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University of Southern Maine USM Digital Commons Free Press, The, 1971- Student Newspapers 10-22-2012 The Free Press Vol 44 Issue 6, 10-22-1012 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 6, 10-22-1012" (2012). Free Press, The, 1971-. 89. https://digitalcommons.usm.maine.edu/free_press/89 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 Rosie comes Ada to USM Lovelace Men’s Day Casablanca Henry’s Head: soccer Comics hosts Vote yes on one 2 7 artists 11 15 16 Vol. 44, Issue No.6 the free press Oct. 22, 2012 University of Southern Maine Student Newspaper usmfreepress.org Higgins appointed student Student’s efforts body president putting USM on Fills seat vacated last week after international map senate vote Photos and story by Alex R2P panel bringing Greenlee / Multimedia Editor distinguished speakers In an election necessitated by the removal of the previous student body president, Adam Higgins, a to campus Wednesday junior economics major, was ap- Photos and story by Alex educating people about this emerg- pointed to the position by a major- Greenlee / Multimedia Editor ing international law concept has ity vote of the student senate on become his life’s mission. Friday. “Something about it just reso- The decision comes one week Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette had nated with me immediately, and I after the former president, TJ never heard of the Responsibil- just thought, wow, this makes so fi Williams, was removed from of ce ity to Protect until enrolling in a much sense. Ever since then it has fi by the senate for failure to ful ll his global peacekeeping class at USM been something of a single-minded duties. Williams had been absent last spring. obsession.” fi from USM since the rst week of “It’s a normative construct de- His fi rst step in accomplishing classes in September. signed to address the perpetration that mission is to bring the conver- Higgins, a student senator him- of the four mass atrocity crimes: sation to USM. self, was chosen by secret ballot genocide, ethnic cleansing, war On Wednesday, Oct. 24, Dylan fi from a group of ve candidates crimes and crimes against human- will lead three expert panelists in who were nominated through- ity.” a discussion on the Responsibility out the week. In addition to being Most people might not quite un- to Protect, or R2P, and its emer- constitutionally unable to serve derstand what he means by that, gence as a norm in the discourse on the senate any longer, Higgins but for Dylan, advocating for and See R2P on page 2 will have to step down as president of the Political Science Student Organization, a position he has held since September. However, he has no qualms about this. “I’m ready. Ready to get things done. There are a lot of plans on the table that university personnel have Adam Higgins being sworn in as student body president after being ap- See PRESIDENT on page 3 pointed by the senate on Friday, Oct. 19. Eliot Cutler lectures on public service Sam Haiden ceived to be a dismal economic tourists who visit Maine annually Staff Writer landscape in Maine. After making by 2020. claims about the nation’s wealth For Cutler, the solution ap- Cutler says, “We need leaders.” gap, as well as the failing partisan pears to be as simple as “A, B, Will he be the next? system, Cutler took a very spe- C,” and in fact, this was the struc- Eliot Cutler lectured at the cifi c look at what needs to happen ture of his lecture. “A” stands for Wishcamper Center on Oct. 17 immediately in Maine to make “Accelerating Infrastructure,” as part of the Muskie School Fall long-term change. His emphasis which Cutler indicated could be Lecture Series on public service. was on the importance of the tour- achieved by re-investing primar- Cutler, who ran for governor in ism industry in this state, as well ily in roads. “We tolerate among 2010, has a great deal of experi- as the “creative economy.” He the worst roads in America,” ence in conservation and public challenged the Maine state gov- Cutler said. “We are 32nd in the fi Dylan Hedtler-Gaudette at his home in Portland. Dylan has worked tire- service. He has a comprehensive ernment to a dif cult but attain- See CUTLER on page 2 plan for restoring what he per- able goal, to double the number of lessly to bring prominent international law scholars to USM. 2 News October 22, 2012 From R2P on page 1 diaspora population. It is a major “Maine generally lacks the in- part of what we’re studying as IS ternational consciousness that it at the United Nations. Organized majors, and now we have access to needs, especially in an increasingly by Dylan and sponsored by the In- all these important players and the globalized world. We have to start Robotics ternational Relations Association knowledge they bring.” engaging with these ideas, or we of USM, the event has attracted Although Dylan is still a student, will be left behind.” distinguished authorities on the he is qualifi ed to serve on the pan- Julia Edwards, who taught the company wants subject including Charles Dunbar, el. As well as taking a full course course that introduced Dylan to a former ambassador to both Qatar load of fi ve classes, he has been R2P agrees with him. “The effort and Yemen. interning with the Global Center he has put into advancing the pub- Dunbar served under presidents for the Responsibility to Protect lic’s awareness of [R2P] has helped NAO 25 to fi nd a Reagan and Clinton and is now a in New York City. Unable to be in and will continue to help put USM lecturer on international relations New York, he works via computer on the map. We are able to invite at Boston University. President which will allow him to graduate prominent and experienced guest home at USM Emeritus of the Fund for World from USM this spring. speakers who actually say yes to Peace, Dr. Pauline Baker and UNH Simon Adams, executive di- coming because Dylan has worked professor Dr. Ali Ahmida will also rector of the center where Dylan to give credibility to USM’s inter- be speaking. works has been impressed with his est in engaging the international The discussion will be focused efforts. community.” on shifting defi nitions of state sov- “He is a bright, conscientious Dylan plans to attend law school ereignty at the United Nations and and committed young activist and to study international law after the prosecution of war criminals scholar who is thoroughly dedicat- he graduates, but he doesn’t see who violate human rights. R2P ed to this issue,” Adams said in an these events ending anytime soon quite literally changes the way email to The Free Press. – in fact, he hopes that the scope the UN approaches these issues, Adams was himself introduced of these events will grow in the fu- making this an important issue for to USM last spring, after Dylan ture. many here in Maine. invited him to be a speaker at the “We just got the International Mohamed Mohamed, senior in- fi rst R2P panel discussion held at Coalition for R2P to sign on as a ternational studies major and presi- the university. That event was or- co-sponsor. What if this thing be- dent of the International Relations ganized by Dylan as a practical came something USM was known Association, is grateful to have the component to complete an inde- for – being a hub for the dialogue experience provided by Dylan’s ef- pendent study he had been working for R2P?” forts. on. Dylan saw a future in events Patrick Higgins / Free Press Staff “Portland is a perfect place to like this for USM and for the state [email protected] Rosie the robot, also known as NAO 25, relaxing on a table during her advocate for R2P with all of the as a whole. @greenleealex debut at USM. use the same hardware, the com- Nate Mooney petition tests a team’s ability to News Assistant create an autonomous program to control their robot players.” USM received a sales call from Despite Rosie’s very impressive the future last Wednesday – at rendition of the dance from Mi- least one company’s version of it. chael Jackson’s famous “Thriller” Aldebaran robotics sent two music video, the NAO’s high representatives to the USM sci- price tag means a tough out- ence building for a sales demon- look for getting one to join the stration on Wednesday, Oct. 17. USM computer science team. At Standing just under two feet tall, $16,000 for a single unit, with less is more when it comes to a discounts for educational partner- saleswoman like Rosie the robot. ships of fi ve robots or more, Con- Rosie and Beth Mahon came rep- gdon needs some serious supple- resenting the French company mental grant money if USM wants that is working to establish a pres- to join the ranks of NAO owners. ence in the United States. Ma- She also pointed out that the hon is the area sales manager for NAO is particularly ill suited most of the East coast and parts for some of USMs current re- of the Midwest.