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Vol. 44, Issue No. 8 the free press Nov. 5, 2012 University of Southern Maine Student Newspaper usmfreepress.org Death of system employee puts USM Students security under national attention speak After David Norton’s mother asked for a review, out on the university has begun to re-evaluate tobacco

Kirsten Sylvain Editor-in-Chief ban

USM was the target of many state and national news reports Kirsten Sylvain last week after the circumstanc- Editor-in-Chief es of the death of University of Maine System Communication With the pressure of the smoking Specialist David Norton were ban looming as January approach- made public. es, a small group of students is be- Following the initial article ginning to mobilize to stop it. published Monday of last week, The group, spear-headed by local newspapers around the state Freshman Jordana Avital, met last seized on the story, and shortly week and invited other students to after, national news sources began discuss the ban in a forum. The 15 to take an interest, including ABC or so students who attended were a News, NPR and the Washington mixture of smokers and nonsmok- Post. One story, published in the ers. At the forum students and lead- Portland Press Herald featured ers in campus health had the oppor- interviews with Norton’s mother, tunity to talk about the ban. Linda, beseeching the university Avital stressed the importance to take a better look at its secu- of the right to make the choice rity policies. The Free Press also and offered up more clearly desig- spoke to her. nated smoking areas as an alterna- She adamantly described her tive, claiming that as an incoming idea of a correction for USM se- freshman, she had no idea where to curity and safety policy, stating Kirsten Sylvain / Editor-in-Chief smoke when she fi rst came to USM. that she wants every offi ce to be The Science Building where David Norton was found in his office last month after suffering a major stroke. She also stressed that the policy is checked at least once per day. In creating an “us versus them” men- response to the great number of tality on campus. She is concerned offi ces at the university, she re- are.“There’s no such thing as im- upset, but I want change.” checked to make sure that the that students are unaware of the marked that she doesn’t care how possible. It just takes change,” she Linda Norton explained that fact that the ban is even happening, many offi ces they tell her there said. “They all agreed that I’m over the weekend an offi cer had See NORTON on page 5 saying that she has spoken with many students who believe that it is hearsay or rumor. Other students offered up their own objections. “One of the big- Professor and partner asked to pay gest issues is that you’re trying to alter a state of social belief, and it’s not ready to be altered,” said Cigna for cancer treatments student senator Andrew Kalloch. He is also concerned that while the university is trying to boost enroll- ment numbers, it might actually Board of Trustees acted to clarify disputed benefi ts end up pushing away prospective and current students with the new cision made this week by the board the treatment of MacKay’s stage 4 this would have happened if Cam- policy. “It’s a cultural issue, and I Nate Mooney of trustees ensures their money will battle with cancer. The letters con- eron and MacKay were married. News Assistant don’t think it’s the place of the in- remain their own. tinued to come. Cigna even called Cigna took over administration stitution,” he said. The couple was understandably the Maine Cancer Center and de- of the faculty health insurance Adriana Worthing, a senior psy- Professor of New England Stud- shocked a month ago when they got manded the return of their payment policy on Jan. 1 of this year after ies Ardis Cameron and her partner, chology major and smoker, also a letter from Cigna, the company for MacKay’s recent visits and a decision to do so by the Board expressed her concern for the safe- Nancy MacKay, didn’t have a spare that administers the UMaine fac- procedures. They asked for every of Trustees. Anthem had overseen hundred grand kicking around and ty of students going off campus at ulty health insurance, saying they penny they had paid for MacKay’s the policy for many years, and the night to fi nd a spot to smoke. David certainly not for something that owed over $90,000 for treatment treatment since Cigna had taken change to Cigna caused quite a their health insurance had covered Rubinoff, a junior nonsmoker and they thought was paid for. That control of administering the health stir. Cameron herself was an out- psychology major explained his without issue for the past two de- fi rst letter, according to Cameron, insurance for USM faculty, their spoken opponent. She had heard a main concern is the infringement cades. After a few months of frus- signaled the beginning of Cigna’s spouses and domestic partners just tration and confusion, though, a de- attempts to recover funds paid for a few months earlier. And none of See PARTNERS on page 5 See SMOKING on page 5 2 November 5, 2012 Election 2012

Angus King, Party (Ind.) Charlie Summers, R Candidates for: U.S. Senate

Residence: Brunswick Residence: Scarborough Experience: Maine governor 1995-2003. Experience: State senator 1990-94. Secretary of state Aid to U.S. Sen. Bill Hathaway 1970s. 2010. • Pro-choice • No more bailouts • Reform Affordable Care Act • Reduce the defi cit, end reckless spending • Supports same-sex marriage • Repeal and replace Obamacare • Increase funding for education across the board • Develop the nation’s energy reserves to assure en- • Supporter of clean energy ergy independence • Tax reform • Create jobs and lower taxes • Reform the student loan industry • Create a better business climate in Maine to attract • Supports a gradual removal from Afghanistan new jobs

Cynthia Dill, D Ian Dodge Ind./Libertarian Danny Dalton, Ind.

Residence: Cape Elizabeth Residence: Harpswell Residence: Brunswick Experience: Cape Elizabeth town council in Experience: Tea Party Patriots Maine coordi- Experience: None 2005. State representative 2006-10. State Sen- nator and policy adviser and Former Young • Supports Education Vouchers ate 2011. Won Democratic U.S. Senate primary • Washington is too politicized in June. Republican Maine chairman. • No strings on Federal money for Educa- • Supports the Affordable Care Act • Limited government • Increase funding for education • Less regulation and less tax on business tion • Decrease defense spending and citizens • End abuse of eminent domain by govern- • End the Afghanistan war • Stronger defenses against illegal immi- ments • Supports federal decriminalization of Mari- gration • Too many visas for tech jobs juana • Legalize “natural drugs,” end war on • Crude oil tax for infrastructure • Supports same-sex marriage drugs • Pro-choice • Cut defense budget

Chellie Pingree, D Barack Obama, D U.S. House, President 1st District

• Create more domestic jobs in the manufacturing sec- Residence: North Haven tor Political Experience: Maine Senate 1992-2000. • Cut taxes for American workers while asking the Elected 2008 as U.S. representative for Maine’s wealthy to pay a little bit more 1st District and re-elected in 2010. • End the war in Afghanistan • End wars Iraq and Afghanistan • Focus government spending on rebuilding America’s • Build clean energy programs infrastructure • Expand the Affordable Care Act • End government subsidies for oil companies and • Fight for Maine manufacturing jobs instead invest in clean, domestic energy • Supports tax cuts for small businesses • Invest in education to create new and better opportu- nities for Americans • Expand health care access and lower costs for every- one

Jon Courtney, R Mitt Romney, R

Residence: Springvale • Create jobs in the energy sector by tapping into Experience: Maine House of Representatives, America’s natural resources 2003-2004. Maine Senate, 2005-12. Assistant • Open new trade markets for American goods and Senate minority leader, 2009-10. Senate majority services leader 2011-12. • Improve public schools and higher education • Favors smaller government and less regula- • Find new markets for American workers and prod- tion ucts • Opposes same-sex marriage • Strengthen our economic relationship with Latin • Opposes abortion America • Biggest concern is the economy • Cap Federal spending at twenty percent of GDP • Wants to work to repeal the Affordable Care • Replace the Affodable Care Act with cost controlling Act reforms November 5, 2012 News 3 System sees increases Even with recent in enrollment and online fi res, reports education credits show decrease in

Jim Sheldon Staff Writer campus arson University of Maine System trustees will meet today to review Liam Beliveau increasing enrollment trends and Contributor continue to plan an expansion of sleeping – or any fi re,” he said. online and distance education. Three fi res set in Gorham last “This underscores that. We’ll in- The student population of UMS week had USM on news stations vestigate it fully.” has shrunk by 2.9 percent over the across New England, but accord- Investigators from the State past fi ve years. The system has ing to Public Safety Chief Kevin Fire Marshal questioned students responded by implementing poli- Conger, there has been a sharp on Monday morning. Maroon was cies to attract new students, such decrease in arson cases this year, recognized as a person of interest as advertising more aggressively from 15 reported cases in 2011 to and was arrested around 1:30 p.m. both in and out of state and reach- four so far in 2012, but Conger by Chris Stanford Sr. of the State ing out to community colleges for still maintains that is four too Fire Marshal’s offi ce. potential transfers. They have also many. Students characterize Maroon acted to retain current students by freezing tuition and have taken Alex Greenlee / Multimedia Editor extra measures to reduce costs More and more students are taking online courses at University of Maine of attendance. USM appropriated system because of their convenience and because they offer a chance nearly $100,000 in housing grants for independence. on top of a $1,000,000 increase in fi nancial aid last year. The traditional student base, programs,” Redonnett said. “The of continuing from one academic that is, recent high school gradu- geography of Maine is so dis- program in a community college ates seeking to matriculate to a persed that online becomes ideal. to another in one of the system college or university, has also If you’re a student in Millinocket schools. Additionally, traveling been declining in Maine. To deal who wants to fi nish their degree, advisors help individuals plan with these trends, UMS has tooled you can do that now.” their academic futures. “The its efforts to specifi cally target Redonnett cited USM as a work done there has intensifi ed non-traditional markets within model for enrollment trend-re- over the last two or three years,” Maine, and both the traditional versal. “There was a great series Redonnett said. Transfers from and non-traditional markets out community colleges increased of state. “The reality is that there 19.9 percent, and so did transfers is a mix of students. Traditional from non-community colleges student numbers are on the de- “The reality is and universities, by 16.4 percent. cline, so non-traditional students UMS counts “full-time equiva- Alex Greenlee / Multimedia Editor that there is a fi need greater attention,” said Lisa mix of students. lent” students to nd enrollment Philippi Hall, where junior Jordan Maroon is accused of having set three Redonnett, UMS executive direc- totals. “Full-time equivalent” fires last week. tor of Student Affairs. Traditional student refers to a student who is taking At the meeting today, the trust- numbers are on 12 credit hours or a group of stu- ees will also review the devel- the decline, so dents whose total credit hours “We have seen a signifi cant de- as a loner and speculate about opment of the system’s distance non-traditional equals 12. System-wide enroll- crease in arson this year, though whether drugs or alcohol were education services. Distance edu- ment as of fall 2012 is 22,933 the majority of cases of fi re have involved, expressing confusion cation credit hours increased 8.6 students need full-time equivalent students, up been what we call mischief cases, about Maroon’s motives. Maroon percent from last year, and online greater attention.” from 22,926 in 2011. such as a lighter taken to the wall, is a graduate of Winslow High credit hours have increased by 95 For UMS, enrollment and or intentionally melting the eleva- School in the class of 2010, and percent over the past fi ve years. -Lisa Redonnett credit hours are up by 0.3 percent. tor buttons,” remarked Cogner. he worked at the front desk of Since last year, the number of stu- UMS Executive Director of Incoming degree-seeking fresh- “That’s by far our biggest prob- Philippi Hall. dents who have attended courses Student Affairs men have increased 5.6 percent lem, mostly minimal damage.” Offi cials at the university and on campus has decreased by 1.2 from last year. First-time and These “mischief cases” consti- with the State Fire Marshal are percent. Trustees have set as their transfer students rose from last tute a majority of arson incidents goal that 20 percent of the total of [advertising] pieces over the year by 4.7 percent and 14.1 per- here at USM. Burn and singe credit hours in the system be last couple of years and outreach cent, respectively. Matriculation marks are typically discovered by online. They will also review and to different groups – parents, from out-of-state students grew, custodians a day or so after the in- “We have zero consider a new adult baccalaure- schools and students.” too, by 5.2 percent, or 21.4 per- cident. As Cogner put it, students tolerance for ate completion and distance edu- Redonnett also cited USM’s ef- cent year by year, and most of are the “eyes and ears” of the uni- any actions that cation initiative. forts to recruit more community those students hail from northern versity and are instrumental in jeopardize the Online courses save money for college students as a successful New England. discovering who is responsible fi safety of our both the system and its students. component of a system-wide for these res. students.” “Expanding access through online strategy. According to Redonnett, [email protected] Jordan Maroon, 20, a junior instruction is a logical way to “articulation agreements” be- @USMFreePress at USM, is accused of setting reach a broader student base for tween campuses ease the process the fi res. He faces arson charges -Theo Kalikow of setting three fi res in Philippi USM President Residence Hall on Monday at 4:30 a.m. He was taken to Cumberland optimistic that their treatment County Jail. Bail was set at of the arson at Philippi Hall will $10,000 cash or $50,000 property. show students and the commu- Maroon made bail last week. No nity that they have no tolerance See a typo anywhere? injuries or serious damage was for these types of crimes. “We are reported, but nearly 200 students relieved that these fi res did not were evacuated from the hall at result in injuries or worse,” said Lend us a hand and around 4:30 a.m. USM President Theo Kalikow. “I The State Fire Marshall along hope the charges of arson and the with the USM Police started to arrest send a strong message that come copy-edit for us. investigate the incident soon after we have zero tolerance for any ac- it was reported. One fi re was set tions that jeopardize the safety of in a trash can near the entrance our students.” to Phillippi Hall, and two others E-mail us for more info: were set to posters in the building. None of the three fi res “really [email protected] took off and went very far,” ac- cording to Sgt. Joel Davis of the State Fire Marshal’s offi ce. “Obviously, we take seriously any [email protected] @USMFreePress fi re in a dorm where people are 4 Advertisement November 5, 2012 November 5, 2012 News 5

