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University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons Free Press, The, 1971- Student Newspapers 10-6-2008 The Free Press Vol. 40, Issue No. 5, 10-06-2008 Matt Dodge University of Southern Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/free_press Recommended Citation Dodge, Matt, "The Free Press Vol. 40, Issue No. 5, 10-06-2008" (2008). Free Press, The, 1971-. 67. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/free_press/67 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Free Press, The, 1971- by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. the free pressVolume 40, Issue No. 5 October 6, 2008 U S M Bayside ghts downslide In rst month, new student apartments see chaos, management change and crackdown Danica Koenig facility opened its doors, there was an abrupt change of manage- Contributing Writer ment - from Scott Ranger to Lori Mattson, who formerly held the Bayside Village, the indepen- positions of Leasing Director and dently-owned student housing Assistant Manager. complex on Marginal Way, has “These sorts of issues happen been up and running for little over at dorms, and at regular apart- six weeks. That’s why it’s trou- ment complexes in the communi- bling to some that the Portland ty,” says Mattson. “But when you police department is already so have the amount of students we well-acquainted. have in the building without the Right from the beginning, law proper staffing, you really need enforcement found themselves good management.” heading over on a regular basis. “There wasn’t enough being They were called to respond to done,” she added. a variety of issues: noise com- Mattson describes a chaotic first plaints, underage drinking, and fourteen days, from the moment parties spilling out into the side- students moved in a full week walk. before the start of school. There It only drew attention to the was no security, no cameras in delicate balance owners of the many hallways, and no student complex were faced with in of- staff living in the building. But fering more independence than she believes the worst vulnerabil- your typical dorm, a major sell- ity was an unlocked back stair- ing point, while still renting to well that allowed 24-hour access over 300 college students. into the building to outsiders. B MK / P E The problems became so obvi- A crowd gathers outside of Bayside Village on a Saturday around midnight. The new student housing ous that just two weeks after the See B on page 3 at 132 Marginal Way has been the site of recents troubles. Imported Provost Search Commiee Named environmentalism Ben Taylor tapped as student voice USM Professor brings Swedish sustainability to Maine’s coast The Committee David O’Donnell Faculty: News Editor David O’Donnell shine - washed up on the sand, in most likely culprit was diabetics Jo Williams the grass or between rocks. flushing them down toilets; and (sports marketing, school of busi- Appointments have been made News Editor Another hypodermic needle. she could blame Portland’s an- ness) to the provost search committee, Walchoz, a professor of crimi- tiquated, oft-overflowing sewer Charlette Rosenthal a 13-member panel that will help Ever since she started picking nology at USM, is not just an system for dumping untreated (Russian, modern and classical select the University’s next vice up trash along the Maine shore- environmentalist, waste into the ocean. literature) president of academic affairs. line, Sandra Wacholz has though friends and Now she brings these “sharps” Bill Steele The group, which will be vet- been seeing that colleagues say they to the home of friend and cleanup (theatre) ting and interviewing candidates tell-tale can’t imagine a companion Fred Pedula, where John Wright in a nationwide hiring campaign, more motivated they save them in a half-gallon (applied sciences, engineering and includes representatives from one. She’s also a jug on his front porch. The two technology) across faculty and staff, as well as self-proclaimed have vague plans to haul the nee- Betty Robinson one member of the student body. neat freak. dles up to the Statehouse if say, (associate professor, leadership The lone student representa- “Some people budget issues threaten a proposed studies/sociology) tive will be Ben Taylor, a third- call me Dr. Too- renovation of the city’s sewers. Bruce Clary year economics major who was Tidy,” she says. But if her brief time as an active (public policy and management, elected student body president “When I first environmentalist has taught her muskie school) last spring. Taylor says he was came across anything, it’s that more private approached about finding some- one of these remedies are just as important. So Staff: body for the committee position needles, I was once again, Walchoz finds herself Susan Campbell in early September, after which just dumb- looking to Sweden, something (academic affairs) he casually shopped the seat founded.” she has been doing consciously Janine Manning around to no avail. Back then, and unconsciously for most of (foundations relations) “This is a big responsibility, but she brought her life. Heather Magaw it’s one of those things that takes one of the She was 17 and living in rural (stonecoast MFA) precedent over a lot of others,” syringes Minnesota thirty years ago when said Taylor. He’s optimistic that (The panel will also include Dean the connections he’s been making to Mercy she filled out forms to become of Student Life Joe Austin, and Hospital, a foreign exchange student. Her over the past few months as stu- K W / P E / P W K community representative Phyllis where they Givertz, an alumni of the law told her the school who also sits on its advisory See P on page 3 See I on page 3 board.) INSIDE THIS ISSUE Student senate election results . page 3 Fool for Love review . page 7 P . 4 P . 11 C ‘08 . 5 S . 12 A & E . 7 Outdoor column . .page 13 NEVER LET THEM FORGET that TIME. Whether it’s a camera phone to capture those unforgettable moments or a smartphone to e-mail them to the world, with all the newest phones, the one you want is here. getusc.com ©2008 U.S. Cellular. 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Since Mattson says. her appointment, the majority of Some residents have also rec- calls they have received about ognized the problems caused by Bayside have been from her - not rst fall elections guests. residents or passersby. “Kids...are free to bring over As a preventative measure, she whoever they want,” says fifth- frequently brings officers in for year USM student Justin Morse. random “walkthroughs” during Bar for turnout set low “It seems that a lot of damage peak partying times: in the wee and recklessness is coming from David O’Donnell Leadership development chair Winners Circle hours of Friday and Saturday Emily Fitch says the student people who don’t even live nights. News Editor here.” government office won’t release At-Large Student Senate Seats It all adds up to a new view of vote totals per candidate, but Tim Noyes, another fifth-year In preparation for the student • Brian Brooks the property - from that of a dorm points out that the few who put USM student and current resi- senate’s first fall elections, stu- • Rose Winegarden or apartment building to a place up posters and, most importantly, dent, doesn’t quite understand dent government officials printed of business. A conscious effort utilized Facebook easily received the uproar. He thinks many of the 2,000 cards. They stuck them Resident Student Senate Seat has been made to hold residents the most attention. issues are to be expected of any under the doors of dorm rooms, • Joshua Adams accountable for lease violations The fall elections were part student-occupied facility.