The Free Press Vol 37, Issue 22, 05-08-2006

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Volume 37, Issue 22 08 May 2006 NEWS Loan relief for students may be on the way “It’s important to many stu- also five percent and Vermont and England states by roughly 30 per- People’s initiative dents to have a way to afford not Connecticut are both six percent. cent in terms of college graduation only classes, but to eat dinner that “Any time you’re talking rates and income per capita. to put a loan night.” Bossie said. “To be able to about taxes, it’s a very dicey game So far the campaign is entirely pay tuition and pay rent.” you play,” said Bossie. He said student run, consisting of Bossie, forgiveness program Bossie said because of inac- raising taxes is never popular, but Former Student Body President tion from the State Legislature in he hopes Maine voters will see Joshua Chaisson, student represen- addressing higher education costs the benefits from the program as tatives from all of the Univeristy referendum on 2007 in the state, the responsibility falls worthwhile. of Maine System campuses and on the shoulders of students. After student loans are paid one student from Southern Maine ballot While the specifics of the for each year, the remainder of the Community College. Bossie said program haven’t been determined money from the increased sales student involvement is essential yet—the proposal is being re- tax would go towards paying the if the initiative is going to be suc- RICHARD SMART viewed by the State Secretary’s administrative costs of running the cessful. Getting green on campus NEWS EDITOR Office—the goal of the program program, then towards improve- In order for the referendum page 3 is to forgive, or erase, the balance ments to infrastructure at higher question to appear on the 2007 In an effort to keep one of of a student’s loans if they meet education buildings and creat- ballot, Bossie and his colleagues his campaign promises, Student certain requirements. In order ing programs to help high school will need to collect roughly 52,000 Body President Andrew Bossie to qualify the student must be a graduates transition into higher signatures by the end of January ARTS has begun a people’s initiative to Maine resident, attend a public in- education. of 2007. Bossie said the bulk of create a college loan forgiveness stitution, maintain good academic The state legislature would be those signatures will be collected program for Maine residents. standing and live in Maine for two responsible for seeing that the pro- on election day in November of The initiative is a response to or four years after graduating—the gram is enforced, and jurisdiction this year, but he would like to have rising costs, not only in tuition, but length of time still needs to be de- would likely fall under Financial accumulated 20,000 signatures or also in room and board, books and termined. After the proper time has Authority of Maine (FAME). more before then. He said most the cost of living in general, which elapsed, the student’s loans will be According to Bossie, if the groups organizing a people’s ini- Bossie said is causing students to paid by the state. program were enacted, it would tiative collect the majority of their shoulder unreasonable amounts of The program will be paid prove beneficial to not only Maine signatures on voting day. debt. Bossie said this debt plays a for by a one percent increase to college graduates, but also to the “It will require massive mobi- part in many graduates moving out the state sales tax, or one penny state. He said the average level of lization of students on campuses.” of state, and deters others from at- on the dollar. Currently Maine’s education of a state’s workforce Said Bossie. “[But] I can’t think of tending a higher education institu- sales tax is five percent, which is is a major factor in how busi- anything that’s more broad based tion. comparable to other New England nesses choose locations. Bossie than this.” ◆ state’s sales tax—Massachusetts is said Maine lags behind other New USM’s Ashley Emerson wins 1st place page 8 SOURCE: UNIVERSITY OF MAINE, PRESQUE ISLE

ENTERTAINMENT Chancellor announces resignation he received as chancellor, said Maine, I have had a tremendous After a year- Executive Director of External urge to work with students and Affairs and system spokesman engage in writing and research long sabbatical, John Diamond. with colleagues in Maine and In a press release from the around the world,” he said. Westphal will Chancellor’s office, Westphal Provost Joseph Wood said that gave his reasons for leaving. budget cuts and fiscal restraints “After many years of leading that began before Westphal came return as a full-time large and complex organizations, to the University of Maine System professor I want to use my energy in new made some things difficult for the ways to contribute to this univer- Chancellor to accomplish. “It’s Chancellor Westphal sity system and Maine,” he said. “I been a tough time because we’ve want to fulfill some personal goals been in deficit budgeting the entire LINDSAY CARLSON that rely on the many incredible four years he was here. I think President Pattenaude said Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ he and other University of Maine STAFF WRITER experiences I have been fortunate we’ve survived quite well, but that sophmore album to have had in my career, and re- means we haven’t been able to ac- presidents will be consulted by the yet-to-be-formed search commit- page 9 Effective June 30, Chancellor turning to a full-time faculty posi- complish the new things that we tee. Joseph Westphal will step down as tion will enable me to pursue those [would have] liked to,” said Wood. “I don’t know what the head of the University of Maine objectives.” “We should probably frame part of committee will look like,” said SPORTS System after serving for four Westphal spent 12 years as a what happened to his four years as Pattenaude, “I hope it has students years. In an announcement on faculty member at Oklahoma State a toughness of times for the whole on it.” April 19, Westphal announced his University, and has also served system.” Pattenaude said the search decision to resign as chancellor as an adjunct faculty member at In a statement to the Portland committee will likely look for a and to return to teaching full-time. Georgetown University. Diamond Press Herald, Westphal said, “I am candidate who works well with After his resignation, he will go on said the Chancellor’s decision to happy where I am with this, happy the legislature, is willing to be vis- sabbatical for one year and then return to teaching full-time came where the system is. This is a good ible and make the case for higher return as a full-time professor of last semester, though the official time to have this transition.” The education, and will continue political science at the University announcement was not made until Board of Trustees is currently seek- bringing about needed changes. of Maine at Orono. recently. ing to appoint an interim chancel- “These are challenging times,” Westphal will keep his cur- In the press release from the lor that will serve from July until said Pattenaude, “and the new rent salary while he is on sab- Chancellor’s office, Westphal said, a permanent replacement chancel- chancellor will have much work batical. Once he becomes a “Ever since I returned to teaching lor can be found through a nation- to do.” ◆ faculty member, his salary will at Georgetown University and wide search. be equivalent to 2/3 of the salary most recently at the University of USM gets blue balls page 16 the free press 2 08 May 2006 news News briefs This week in history Mother’s Day

While celebrations of motherhood and fertility date back to ancient Greek and Celtic traditions, Mother’s Day as we know it in the United States goes back only about a century. Anna Jarvis was a homemaker who encouraged mothers in her community to advocate awareness of the poor health care in the area. She creat- ed a day called “Mother’s Work Day” to promote these issues. When she died in 1905 her daugh- ter, also Anna, wanted to memorialize the work of her mother, remembering what she had said one day in Sunday school, “I hope and pray that someone, sometimes, will found a memo- rial mother’s day. There are many days for men, but none for mothers.” Anna Jr. took these words to heart and actively lobbied business- men and politicians. In 1914 President Woodrow Wilson signed a bill making Mother’s Day an official holiday. The celebration quickly grew from letter writing and attending church to send- ing gifts and flowers. Anna Jarvis Jr. was upset by the increasing commercialism and greedi- ness of the holiday and in 1923 she filed a lawsuit to end Mother’s Day. She died in 1948 regretting having started it. ◆

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Letters to the editor My two cents Even though the “Ask Jen” column is supposed to be funny - a farce, it’s offensive. The column is loaded with references to issues that should be taken seriously. For me the column sends a message that it’s ok to be offensive if it’s disguised as humor. Several people found the reference to gender reassignment surgery in question #2 of the 01 May 2006 column to be offensive. Why does humor in this column have to be crude? I’ll admit it would take more effort and talent to write positive humorous responses. I challenge the Free Press to change the style of this column to one that promotes positive attitudes and behavior. If nothing changes, your 2nd tag line “Think Dear Abby, but better” should read “...but worse”.