From NORTON on page 1 them in more danger of being out that,” she said. However, the de- Caswell, director of USM Public mined. “It is reasonable to assume of touch in the event of an emer- tails of the review at this point Affairs, was also unable to give that a review will be completed offi ce was secure by rattling the gency. At USM, they also work in specifi c details about the review, by the end of the semester at the door knob to Norton’s offi ce in a more isolated space where there but he agreed with O’Malley and latest,” he said. the Science Building. “They rat- isn’t much traffi c even during the other offi cials. “Something needs Hutchinson reiterated views tled that door knob. It would have day, a spot referred to by several to be looked at. That’s the bottom expressed by Public Affairs. “A taken two more motions to open university employees as “practi- “There’s no such line,” he said. review of applicable procedures that door and maybe David would cally a basement.” thing as impos- Chief Student Affairs Offi cer should always occur when a situ- have had a chance,” she said. The university has responded to Craig Hutchinson explained in ation of this type occurs and, as She explained her motivation Linda Norton by assuring that a sible. It only takes a statement that he and Chief rule, does occur,” he said. “We for speaking out, saying that she thorough re-evaluation and review change. Financial Offi cer, Dick Campbell, remain committed to maintaining wanted to ensure that this never of safety and security policies will plan to meet next week to decide as safe a community as is possible happened to anyone again. take place. Judie O’Malley, as- exactly which procedures and at USM.” Linda Norton also acknowl- sistant director of Public Affairs -Linda Norton of Kingfi eld, policies need to be reviewed. He USM President Theo Kalikow edged the possibility that security for USM, responded to questions ME explained why they were going to would not comment on David offi cers could learn which em- about Norton’s death in a state- Mother of David Norton address the issue collaboratively. Norton when The Free Press re- ployees maintain odd hours and ment to The Free Press. “When “We have responsibilities for quested a statement. routinely check on them instead of something terribly tragic happens USM Public Safety and Facilities checking all offi ces. According to within any organization, like what Management respectively,” he her and other sources, information happened to David, it offers the are still unclear. “We have no idea said. Hutchinson was also uncer- technology employees often work opportunity to look at and assess how long this assessment will tain of how long the review would [email protected] odd hours when other employees the organization’s safety protocol take, or what changes, if any, will take, explaining that the timeline @USMFreePress are not in their offi ces, putting and procedures. USM is doing be made to our procedures.” Bob of the review had yet to be deter-

See PARTNERS on page 1 had been eased a little before that. “We From SMOKING on page 1 don’t have to do any payback,” Cam- lot of negative things about Cigna eron said. “Tracy assured me all those of the rights of students. He also and didn’t think that claims to the benefi ts,” she said referring to the pay- believes that the new ban won’t be same level of service were going to ments that Cigna was demanding back. as effective as offi cials hope it will hold true in practice. “They just don’t And as luck would have it, they get to be. “People tell me that a policy pay!” she said. It seems her concern was keep all their benefi ts. The Board of change isn’t going to stop them,” well-founded. Cameron and MacKay’s Trustees decided that UMS will remain he said. “I think Public Safety is domestic partnership seemed to be the the primary insurer for domestic part- going to have their work cut out for main issue for Cigna’s claims depart- ners over the age of 65, regardless of the them.” He plans to start a commit- ment. Federal law does not recognize tee to get students more involved domestic partnership. However fl imsy in the effort and to push students to it might be, this was the legal basis for clean up after themselves at desig- Cigna’s argument. Their claim was that nated smoking areas. since MacKay was over the age of 65, “You can see it’s Wendy Chapkis, professor and not a spouse under federal law, she of Women and Gender Studies should be covered by Medicare rather not just a romantic helped Avital plan the event. She than Cigna as her primary provider. The issue...It’s a civil commented on the new ban. “I contract between the Associated Fac- act.” am not a smoker,” she said. “But ulties of the University of Maine and my research is in the area of drug the University System is very specifi c -Ardis Cameron policy, and what I know of prohibi- Alex Greenlee / Multimedia Editor though. It equates domestic partner- Professor of New England tion is that it is generally a failed ship with a spouse for the purposes of Studies Students and university officials met last week to discuss the tobacco policy.” She believes that there benefi ts. This means that spouses are ban. are other alternative policies that allowed to use the university as their could be more successful than primary provider regardless of age. said, referring to those students would be outcries, and I don’t the ban, which she referred to as Perhaps the most frustrating compo- using tobacco products other than think they’re going to change my lack of a federal precedent. “We fi nally “harm reduction strategies,” a term nent of Cameron’s confl ict with Cigna cigarettes on campus. mind,” she said. “You know, peo- got all the necessary information and that she says is part of drug policy is the looming decision on marriage Judie O’Malley, assistant di- ple get sick and die from this.” She all the right people in the room,” said talk. Some of these policies could equality in Maine. If Cameron and rector of USM Public Affairs, re- explained that she feels that as an Bigney of the emerging clarifi cations, include designated smoking areas, MacKay were legal spouses – a pos- sponded to questions about the institution, the university cannot adding that they have communicated education or the availability of nic- sibility if Question 1 passes – then a forum. “Students are welcome to condone it as a matter of health. this to Cigna. otine in other less harmful forms. switch to Medicare for MacKay would exercise their right of free speech, “We do what we think is right, and It appears this chapter of Cameron When asked about what products never have been considered because the but the policy is in place,” she others say what they think is right, and MacKay’s struggle is over. MacK- the ban will apply to, Chapkis re- term is so clearly defi ned in civil law. said. She explained that the ban, but in the end, we make a deci- ay can continue to count on her cancer sponded with uncertainty. “It’s not “You can see it’s not just a roman- although it might seem that way sion,” she said. treatments being covered. Still unre- clear to me that that’s really the tic issue,” said Cameron of Question to new students, was not hastily The ban is scheduled to take ef- solved, however, is the ongoing dispar- problem they’re trying to address,” 1. “It’s a civil act.” Cameron drew on passed. The ban has been worked fect on Jan. 1, 2013, giving these ity between the legal attempts to create she said. She acknowledged that it her New England studies background on for years and eventually needed students little time to mobilize. The a replacement for the civic role of mar- is not clear to her whether or not for comparison. “The Puritans got mar- to go through all four senates: fac- group is scheduled to hold another riage in the LGBT community. Maine the objective of the ban will be to ried in front of a judge,” she said. “They ulty, student, classifi ed staff and forum in Gorham on Tuesday eve- voters will have a chance to address this enforce a zero tolerance policy of called it a contract.” professional staff senate. ning at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6 with their answer to tobacco products on campus or to Tracy Bigney is chief human resourc- USM President Theo Kalikow Question 1. reduce the health risks of second- es and organization development offi cer stated that it is a health issue, pub- hand smoke. “If it’s really about for UMS. She oversees the contract that lic and individual, and a diffi cult second-hand smoke, and not about determines the extent of Cameron and issue in which individual freedom [email protected] zero tolerance for tobacco, than I MacKay’s health coverage. The AFUM and public safety intersect, but she [email protected] @USMFreePress think they wouldn’t be fi ned,” she policy is self-insured, meaning that Cig- isn’t faltering. “I expected there @USMFreePress na only administers the plan laid out by the university, while the system is still the one paying all the claims. “We don’t get involved in any indi- vidual claims,” Bigney said of her of- fi ce, but they do address any confl icts with Cigna’s interpretation of the con- tract. “We tell Cigna what to do.” Without any direction to do so by the university system, Bigney did some digging after Cigna started to ask for their money back. She found that the portion of the contract that equated do- mestic partnership with marriage had been “administered inconsistently,” ac- cording to Bigney, even when Anthem was in charge. Cameron’s case was showing that the need for clarifi cation on the terms of domestic partner cov- erage over the age of 65 was urgent – so urgent, in fact, that Cameron and MacKay had to wait for a board of trust- ees meeting to fi nd out if MacKay was insured or not. That meeting happened last weekend in Presque Isle and Cameron’s fears 6 News November 5, 2012 Featured Photo:

Patrick Higgins / Free Press Staff USM President Theo Kalikow dressed up for Halloween as Harry Potter’s Professor Dumbeldore and greeted trick-or-treaters at her house in Gorham. November 5, 2012 News 7 In Brief... Thursday, Nov. 8 at 5:30 p.m. to speak on the sustainable nature Maine info tech Police Beat of indigenous lifestyles. Laduke was Ralph Nader’s Green Party conference running mate in 1996 and 2000 Selections from the and the Ms. magazine woman The fi rst State of Maine IT USM Department of of the year in 1997. The event is conference will be held Friday, put on by the University of New Nov. 9 in the Abromson Center Public Safety police log England Maine Women Writers from 8:30 a.m. until 4 p.m. Oct. 24 to Oct. 29 USM enrollment Collection and is free to the The event will feature keynote public. speakers, including the Chief up Information Offi cers from USM is 2013 Wright’s Express, The University Wednesday, Oct. 24 USM’s enrollment fi gures of Maine and the State of Maine. for fall 2012 are out and are The event seeks to become a Guess they’re just talking military friendly 2:17 a.m.- Offi cer checked on two occupants in a vehicle. moving upward, something that hub of activity for educators, All set – G7 Parking Lot is much needed, according to school professionals and employers Susan Campbell, USM’s chief in the state. Admission, which Someone smoking here? student success offi cer. “There includes breakfast and lunch, 10:23 p.m.- Reports an odor of marijuana. Unable to GI Jobs magazine has listed is $25 for students and $50 for are some very positive trends USM as one of its “Military locate source. - Anderson Hall within that overall number,” she USM faculty and staff. To register Friendly Schools.” The list, which for the event contact Jennifer said. The numbers owe much has been released since 2009, Thursday, Oct. 25 to a reallocation of funds that Dean in the College of Science, takes into account availability Technology and Health at 207- Scorched Wood freed up a cool million for more of support for military members scholarships and to lower room 780-4149. 10:40 a.m.- Report of burn marks. Report taken. - Dickey on campus, military members Wood Hall and board rates. The number of enrolled as students and job new transfer and fi rst-year students placement rates. There are 376 USM Music And some friendly hair pulling is 1,879 - about 20 percent higher students benefi tting from the GI 1:22 p.m.- Report of people fi ghting in the hallway. It was than that number last year. Overall Bill at USM, as well as numerous performs two people arguing in a friendly manner. - Payson Smith enrollment did not experience organizations for veterans and hall such hearty growth, but still servicemembers like the Veterans Messiah rose by a slow and steady one Resource Center and Veterans Friday, Oct. 26 percent from 9,301 to 9,385. Part- support group. The USM School of Music will time enrollment stayed mostly present George Handel’s Messiah Ghostly smoker is right on time consistent compared to last year, at Woodford’s Congregational 4:20 p.m.- Odor of marijuana. No resident in the room. - fi though that is still signi cant Free rock Church on Saturday, Nov. 10 at Phillipi Hall since part-time enrollment 5 p.m. Handel’s famous work dropped 20 percent between 2007 I was just looking at it! climbing for draws heavily on his own faith 4:42 p.m.- Security alarm set off by employee. - Art and 2011. Total credit hours are and is inspiring in its musicality. Gallery up, and the enrollment goals for students Numerous USM Chorale Gorham were exceeded. members will perform the solos He lingers! Portland Events Board is with the accompaniment of a 11:04 p.m.- Odor of marijuana. Nothing found. - Phillip hosting a day of rock climbing at small orchestra. Tickets are $6 Hall Speech on the Maine Rock Gym on Marginal for the public and $3 for USM environmental Way in Portland on Friday, Nov. 9 faculty, students or staff. For more Saturday, Oct. 27 from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. The event information call Lori Arsenault at Handle it, dudes is free to students and is a great 207-780-5142. justice way to keep active as the weather 12:36 a.m.- Report of loud party. Handled by Residential gets a little colder. Contact David Life staff. - Upton Hastings Hall A Native American activist Naimey at [email protected] Someone stole my party! and former vice-presidential for more information. candidate, Winona Laduke, will [email protected] 12:48 a.m.- Reporting a theft of an item. - John Mitchell be at the Hannaford lecture hall @USMFreePress Center in Portland’s Abromson Center Really I just couldn’t catch ‘em! 4:36 p.m.- Report of a subject chasing another. Appears to be horse play. All set. - 19 Campus Avenue Sketchy spots for sketchy books 4:44 p.m.- Person sitting behind the parking garage. All set, just reading. - Parking Garage Sunday, Oct. 28 Go home! 12:17 a.m.- Report of people verbally harassing passersby. Subjects moved along. - Upton Hastings Keeep going 12:24 a.m.- Report of a large group. Offi cer checked the area and they were calm. - Woodward Hall Services, eh? 12:41 a.m.- Report of possible theft of services. Restitution was made. - Upton Hastings Hall Monday, Oct. 29 That fi re shouldn’t be there! 4:32 a.m.- Fire alarm activation for suspicious fi re. Gorham Fire Department responded along with State Fire Marshall’s offi ce. - Phillipi Hall But the email said I was rich! 2:39 p.m.- Report of electronic harassment. Report taken. - Off Campus, Westbrook

