traditions as well as progress. so be very clear with others. A sudoku puzzle consists of a 9 × 9–square grid subdi- vided into nine 3 × 3 boxes. Virgo Pisces Some of the squares contain August 23-September 22 February 19-March 20 numbers. The object is to fi ll An unexpected visitor drops in Opportunities for intimate mo- in the remaining squares so and takes extra time and atten- ments keep on getting interrupt- that every row, every column, tion. You are sidetracked from ed. Put romance on hold and deal and every 3 × 3 box contains your normal tasks. with life’s other demands. each of the numbers from 1 to 9 exactly once.

Cryptogram The solution to last issue’s crossword Every letter in a cryptogram stands for another letter. Use the hint to crack the code.

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D = V 11 Must Watch Games February 24, 2014 Tuesday Saturday Women’s Basketball Boston Bruins UMass-Boston (#7) vs Washington Capitals @ USM (#2) @ TD Garden 7:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Sports Athletes in Action: baseball is winding up As the regular winter season sports come to a close and com- pete in championships, spring sports are already warming up for the new season. USM’s baseball team is antici- pated to have another champi- onship season after having won the 2013 regular season title with a 12-2 record and going 4-0 to win the Little East Conference Championship. In the recent LEC annual baseball preseason coach- es’ poll, USM received a unani- mous vote to top the poll for the second year in a row. This predicts that the Huskies, already two-time defending champions, will con- quer the 2014 tournament season. With 18 returning players from last year’s winning squad that set a USM record with 46 wins in a single season and advanced to the NCAA Division III national title game, the Huskies certainly have a great season within reach. “If all the cards fall right, we should be right back where we were,” said Assistant Coach Vinnie Degifico about the Huskies’ chance of re- turning to nationals.

Justicia Barreiros / Sports Editor

This Week Scoreboard Quick Hits: February 25 February 15 Men’s Basketball Women’s Basketball Rhode Island College (#2) USM 64 vs USM (#7) Rhode Island College 48 The Huskies’ week in review 7:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball Women’s Ice Hockey Wrestling one her of two free throws February 28 USM 60 leaving USM with the win 49- Rhode Island College 48 USM loses 3-2 against USM takes fi rst at the 48. USM improved to 17-7 Women’s Indoor Track UMass. Boston Championship overall and 9-4 in the Little NEIcAAA New England Women’s Indoor Track East Conference. Championships LEC Championships After a 1-1 tied fi rst period Lead by freshman, USM @ Boston University 208.5 pts; 1st of 6 teams and a scoreless second peri- scored 135 points taking fi rst Men’s Basketball 10:00 a.m. Men’s Indoor Track od, UMass. Boston and USM place out of seven teams at UMass. Boston falls to Men’s Indoor Track LEC Championships each scored again for a 2-2 tie the North Atlantic Wrestling NEIcAAA New England 136 pts; 2nd of 6 teams in the third period. The tie was Championship. Six Huskies USM 65-63 Championships broken by UMass. Boston for won individual titles in their With a strong 15-point lead @ Boston University February 18 the 3-2 win. This loss ended respective weight classes. 10:00 a.m. the regular season for the Freshmen Khalil Newbill, Carl of 37-22 at halftime, USM men’s basketball team was Women’s Basketball Huskies who fi nished 10-14-1 Luth, Daniel Del Gallo, Ca- Baseball USM 49 overall and 7-9-0 in the East- leb Hall, junior Sean Fagan able to stay ahead of UMass. Boston. With only two min- Baruch vs USM UMass. Boston 48 ern Collegiate Athletic Con- and senior Dan Suarez each @ Old Westbury, NY utes left in the game, UMass. ference. This was the regular brought home individual ti- 2:00 p.m Men’s Basketball Boston caught up to the Hus- season fi nale for both teams. tles. This is the fi rst time that USM 65 kies and tied the game 61-61. USM’s wrestling team has March 1 UMass. Boston 63 Men’s Ice Hockey placed fi rst in the team cham- At one minute the game was tied again at 63-63. With only Huskies beat New pionship tournament. Men’s Lacrosse February 22 four seconds remaining, se- Mount Ida College England College 2-1 Women’s Basketball nior James Odneal made a vs USM Women’s Ice Hockey USM beats UMass. layup for the 65-63 win. This 1:00 p.m. USM 0 Senior Jamie Osborne win improves the Huskies to Castleton 1 scored for USM in the fi rst Boston 49-48 7-17 overall and 3-10 in the Baseball period, but New England Col- conference. Farmingdale State Men’s Ice Hockey lege answered back with a After trailing closely behind vs USM USM 0 goal in the second period. UMass. Boston, the women’s 2:00 p.m. Babson 6 Sophomore Alex Pompeo basketball team stole the lead fi red a shot 30-feet away from for most of the second half. Men’s Tennis Women’s Basketball the goal with seven minutes With only fi ve minutes remain- Want more? Stonehill College USM 56 left in the third period to break ing, UMass. Boston caught up vs USM Eastern Conn. 38 the tie and win the game for with the score 41-41 making it Check online for up- 6:00 p.m. USM. The Huskies improved a neck-to-neck game until the dated Quick Hits at Men’s Basketball 6-14-5 overall and 5-11-2 end. Free throws in the last 30 www.usmfreepress.org Wrestling USM 58 in the league. This broke a seconds decided the game. NCAA Regional Eastern Conn. 68 three-game losing streak for After senior Erin McNamara Championships the Huskies and ended the sunk two free throws, UMass. @ Wesleyan University regular season with a win. Boston’s Suffredini only made 12 February 24, 2014 USM COMMUNITY PAGE Involvement Spotlight: Campus Chann learns and leads at USM Events