Rosanna McCoy Administrative Assistant II Department of English

News Editor Richard Smart can be contacted at [email protected] the free press news 08 May 2006 3 Honors college revisited a sub-committee. The sub-com- Faculty Senate member the summer, but he expects a lot Wood said his ideal model for Faculty Senate mittee will work on creating a new Michael Hamilton said he voted to happen at the beginning of next an Honors College would be one proposal to present to the faculty against the proposal back in April, fall. that grew incrementally. “I would to prepare new senate in the fall. but he would love to see a new pro- Criticisms of the current pro- love to see us have an Honors Former USM student and posal as soon as possible. “What I posal that the sub-committee will College that does not imply the proposal member of the honors program, personally hope,” said Hamilton, “ address include: the current pro- position of the governance docu- Phillip Gingras, heard about the is that the new proposal will not be posal’s violation of the University ment,” said Wood, “but that also is Honors College proposal from a based on taking different courses to Governance Constitution, concerns not consistent with what the Honors LINDSAY CARLSON friend who is still in the program. meet core curriculum requirements, about the actual level of difﬁculty Program Faculty Council supports “When I heard they had lost [rather] it will be based on honors of the Honors courses as com- because they’re talking about a STAFF WRITER the bid to become an Honor’s students doing the same general ed- pared to other courses offered by full-blown college with eventually College, my heart sank,” said ucation curriculum that everybody the College of Arts and Sciences, its own baccalaureate degree.” The formation of a new pro- Gingras. “The Honor’s program de- else does and then doing something and concerns about funding for the There is one more Faculty posal for the Honors College is cur- serves the funding and the stability extra to earn Honors.” College. Senate meeting before summer rently being discussed by members that would be provided by becom- Hamilton said that model is the Provost Joseph Wood said he break. Currently discussion of of the Faculty Senate. The senate ing one [a college], and I think the traditional Oxford University model is looking forward to hearing the the Honors College or formation was overwhelmingly in favor of University is missing out on one of of Honors and that he would like to comments from the faculty senate. of the sub-committee is not on the an Honors College, in principle, at the greatest opportunities to allow go back to the origins of the ideals “If they’re able to offer some con- agenda. If it is not discussed in this the end of April’s Faculty Senate USM to grow.” Gingras said that for honors education and build a structive feedback then we have session, Hamilton said discussion meeting, but voted against the pro- he did not leave USM because of college around that. “I’d vote for something to work with,” he said, will resume in the fall. ◆ posal that was on the table. Now, the Honors Program, but that he that with no trouble,” he said. “The faculty senate has, by its own the Faculty Senate Executive was disappointed the proposal did Hamilton said it seems un- statement, taken the ball into its Committee is working to organize not go through. likely much work will be done over court. So we’re waiting.”

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News Editor Richard Smart can be contacted at [email protected] the free press 4 08 May 2006 perspectives Lobsters, microbrews and political action manageable size, a student-driven, is that democratic governance & of local law firm Pierce Atwood’s “Confessions of An Economic Hit This week in global non-political voter registration free market economics offer the energy group, John Gulliver, dis- Man” at the Zero Station art gallery, campaign in November could make best hope for the world. This sup- cussed how Maine has been play- and listening to each other express news it the number one city not only for ported his premise that opportunity ing, and may continue to play, a their feelings and insights really put lobster and microbrews, but for leads to hope, and hope to peace (a strong part in the global economy. things in perspective. The age and GARRETT CORBIN using civic power to uphold this sort of mirror to Yoda saying fear Innovation leads to changing indus- ethnicity range crossed the entire country’s ideals. leads to anger, anger to hate, hate tries, and while this state’s economy spectrum, and I felt fortunate to GUEST COLUMNIST Although Portland has more to suffering…). But serious chal- has been harmed by a global shift in have the chance to feel the pulse action on any given day than the lenges await democracy and the manufacturing bases and increased of our area by discussing a book The world is virtually insane, rest of the state, we’re still in free market because, while we U.S. competition in lumber and fishing which highlights how America’s as Jamiroquai put it a decade ago, Maine, and one semester can easily citizens have been the principle industries, Maine’s future prosper- actions have negatively influ- but not entirely. Our actions, or lack drag on to the point that it feels like beneficiaries of globalism, we have ity may be ensured by supporting enced the global state of affairs. thereof while we’re holed up in the it will never end. Until the end ac- not harnessed its advantages well or higher education and expanding A middle-aged mother expressed library, influence what happens in tually draws near, that is. For some mitigated its adverse consequences. service-sector employment op- outrage, members of “the Greatest the rest of the world one way or reason, when there are only two These negative effects exacerbate portunities. Of course, one man’s Generation” conveyed shame and another. weeks left to go, life suddenly and the expansion and diffusion of ter- vision may be another man’s smell, confusion, and an optimistic artist At a USM event last week, inevitably goes bananas. Whether rorism and the need for resources. or something like that, and we all addressed the need for accountabil- former Senate Majority Leader it’s speaking events, homework, According to Mitchell, we must know that the true sense of reality ity by creating a bumper sticker. George Mitchell mentioned three or great weather, your diligence responsibly meet these challenges may be read from locals sharing Interestingly, two young African Maine qualities: integrity, indepen- throughout the semester gives way by ensuring that our actions and their few cents. women, from countries that have dence, and dependability. A great to the preternatural obligation for policies live up to the ideals within Locals used to get things off struggled to reform their govern- way for us all to heed the advice of it to get crushed. I attended three our own democracy. While our their chests in typical forums like ments to conform to American-in- those who have not been confined talks in the past week or so that country’s power is at its greatest town-hall discussions and after fluenced global economic policies, by studying or the Old Port meat may help to break that academic ever, our standing throughout the dinner talks, but today such gather- explained how studying here has market is to vote. tunnel-vision and bring you back to world is at its lowest; to ensure that ings in urban areas are hard to come expanded their compassion for our The upcoming midterm elec- reality. we alleviate hostility and uphold by. After the last election, a group actions, and numerous elders en- tions, notorious for their low turn- The first talk was given by our our responsibilities, we have to attempted to synthesize these two couraged engagement and partici- out, present the opportunity to nation’s former Senate Majority deploy our power in service to our fora by creating “Citizen Salon,” a pation. make a statement that we are con- Leader, George Mitchell. Mitchell’s ideals rather than in contradiction free gathering of Portland residents What of this? Email me at scious of lil’ ol’ Portland’s effect talk was entitled “Globalism: What to them. to discuss books, host politicians, [email protected] if you’d like to on the world and are willing to em- it Means for America.” He stated This considerably well-in- and generally reinvigorate our abil- break the norm and help the rest of brace our responsibility to make it that we beat three challenges to formed opinion on where we ought ity to get in touch with the times the world see that some Americans a positive one. Portland is already democracy in the last century: de- to be heading was sandwiched be- in a genuine way. Roughly two still give a damn. ◆ one of the top cities for voter par- pression, fascism, and commu- tween other’s opinions on where we dozen Portland residents sat around ticipation in the country; given its nism, and today the prevailing view are. A lunch talk given by the head discussing the John Perkins book