Police logs are edited for grammar and style. They can be found at usm.maine.edu/police/campus-crime-log. 8 Puzzles November 5, 2012 Crossword Sudoku Weekly A sudoku puzzle consists of a 9 × 9–square grid subdi- Horoscope vided into nine 3 × 3 boxes. Some of the squares contain numbers. The object is to fi ll in the remaining squares so that every row, every column, great and every 3 × 3 box contains good each of the numbers from 1 average to 9 exactly once. alright diffi cult

Aries March 21-April 19 Other people are sources of in- come and outgo today. You may fi nd yourself spending money on or with a partner, or receiving largesse from a spouse. Taurus April 20-May 20 Your natural stage presence, love of fun, and talent for amusing or entertaining others is in focus. Have a good time! Gemini May 21-June 20 Frustration is strong as a cher- ished goal seems beyond your reach. But if you give yourself more time, you can achieve it. Cancer June 21-July 22 Take note of vital details. You can pinpoint essential matters. Focus on the heart of the issue. Leo July 23-August 22 Create a compromise between Cryptogram wanting a new, exciting vocation- al challenge, versus wanting to Word Search Search for the list of words in the grid of letters. Grab consolidate your current position. a pen and circle each word as you fi nd them. Every letter in a cryptogram Theme: stands for another letter. Use the Virgo Hockey hint to crack the code. August 23-September 22 Finances improve. A project be- L TQN Q NEQPP CAF gins to pay off. You see the light at the end of the tunnel. TBA TQDUXO UA MQF QU UBX GAWDUXV, CWU Libra L GQEX WM Q PLUUPX September 23-October 22 NBAVU. Careful attention to detail allows you to catch a mathematical error And here is your hint: and avoid paying more than you G = C should. Scorpio October 23-November 21 Questions of right versus wrong or your expectations for your L TQN Q NEQPP CAF partner become a focus. Bal- TBA TQDUXO UA MQF ance, compromise and humor are QU UBX GAWDUXV, CWU called for. L GQEX WM Q PLUUPX Sagittarius NBAVU. November 22-December 21 And here is your hint: G = C Seek varied stimulation; you need change and a new challenge at work. You’re energetic in the exchange of information. Capricorn December 22-January 19 New social opportunities arise. The solution to last Expand your horizons of friend- issue’s crossword ship, groups, networking, neigh- bors, or other kinds of people contact. Aquarius January 20-February 18 Today is a great day for a party- -even an impromptu one. If that cannot be managed, set aside some time for laughter and fun with family. Pisces February 19-March 20 Time for something new in your life. Seek out the original, creative or different. Look for laughs. November 5, 2012 9 Local Top 5 / 10 Album Reviews / 11 Arts&Culture Found Footage / 11 A week-long toast to local beer culture Maine Beer Week offers fun, excitement and plenty of drinks

Casey Ledoux / Free Press Staff Twenty-five eclectic tap handles highlight the decor at Novare Res Bier Cafe, 4 Canal Plaza, Portland. Novare will be featuring a different Maine brewery each day of Beer Week, Nov. 4 - 10.

Sam Haiden nying a wheat-and-cream hybrid ale sounds like Arts & Culture Editor a good dinner decision to you, or if fl ash fried pumpkin ravioli paired with a hoppy pumpkin- The suds are coming in like the tide this week and-spice brew makes your mouth water, then in Portland. The golden brew will be fl owing hop on your feet and run to 47 Middle St. The through the streets as local breweries, restau- East Ender will begin their event at about 6:30 rants, brewpubs and craft beer enthusiasts cele- p.m.. Oh, and don’t forget your $40 fee to get all brate Maine Beer Week. The festivities will take this delicious grub. place between Sunday, Nov. 4 and Saturday, But let us not forget, there is more that comes Nov. 10. with beer culture than food. There is art, poetry You can celebrate, too, by attending all of and fashion. Urban Outfi tters will be sponsor- the events that are being hosted throughout the ing a fashion show on Wednesday, highlighting week. These events are meant to give you a taste beer-inspired designs. The event will be held of the local beer scene here in Portland and have at the Thirsty Pig, where models will display fun while doing so. their alcoholic-outerwear, and there will be beer Portland has several local brews to boast. The available for the tasting. Best of all, it’s free! experts of fermentation at Baxter Brewing Co., Show up around 4 p.m. for maximum entertain- Allagash Brewing Company, Oxbow Beer and ment. many more have put Maine on the map as one Fortunately, your hump-day festivities of the country’s premier homes for craft beer. need not end with this fashion extravaganza. There is such a thriving beer culture, that Maine Immediately afterwards, if you scoot on down Alex Greenlee / Multimedia Editor Restaurant Week has sanctioned a whole seven to Bull Feeny’s at 375 Fore St., you will hear days purely devoted to guzzling down the liquid the sonorous echo of the Squid Jiggers, playing Top: Barrels await fresh brew at the Allagash Brewery in Portland. Bottom: Tasting Allagash White. Customers enjoy the fragrant and tasty creations. bread. The end goal, of course, is to rally the live folk music. Try to ignore the beer-imbued much-deserved appreciation for this local art chorus of drinkers, and make your way to the form, bar for 19 draft beer lines, as well as 11 featured the Shipyard Brewery. You’ll want to bring lots local Maine beer experience. If you’re still in Every true afi cionado of beer, wine and liquor local craft brews from one of Maine’s best: of water because even though gratuitous beer the mood to exercise while you drink, Port City alike understands the value of pairing the nu- Baxter Brewing Company. No cover. samples will be provided, alcohol is an easy way Running Tours will be hosting another tour at 10 fi anced fl avors of food and drink. Similarly, every Now we come to the thirstiest of Thursdays. to get dehydrated. The tour will be over with by a.m. and later a tour speci cally for women at indiscriminate beer-chugger understands the ne- Care to sample a Smuttynose? Make your way four, giving you enough time to shower before 3:30 p.m. Breweries toured will include Rising cessity of having food in your stomach to absorb to Nosh at 5 p.m. for the tap takeover. Feeling a heading to the Farmer’s Table for an epic beer Tide, Urban Farm Fermentory and Shipyard. all of the alcohol. Fortunately, Portland is pack- little adventurous? The Bier Cellar is offering a dinner created by Chef Jeff Landry. While you For the most comprehensive brewery tour all ing the munchies, and she’s prepared to deliver. free, yes, free beer and chocolate tasting. Arrive drink the delicious beers that they have created, week, you will have to call ahead to reserve a Feast at the Thirsty Pig on Monday, located at at 6 p.m. to sample truffl es made by local choc- meet Nathan and Heather Sanborn, the owners spot for $ 75. The phone number is available at 37 Exchange St. This gastro pub will be serving olatier Dean’s Sweets, and sample another one of Rising Tide brewing company, and enjoy the portlandbeerweek.org. The Casco Fiasco Tour a three-course meal prepared by Chef Robyn of Maine’s absolute best breweries, Allagash farm-to-table meal designed around their sudsy will be at 10:30 a.m. and will stretch on for Friedman who created the menu to highlight Brewing Company. If you want to raise a glass concoctions. Dinner and drinks will cost you nearly seven hours. This tour, which would have to all of Maine’s premier craft breweries, head $70. to be the most palatable beer tasting in Maine’s a locally renowned brewing company that’s fi become popular nationwide: Shipyard. over to the East Ender again for the Maine To nish off the night, head back to the history, will visit Allagash, Rising Tide, Sebago And you would be crazy not to check out Tap Feature: presenting breweries including Thirsty Pig one more time. At 7 p.m.,they and Run of the Mill. More than a tasting, full the Six Point Beer Carnival on Tuesday at Allagash, Baxter, Maine Beer Co., Oxbow Beer will be screening the pilot episode of Local glasses of beer will be served. Included in the the East Ender, located on 47 Middle St. Yes, and Rising Tide. Brew TV, a new television show highlighting price is lunch, a snack and transportation. Friday could potentially be the most eventful Portland’s beer culture. Also, at some point in Maine Beer Week is a great chance to go out that’s right – They said beer carnival. But there fi won’t be any clowns at this party – at least day of your life, if you play it right. MRW has the night, you will be the rst to taste Baxter and experience a lot of businesses unique to none with painted faces. There will, however, organized a full day of events, starting at 10 a.m. Brewing Co.’s most recent creation. They will Portland, while having a drink or ten at the same be fi ve different courses, each accompanying a Meet up at the Thirsty Pig, and for a $20 fee, you be ceremoniously unveiling their most recent time. So check out the full schedule of events distinct fl avored brew from Sixpoint brewery. can participate in a running brewery tour. When recipe: the Winter Brew. online, grab a few friends, and plan out an entire Chef Mitch Gerow is presenting “American we say running, we mean you will be running. If your hangover is not yet permanent, if the week of fun. taste of yeast and hops have not yet interminably Autumn,” highlighting the fl avors of the season Port City Running Tours will lead you through [email protected] in the menu. If a hubbard squash tart accompa- Rising Tide Brewery, Maine Mead Works and stained your mouth and if you still crave more, Saturday will provide the fi nal frontier for your @SavorSolidSound 10 Arts & Culture November 5, 2012 In Heavy Rotation Arts & Culture What caught the eyes and Local ears of our staff this week. Top 5: Recommends: Places to take Beauty is a nap on campus Sam Hill Embarrassing Arts & Culture Editor

