What makes a person interesting or unique? Is it that hidden talent that only comes out after hours, once the clock is punched? The talents of the faculty and staff came out during "After Hours," A faculty art and talent show. Employees throughout the university put away their suits and syllabi in return for jazz shoes and sequins.
What happens when you are seated at a table and don't know how to use any of the utensils? You quickly learn how to use what you get, whether it is the chopsticks provided or even your hands in a really quick emergency (although this is, of course, your last option in a crowded restaurant). What if you don't know what anything on the menu is? That's easy to solve: pick something with at least one word you can recognize, for example, chicken.
The Hong Kong action film has been imitated so much in the past 10 years that the novelty of its beautiful choreography and stylish storytelling has now become cliché. Action filmmakers have found themselves in a creative rut after utilizing (and then exhausting) the techniques of John Woo, Ringo Lam and Woo-Ping Yuen; and must now find new ways to thrill audiences.
A couple dozen wild and crazy USM students, including myself, recently spent a Saturday jumping out of an airplane and slicing through the crisp autumn air at speeds of up to 120mph—before our parachutes opened up. Our death-defying fun was sponsored by the Southern Maine Outing Club.