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Executive Editor Angelique M. Carson can be contacted at [email protected] the free press perspectives 08 May 2006 5 Letter from the editor room to publicize causes related to genocide, A such as the “Save Darfur” campaign where solicitor’s sought support for a similar situation happening in the Sudan. Tens of thou- 92 BEDFORD STREET - PORTLAND, MAINE 04101 movement sands have been killed and millions displaced 207 . 780 . 4084 - [email protected] for from their homes. Waiting in line to enter the lecture hall itself, people around me murmured concerns. EXECUTIVE EDITOR ANGELIQUE CARSON movement “Are we going to get in?” they asked nervous- NEWS EDITOR RICHARD SMART ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT EDITOR ANNE HOBBY ly. “Are there going to be seats?” The answer SPORTS EDITOR ASHLEY ST. MICHEL is upon us was: no, absolutely not. Even at 7 p.m., a half ART DIRECTOR JEN FELDMAN an hour before the lecture was scheduled to ANGELIQUE M. CARSON COPY EDITOR MELISSA HESELTON begin, the floor seats and the balcony were PRODUCTION MANAGER JEN FELDMAN EXECUTIVE EDITOR packed. People spilled out into the isles and ASST. A&E EDITOR ALEX STEED stood flat against the walls hoping to be al- ASST. NEWS EDITOR ANNE HOBBY I feel really excited about being at USM lowed to stay. An additional screening room right now. It feels like we’re in a transitional was set-up impromptu by event organizers period, like we’re moving from what was a but there were simply too many people. Editorial & Advertising Policy very isolated and individualized college ex- At first I cursed the fact that I would • The Free Press is a weekly student–run newspaper paid for in part with Student Activity Fee monies. never get to see Paul Rusesabagina speak, • The Free Press has a gender neutral language policy. perience to a collective one. It’s hard for us. • Editorials are, unless otherwise indicated, written by the editors. The Free Press reserves the right to While I love the advantage I have on those and I’d be forced to sit outside on a tiled floor edit or refuse all articles, letters, and other materials submitted for publication, including those we have private school yuppies in terms of money to listen to his words. And then I smiled. solicited. saved, sometimes I envy their campus life. There was an estimated 900 people at • Columns are the opinions of the columnist and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the publisher the event. The USM community made it clear or employees at The Free Press. On occasion, guest commentaries will be solicited or accepted from The problem here was that as soon as class members of the USM community on topical issues and may not exceed 750 words. was over, everyone hopped on their cell that this was something that was important to • Letters to the editor are welcome. Letters must be submitted electronically, include the author’s full phones, threw on their sunglasses and strut- them, and that they were passionate about. It name, school year or relationship to USM, phone number for verification and may not exceed 350 words ted off to the parking garage.. felt so good to sit on the floor with so many without prior approval from the Executive Editor. Anonymous and/or illegible submissions will not be The change I see is the visibility of stu- of my contemporaries to hear a revolutionary published. Deadline for all submissions is Thursday at 4 p.m. preceding the week of publication. leader speak on the importance of compas- • One copy of The Free Press is free of charge. Up to 10 additional copies are available for 25 cents each dents on campus. This was quite apparent at the office of The Free Press, 92 Bedford St., Portland, Maine. On occasion, bulk purchases may be a couple of weeks ago when I went to Paul sion and action. It felt like we were all taking arranged. Payment and the Executive Editor’s approval are required in advance.• Rusesbagina’s lecture. Rusesabagina was re- the first step towards living the type of lives • Advertising: The Free Press ads reach an estimated 11,000 students of USM, their friends and families sponsible for saving the lives of over 1200 that Rusesabagina would ask us to lead, so on Portland and Gorham campuses and in the Portland community. To advertise, contact our Advertising Tutsi refugees from genocide in Rwanda, al- that genocide and indifference, the theme of Manager at 207.780.4084 ext. 8. The Free Press reserves the right to reject advertising, including that his lecture, never go unnoticed again. which the Executive Board considers untruthful, offensive, misleading, or deceptive. We will not accept lowing refuge in the hotel he managed. ads discriminating against race, gender, age, religion, physical ability or sexual orientation. Hundreds milled around in the lobby In any case, USM showed up and showed checking out the exhibits set up around the concern. It’s a step in the right direction. ◆