Mallory Pelton 1) Woodbury Campus Center - The Nest Contributor

You can get here by taking the stairs right next to the SIAC or going On Wednesday, Nov. 7, SPACE Gallery will be GOOD Music, Geffen around back and walking up the amphitheater stairs, but either way, showing an inspiring documentary focusing on you’ll be glad to have a place to crash. There are three large couches the life and works of one of America’s most pro- lifi c artists and cartoonists, Wayne White, who is Common / here that are by far the most comfortable couches within a 10-mile Universal Mind Control radius of the campus, I swear. They’re cozy and warm. You can sink well-known for his work on Pee-Wee’s Playhouse. With humor and illumination the documentary Teaming up with Pharrell right into them, but in a relaxing way - the frame is still totally intact so Williams, Common brings don’t worry. If the couches are occupied, which they often are during Beauty is Embarrassing emphasizes the role that creative passion can play in our lives. the electro-feel of the mid- peak hours, there are several armchairs that are equally comfy. This 80s to the hip-hop scene area has limited seating and occupants are often studying, so it’s a Starting in the mountains of Tennessee, the documentary shows the full story of how Wayne with his eighth studio relatively quiet spot as well. Run here after class to secure the perfect album. Common continues spot to pass out until that lecture an hour away. White pursued his life-long passion for art. As White’s career started to boom, he found his to play his role as the poetic 2) Glickman Library fi rst calling in New York City, where he began prophet of the rap game. his career as a cartoonist. Through his work, he -Sam Hill If you’re brave enough to journey through the labyrinth of bookshelves quickly landed him a spot working for the produc- Arts & Culture Editor and reference desks to fi nd a spot to rest your legs, Glickman is the tion crew of well-known children’s series Pee- spot for you. The Learning Commons, although regularly full of stu- Wee’s Playhouse where he became known as one dents and tutors, has plenty of pleasant spaces to take a snooze. of the visual masterminds behind program. After Unfortunately, there are only armchairs, so laying down isn’t an option his huge success with the television show, White (Hey, you’re sleeping on campus. Beggars can’t be choosers.). There followed his career into creating some of the best are plenty of ways to kick your feet up though, with coffee tables and known images in pop culture. More recently, footrests galore in any of the study areas. And if all the seats are taken White took a turn toward fi ne art by taking differ- or there’s some rowdy studying going on, each fl oor of the library has ent comical and sarcastic texts and placing them a few seats hidden throughout them far away from the masses. into his paintings. Beauty is Embarrassing fl ows through the good, bad, hard, sad, exciting and the 3) Gorham Library successes that one of America’s well known art- ists went through. The Gorham Library has very similar options to the Glickman library, The fi lm Beauty is Embarrassing not only only far fewer spaces. The Learning Commons here has a very simi- shows us the times of success in Wayne White’s lar set-up. Generally it is a bit quieter at this library than its Portland life, but it also shows us the struggles that he went Columbia counterpart, because there are, on average, less people using it through while making a career out of his passion. throughout the day and a lot more solo-studying instead of the noisy A primary focus of the documentary is captur- ing the hardships that artists are constantly going Miles Davis / Kind of Blue tutoring sessions in Glickman. There is one prime spot in this library, Kind of Blue is a cohesive but it’s hard to get a hold of. Straight through the entrance and against through in order to make a living. Using the story fi fl of Wayne White, the documentary shows us the masterpiece & a landmark the back wall of the rst oor is a long, black leather couch. It’s per- in jazz. Modal jazz has fect. But, like I said, there’s only one, so you might have to fi ght for it. true struggles of a popular, successful artist as a microcosm of the artist’s life and career. It en- never sounded better, and 4) Woodbury Campus Center - Ground level courages artists to remove the stress from their the cast of players on this work and to keep it fun. If your work is doing album are all considered prodigies of their respec- If you can’t get a fi rst-class seat in the loft, you can come back down something you love you’ll never have to work a fl day in your life. tive instruments. “Blue in to the ground oor to the coach section and take a seat among the Green” is a stand out, and advertising kiosks. While these loveseats and armchairs are much Using humor as one of the key components, White creates his very own one-man comedic nar- probably, the most beautiful lower quality, they’ll get the job done if you just spent an entire class song I’ve ever heard. period studying the backs of your eyelids. It’s a bit noisier here, but rative. White dresses up as a puppet at one point in the fi lm, expressing the playfulness and inno- it’s bearable. Be sure to avoid scheduling slumber during a Portland -Andrew Henry Student Life event, because this lobby can get bumpin’. The com- cence that exists in his creative process. Running Perspectives Editor muter lounge is also an option, but the TV is usually blaring and stuck around the streets of Tennessee, New York and on ESPN. This is the spot for your short-term power naps, the quick Los Angeles in his 20-foot-tall puppet costume, pick-me-ups. Plus, the food court is right nearby, so you can grab a White visits and performs at numerous theaters. snack to get you back in the game when you wake up. Beauty is Embarrassing is a feel good fi lm that will have you both rolling in your seat with laugh- 5) The Bus ter and refl ecting on the arts. This documentary not only shows the life of a popular artist, but it I know. No one likes riding the bus, but hear me out. What are you conveys the message that fi nding humor and hap- doing when you’re on the bus? Listening to your Ipod? Obsessively piness in whatever you choose to pursue in life is checking Twitter and Facebook on your phone? Socializing!? Pfft. important, and it can remind us that perhaps spon- Don’t let technology and your friends drag you down and tire you out. taneity can lead to fulfi lment of a life-long pursuit Take advantage of the half hour ride between campuses and try to like it did for White. take a little catnap. I say try because, well, you’re on a bus. People Doors open at 7 p.m. at SPACE. The fi lm starts are going to be talking, the bus driver might be recklessly switching at 7:30 p.m. and is approximately two hours long. Dangerbird lanes on the highway and you might get stuck in an uncomfortable Tickets cost $7 for the general public, but are $5 spot. This is a last resort, but it’s still a no-brainer zone to catch some for Space members and students with an school JJAMZ / Suicide Pact Z’s. Always try to jump on one of the roomier and more comfortable ID. Purchase tickets online at www.space538.org This is a bright, happy, charter buses rather than the offi cial USM city-style ones. Trust me. or at the door. poppy album that seemed perfectly weather-appropri- ate when it came out this [email protected] summer, but as the fall goes [email protected] @FreePressArts on, I can’t seem to stop lis- @SamAHill tening to it. , The songs on this album cover and eclec- tic range of genres, each more catchy and infectious than the last.

-Sidney Dritz See a typo anywhere? Free Press Staff Lend us a hand and come copy-edit for us. E-mail us for more info: [email protected] November 5, 2012 Arts & Culture 11 National Review National Review Taylor Swift nosedives into pop The Coup shouldn’t be sorry

at least production-wise. On the funky opening track, “The Magic Max Martin and Shellback, who have as- Clap,” Riley weaves together typical gang- sisted on hits from Maroon 5, Pink, Kelly sta-rap useage of “make it clap” with refer- Clarkson and others, have given Swift her ences to the civil rights movement, wealth fi rst pure pop hit with the juvenile break- distribution, generational poverty and the up anthem “We Are Never Ever Getting poetry of Tupac Shakur. Riley is an open Back Together” that echoes Avril Lavigne and unapologetic communist, and whatever in her 2002 debut. This track will no doubt he raps is infused with historical and social be looked back on as the point when Swift content. made her transition into pop music. Whether The fast-paced bouncing baseline of it be about Jake Gyllenhaal, John Mayer or “Strange Arithmetic” is reminiscent of Joe Jonas, this will surely be played during Outkast’s album Speakerboxxx/The Love any break-up of a couple under 21 for years Below, although the production is less pol- to come. ished and the lyrics are a lot heavier. Riley Another Martin and Shellback collabora- beseeches teachers around the nation to tion, “22,” will quickly become an anthem for educate students on the negative effects of the girls night out. This song won’t leave your the corporate system and convince them Big Machine ANTI- head for days after listening to it, whether you to become revolutionaries. He claims that Sam Hill like it or not. Swift sings, “We’re happy, free, Sam Hill “English is the art of bombing towns / While Arts & Culture Editor confused and lonely at the same time” and Arts & Culture Editor assuring that you really only blessed the “Everything will be alright if we just keeping ground” and “In Geography class, it is bor- Taylor Swift continues to hold her position dancing like we’re 22.” While its simplistic Oakland, CA’s politically provocative hip- ders, mountains and rivers / But they will as the poet laureate and confi dant of young, lyrics may leave fans of the Nashville-raised hop group, The Coup, has long been making never show the line between the takers and American women as she offers another col- country star disappointed, this is a track for albums full of strong statements about dis- givers.” lection of catchy, diary-honest songs with her the girls just looking to have a good time. criminatory social order, but it seems like “You Are Not a Riot” is angry Andre 3000 latest release, Red. While the songs are all Throughout the album Swift shows off they’re losing their mind-stimulating bites fl ow meets Rage Against the Machine as solid individually, a lot of them lack the vi- her versatility when it comes to genre. and are looking more toward the dance Riley attacks pretentious, self-titled intel- brancy and vitality that the title suggests. Fans “Treacherous” is a guitar twanging, soft- fl oor with their latest top-notch LP, Sorry lectuals and “upper-crusty punks.” He aims will be fans, but overall, these are, lyrically, spoken ballad for the country kids, and in “I to Bother You. to take out fashionable faux-rebels who he the same tracks we’ve been hearing for years. Knew You Were Trouble,” she plays around The title of the album itself sounds like claims are simply tools of the corporate Red doesn’t provide any tracks to stop the with a few dubstep basics and some hip-hop they’re admitting defeat, but leader and MC state. Riley has a mindset similar to that haters that constantly accuse her of being elements comparable to the work of rapper Boots Riley still delivers strong, intellec- of Immortal Technique, but is less vulgar, “too pop” as she continues to straddle the line B.o.B. tual lyrics with impeccable fl ow throughout, seemingly more hopeful and a lot funkier. between Top-40 pop and country music, ig- If you love Taylor Swift you’re going to giving a good performance regardless of the The Coup continuously produces quality noring critics along the way. Swift has really love Taylor Swift, and there’s not much that signs of strain. On “My Murder, My Love,” original tracks and are successful at their created a genre-spanning album this time can stop you. Red, while it won’t quiet the Riley raps “I could rhyme silk with cigarettes craft regardless of what is becoming popular around, playing and experimenting with vari- critics or expand her fan base, will give regu- / I could rhyme Jack Daniels with triumph / on the mainstream scene. Riley’s lyrics are ous sounds, recording her usual pop singles lar fans a mixed album that they’ll listen to But no sentence I could spit could’ve shifted always fresh and stimulating, a sigh of relief along with a few country ballads and multiple over and over again. For you T-Swift newbies events,” admitting his failure in fi ghting the in the repetitive world of hip-hop. Sorry to danceable tracks. This is another step away or haters, take a stab at a track or two when system. Bother You is a solid album. Each song is from her country roots to take on a more rock no one is looking. You might fi nd something Sorry to Bother You continues the band’s bound to get you up on your feet and on the and pop sound. you can slip into your guilty pleasure playlist. push into full-blown funk-rock, which they dancefl oor. And if you manage to resist the With Red, Swift decided to switch “22” has quite a few more plays than I’d like jumped into with their 2006 release, Pick a funk, close attention to the lyrics will leave the production up, with her longtime produc- to admit on my iPod already. Or just ignore it Bigger Weapon. Production throughout the you satisfi ed and looking to rebel. er, Nathan Chapman taking a backseat role altogether. If you hate her music, this album album varies as DJ Pam the Funkstress mas- and only producing half of the album while won’t convince you to change your mind. terfully blends driving punk basslines with she picked up a few popular producers for the live instrumentals, somehow creating per- rest. If anything, this at least creates a more [email protected] fect uptempo beats for Riley to spit over. It’s [email protected] diverse album and breaks away from the for- @SamAHill impossible not to want to get up and move @SamAHill mula she’s used in her last three albums a bit, your feet to any of these tracks. Found Footage Festival returns to Maine

