Voters reject on-campus smoking ban
Although Student Senators expected a landslide “No” vote on a referendum to eliminate smoking at USM during last week’s elections, they were surprised by a very close count. “I mean, we figured it...
View ArticleVoters say NO on #3
Chants and flyers saying “NO” and “YES” on Question #3 turned the campus into a political war zone on Tuesday and Wednesday during the Student Senate elections. Students overwhelmingly voted “No” on...
View ArticleComplete election coverage
567 votes say it all. Just over 5 percent of the student body turned out to vote on the 31st Student Senate elections and referendum questions. A contested Senate race, several write-ins, and...
View ArticleThe Maine college student’s guide to the gubernatorial election
The Free Press and the Maine Campus, the University of Maine’s student newspaper, posed a series of questions to the five gubernatorial candidates who will be on the ballot Nov. 2. Independent Eliot...
View ArticleProfessor predicts win for LePage; Cutler in second
University of Maine at Farmington political science professor Jim Melcher said Tuesday afternoon that Republican Paul LePage will win the race for Maine governor today by “a few percentage points” and...
View ArticleBowles and King talk economy and education
On Sunday, independent candidate for Maine Senate Angus King held a town-hall style forum on national debt with special guest Erskine Bowles for a conversation on the economy and some clear...
View ArticleKnow your rights!
A selection of Maine voters’ rights: You have the right to use Maine’s Accessible Voting System. If you are in line to vote by 8 p.m., you must be allowed to vote, you cannot be sent away. If you have...
View ArticleHow much do you know about Tuesday’s election?
The Free Press asked 100 students from both Gorham and Portland about the upcoming election. Of those 100 students, 52 did not know there was a state election on Tuesday, and of the students who knew...
View ArticleA Sunny Saturday To Remember Forever. Healing 2020
These past few months have been solemn for many. Joy doesn’t come as it used to and more. It feels like stress fills our heads and thoughts more than we’d like to admit. This week especially, with the...
View ArticleWalking on the Right
“Inspiring today. Transforming tomorrow.” This is a sentiment that radiates truth with the Maine State Chamber of Commerce. On October 27, 2022 they held a forum for the Gubernatorial Debate between...
View ArticleWalking on the Left
Portland, Maine had the opportunity to see Maine’s current Governor Janet Mills, who is seeking a second term, face off against former Governor Paul LePage, attempting for his third term, in the last...
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