Conservative is not a dirty word Last dandy on Earth column. I’m aware of this. But honestly, I adamantly object to belief structures that So Long and Farewell how interesting is it to read anything that Mr. Rogers encourage exclusion, as there appears to never chooses sides? Something that says be enough love, support and listening to go CYNDLE R. PLAISTED “Oh, they both have their good and bad was right around. I believe that is how Mr. Rogers points.” We all know that many things in life would like to have things in his absence. I COLUMNIST are not all good or all bad. That’s not stimu- ALEX STEED denounce a dogma of exclusion. lating. That’s the method to the madness of Mr. Rogers once explained, “Listening Well, the semes- highlighting my disagreement with some ASST. A&E EDITOR is a very active awareness of the coming to- ter is done for lucky liberal tenets and worldviews. That’s why gether of at least two lives. Listening, as far people like English it was a “conservative” column. The point Though I grew as I am concerned, is certainly a prerequi- majors who rarely was that I was a conservative girl in a liberal up in a Protestant site of love. One of the most essential ways have commitments world. It was not even about bellyaching or household, I came up through my teenage of saying ‘I love you’ is being a receptive on campus after the complaining that I felt like part of some sad years intentionally separating myself from listener.” The Christians whose belief struc- final week of regu- little minority. Obviously, if the country is the Christian mythology. As a young boy, my tures have only turned me further away from lar classes, and I am now graduating. That run by a government whose three branches mother believed in God and led my Sunday acceptance of their messiah, try to convey to means that for all you people who loved me are slightly biased on the side of the right, I school and youth group studies. I served me Christ’s love via intricate and nonsensi- or loved to hate me or didn’t care about me at am not in a position to complain that I repre- “God and my country” in Boy Scouts. I re- cal systems of rules that reinforce a repulsive all (in which case, you’re probably not read- sent a minority. quested to be re-baptized under my favorite exclusivity. Why they can’t sell their religion ing this), this will be the final epistle from I can’t stress enough how important pastor. But at twelve when church politics without this easy to remember, easy to re- the land of conservatism. At least from my it is that the remaining USM students who became turbulent and my mother and father spect and easy to love tenet—one I strongly address. I wish I could appoint a successor, have either moderate or conservative views separated, I found little desire to continue believe in—I have always been uncertain. but I am not the queen of the universe, no be represented in the paper. I hope that one with worship. I had been learning about re- Andrea Thompson McCall, USM’s matter how fitting that title seems! of you loyal readers will contact the new ligious history in school and watching the Interfaith Chaplain, worked a lot with one I would suggest though, for those of editor, Miss Angelique Carson. In my two news and I realized that the groups that had of my classes this year. I’ve gone to this you who enjoyed my column, if you have weeks of having worked with her, she has organized themselves around the uncondi- University for some time and I remember journalistic talent, please consider taking been all kinds of wonderful. I know she tional love of one man were capable of ac- first encountering Andrea after September over for me. A university paper should rep- wants you to write for her. Just pretend I tions so heinous and so anti-person. I found 11th, at one of the series of student support resent the voices and views of many differ- have telepathically chosen you to be heir that the name Christ had become a symbol events that Interfaith hosted. I have always ent people involved with the institution, and to the conservative column throne. It will of spiteful, intolerant hypocrites and fearing found her presence on campus to be an in- I hope there is someone who is interested in make us both feel better. becoming like one of them, I pursued dis- spiring one. She recently held a series of bearing the torch for the conservative stu- I hope all of you have a great summer tance from worship. “This I Believe” forums where students and dents in our community. break. For those of you who are coming I am finding that lately my own dogma community members of various faiths talked As for the experience I’ve had this se- back in the fall, I hope you return from the of religious backlash that I struggled with about their religious and community involve- mester, it’s been a mixed bag. I got some sun and the beach (and for most, the bane throughout my adolescence and well into ment. These talks were times of listening and really positive responses from people I of existence— work) energized to be active my twenties is beginning to become blurry. conversation; discussions of love, responsi- didn’t expect to be supportive of the column. members of the academic community we Traveling to Pittsburgh over the semester, I bility and possibility. For someone coming I also enjoyed reading the letters to the have here at USM. For my fellows in the was inadvertently reintroduced to a child- out of a teenage of scrutinizing the hell out editor, whether they were in agreement with class of 2006, from people who have fin- hood friend: Mr. Rogers. Fred Rogers, a of anything that even has the slightest bit to my views or not. In fact, the most interest- ished their degrees in three years (me) to Presbyterian minister, encouraged kids to do with religious worship, I have found these ing ones were from people who did not like those among us who have spent 10 years on believe in and love themselves while simul- opportunities to hear what folks have to say what I had to say. What can I do? I was born this campus (my good friend Brian Farrell), taneously respecting differences between extremely educational and absolutely engag- to enjoy debate and momentary conflict. I hope the prospect of your future excites themselves and other people. “Listening is ing. Thank you, Andrea Thompson McCall, Actually, it was recently commented you. Just keep in mind along the way that where love begins; listening to ourselves and all of those involved in the “This I in a letter to the editor that I was causing the self-appointed Queen of the Universe and then to our neighbors.” I believe in un- Believe” engagements. ◆ further division between the two parties by has spoken: “Conservative” is not a dirty derstanding where others are coming from attacking liberalism in pretty much every word! ◆ and hearing what people’s words are saying.

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Why do you use vinyl? I just like to walk around. I’m What are your plans for the I lost my CD collection last new to “in-town,” it’s fun trying summer? Meet Joe year and I’m still sore about it. to get connected to my peers. Learning to do everything: Somebody managed to give me My new favorite spot is the make music, make instruments, a record player so I’m trying to Irish music night at Blue on be a humble potter. pay the bills Student be cool for the moment, step Wednesdays. and give up the car in lieu of outside the box maybe. Plus, a riding gas-free on my bike. Interview and photo by Anne Hobby �� lot of new music kind of sucks. Were you at the art walk Friday �� What’s your specialty in art? Let’s explore the taste of our night? What do you think of Harry I don’t have a specialty, I like forefathers. Yes I was, as a matter of fact. Potter? to do everything. Ceramics and The exhibit at SPACE sucks. It’s Biggest disappointment of the �� painting are the greater of my What new music in particular do not all about the avant garde for year. It could have been the �� loves. Woodworking is also a you not like? me. I had a fun time at MECA. best thing since, well, ABBA The emo thing seems a little They’re not old enough to be but Rowling fucked it up when plus. �� tragic and forced and we all big-headed yet. she got popular. �� What’s in your record collection? grow out of the pop thing I recently scored a collection of when they grow younger than What about the exhibit at the What do you want to be when �� records from a pile of free stuff us. What else is there? I’m too Portland Museum of Art? you grow up? on Brackett Street. It includes white for rap. Fascinating, touching, kind of A firefighter, a spy, and a G.I. chilling. It gets in you. But it’s Joe. ◆ Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull, Duran �� Duran, and Johnny Mathis (my What do you like to do around photojournalism and that’s the new frisbee). Portland? nature of photojournalism. Choose your Question of the week Photos and interviews by Jen Feldman own Footprint Iʼm going to live on a boat. I donʼt know what sugar-heavy food puts you to sleep kind of boat. The quest for the as you try to study. You might have been able to pull yourself together better grade and pass anyway, but while you’re Where do you see in a grease-induced coma, a horde MELISSA ST.GERMAIN of raging environmentalists sees yourself in five years? your empty wrappers and carries GUEST COLUMNIST you away to their commune for rehabilitation. You live the rest of When I was growing up, my li- your long life peacefully herding Owen Murphy brary had this series of books called sheep in Montanna. Anthropology “Choose Your Own Adventure.” The day is beautiful, and you As the reader, you got a different really wan a break, so you decide Captain of an airliner Iʼll be independently story depending on which course of to walk to the deli. The fresh, lo- for Southwest Airlines. wealthy and living on action you chose for the character. cally-grown food and the beauti- LUV is their ticker an island. Most of the endings were gruesome ful weather help clear your head, symbol and their motto deaths designed to appeal to sixth and when you return to the library, is “If our employees grade boys. This is actually a great you’re able to focus on your work. love working at method of time-conservation for the The hours tick slowly by, and the Southwest Airlines, reader, because you end up reading next thing you know, its late eve- everything else will fall about a third of the book. In recog- ning and you’re feeling sleepy. You into place.” Theyʼre the nition of the time-crisis finals rep- can either (A) chug a lot of coffee only people who didnʼt resents and in hope of giving you and pull an all-nighter to study or go bankrupt after 9-11. a laugh to ease some stress, I pres- (B) get a good night’s rest before Ashley Bame Alli Pavek ent you with “Choose Your Own the exam. If you choose (A), read Aeronautical Science Education Footprint: The Quest for the Better on. If you choose (B), skip the next Grade.” paragraph. Graduating with a Iʼm going to go back to Disclaimer: This column is for You surfed the java wave and Master degree in public school. I want to study entertainment purposes only and studied all night, and you know the policy and management neuroscience more. in no way reflects the views of the material inside-out. Unfortunately, from SUNY. Free Press, Footprint, or the author. when the caffeine buzz dies ten Happy endings are uncharacteristic minutes into the test, you’re so ex- in life: this column tries to capture hausted that you fall asleep at your this truism. Proceed at your own desk and don’t even answer half risk. of the questions. After failing mis- Today is the last day before erably, you decide to drop out of your biggest final. You know you’ve school and join the circus. You start passed the rest of your exams with shoveling elephant dung and work flying colors, but this one has you Chris Lueder Lauren Cordor your way up to ringmaster before Environmental Science Neuroscience worried. You need the class for dying of scurvy at an early age. your major, and you must do well Last night you went to bed on the final to pass. You spend the early and slept well. Even though Have a question you want answered? Send it to [email protected] morning at the library studying and you could have spent more time drinking coffee to keep you awake on the names and dates of the first for the final stretch. When lunch- century Eypgtian viziers, you’re time comes, you know you need to confident you’ve done well. You eat to keep concentrating. You can pass with a B+ and go on to finish either (a) eat at the fast food restau- your major Magna Cum Laude, rant across the street, or (B) walk attend graduate school, and succeed a half-mile to the locally-owned in your field. You end your life as a deli. If you choose (A) read on. If tenured professor with a Ph.D., en- you choose (B), skip the next para- tirely unaware that the delight you graph. take in lording your academic worth You don’t want to take the over unsuspecting freshman is daily time to walk half a mile, so you causing bright young minds to join run across the street for the cheap, the circus and herd sheep. ◆ quick solution. The greasy, salty,