Sam Hill try. They started the touring Found Footage Arts & Culture Editor Festival show to fund the production of the documentary. The Found Footage Festival, a nationally In a small bar in New York, they launched celebrated touring live showcase of odd and their project, not expecting a lot of attendees, hilarious found videos, will return to Maine but it was bigger than they had anticipated. on Nov. 9 as the 2012 video lineup is set to “There were a hundred-plus people wait- be screened at SPACE. ing to get into this bar,” said Prueher. “And it “We just like to show the world stuff that just kept blowing up from there.” wasn’t meant to be seen. These weren’t made Since then the festival has gotten larger to be shown in public,” said Nick Prueher, founder and co-host of the festival. Prueher, and his childhood friend and co- host Joe Pickett, whose experiences in com- “It still just feels like edy includes work for The Onion and The Late Show with David Letterman, have been an inside joke, but now collecting videos from thrift stores, ware- houses, dumpsters and yard sales since their everyone else has gotten high school days in the early ‘90s. The idea for the show came to Prueher one day during in on it somehow.” a shift at McDonald’s. “I found this ridiculous training video in a -Nick Prueher back room one day when things were slow, Founder and Co-host of festival and it was just so remarkably dumb that I Joshua Hertz / Courtesy Photo couldn’t leave it there,” said Prueher. “I just each year and has now turned national. Each Found Footage Festival hosts Nick Prueher (left) and Joe Pickett (right). thought, the world needs to see this.” year they produce a new show and make sure After that the duo foraged for more enter- to use local footage when visiting specifi c taining videos and began screening compi- states. so much popularity, the festival maintains an lations of the fi lms for their friends in their The festival goes to show that you don’t independent feel. Prueher and Pickett are al- “It still just feels like an inside joke with parents’ living room and for entertainment need to have a sketch show on Comedy Cen- ways collecting new footage on the road and my friends back home, but now everyone at parties, providing colorful commentary tral to make the country laugh. There’s plenty often collect material from people at their else has gotten in on it somehow,” said Prue- on all the videos. This practice continued of material all around us, discarded at pawn shows as well, letting the audience get in- her. “No matter where we are, we still try to through their college years at the University shops and thrown out with the trash. Regular volved with the project. have that living room feel to it.” of Wisconsin–Eau Claire as they collected people do the funniest things everyday, catch Prueher and Pickett are currently taking more material. In 2004, Pickett and Prueher them on tape and then never let them see the the presentation on the road, screening their quit their day jobs to focus on production of light of day again. footage and performing in 100 cities across [email protected] their fi rst feature documentary, Dirty Coun- Despite being a national act and gaining all 50 states in the timespan of 150 days. @SamAHill 12 Arts & Culture November 5, 2012 Arts & Culture Recommends: Elegant Enigmas: The art of Edward Gorey

Sam Hill Arts & Culture Editor

Eerie men, uninvited guests and dark looming creatures fi ll the fi ctional world of artist and author Edward Gorey (1925 - 2000). Best known for his brilliant draw- ings, wit and playfully macabre stories, Gorey has become known as one of the most eccentric American artists of all time. A collection of his work titled Elegant Enigmas is currently on display at Portland Public Library’s Lewis Gallery. Photo Courtesy of The exhibition features original illustra- Houghton Miffl in Harcourt tions, preparatory sketches, unpublished A page from Edward Gorey’s most popular drawings and ephemera, exploring the di- work, The Gashlycrumb Tinies. The dark versity and depth of Gorey’s works. Also children’s book is an alphabet book that de- included are less offi cial works such as il- picts the deaths of 26 children. The causes lustrated envelopes, book-cover ideas and of death range from bear attacks and ennui, theatrical costume designs. Drawn from to oncoming trains and decapitation by axe. the holdings of the Gorey Charitable Trust, the exhibition includes approximately 180 for Amy, who fell down the stairs” and “B objects, including selections from The is for Basil, assaulted by bears.” The col- Gashlycrumb Tinies, The Unstrung Harp, lection is dark and unsettling, but manages The Gilded Bat and other well-known Go- to generate some laughter from those who rey publications. In his 75 years, Gorey not are fans of black humor. only wrote, illustrated and published over This collection is on display in Portland 100 books, but was also trusted with illus- thanks to support from The Bank of Maine trating the reprinted works of many notable and a collaboration between Maine Col- authors including Charles Dickens, Virgin- lege of Art and Portland Public Library. ia Woolf and John Updike. The exhibition is free of charge to the The works of Gorey are a special blend general public and will be on display until of darkness, humor and peculiarity. His Saturday, Dec. 29. A $5 donation is recom- pieces are always clever and engaging, mended. For information on hours and the showing us that the world is never certain exhibition visit the Portland Public Library and things aren’t always the way they ap- web site. Like to design graphics? pear to be. One of his most popular works, the illustrated story The Gashlycrumb Ti- nies, is an alphabet book that depicts the [email protected] Good at illustrator? slow demise of a group of children. “A is @SamAHill Email [email protected] November 5, 2012 Arts & Culture 13 A&C Listings Monday, November 5 Could you be the Heart to Heart / Giants At Large Studio 250 250 Read St. Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm Tuesday, November 6 future of Souvenirs Studio 250 250 Read St. Doors: 6:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm

Mimosa / JMSN Port City Music Hall Arts & Culture 504 Congress St. Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm Wednesday, November 7 Crown The Empire / It Lives It Breathes at the Studio 250 250 Read St. Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:00 pm

The Tragically Hip State Theatre 609 Congress St. Free Press? Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

Justin Townes Earle / Tift Merritt Port City Music Hall 504 Congress St. We’re looking for artists to add some life to Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm our pages and critics to help review music Thursday, November 8 and fi lms. Eric Bettencourt One Longfellow Square 181 State St. Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm For more information contact the section

Greg McKillop editor at: [email protected] Blue 650 Congress St. Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm Friday, November 9

Ashley Davis / Cormac De Barra One Longfellow Square 181 State St. Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

The Brew / Sophistafunk Port City Music Hall 504 Congress St. Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm

Doubting Gravity / Andi Fawcett / Anna & The Diggs The Big Easy 55 Market St. Doors: 9:00 pm / Show: 9:30 pm Saturday, November 10

The Tonekings / HD R&B The Big Easy 55 Market St. Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 7:30 pm

Richard James & The Name Changers Port City Music Hall 504 Congress St. Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm

G. Love & Special Sauce / Giant Panda Gorilla Dub SQ State Theatre 609 Congress St. Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm

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Henry’s Head Election open season (fi nally) almost closed most unwavering, and people are not to let controversial things such dogmatic. And I can’t wait until as that get to me, but I just gave in it’s all over. and let myself get heated about it. People get hostile during elec- Election advertisements stir up the tion season, and lack of civility public and get them talking, a gue- runs rampant, especially among rilla tactic that aids in spreading Facebook users. Just in the past the word about the issue. It’s not week, I’ve seen friends call other admirable, but it’s effective. It also people “(expletive) communists,” polarizes the voting public, result- “teabaggers,” “bandwagon loyal- ing in both fervent supporters and ists” and my personal favorite, outspoken objectors bickering to “party-whipped hipster regimists.” no end. If you’re like me, you’ve Even I’ve done my fair share of already hit the “hide” button on all political Facebooking although, of these people’s Facebook posts. like many others, I try to limit Another negative part of elec- Casey Ledoux / Free Press Staff it. I do my best to catch lies and tion season is the lack of concrete misrepresented information from information sources. I understand candidate believes. More often litical public is unnecessary and both sides, but ultimately it’s just that news sources like Huffi ngton than not, statements from candi- stupid. I love the excitement of an Andrew Henry an example of being a small fi sh Post and CNN thrive on political dates or commercial comments get election, and the potential to pass Perspectives Editor in a large, political ocean. I’m not content, but there’s no singular lost in translation, which means a bill like the legalization of gay saying that opinions shouldn’t be place that voters can go if they confusion for voters, and that ham- marriage. But I’m sick and tired Election season is almost at an on Facebook – that’s impossible. It want complete factual candidate pers any election on any level. of the elevated levels of stress and fi end - nally. just seems that political season fos- information. Obviously candidates The bickering and infi ght- tension, with everyone biting at While I will certainly vote and ters more outspoken, brash ones. post their stances or beliefs on their ing among candidates frays the one another’s necks. I’ll wake up I do enjoy learning about and dis- Election fever gets the best of websites, but it’s more rhetoric nerves of the public, and it gets on Nov. 7 thinking TGIF: Thank cussing politics, I don’t like the us, and nothing makes people than anything. Much of the online to the point where all we want to God It’s Finished. high-tension atmosphere and opin- more volatile than campaign com- universe in regards to political do is yell expletives at the people ionated Facebookers that accom- mercials and ads. Just the other candidates during election season arguing. Polite disagreement is pany it. And there’s no worse time day, I heard a “No on Question 1” is “He said this, but he’s lying” or fantastic, something that I whole- for this during election season than commercial on the radio, and I got something along those lines, so it’s heartedly support. But this blame [email protected] the week before the election itself. pretty worked up. Typically, I try diffi cult to get a grasp on what a game that we’re playing as a po- @USMFreePress “Vote this, not that” attitudes are Guest Column Tobacco ban leaves smokers with no room to breathe Tom Collier Contributor warm in the cold weather or as part of some sort of smoketastic protest. On the day students return to If university administrators think campus this January from winter that the smoking ban will encourage break, the air will be fresh, clean and students and staff to quit smoking, I crisp. The campus will be complete- suspect that they are in for a disap- ly tobacco-free because of a ban, and pointment. Smokers can and will I’ll be across the street, smoking. smoke elsewhere. I don’t say this be- The reasons for the ban are un- cause I’m a proud smoker, for I am derstandable: smoking stinks, not, but because I know, unlike many makes it easier to catch airborne of those who agree with the smoking illnesses, causes cancer and pol- ban, what it is that makes smoking luting fumes pose a health threat to enjoyable and precisely how diffi cult others. Smoking is bad. One should of a habit it is to quit. not, however, take this to mean that Most people are aware of the smokers themselves are bad because health risks of smoking and of being they enjoy a cigarette now and again around smokers while they smoke. – an association that seems to be One would posit that fear of contact drawn, however unintentionally, by with second-hand smoke is perhaps many nonsmokers. the biggest reason for USM’s smok- ing ban. Yet again, allow me to iterate that this is an entirely understandable Why should the concern. I don’t want to give anyone university, a public cancer. One may wish to consider, Casey Ledoux / Free Press Staff however, that the carcinogens pro- state institution, public state institution, dictate what would make sense if USM were at- Currently there are not, nor have duced in tobacco combustion are its paying students are allowed to do tended mostly by children, but as there ever been, convenient or ob- dictate what its little different from those produced in with their own bodies? I’ll make the nearly every attending student and vious places for students and staff paying students a bonfi re or household hearth. In fact, concession that smoking is an offen- staff member is an adult, the very to smoke. Apparently, designated studies have shown that wood com- are allowed to sive bad habit, that smokers should idea is honestly a bit ridiculous. We smoking areas do currently exist, bustion – just as it occurs in a fi re- do with their be isolated from nonsmokers so that don’t need to hold hands to cross but they are so far removed from the place, for instance – actually releases own bodies? the air around campus may remain the street. We needn’t be required to typical smoking spots and so poorly more carcinogens and mutagens that free of harmful pollutants, but I fail to wear knee pads in case we fall. We marked that it’s no surprise that are up to 40 times more harmful than see how it’s the university’s business are aware of the risks of smoking students keep smoking in the same those found in cigarette smoke; yet, Smokers aren’t really a close-knit whether or not a student may use a and those of other quotidian activi- areas as they always have. Perhaps we don’t put our wood stoves and group, and I’ve yet to meet a person product as inoffensive as smokeless ties. We can make our own choices, if the university worked to accom- fi replaces across the street, do we? If who is very passionate about the tobacco. If disposed of considerately, and we will. modate these smokers – students, an individual can detect the wonder- act of smoking. We’re not like beer smokeless tobacco poses absolutely Though I’m dismayed by the in- faculty and staff – instead of treating fi ful scent of burning wood – a scent nerds or oenophiles or even cigar a - no risk to any individual other than stitution’s upcoming tobacco ban, them like inferiors without any say in so often associated with winter and cionados: we smoke because we like its user. It certainly isn’t a safe prod- one shouldn’t assume that the cur- university policy, this tobacco issue the holiday season – that person may to smoke, but that’s about as far as uct by any stretch of the mind, but rently implemented smoking policy would not be an issue. be at a greater risk of developing it goes. That said, the smoking ban its mode of consumption renders it is otherwise satisfactory or any less lung-related health issues than if he that USM intends to put in place next completely innocuous to tobacco- deserving of disappointment. Why, Tom Collier is an English Major or she were to come into contact with semester will surely bring smokers free students, faculty and staff. for instance, don’t smokers have in his junior year. second-hand cigarette smoke together in some fashion, whether it Complete tobacco prohibition well-positioned smoking areas? be in an off-campus huddle to stay Why should the university, a November 5, 2012 Perspectives 15 Sustainability The price of election and ME lawn sign stealing Mick Ramos general message regarding nega- Staff Writer tivity towards an opposition cam- paign. fi Stealing campaign signs Learnin’ About Light: Bulbs When I rst became aware of doesn’t help your cause. It makes politics, it was during the time you and your side look lowly and when the lawn signs came out. desperate for any advantage. The Later on in life, I’ve come to difference stealing a sign makes is identify lawn signs with the of- fi fi so very small in its bene ts com- cial green light for citizens who pared to what detrimental effects weren’t paying attention to the it does to the side you support. election to begin to do so. Therefore if you think yourself As someone who has been a triumphant while cruising away grassroots political organizer as with a stolen sign, you’ve effec- well as canvasser, I can tell you tively given the opposing cam- that while signs don’t vote, they paign a talking point against you. Incandescent CFL LED have an important role. Here are my suggestions for These signs are an accessible alternatives: Instead of risking a fl expensive at the moment but does You ick the switch, you turn the ment? Not so fast… gateway to get someone involved $250 fi ne (that’s right, not chump not contain mercury! knob or perhaps you clap and you The important fact often over- in politics, whether it be a visit change) for sign theft (and in have light. looked in people’s haste to save to a fi eld offi ce where volunteer Light-Emitting Diode bulb some cases, trespassing as well), I But have you ever considered money is that one CFL bulb actually work is getting done and signs are suggest you go to your candidate the impact of the type of light bulb common or to get a peek at oppor- f contains 2.2 grams of mercury. This or cause’s regional offi ce. Get on The LED bulb is a wonderful new you’re switching on? Many of us is more mercury than a four foot tunities for involvement. Signs the phone and make some calls. fl solution to our CFL mercury prob- probably haven’t thought about it uorescent light! And in case you display pride in a candidate or a Talk to fellow voters about your lem. It doesn’t contain mercury, and much, if at all. I know I hadn’t until weren’t paying attention in chemis- cause that you support even while candidate or cause. Grab a clip- it still produces the same amount of I learned about the differences be- try, mercury is a poison. you aren’t around. board and knock on some doors. tween the types of bulbs out there in light as the other two at only 12W. the market, and I was astonished at The added bonus is that LED bulbs the signifi cant differences between In order to make can last fi ve times as long as a CFL them. I began to see that becoming a difference here, so fewer bulbs need to be disposed. educated about this is very impor- Not many people have heard of tant, and with the right information, people need to or seen this bulb yet, because it is maybe others will too. zoom out and look not widely available in the market at a picture that yet. People aren’t aware of the Incandescent is bigger than a mercury issue enough to care and single energy bill. put pressure on making these en- This is your standard 60 watt- vironmentally friendly bulbs more hour bulb. It is probably the one you economical. It’s also a problem for know best. the future, not one for your bank There is a fi lament wire inside CFLs don’t have the fi lament account today. So in order to make that heats up when the electric cur- wire found in incandescent bulbs. a difference here, people need to rent passes through, causing both Instead, they have a gas inside that zoom out and look at a picture that is heat and light to emit outward. A lot ignites in order to create light. This bigger than a single energy bill. Do of energy is lost through the heat, gas contains mercury, and when we want to be responsible for health when the desire is just to have light, the mercury gets into the environ- hazards in future generations? and so scientists came up with an- ment, it can cause serious damage. Currently, CFL manufacturers other bulb that loses less energy to It kills brain cells and can make you seem happy that many people are heat, the CFL. very ill if absorbed into your skin. switching out incandescent bulbs Casey Ledoux / Free Press Staff The Department of Environmental with their product to save on their Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs fi electric bill. They certainly don’t Protection (DEP) has classi ed Unfortunately, political signs Even if you only fold envelopes, want you to be aware of the mercury the CFL as a “universal hazardous are also a massive target for van- give an hour of your day, and I issue, but now you aren’t in the dark These bulbs are more energy ef- waste.” dalism. can guarantee you’ll feel the dif- fi anymore. cient than incandescent bulbs be- Because of this, it is important Reports of stolen or vandalized ference being made. cause only 13W of energy are used that you do not throw the CFL bulb lawn signs are one of the most I like it when I hear a lot of fuss (Stay tuned for more “Learnin’ to emit the same amount of light as away. It could do serious damage common complaints in a general over lawn signs. To me, that’s About Light” articles coming soon.) the bulb above (which takes 60W)! to our environment and could give election year. Signs are an easy them doing their job. Reminding What does this mean? Less people health problems if we did so. target, and offenders are rarely you that next time you get a Ali is a student at the University of money, of course! You can save In fact, you must bring the CFL caught. chance, go and participate as a Maine School of Law and works part fi fi quite a lot on your energy bill by bulb back to where you bought it Facts rst. From rst hand ex- citizen in this country. Get into time with the Offi ce of Sustainability switching to CFLs. They are more and recycle them. It is very danger- perience, I know that signs are the fervor of activism in whatever in Facilities Management. expensive, obviously, but Maine ous if people just throw these bulbs not cheap by any measure. At an capacity you can. A trunk or a Sustainability & ME is a recurring has been promoting them so shop in the trash, and unfortunately it average cost of $5 a sign to the closet full of stolen signs will do column overseen by Tyler Kidder, around – they should be pretty probably happens all the time be- campaign, it represents a large nothing compared to an hour of Assistant Director for Sustainable cheap. They also last as much as cause not everyone is educated on part of a budget that cannot be re- volunteer time. ten times as long! Since they don’t this issue. Programs, who can be reached at plenished without having to make lose so much energy to heat, they Concerned about light now? [email protected]. concessions somewhere else. can defi nitely save you money in Well, I have something that may lift Second, don’t get mad, go vote the end. Sounds like a no-brainer, your spirits. There has recently been and get involved. Whether you right? Are you about to jump up and a new development in the world of like him or not, I agree whole- switch all the bulbs in your apart- bulbs. The following bulb is very heartedly with the president’s 16 Perspectives November 5, 2012 the free press Lettersi&

