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University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons Free Press, The, 1971- Student Newspapers 9-17-2012 The Free Press Vol 44 Issue 2, 09-17-2012 Kirsten Sylvain University of Southern Maine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/free_press Recommended Citation Sylvain, Kirsten, "The Free Press Vol 44 Issue 2, 09-17-2012" (2012). Free Press, The, 1971-. 93. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/free_press/93 This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Newspapers at USM Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Free Press, The, 1971- by an authorized administrator of USM Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. News Arts & Culture Perspectives Sports Community Armstrong: Supplements Favorite hero or doper? pros and cons coffee spots A fi ght Featured against Photo 4 cancer 10 15 18 20 Vol. 44, Issue No.2 the free press Sep. 17, 2012 University of Southern Maine Student Newspaper usmfreepress.org Graeber put it in his 2005 book, On the Phrenology of Puppets. The traders and investors, Happy Birthday Occupy: although physically unharmed, must walk through the protest in the park everyday. Activists Go From Zuccotti Park to #S17NYC On Sept. 17, 2011 the movement began in earnest Brian Saxton By October the media showed The main when protesters set up shop in News Editor up, along with support from objective was Zuccotti Park, a small square groups like the National Lawyers not to shut of concrete in New York City’s One year after the Occupy Guild and the AFL-CIO. Smith down the Financial District. On Nov. Wall Street movement took over was convinced to stay. He even New York 14, 2011 New York City police a park in the heart of New York canceled a long Stock raided the Occupy Wall Street City’s fi nancial district, the buzz planned trip Camp at Zuccotti Park, the has died down, and the public to Istanbul, original and most visible of is wondering what will become Turkey, where what had become a nationwide of the movement that held the he taught movement. They physically nation’s attention last fall. English as removed protesters, including It was an occupy poster of a a second Smith, and their tents using ballerina pirouetting atop of the language riot gear in a move New York famous statue of the charging and his City Mayor Mike Bloomberg bull located in Bowling Green, described as necessary to protect a small public park in lower the health and well-being of the Manhattan, that convinced Andy fi rst-responders on the scene. Smith to go to New York City “New York City is the city one year ago. Smith is a USM where you can come and express alumnus with a bachelor’s degreee yourself. What was happening in in political science. On thehe Zuccotti Park was not that,” the morning of Sept. 17 he left with mayor said in a public statement a friend, who had shown himm the released after the eviction. poster. They took severalal Flip And what happens to the camcorders (all of whichh Smith movement now that the park is says are now New Yorkk Police gone? Department property)y) and “I think people do very packed for a trip he believed much relate Zuccotti Park, or would last at most a week. Liberty Square, as it is known One year later, Smithith is still to protestors, to the movement, involved in the Occupy and see the existence of Liberty Movement. Square as the symbol of the “I had beenn active movement existing or being politically in alive. So that’s defi nitely really Portland after problematic and hard,” Smith graduation, but said. it was nothing Over the course of a few that important months, public perception of the or memorable,” Occupy movement had slowly Smith said. At Kirsten Sylvain/Editor-in-Chief grown more negative, and public a time when many Illustration of the Charging Bull Statue located in lower Manhattan interest has gradually declined. college students “We didn’t have the structures are having a ready to understand or work with hard time fi nding “[Occupy] Wall Street serves fi girlfriend was waiting for him. as a very simple way to talk Exchange, but to “create a employment in their eld, Smith See Wall Street on page 3 has found a niche. about capitalism,” Smith said. sense of siege,” as author David Questions remain about how the policy will be enforced? Students and Faculty debate smoking ban “The University’s role is to faculty and staff members Since as early as 2002, USM campuses are planning to add provide education, resources favor the ban, because it will has been working towards a the policy. and support reminders, for Kirsten Chapman eliminate hazardous exposure healthier working and living “USM has assumed successful implementation of News Assistant to secondhand smoke and environment on campus. responsibility to its students, the tobacco-free policy.” Roy tobacco products on campus. From then on, more than 770 faculty and staff, to provide a says. Officials were vague In January USM will begin President Theo Kalikow says colleges and universities have safe and healthy environment to when responding to questions taking the initial steps in that it’s about the concern for added a smoke free policy. live, learn and work. Research about enforcement of the making it’s campuses Tobacco- the public’s health, referring From the University of Maine continues to show that tobacco policy. free. There will be much debate to the dangerous effects of system, Orono and Farmington use in general, in addition to the In a statement Roy said on campus in the few short secondhand tobacco usage. have already added a ban. In effects of secondhand smoke, repeat offenders will be subject months that tobacco users can USM’s Bob Caswell, January of 2013, USM and the constitutes a significant health to disciplinary procedures freely smoke, dip or chew on executive director of public university of Maine Augusta hazard. Tobacco-free policies that will be used as necessary campus property. affairs, says that it’s not about will adopt the policy. Suzanne remove needless exposure to and appropriate for the A poll taken back in making people quit but about Roy, health promotion manager preventable tobacco related violations. Any students 2010 by the USM Tobacco eliminating the usage on says that within the year of illness.” Roy said. with any questions about Policy Committee showed campus. 2013, the remaining three See Tobacco on Page 2 that a majority of students, 2 News September 17, 2012 Enrollment is up at USM Much of that fi nancial aid life. On-campus residency numbers available to new students comes surpassed USM’s target by over 70 in the form of merit-based students. scholarships. These scholarships “The decrease in room rates and are awarded on such criteria as increase in activities are wonderful standardized test scores and grade reasons to live on campus, not only point averages. for new students, but also for those “We’ve also been pushing priority considering moving back,” Arey registration,” Higgins said. “We put said. out notices, email and if there’s no Because of this all room rates contact or action from the student, have declined, but not uniformly. we call.” Campbell continued, Upperclass hall apartments “If students don’t register by the are roughly $500 cheaper each priority deadline, they may lose semester, singles are $100 less and the opportunity to take courses in most doubles are $200 less. proper sequence, so it helps them Offi cial enrollment numbers will graduate in a timely manner.” not be available until mid-October, They believe the responsibilities but right now USM is meeting its of college should not lie solely on the goals for enrollment and credit shoulders of students, instead there hours for the 2012-2013 academic should be a partnership between the year. student and the university. Rather “Our enrollment numbers refl ect than simply provide academic our commitment to the success of opportunity, they work to foster a our students,” Campbell said. learning community. First-year student applications “We want our students to use are down to 3,913 from 4,109, Justicia Barreiros /Free Press Staff USM to discover what they want a 5 percent change. Transfer to know, do and value,” Campbell applications are up to 2,037 from Students outside Upton-Hastings Hall said. “We want life at USM to 1,900, a seven 7 change. expand, so that everyone is more First-year student enrollment is curious,” Higgins added. up to 890 from 710, and transfer In an interview with Susan “First and foremost we want Higgins continued, “we want James Sheldon enrollment is up to 961 from 784, Campbell, chief student success to make USM more affordable,” the student in the driver’s seat, not Contributor both changes of 25 percent. offi cer and Beth Higgins, executive Campbell said, “as a result we are bouncing around in the back.” director for student success said becoming more competitive.” On-campus residency has Enrollment at USM is up this year that a keen marketing campaign, Last spring, the university grown as well. Gorham residence by 22 percent. Last year, enrollment reduced costs of on-campus living appropriated an extra $94,000 in halls host nearly a hundred more declined for both continuing and and a new strategy from the Offi ce housing grants for that semester, students than they did at this time [email protected] newly admitted students, including of Student Success reversed this as well as an extra $1 million in last year, according to Jason Arey, @USMFreePress transfers.