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A list of stuff to do this week USM student wins national opera instead of staring at your dorm room walls. competition �� Q&A with Ashley Emerson Cat and Mouse Records Open Mic Night / 7 p.m. / free / Acoustic Coffee / 32 Danforth St / Portland / 774-0404 ANNE HOBBY Pinback with Pleaseeasaur / 8:30 p.m. / $15 / A&E EDITOR 18+ / SPACE Gallery / 538 Congress St / Portland / 828-5600

Ashley Emerson is a vocal performance major at USM’s PHOTO BY ANNE HOBBY School of Music who attended the 37th Palm Beach Opera Annual Vocal Competition in Florida the weekend of April �� 28, 2006. Out of the 25 other singers in the junior division Pub Quiz / 8 p.m. / free / Ri Ra / 72 Commercial (ages 18-23), she placed first, winning a cash prize of $5,500 St / Portland / 761-4446 and the opportunity to sing with the Palm Beach Orchestra with the other prize winners. Gregorian Chant, sung by Cathedral Schola Can- torium / 7:30 p.m. / free or donation/ Cathedral of Soprano Ashley Emerson the Immaculate Conception / 307 Congress St / How did you hear about the competition? Portland / 773-7746 I heard about it word of mouth, singer friends who had done it before so we had to send in a preliminary DVD young artist’s training program for the summer. We’ll per- Sketchy Wednesday Karaoke with DJ Cougar (I did a contemporary piece by Stravinsky aria from The form it six or eight times around the state. / Chappie’s / 1192 Forest Ave / Portland / 797- Rake’s Progress.) 9155 How did you get interested in Opera? What did you sing for the competition? I’ve been singing and performing my whole life but I didn’t Best Music Poll Award Show / 6 p.m. / free / We had to bring a list of a few arias we could sing. It was really sing opera until I got to college. I just wasn’t sure 21+ / The Pavilion / 188 Middle St / Portland / 773- an aria of our choice to start and I chose one by Bellini. how music was going to be a part of my life when I started 8900 Then they chose a second piece to hear so they picked an and I was able to have time to explore and see what I want- aria by Handel. They picked the one I wanted to sing the ed to do. It just kind of happened; people had told me they least, of course. thought I would enjoy it. �� Did you get to watch the other performances? Would you consider singing other types of music for your ca- A Riot of Words / Maine posters and broadsides The advanced division performed the day before and I was reer? from around 1700 to the 1940s / 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. / able to watch most of that competition. It was amazing, just Maybe. And I did when I was younger for sure. I did a lot $4 adults; $3 students / Maine Historical Society / being there and being around such talent and being able to of musicals and little high school bands and all that stuff 489 Congress St / Portland / 774-1822 meet people. I had never been around such a concentrated but I definitely want the majority of my career to be sing- amount of ridiculous talent. ing opera. �� What are your plans for the future now that you’re graduating What kind of music do you enjoy listening to? Beasts and Meditations, collages by Becky Fitz- and you’ve accomplished this? I do listen to a lot of opera but also a lot of Bob Dylan and patrick / 5-8 p.m. / free / ubu studio / 316a Con- I was planning on hanging out in Portland and singing and Phish. I’ve been into Death Cab for Cutie lately; all kinds gress St / Portland / 699-2550 honing my craft and getting ready for grad school, but I’ve of stuff. I try to keep myself open and listen to everything gotten offers to audition for participating in young artists and get influences from everything. Trilogy with A Company of Girls, a performance programs. It’s not college; it’s definitely a training pro- piece based on works by Maria Testa / 8 p.m. / gram. You’re paid a stipend for living expenses and work So how do you feel about all this? $7 / St. Lawrence Arts Center / 76 Congress St / with people on staff for whatever opera company has hired It’s really exiting. I’m thrilled, I’m honored. Singing is Portland / 874-2107 you. You have an active coach and you learn foreign lan- such an extremely subjective business. I guess the judges guages. chose me last week, and I could go to another competition next week and whoever is there isn’t crazy about the way I �� What are your favorite styles or composers to sing? sing and perform. That’s just the way it goes and that’s fine. Ragtime, musical production / 8 p.m. / $17-$19 / I like to sing Mozart and bel canto which is an Italian style I’m really honored but the world is not necessarily going to Lyric Music Theater / South Portland / 799-1421 of singing during the Romantic period. I like to sing those; change now. It’s just a competition, it’s not about winning. I feel most comfortable and I can connect to that music the It’s about the music and it’s about loving the music and Art Opening: Tickled Pink! / 7:30 p.m. / free / most. And I like listening to everything in opera. singing.. ◆ Spindleworks / Brunswick / 725-8820 What operas have you performed in? We did The Magic Flute last year and there’s an opera company here in Portland, Port Opera, and I’ve sung in the cho- �� rus with them. I’ll be singing with them this summer in Don 17th Annual Little Festival of the Unexpected Giovanni. We’re also going to do a smaller one act opera as a / performances of four new plays / 11 a.m. / sug- gested $10 donation / Portland Stage Company / 25A Forest Ave / Portland / 774-0465