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Reader Response: Does it matter how you dry Kirsten Sylvain your hands? NEWS EDITOR Thanks to Ali Tozier for her question “Does it matter how you dry your hands?” in the Oct. 15 edition of the ______Free Press. I’d like to answer her with a question of my own. Does it matter if you bother to wash your hands at all after using the bathrooms? Rather than trying to answer that with various studies that I don’t have the time ARTS & CULTURE EDITOR or interest to pursue, I’ll simply leave it out there for some nursing students to take a shot at. The next logical Sam Hill question might be, is one more likely to wash their hands if they have paper towels available to dry them? fi PERSPECTIVES EDITOR First of all, Ms. Tozier brings us a typical legal, bureaucratic response to a scienti c question. Her interest in sustainability is a joke in a world where corporations do their level best to get us to use everything they can Andrew Henry as quickly as possible. If they can make a dime by convincing us that a package has more in it because it looks bigger or the color has changed, they want you to buy it. How about a supersized sugar soda, Ali? SPORTS EDITOR Anna Chiu And organizational management! How much can we save by having no paper towels on campus at all? Well, it probably wouldn’t come near to making up for having to pay for two presidents at USM because the faculty DESIGN DIRECTOR couldn’t get along with one of them, or supporting concerts that no one attends. Organizational savings are an Wanwen li illusion. Property taxes in Maine just took a substantial jump because the state, counties and school districts created savings by pushing costs down to the homeowner. If a dollar is saved anywhere, especially in the public sector, there are ten hands reaching out for it. MULTIMEDIA EDITOR Alex Greenlee And burdening the janitors with having to empty the wastebaskets! Guess what, we need more jobs in big institutions, not fewer, especially at the bottom. Whenever a bureaucrat cuts costs at the bottom you can be sure ADVERTISING MANAGER he/she already has a place farther up in the organization for the savings to go. I happen to hate high speed hand Patrick O’Reilly dryers. In a state where jobs making paper towels puts bread on the table for some unknown member of families, saving a buck or two in the bathrooms may not be the wisest way to save money, sustain our economy, or keep BUSINESS MANAGER germs in check. Lucille Siegler Jim Tierney Auburn FACULTY ADVISER Eve Raimon Our opinion: Norton deserves a thorough review

A tragic event rocked this university last week, with the news of the untimely death of David Norton. It brought national media outlets to our front door and set us before the critical public eye.

Certainly it was an unfortunate, unpredictable event, but many questions are left unanswered for students, NEWS ASSISTANT the public and Norton’s family – how could this have possibly happened? What went wrong? Could we have Nate Mooney done anything to make a difference? University offi cials and Norton’s family and friends agree that an event that raises so many questions makes a thorough review of our safety and security procedures and protocol STAFF WRITERS absolutely imperative. The nature of this review is equally important for the peace of Norton’s family, this Jim Sheldon, Kit Kelchner, Spencer McBreairty, university and concerned members of the community. Jake Lowry, Sam Haiden, Sidney Dritz Ideally, the review should not be overseen, initiated or drafted by USM offi cials, but rather, University STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS of Maine System offi cials or some other higher entity should completely undertake it. It is concerning that Casey Ledoux, Justicia Barreiros, Phoebe Borden, any confl ict of interest might become an issue in an internal review of this kind. An internal review simply Patrick Higgins does not make sense, and it may not demonstrate to the community the most candid and forthright effort. It would not be ethical if in our own government system, when a law’s constitutionality was questioned, it was DESIGN ASSISTANT reviewed by the bodies involved in passing the bill. For this, we have judicial review. In a similar fashion, Sokvonny Chhouk USM needs to hand off this matter to a neutral party.

COPY EDITORS Transparency and selfl essness are of the utmost importance to the university’s reputation, and enrollment Laura Sawyer, Stacey Zaccaro, Sidney Dritz, and retention are top priorities for USM right now. If in this internal review we fail to critically and earnestly Brittany Hill confront this, then the reputation for this school may suffer and, as a result, USM itself may suffer.

ADVERTISING EXECUTIVES We must realize, however, most importantly, that the bottom line is safety. Certainly, a poor handling of Peter Macridis, Sam Haiden this issue may negatively affect enrollment fi gures, public opinion or the Princeton Review, but we must not feign a thorough review of policies in order to appease our baser motivations. The only way that a thorough review is possible is for USM to pass the baton. The reality is that David Norton could have suffered im- mensely, and that it is the duty of an institution to assure the safety of its employees and students. Head shots by Alex Greenlee and Chelsea Ellis