Sloane Ewell Monday, February 24 Staff Writer Eight Planets Omni Dome Show Marpheen Chann is a popular name at 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. USM lately. This fall he became the fi rst Southworth Planetarium, Portland ever student vice president at USM, and on top of that, he’s been hard at work on a English Student Association (ESA) number of other projects. 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 PM Chann fi rst came to USM in 2010 after Room 219, Glickman Library, Portland a year at Valley Forge College in Pennsyl- vania. He is now a senior political science Senior Week Committee Meeting major with concentrations in economics 2:45 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. and philosophy. During the his fi rst spring Conference Room, Woodbury at USM, Chann became the president for Campus Center, Portland the Queer Straight Alliance. “I had a lot of fun when I worked with the QSA. I got to Affordable Care Act presentation plan events and meetings and helped set and sign up at USM up the group as a whole,” Chann said. 6:00 p.m. The following year, Chann took a break Room 113, Masterton Hall, Portland to focus solely on school, and in the sum- mer of 2012, Chann got back to work, Randy Hazelton / Multimedia Editor Tuesday, February 25 helping state Rep. Christine Powers, D- Chann at the podium during EDTalks, a public forum he organized for students and Naples, on her campaign. Shortly after, legislators in November to discuss the future of higher education in Maine. Transitions: Juried Art Alumni Exhibition Chann began an internship for the Maine 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Democratic Party in which he fundraised fectively. he is currently looking at Maine Law, a USM Area Gallery, Woodbury for the party and worked closely with its This semester, Chann has stepped up few schools in Boston and Georgetown Campus Center, Portland fi nance director. as the Student Government Associa- University in Washington D.C. Now in his Because of his involvement in state pol- tion’s election commissioner, the student fi nal semester as a USM undergraduate, itics, school politics came easily to Chann. charged with organizing the SGA elec- Chann sees how being involved at USM National Eating Disorders Awareness “I worked with former student body Presi- tions, recruiting candidates, establishing and in the community at large has helped Week Event for Clinicians dent Ashley Phaneuf on fundraising. In and enforcing election rules and marketing him grow an individual and as a leader. 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 AM October of 2012 I got appointed to the for the elections. “I've tested my strengths and weaknesses Lee Auditorium, Wishcamper Building, Student Senate where I was able to help Chann stayed active outside of the Stu- as a leader,” he said. “[I’ve learned] what Portland develop this year’s budget. I got to see dent Senate as chair of public relations for is effective and what is not, what works where the money was going for student the fraternity Phi Mu Delta in the fall. He and what doesn't.” We’re fl ipping crazy: The Chemistry activities,” Chann explained. played a key role in re-establishing the fra- As an involved student, Chann said that Flipped Classroom Experience The semester after working with Pha- ternity’s chapter at USM in spring 2012. he’s had the benefi t of establishing rela- 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. neuf, current student body President Kel- Since that time, the fraternity has added tionships with many people who have dif- Room 110 Abromson Community sea Dunham approached Chann about more than 20 members and has been in- ferent backgrounds and different beliefs. Education Center, Portland becoming vice president. “We kept the volved in various public services and The most important thing, he said, is learn- idea of a vice president a secret for about a events for students and in the fall acted as ing how to get things done with so many Wednesday, February 26 month and announced it at a Student Sen- security guards for the annual Royal Maj- interests involved. ate meeting. I was unanimously appoint- esty Drag show in Portland. “You come into contact with all sorts of Tabling for Healthy Relationships ed,” Chann said. Chann explained that the Chann explained that despite the end of people with a wide-range of personalities 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. idea of having a vice president had been on his term as chair in December of 2013, he and the key is to learn to appreciate each Brooks Dining Hall, Gorham the minds of SGA members for awhile as is still active in the fraternity during his person for who they are,” he said. a measure that would help lighten the load last semester. “It is a brotherhood and is Cyber Security Organization Weekly Meeting of the student body president and make for life,” Chann said. [email protected] 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. things at USM run smoother and more ef- After USM, Chann plans to go into law. @USMFreePress 2nd fl oor, Science Building, Research Wing, Portland

International Relations Association Meeting 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Featured Photo: Room 42, Payson Smith, Portland Thursday, February 27

Tabling for Healthy Relationships 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Woodbury Campus Center, Portland

Geography/Anthropology Student Association Weekly Meeting 12:15 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Room 300, Bailey Hall, Gorham

Friday, February 28

Board of Student Organizations Meeting 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Talbot Auditorium, Luther Bonney Hall, Portland

For more events: www.usm.maine.edu/events

Randy Hazelton / Multimedia Editor Crews from the gas utility Unitil fixed a minor gas leak on lower Bedford Street on Wednesday, Feb. 12. The leak did not pose any threat to the campus according to the office of public affairs.