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A & E EditorA&E Editor Angelique Anne Carson Hobby can can be be contacted contacted at at [email protected] [email protected] the free press 8 08 May 2006 arts & entertainment An exercise in vulnerability Show Your Bones SOURCE: WWW.YEAHYEAHYEAHS.COM The Yeah Yeah Yeahs is much more a “studio” album than the preced- Show Your Bones ing disc. With the hire of a new producer and CYNDLE R PLAISTED a solo project in the works, Karen wanted to STAFF WRITER write and record all in the studio. For Zinner, Some have complained that the a sort of purist in the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ recently released realm of music, this was Media whore sophomore album, Show Your Bones, a point of contention, is an over-produced disappointment. but the newest offering These are the people who don’t want Media toast turns into a Bush roast from the band proves from drunkenness. The new Karen Karen O, front woman of the trio, to that at least for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, grow up. After the raucous drunken is vulnerable in an uncontrived way. ALEX STEED the best of both worlds is a distinct one-night stand She is in-your-face with a certain kind possibility. of maturity. ASST. A&E EDITOR that was their An undeni- On “Dudley,” a track whose first album, lis- ably catchy single, teners are a little guitar feels influenced by new wave, “Gold Lion” is the Karen sings about a relationship that afraid when the first track, Chase’s As you probably already know, Stephen Colbert new disc seems is complex in the way the “Maps” re- bare-sounding lationship is: “My dear you’ve been might have stepped on a toe or two when he delivered to want to try drums being the his routine at the White House Correspondent’s Dinner. dating, and ac- used/ I’m breakin’ the news/ Well love introduction to nearly beat us/ I’m thinkin’ like you.” He did, after all, open the speech with, “Wow, what an tually having the album. Karen honor. The White House Correspondents’ Dinner. To actu- deep get-to- It seems that experience has turned begins the song our screaming, drunk, broken, flailing ally sit here, at the same table with my hero, George W. know-you with a vocal that Bush, to be this close to the man. I feel like I’m dreaming. conversation, Karen O into a living, feeling woman is still strong and for whom vulnerability is a by-prod- Somebody pinch me. You know what? I’m a pretty sound however cryptic unique, but there sleeper -- that may not be enough. Somebody shoot me in some of it is. uct of honest revelation, rather than is less of the des- an exercise for the sake of parading a the face.” Karen O, in perate screaming Colbert attacked everything from the NSA’s attack on all her strange- sensationalized raw open wound. featured in many In the album’s final song, “Turn privacy, to the White House’s alleged involvement with the ly-dressed glory, Nick Zinner’s out- of Fever to Tell’s tracks. She still leak of Valerie Plame’s name and even Louisiana governor of-control hair and the always serious Into,” Karen tells us amid guitar-play- ascends to the stratosphere with the ing that sounds more like a violin’s Ray Nagin’s “Chocolate City” remark. “Mayor Nagin,” he Brian Chase grace the cover of Spin’s chorus, a strange unfinished exclaimed. “Mayor Nagin is here from New Orleans, the April issue. The feature inside delves thought: “Tell me what you chocolate city! Yeah, give it up. Mayor Nagin, I’d like to into the personal relationships of the saw/ I’ll tell you what to” welcome you to Washington, D.C., the chocolate city with bandmates and reveals that all is not that dissolves into a series a marshmallow center. And a graham cracker crust of cor- well in the land of the Yeah Yeah of “oo-oooos” that can only ruption. It’s a Mallomar, I guess is what I’m describing.” Yeahs. This has something to do with be Karen O. The metaphor was brilliant. production of Show Your Bones, a The guitar is still Get into a conversation with a liberal who is upset slight departure from 2003’s full- what one can expect from with the media’s handling of these goings-on and you’ll length Fever to Tell. On that debut Zinner— big, scribbling, get the same complaint. “Man, the media used to be the album, Karen O was unabashedly with the occasional solo. fourth tier of the government and they kept everyone else wild, both in her vocal stylings and On the quickie “Mysteries,” in check. Now it’s controlled from the top to the bottom,” stage performance. The sound was the band delivers another and for the most part, this is true. unmistakably influenced by punk and screamer, complete with In this column I spend a lot of time poking fun at garage with a rawness that was hard distortion, a driving out-of- the media and its lack of substance. I’ve parodied Full to ignore. Apparently listeners liked control guitar line and a beat slightly bow being raked across a saw: “I House star’s drug scandals and the exploitative magazines that Karen and are less sure about the reminiscent of mid-century rockabilly. that cover that sort of crap. I’ve touched on the Nicole one who has cut her signature mullet know what I know/ It’s the last time This song is not a spare one. Karen ‘round/ I’ll hear it in my head real Richie diet issue, as if it’s really important. What’s more into a bowl cut that could be termed yells out amid her impassioned yelp- important than any of the idle fluff being shoved down our “sedate,” but this album is not one low/ Turn into/ The only thing it ever ing of the verse: “Do it, Nick!” does.” As the song closes, the guitar throats by this billion-dollar industry are the heroes who that should be missed by fans of Yeah A few of the songs deliver the actually confront the issues of censorship and corruption. Yeah Yeahs as well as those who ap- has devolved into a quiet acoustic Karen O that was introduced with strumming and Karen sounds sad and John Stuart made a bigger name for himself than he preciate authenticity paired with great the debut hit “Maps.” The lyrics and already had when, last year, he went on Crossfire and told tracks that lend themselves to singing far away: “I know what I know.” And vocals reveal a restlessness due to ex- this album proves she does. ◆ the hosts that their programming is bad for America. He at the top of the lungs. perience and thought, not restlessness addressed the issue seriously, not as a funny man (it only got funny when, in the midst of Tucker Carlson incessant- ly cutting him off, he called Carlson a dick). You could cut the tension with a knife. But finally, someone called these jokers on their bullshit, right to their face, aired for the whole world to see. Its unfortunate that things have gotten so bad that the Go see a movie only mainstream media sources we’re able to trust any- JOYEUX NOEL AKEELAH & THE BEE more are adult cartoons like Boondocks, South Park, or Movies on Exchange Nickelodeon May 10-23 Daily at 1:15 6:40pm the Simpsons) and fake news sources (the Daily Show, 10 Exchange Street (First Week 5/10-16) the Colbert Report and the Onion). But if that’s where Cinemas Wed-Tues 2:30, 7 THANK YOU FOR we have to go in order to rely on people to give us some- Portland, ME (Second Week 5/17- 1 Temple Street SMOKING thing that closely resembles the truth without sensational- 207.772.9600 23) Portland, ME Daily at 12:45 2:50 ism (unless it’s parodying it), then that’s where we’ll go. moviesonexchange.com Wed-Tues 5, 9:15 5:10 7:30 9:45 There are baseless arguments that the media has a liberal 207.772.9751 Sat-Sun Mat 12:30 bias. As someone on the left, I can attest to the fact that, TRANSAMERICA patriotcinemas.com INSIDE MAN with few exceptions, all I feel I am able to trust on televi- May 3-16 THE NOTORIOUS Daily at 4:00 & 9:10pm sion anymore is satire. (First Week 5/3-9) BETTIE PAGE MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE So here’s a toast to the kids of South Park who, no Wed-Tues 3, 7 May 17-30 III WORLD’S FASTEST matter how crass their half-hour adventure is, always (Second Week 5/10- (First Week 5/17-23) Daily at 1:00 3:45 7:00 INDIAN seem to find the moral high ground. And here’s to John 16) Wed-Tues 3, 7:30 9:40 Daily at 12:50 3:30 Stuart for calling the perpetuators of corruption on their Wed-Tues 5, 9:15 (Second Week 5/24- 6:30 actions daily, all while making us laugh. And here’s to Sat-Sun Mat 12:30 30) THE PROMISE the new king, Stephen Colbert, for suggesting to George Wed-Sat 5, 9 Daily at 1:45 4:30 7:15 V FOR VENDETTA Bush, right to his face, “Mr. President, please, pay no at- WHY WE FIGHT Sat-Sun Mat 1 9:30 Daily at 9:15pm tention to the people that say the glass is half full. Sir, May 3-9 pay no attention to the people who say the glass is half Wed-Tues 5, 9 UNITED 93 empty, because 32% means it’s 2/3 empty. There’s still Sat-Sun Mat 1 Daily at 1:30 4:15 6:50 some liquid in that glass is my point, but I wouldn’t drink 9:20 it. The last third is usually backwash.” Thank you.◆