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Spencer McBreairty is growing, and it’s only going Minds. We also participate in for themed dances at Sigma Nu long experience that can’t be Staff Writer to benefi t USM through service Consent Day and some of the sis- or Pokemon-themed rushes with understood fully unless actually and dedication to creating a better ters have been Resident Assistants Kappa Iota occasionally adorn the experienced personally. The con- More than a year ago, an ar- environment at this university,” on campus as well as working in walls of Upton-Hastings. It is not nections made through network- ticle titled “The state of Greek claims Sigma Nu representative the Campus Involvement offi ce.” the party scene it once was. Many ing are unreal. Many of my broth- life at USM” appeared in The Richard Lamirande. No one can deny that, at students, if not most, are engaged ers have found professional jobs Free Press. In the piece, serious But one need not turn only to times, Greek life has proven it- for a mix of social interaction and through alumni relations.” diffi culties facing the future of self an easy target for criticism. charitable work. Not only does One of the most striking things Greek life at the university were Sigma Iota Sigma, which still involvement in a Greek organiza- I noticed in researching this ar- outlined. Among these diffi culties Not only does has members, but is not recog- tion boost a resume, it also boosts ticle is the level of passion these were declining numbers, a small- involvement in a nized by USM, lost its recogni- one’s sense of community. students exude for their organiza- er pool of residential students as Greek organization tion in 2001 following incidents A friend, who is an active sister tions. Many went above and be- potential pledges and negative of hazing. The instances, which of Kappa Iota, sited events such yond to answer my questions and boost a resume, included leaving members blind- as Consent Day, blood drives guide me in the right direction. perceptions of Greek life by stu- it also boosts dents and administrators. folded in the woods and forcing and breast cancer awareness as As someone who has never been In the year since that article one’s sense of them to rent pornographic videos, her inspiration for being a part of to a Greek event, it really opened was published, signifi cant chang- community. left the university in uproar and Greek life. While none of those my eyes to the benefi ts of Greek es have occurred within the fra- Greek life’s reputation bruised. questioned mentioned partying as life. The wealth of community, ternities and sororities at USM. Although eligible for recognition a reason for joining their organi- charitable involvement and so- Perhaps the most positive sign is after a period of two years, they zation, many may speculate that cial interactions that occur on and the recent announcement that Phi the new Greek life at USM to see have remained blacklisted by the it is an obvious aspect. As some- around the Gorham campus can Mu Delta will be returning later positive signs. Sigma Nu, which university. one who has lived on the Gorham provide even the most socially this fall after several years of dor- arguably has the largest presence But do acts such as those rep- campus for three years, though, awkward student an entirely new mancy. on the Gorham campus, is con- resent the entirety of Greek life I can easily say that partying re- experience at USM. One of the students leading the sistently involved with charitable at USM? According to the indi- mains an active part of the USM As far as advice for potential relaunch is junior Christian Ev- events and service projects. Ac- viduals I spoke to, the answer is experience, Greek or not. pledges, all groups interviewed ans. “The plan for Phi Mu Delta, cording to Lamirande, members no. They argue, and many would Despite what they understand shared a common theme: get to as it stands right now, is that we’re are very actively involved on and agree, that the philanthropic work to be relatively negative percep- know them. “If you see someone trying to provide another opportu- off campus in events that range these groups dedicate their time to tions, those fraternity or sorority around campus with Greek letters nity for people who are curious from fundraisers for the White makes up for whatever negative members interviewed remained on, say hello. Everyone in Greek about Greek life, or even those Cane Society (which assists the images students may have once optimistic and passionate about life is more than happy to talk that might’ve never considered visually impaired), to joining or- had of them. their cause. “Rush each sorority about their organization, and will it to get involved,” he said. Ac- ganizations such as the Gorham The result? Greek life at USM or fraternity because we all pro- defi nitely assist students who are cording to the group’s Facebook Events Board and student senate. appears, at least for now, to be mote different ideals and are all interested,” says Lamirande. Kap- page, more than a dozen students Samantha McAvoy, the public doing well. According to Gorham different groups of people,” says pa Iota reiterated that point, with attended a recent meeting to help relations chair for the Kappa Iota Student Life, total involvement McAvoy. McAvoy commenting, “Don’t be with the re-organization. sorority, echoed that sentiment. is roughly 100 students. Signs of To those students who may afraid to ask questions! It is the Other Greek organizations on “Kappa Iota has made a positive Greek life involvement are every- be on the fence, those involved only way to learn about being campus are welcoming the return impact at USM on campus by be- where, especially to those living have stories to share. According Greek!” of Phi Mu, seeing it as a step in ing actively involved in student in a predominantly freshman resi- to Lamirande, “Joining a Greek the right direction. “Greek Life groups such as GEB, and Active dence hall. Things like banners organization is an amazing life- Now is a watershed moment for gay marriage First Parish Church, which played Sam Haiden host for a “faith training” exercise Staff Writer led by Mainers United on Sept. 20. These faith training meetings In the face of a long-endured are geared at learning how to have battle, Mainers United for Marriage personal, one-on-one conversa- is fi ghting more strongly than ever. tions both as a person of faith, and You may have seen them can- specifi cally about marriage. “Our vassing from door to door, or campaign is very proud of our speaking to hundreds of students work with faith leaders and con- on campus. You may have seen the gregations across the state. We’re “Yes on #1!” stickers, which have working with more than 70 congre- almost become trendy to wear. gations and over 300 religious and You may also have seen the rally lay leaders,” said Grady. at the Portland City Hall on Sept. Furthermore, Rev. Michael Gray 10, which garnered an enormous of the Old Orchard Beach United 500 person crowd. With the issue Methodist Church has taken a very going to vote this election, now is involved role in activating the re- a critical time in the movement for ligious community to take part in change. the progressive movement for mar- riage equality. He spoke in person When Communications Director Alex Greenlee / Multimedia Editor Ian Grady was asked by me to at the rally on Sept. 10, which was comment on a Portland Phoenix in response to the Roman Catholic to the success of the movement. of just grew up with those morals. of the reform. I have a lot of friends article that stated that both sides Diocese of Portland’s organized “I got involved in this issue after I believe it’s a human right.” Justin who are gay, lesbian, bisexual or are starting to run out of new evi- series of outreach meetings moti- prayerful consideration. My faith Hayes, a computer science major, transgender, so it’s a part of my dence, admitting “issue fatigue” vating people to vote against the informs me, fi rst and foremost, that made similar claims. “It seems like personal life. I believe it’s a state on the subject, he was confi dent. referendum, with the Reverend God is love, and that we should do we’re creating a second class citi- issue; I know people all have their “Loving, committed same-sex cou- bravely claiming, “I worship a God all we can to treat others as we our- zen by not allowing them to marry. religious views, and those are valid, ples deserve the responsibility and of inclusion, not exclusion.” selves would hope to be treated. For They are being deprived of some- but we must keep religion and state protection that only marriage can Gray is fearlessly vocal on the me, that means supporting the abil- thing that is a human right. It seems separate. It shouldn’t get in the provide,” he said. It seems to be subject, and makes it seem like ity of all loving, committed couples wrong to deny any married couple way. Every person should have the the very simplicity of that message the majority of Maine’s religious to marry.” privileges that others get because of choice and freedom to marry who that drives the heart of the effort. chaplaincy has taken a progres- The battle for marriage equal- their spousal choices.” they want.” He carried on to admit, The goals of the organization are sive stance. In a statement to the ity will see it’s judgment on Nov. Josh Wheelock was very energet- “In the past, I was undecided, but direct. “Our plan is simple. We’re Portland Press Herald, Gray claims, 6. Many students on campus ic about the subject. Wheelock is a recently I’ve started to feel a lot dif- reaching out to Mainers one-on-one “In Maine, there are more than are voting, and are very vocal registered Republican, and current- ferent. I’ve met a lot of people who and talking to them about why mar- 75 congregations, including more about their opinions. On campus, ly holds degrees in political science are openly gay or lesbian, and I’ve riage matters to all Maine families.” than 400 pastors, rabbis and lay it appears that Republicans and and business. He has been involved come to understand it a lot more.” One might assume that the cam- leaders, who support the freedom Democrats have similar things to in political campaigns for both the If you wish to learn more or paign’s greatest opposition would to marry. I am among that group. say. Keith Grogan, an environmen- Republican and Democratic par- participate in the campaign, visit be religious groups and chaplaincy. I’m the pastor of the Old Orchard tal science major and Democrat in- ties and is currently working on his action.mainersunited.org. However, Mainers United has part- Beach United Methodist Church.” tends to vote, and is in support of MBA here at USM. He stated em- nered with a very wide variety of He provided a religious motive for the referendum, claiming, “I kind phatically, “I will be voting in favor religious groups, such as Gorham’s Marriage Equality, clearly integral 18 November 5, 2012 NCAA Regional Championships Home Games Saturday Friday Saturday Men’s Cross Women’s Cross Woman’s Ice Men’s Ice Hockey Country Country Hockey vs. Skidmore @ Westfi eld, Mass @ Westfi eld, Mass vs. St. Michael’s 4 p.m. Sports 11 a.m. 12 p.m. 7 p.m. Get your kicks on with the Martial Arts Club Anna Chiu tials that aspiring martial artists Sports Editor dream of. The best part about the martial Senior Jake Hunkler knew noth- arts club is that any student can ing about martial arts when he join, regardless of experience. The decided to start the USM martial members of the club have a good arts club in March of 2010 during relationship with both instructors, his sophomore year. Fast forward creating a familial atmosphere to 2012, and Hunkler has already “Most of us have been around since competed in a tournament and will I started the club, or have been in be testing for his blue belt, only it a year or more, and we all know two belts shy from black, on Nov. each other really well, but if some- 17. All thanks to the club he started. one new comes to the club, they With the help of friends and col- don’t get cold shouldered,” said leagues, the ambitious senior was Hunkler. “We welcome them in able to assemble the club and fi - and give them the tips that helped nally had the opportunity. “I start- us when we were starting out.” ed the club because I had always Several students currently in the wanted to learn a martial art but club are already highly ranked in never got the chance to,” Hunkler other styles of martial arts, but in said. “When I got to school, I re- Jukado, they start at the white belt. alized there was a way for me to That way, students with no martial provide an on-campus resource for arts experience can easily integrate students who wanted to learn mar- themselves without getting lost. tial arts.” The Martial Arts Club practices The club learns the art of Jukado, every other week, Thursday or a traditional combination of kung Friday nights at 5:30 p.m. in the fu, karate, aikido and judo. The Phoebe Borden / Free Press Staff Hastings Formal Lounge on the unique blend of the different types From left to right, Kris Reed, Justin McNeal and Ryan Whitney, members of USM’s Martial Arts Club. Gorham campus. This club offers of martial arts was developed for more than just learning self-defense practical use in real-life situations and other sought-after qualities like fi fi and also works to strengthen the is not about aggression or violence. more than just learning about ght- Johnson is a certi ed brown belt self-discipline or confi dence. It’s fi body, mind and spirit. For instance, Con dence is a virtue that comes ing or self-defense. “It gives you and an assistant instructor at the also a chance for students to put fi part of learning jukado are ways of naturally when learning martial a little more con dence in those Greater Portland School of Jukado. themselves out of their comfort fi striking with your hands and feet, arts. Instructors constantly push situations that you might nd un- Viernes is a third generation Grand level while helping each other suc- which can be effective in danger- their students to do their best, aim comfortable, like walking across Master and a black belt in all the ceed, developing strong work ethic ous real life situations. better and move faster. For the campus by yourself at night, and forms of Jukado. The “Doshu” and persevere in all areas of life. Learning martial arts promotes student, this can transform into it’s really a good, hour long work- status literally means “Master of discipline, perseverance and the confi dence in their own ability, a out where you come out learning the Way” in Japanese, and it is a importance of teamwork, all skills feeling that can transcend martial something new.” title used for the highest authority, that are useful in everyday life. arts and become relevant in other Instructors Joseph Johnson and also called “Grand Master.” For [email protected] For anyone who has ever prac- life events. Doshu Allen Viernes take turns such a relatively small and unchar- @theannachiu ticed martial arts, it is clear that it For Hunkler, the benefi ts are teaching every other week. Joseph tered club, Viernes has the creden- Dance like no one’s watching at Zumba class fi Anna Chiu love seeing the con dence that stu- Sports Editor dents gain throughout the semes- ter.” This year, a fun, Latin-inspired Freshman Nava Fox, an aspir- fi tness class has motivated many USM students to dance their way to good health. USM is now offer- ing one of the worlds’ largest and “A lot of people most successful dance themed fi t- are often hesitant ness parties, known as Zumba. It is perfect for those who hate working and unsure of out, but love dancing. themselves in the Staff member Jennifer Camire, who discovered Zumba four years beginning, but after ago and instantly fell in love, a few weeks they teaches part time at the Sullivan Complex a couple evenings a are totally rocking week. Zumba has allowed her to out and having get back in touch with her dancing roots. “I was involved with dance a a good time! ” lot as a child and throughout high school, but kind of lost touch after -Jennifer Camire that. Zumba brought me back into the dance world and inspired me to become certifi ed as a group fi tness instructor.” ing nursing major, decided to join Zumba brings exercise to a whole because of how different it is from Kirsten Sylvain / Editor-in-Chief conventional exercise regimens, new level because you do not feel Instructor Jennifer Camire leads her class with a freelance styled dance regimen known as Zumba. like you are working out. It does “It’s the only exercise that gets me not involve knowing any compli- going because of the lively music cated dance steps or choreography, and the fun atmosphere.” was getting use to the uncertainty. tional exercise routines, Zumba is of the chances you take. Zumba instead it focuses on moving to the Some students, however, are “Everybody in the class feels the a win-win solution. Not only do will surely satisfy your expecta- music and just having fun. “It’s a hesitant about trying Zumba be- same in the beginning but you get participants get the health benefi ts tions. program that is really accessible to cause of the potential humiliation used to it and you just dance and of exercise, they also get to have a wide range of fi tness levels, in- it may bring. You do, after all, have fun.” fun and dance like they would at cluding those who are brand new have to dance in a semi provoca- For students who don’t have the a nightclub. There’s no fault in [email protected] fi to exercise,” says Camire. “ I also tive way, which students can nd time to work out or simply have trying- sometimes you discover @theannachiu uncomfortable. For Fox, all it took no motivation or desire for tradi- new things about yourself because November 5, 2012 Sports 19