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Of Conifer, Relapse Records has said that they are “essential listening for those seeking a solid, dirgy mind-fuck.” The shows are slow and the music is tight and growling. Their hum can shake ﬂoors and their bellows can shatter walls. If you’re looking for a morose, angst-ﬁlled way to start the summer, pop in on this show, which will be opened by Kevorkian Angels (snappy name!) and Amoga.

Nine Inch Nails w/ Peaches: Family fun 5.21.06 | 7:30 p.m. Cumberland County Civic Center $32.50

The bad news is that this rescheduled show (poor Trent Reznor was sick a couple of months ago when they were supposed to come through Portland) only has reserved seating left available. More bad news is that this tour is for NIN’s new album, which is not particularly great. The good news is that Peaches is opening and it’s worth the thirty bucks (or 40 bucks, after all of the “convenience charges”) just to see her writhe around on stage and get all erotic. Like them or not, Nine Inch Nails does put on a phenomenal performance.

Dead Is the Sky: A hardcore show 5.27.06 | 9 p.m. The Station $5

While their music is impressive and it is clear that they have their talents together, they’re worth going to see for their stage presence alone. Also, there’s nowhere cooler to be on a hot, late-May evening than the basement dwellings of a hardcore/Hip Hop club/billiards hall that is The Station.

I Am a Sex Addict: 5.24.06 | 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. SPACE Gallery $6

The official film description reads, “Caveh Zahedi’s (In the Bathtub of the World, I Don’t Hate Las Vegas Anymore) Gotham Award Winning autobiographical comedy, I Am A Sex Addict, manages the difficult task of being both genu- inely funny and utterly sincere.” Basically, Zahedi explains to his fiancé (of his third marriage) that his last marriages have failed because he is addicted to prostitutes. He uses re-enact- ments, documentary footage and camera address to tell this story. Bring a date (and a hooker).

X-Men United: A ﬁlm 5.26.06

Back in the day, and this still seems to be the case, X- Men was the coolest thing ever. There’s all of this stuff flip- ping over and catching on fire, the floating people and folks who shoot lasers out of their eyes, and patented leather. There are the metaphors about multiculturalism and the civil rights debate. There is Hugh Jackman, pumped full of attitude (and probably shirtless), running around and saving the world. While the indie-darling films that are approaching such as Art School Confidential and Hard Candy will be great, yet another super hero movie does have its place this summer.

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r: retrograde, inverse ★★★★★ On top of your game ★★★★ Things are going well Cards and Stars Horoscopes ★★★ Average week ★★ You have some work to do By Lemma Luciferous ★ Time to reevaluate your game Rather than just looking at the sky for some insight into your week, truths and lies. Who can say what are the herbs or the flowers or the I, Lemma Luciferous, perform a single card tarot reading each week weeds? No truth can exist with out its untruth. to see what challenges and blessings are approaching you during LIBRA (Page of Swords)★★★★★: First the good news: You’ll find your journey through life. a hidden reserve of grace, dignity and inner calm you didn’t know you had that will help you connect with a new community. The bad ARIES (6 of Pentacles)★★★★: This is when you learn what money news? You find this out about yourself because of something petty can do. Remember those time you were broke in the past? What and stupid that somebody in your life does or says to you. did you learn then, Aries? Build off these lessons and watch your SCORPIO (7 of Rods )★★★: This is not the week for indecisive- wealth grow. r ness, Scorpio. You need to take charge of the situation and assert TAURUS (2 of Pentacles)★★★: Welcome to the world of dualism. your authority. It may be scary, but nobody will want to mess with This week, Taurus, you’ll be juggling your concepts of the mate- you once you step up and start outlining your plans. Rather, you’ll rial world with your concepts of the scientific world. Situations find a supportive team ready to help. will arise where the limits you’ve placed on these two worlds will SAGITTARIUS (Queen of Pentacles)★★★★: Like all queens, you’ll hamper you and a new understanding of how they work are inter- be empowered, thoughtful and creative this week. Just be sure not to twined will be essential for you to move on with your life. act like a princess or you’re friends will be sure to usurp that throne. GEMINI (The Lovers)★★★★★: No Gemini, this is not the ‘get lucky’ Why not help Capricorn find a noble cause to champion for? card. Rather, the Major Arcana card Lovers corresponds to your CAPRICORN (4 of Swords )★★★★: Look out for Big Brother this dualistic sign. It indicates a spiritual union of the sexes, the culmi- r week, Capricorn. Something has stirred up your rebellious nature nation of the human experience, Nirvana. Of course, one benefit of and you won’t be able to sit and do nothing anymore. So, what’ll this experience is that you begin to exude confidence, the natural it be? Would you rather try to unionize Wally World employees or pheromone. Meaning: you may just get luckier this week. write a new political manifesto? 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Team leadership at USM letic department is thorough when hiring new sents those who will be directly impacted by Perhaps it is these characteristics which USM excels in maintaining coaches for one of their sports. According to a new coach: the players. will bring Gary Fifield, women’s basketball USM Athletic Director, Al Bean, there are In the Little East Conference, Southern head coach, back for a 20th season next year. quality coaches many different qualities the administration Maine is a close second to Keene State Maybe that is why Ed Flaherty has been will look for in a candidate to ensure they are College in having the most active head coaching the baseball team for 20 straight BRADEN ZAMORE hiring the right person. “The fit of the person coaches who have been coaching for at least seasons and Bonny Brown-Denico is in her is crucial; how they are going to mesh with nine years with their current school, with six 11th season with the softball team. Maybe CONTRIBUTING WRITER the students, “ said Bean. “We want to be suc- (Keene State has seven). With such an impres- that is the reason why after nine seasons cessful in competition, but we also want stu- sive statistic, one might wonder how USM is George Towle is still leading the women’s In a day and age where quality coaches dents to do well in the classroom and we want able to keep their coaches for so long. Yes, indoor and outdoor track teams to success. are harder to find than a college kid without them to be active in the community. We’re their hiring process is detailed and efficient, And quite possibly that is why the Men’s a “Livestrong” bracelet, the University of trying to look for somebody who’s got that but according to Bean, coaches decide to stay tennis team has had the same head coach for Southern Maine has managed to not only find same sort of focus of being well rounded.” at USM for perhaps another reason: “This is the past 46 years in Phil Cole. qualified leaders for their sports teams, but After advertising a job opening over the a good work environment. People here gener- These are only a few coaches and ath- also been successful in keeping their coaches internet and through NCAA websites, USM ally care about each other. They know about letics staff members, of the many, who come for substantial periods of time. The college forms a committee which selects the candi- each others’ families and are supportive of to work each day doing everything they can coach today is a position which is becom- dates they feel deserve an interview with the other peoples’ programs. You’ll see other to make USM successful in sports and in en- ing harder to fill and even harder to sustain. college. This assembly then sits in on the in- coaches at other games supporting their col- hancing the life of the student athlete. And Despite these difficulties, USM has proven terviews and work to determine who the best leagues…it’s just a good situation.” according to Bean, the staff’s job is about to be a school with hard working, dedicated person is for the job. The committee is com- It all makes sense now: USM does the students: “Most people understand why coaches, and more impressively, a school piled of athletics administration, other staff not have a magic ball which allows them a they’re here; they want to do the best job they that currently has six head coaches who have members and current coaches at USM. But glimpse into the future, nor do they hold the can, and they want to be successful competi- completed nine or more seasons with their what may be a substantial reason why USM coveted hidden secret to keeping a coaching tively, but it’s not just about that; it’s about respective teams; an astonishing number has hired successful coaches in the past could staff intact. What USM does have is a great dealing with the students and caring about during a time when some schools do not have be that most committees include at least one community that comes out to support each the students.” Although there may not be a any more than two coaches with a tenure that student athlete who will be returning to the USM game; it has student athletes who leave perfect formula for finding the ideal coach, long. respective sport the next season. With the it all on the courts and fields after every game by taking a close look at the current coaches But how does USM choose such qual- athletes involved, a completely different and practice; and lastly, it has an athletics staff at USM, you know the athletic department ity coaches? And how do they keep these perspective and voice is incorporated to the who, in many cases, consider their colleagues has to be doing something right. ◆ coaches content for such a long time? It all whole process. A perspective which repre- as family more than they do co-workers. starts with the hiring process. The USM ath-

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Southern Maine edges out Keene, falls to Rhode Island The fifth seeded University of Southern Maine softball team connected to the ball for one run over the Keene State Owls in the first of two games in the Huskies’ 2006 Little East Conference Softball Championship. The game was the first of two for the day. In their second game, the Huskies fell to the top-seeded Rhode Island Anchorwomen, 5-2. USM ended the second game with an overall record of 22-19. The Huskies played the sixth- seeded University of Massachusetts Dartmouth for the right to advance to the championship round against Rhode Island College. In the first game, senior pitcher Katie Mainville (Coopers Mills) threw her second straight complete game shutout in the tournament. Mainville allowed eight hits, struck out ten and let a walk to earn her 10th win Men’s premier league basketball of the season. Howard Sports is excited to announce the only NCAA-certified UMass Boston destroys men’s basketball league in northern New England. Players in all Southern Maine 19-6 NCAA divisions are eligible to participate, along with the top The University of Southern Maine men’s players in the area. Sign up now as space is limited. baseball team lost (19-6) to the UMass Boston Beacons on Friday, May 5. The WHERE: Howard Sports – Saco game was a Little East Conference col- WHEN: Tuesday & Thursday Evenings lege baseball game, and lowered the STARTS: June 6 Huskies overall record to 25-13 and 9-3 COST: $800 in their conference. The win was the first FMI: call 282-4005 for the Beacons in 29 games between the EMAIL: [email protected] two teams. Southern Maine junior Ryan Bourque (Sanford) hit the lone home run, which came in the second inning. Junior Jordan Yanni (Gray) went three- for-three with two RBI’s, while junior Nick Vardaro (Norwood, Mass.) and sophomore Eddie Skeffington (Everett, Mass.) each had a pair of hits for the HUSKY SPORTS SCHEDULE Huskies. Women’s lacrosse DATE TEAM OPPONENT WHERE TIME season completed The University of Southern Mon. 5/1 Baseball St. Joseph’s Home 3:30 Maine women’s lacrosse team com- Mon. 5/1 Softball Bates Away 3:30 peted in their last LEC playoff game on Tuesday, May 2. The University Tue. 5/2 Men’s Lacrosse Little East Playoffs - 1st Round TBA 3:30 of Massachusetts Dartmouth made a Tue. 5/2 Men’s Tennis UMass Boston Away 3:30 come-from-behind victory over the fifth-seeded Huskies for a 15-7 win. The Tue. 5/2 Women’s Lacrosse Little East Playoffs - 1st Round TBA 4:00 Huskies scored goals from senior mid- Tue. 5/2 Baseball Husson Away 5:00 fielder Amanda Loomis (Poultney, Vt.) Wed. 5/3 Baseball UMass Boston Home 3:00 and junior forwards Shannon Kynoch (South Burlington, Vt.) and Sarah Trent Wed. 5/3 Men’s Tennis Bowdoin (B) Home 4:30 (Chanhassen, Minn.) to take a 3-2 lead. Thu. 5/4 Softball Little East Tournament TBA 10:00 Trent and Loomis led USM with two goals each. Ashley Dyer (Harrison), Thu. 5/4 Men’s Outdoor Track N.E. Division III Championships @ Springfield 12:00 Kynoch and Lisa Henley (Bristol, Vt.) each scored one. Huskies goalkeeper Thu. 5/4 Baseball Babson Home 3:00 Katie Quartuccio (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) Thu. 5/4 Men’s Lacrosse Little East Playoffs - Semifinals TBA 3:30 made 12 saves in the game. Fri. 5/5 Softball Little East Tournament TBA 10:00 Keene State devastates Fri. 5/5 Men’s Tennis Little East Tournament @ UMass Dartmouth 11:00 Southern Maine Fri. 5/5 Men’s Outdoor Track N.E. Division III Championships @ Springfield 12:00 Keene State college freshman attack Tony Santa Fe (Derry, N.H.) Fri. 5/5 Women’s Outdoor Track N.E. Division III Championships @ Springfield 12:00 scored a season high five goals and added an assist leading to a 16-4 Little Fri. 5/5 Women’s Lacrosse Little East Playoffs - Semifinals TBA 1:00 East Conference men’s lacrosse vic- Sat. 5/6 Men’s Tennis Little East Tournament @ UMass Dartmouth 9:00 tory over Southern Maine. Senior Zach Fermanis (Gorham) led the Huskies with Sat. 5/6 Softball Little East Tournament TBA 11:00 two goals and two assists and senior Sat. 5/6 Baseball UMass Dartmouth (Dh) Away 12:00 Jess Lamoureux (Walpole, Mass.) had 24 saves in the game. ◆ Sat. 5/6 Men’s Outdoor Track N.E. Division III Championships @ Springfield 12:00

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