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Skate your ‘bouts’ off for charity November 1

Alyssa Thomson in the Portland Phoenix on March Women’s Soccer Contributor of 2006. A meeting occurred with USM 0 over 40 women showing up at a Western Conn. St. 2 Looking for an action packed South Portland pizza place. From and inexpensive night out? that meeting, the Maine Roller Field Hockey The Maine Roller Derby league Derby offi cially started practicing USM 0 ,in Portland is made up of three in June of 2006, with its fi rst public Bridgewater St. 3 teams, and hosts bouts that are bout in November of that year in open to spectators. The word Topsham, Maine. November 2 “bout” stems from boxing because The MRD now has three teams: a roller derby match is a fi ght to the All-Star level Port Authorities, Men’s Ice Hockey the end and these events represent the B-team level Calamity Janes USM 3 the fast-growing interest of roller and the C-team level R.I.P. Tides. Castleton 7 derby as a sport. The competitors These three teams do not compete are real athletes and go through a against each other, but against November 3 lot of practice and training to pre- teams in other leagues based in pare themselves for the bouts. This the East Coast. These teams have Men’s Ice Hockey sport can give a sense of empower- traveled as far as Atlanta, GA, júbilo·haku· / Flickr user USM 5 ment for the players. Indianapolis, IN, and Montreal, Skidmore 3 The MRD is not just a specta- Canada. Offensive jammer skates around in hopes to pass opposing blockers tor sport but a positive force in the While old roller derby teams in Portland community. Maine Roller the 1970s and 80s gave rehearsed was enthralled by the sport.“I saw Once they commit, they go through Derby actively involves itself in performances, the modern leagues women not giving up during any a three month intensive training charity work for the community. like MRD have come to be known of the many moments of the bout.” program. If they make it through Upcoming Earlier this year, the members of as a sport than a spectacle. Flat track When thinking about her fi rst bout, the program, they are placed on the rMRD helped the American Red roller derby is a point score game she says she remembers being as- C-team R.I.P. Tides and start com- November 9 Cross collect 31 pints of blood. and according to the Women’s Flat tonished by the persistence and peting in bouts. Volunteers are also fi They have also participated in local Track Derby Association, the rules strength of the women in the derby. welcomed as of cials, announcers, Men’s Ice Hockey parades and raise money to donate are pretty simple. “These women are exhausted, but statisticians, mascots and medical USM to the Hardy Girls Healthy Women Jammers are skaters who wear they keep getting up, they keep staff. @ Norwich organization. This year, they are a helmet cover with a star on it trying, they never give up. They do The Maine Roller Derby Teams using their charity bout to raise and scores points for each oppos- not give up.” will be hosting its Annual Thanks- Women’s Ice Hockey tfunds for Maine Adaptive Sports ing blocker she legally passes in USM student Anais Roy has For-Giving Charity Bout charity St. Michael’s tand Recreation. bounds. She must pass the pack played roller derby in the past and event coming this Nov. 17. Doors @ USM The Maine Roller Derby league of blockers, who are trying to stop is in the process of joining MRD will open at 5 p.m. at the Happy started in March 2006 and have the opposing team’s jammer while as a referee. She said, “It’s an awe- Wheels Skate Center in Portland. November 10 continued to gain momentum since trying to advance their own jammer. some game, and I don’t think I Tickets are $7 for adults for pre- then. Amy “A-Block” Scrutchfi eld The jammers can also score points would have gotten the confi dence sale or $8 at the door. Tickets for Wrestling and Tara “Graceless Kelly” Thomas if opponents fi nd themselves in the or determination that I have if I children ages 6-12 are $6 and kids USM are the two remaining original penalty box and can get an addition hadn’t joined. Every fall, bruise or 6 and under are free. @Roger Williams members of these fl at track derby fi fth of a point if she laps the op- break, I am able to get up and keep teams. Scrutchfi eld recalls that posing jammer. going, as cheesy as that sounds.” For more information on the Men’s Ice Hockey The Maine Roller Derby started One athlete with the derby called New players or “Fresh Meat” league, the teams, and the events, USM when three women took out an ad “Spry Icicle” spoke about why she are recruited every year in the fall. visit www.mainerollerderby.com. @ St. Michael’s

Women’s Ice Hockey Norwich Quick Hits: The Huskies’ @ USM week in review Anna Chiu Huskies underscore in round of the Little East Con- goalie Kayla Kennedy had necticut State University. Sports Editor ference fi eld hockey tourna- eight saves. Sixth seeded USM ends their season opener ment on Thursday night. The season with a 3-14 overall re- Men’s Hockey Huskies fi nish their season Women’s Soccer cord. The men’s team opened their with a 9-12 record. The Huskies had a 13-6 dis- Men’s team redeem season with a 3-7 loss against The women’s team had an USM ends season with advantage in shots but a 4-3 season opener loss Castleton State College on unfortunate 4-25 disadvan- four wins overall lead in corner kicks. Senior Friday night. tage in shots and a 2-8 dis- goalie Katie Cobb had four with a win Scoring for the Huskies were advantage in penalty corners. The women’s team were un- saves. junior Jamie Osbourne, soph- Juniors Christina Mountain able to advance in the LEC The Huskies were able to pull omore Ryan Seward and se- and Rebecca Pratt both made tournament, losing 0-2 to [email protected] a 5-3 victory against Skid- nior Jon Grandinetti. Fresh- defensive saves while junior third seeded Western Con- @theannachiu more College on Saturday man goalie Patrick Farrington afternoon. The win improves had 17 stops. USM had a the team record to 1-1 overall 25-24 advantage in shots on ,5;,96<99(--3, and in conference play. goal, but were zero for three Five different players scored in power plays. ;6>05-9,,769;3(5+709(;,;0*2,;: for the Huskies, including ju- Last season, the men’s team nior Angelo Vrachnas, senior fi nished their season with a Matt McDonald, sophomore 10-11-6 record, and this year, 5(4,!   Stephen Gallo and fresh- the Huskies plans to do bet- men Jeremy Griffi n and Ryan ter. Senior forward David Nies Connors. Griffi n converted a has been named captain for 7/65,!   turnover for his fi rst collegiate the second time. goal. ,4(03!   Rookie Garrett White record- Field Hockey ed two assists. The team had 24 shots on goal and was two Huskies end season for two in power plays. Fresh- after tournament loss */,*26<9-(*,)662 ;>0;;,9;6:,,9,:<3;: *3(04@6<9790A, man goalie Josh Hillegas had +,76:0;;/0:;0*2,;05,0;/,96-;/,-6336>05.36*(;065:! a total of 29 stops for the win. Student Involvement & Activities Center (P) Seventh seeded USM lost or Center of Student Activities and Involvement (G) The men’s team will travel to 0-3 against second seeded or THE FREE PRESS AT 92 Bedford Street, Portland Norwich this Friday at 7 p.m. Bridgewater State in the fi rst 20 November 5, 2012 USM COMMUNITY PAGE Professor gets students involved Campus in playground construction Events

eled the countryside of poor countries structed was in Port au Prince, Haiti in Monday, November 5 Skyla Gordon on a bicycle, taking photographs of August 2012. This community is also Contributor what he saw to bring attention to these known as the “TentTarp city” where Students Performing Artists Weekly Meeting economically devastated areas. Jones Haitians are still living in tents and 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM David Jones, an associate professor was blown away by the photos and was tarps after the earthquake in Jan. 2010. Lab Theater, Russel Hall, Gorham of recreation and leisure studies and compelled to become involved with the The children of this city sent Jones a president of the International Child- group immediately. video from their playground, telling Circle K Weekly Meetings hood Enrichment Program, has been “There’s so much need there,” Jones him how incredibly grateful they were 8:00 PM - 9:00 PM organizing fundraisers with student said referring to Afghanistan and Haiti. to have a playground built for them. 113 Upperclass Hall, Gorham volunteers to build new playgrounds for Jones believes building playgrounds is The goals for the future of ICEP are to children in areas throughout Haiti and extremely important for the growth of expand the production of playgrounds Tuesday, November 6 Afghanistan that have been ravaged by children. “Sometimes people don’t see into other countries, possibly in Ghana natural disaster, poverty or confl ict. the importance of play.” or the Dominican Republic. They are Blade Society Weekly Event The ICEP, founded in 2004, is a Jones has also conducted research also hoping to increase their production 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM nonprofi t organization that arranges that demonstrates the importance of from one to two playgrounds a year to Main gym, Sullivan Complex, Portland the construction of new playgrounds. play for childhood development. The three or four. Jones and the ICEP hope ICEP has built a total of 15 playgrounds data shows that kids who have been to gain more support and funds in order Navigators - Nav Nite since it’s inception. As a teacher and traumatized are less likely to overcome to achieve their new goals. Currently, 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM president of the organization, Jones en- their condition unless they have oppor- the majority of their funds come from courages his students to volunteer with tunities to engage in spontaneous play donors or fundraisers such as last year’s Hastings Formal Lounge, Gorham Wednesday, November 7

Pre-Medical And Health Student Society (PMHSS) Weekly Meeting 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Woodbury Campus Center, Room 132, Portland

USM College Republicans Weekly Meeting 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM Bailey Hall, Room 201, Gorham Thursday, November 8

Veterans Support Group 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Sullivan Complex, 2nd Floor Conference Room, Portland

Salsa Club 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Sullivan Complex, Multipurpose Room, Portland Friday, November 9

Courtesy of David Jones Open House - Muskie School of Public Service Children in Haiti enjoy a playground built by the International Childhood Enrichment Program. The program has been building 3:00 PM - 6:00 PM playgrounds since 2004. Wishcamper Center, Portland

or other creative experiences. “With- Swing-a-thon. USM Pride Day ICEP to fulfi ll their service learning re- out this play, they can never work past This year, ICEP is sponsoring a 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM quirement for his class, which requires their trauma,” Jones said. This research Hoops for Playgrounds fundraiser Portland, Gorham and LA campus students to volunteer 15-20 hours in supports his belief that building play- from Nov. 12 through 16 at elementary their communities. Currently, Jones grounds is tremendously important, schools in Portland. ICEP coordinates Rock Climbing at Maine Indoor Rock has 12 students devoted to the project, especially in places in which traumatic with the Portland Recreational Depart- Gym - With Portland Events Board although they do not travel to the con- events have occurred. ment to host fundraisers at these el- 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM structed playgrounds. Jones encourages his students to par- ementary schools. At the events, adults Maine Indoor Rock Gym: According to the ICEP website, their ticipate in ICEP fundraisers such as can sponsor children to shoot basket- 127 Marginal Way, Portland, ME, 04101 mission is to enable the healthy physi- “Hoops for Playgrounds” because he ball hoops or twirl hula-hoops, and the cal, social, emotional and creative de- believes in learning through doing. His profi ts support ICEP. Supporting a child Saturday, November 10 velopment of children in need through students fi nd this hands-on experience at the upcoming Hoops for Playgrounds the construction of safe playground incredibly rewarding. fundraiser will go a long way toward Pleasant Mountain Day Hike with Southern environments. Our Children Enrich- Rebecca Roy, a Junior Recreation building new playgrounds in economi- Maine Outdoor Recreation (S.M.O.R.) ing Children program provides North Therapy major and a student of Jones, cally depressed areas of the world. 7:30 AM - 5:30 PM American youth a window into global stated, “Play is so important in chil- To sponsor a child or get more infor- Sullivan Complex, Room 104, Portland education and an opportunity to im- dren’s development, and I am thrilled to mation about Hoops for Playgrounds, prove the lives of their international contact Dr. David Jones. have the chance to impact multiple chil- Boff Club Meeting counterparts. dren. We are able to provide safe equip- 12:00 PM - 4:00 PM Jones became involved with ICEP ment for kids to have a chance to laugh The hill behind Robie Andrews when he saw a photo collection in and play – simple things that most of us the USM library. The organization’s take for granted.” founder, Charles Carpenter, had trav- The latest playground ICEP con- Sunday, November 11

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