2008 Woodie Awards
After a wonderful, crazy, life-guzzling semester of working on this newspaper, my career in college journalism is coming to a close. And, after five years of taking leaky buses, questioning Aramark food, wondering when floor tiles would be replaced in various Luther Bonney classrooms and trying to take advantage of every opportunity that came my way, my career as an undergrad is also winding down. A lot of faculty, administrators and students have been telling me lately that I'm "getting out at the right time," based on the turmoil going on at this university.
A Thank You Note Dear Student Body, I just wanted to thank all of the wonderful drivers who park in the Woodbury Campus Center main lot. Over the years my car has sustained a wealth of dings and dents from you parking too close and slamming your door into mine. I recently bought a newer vehicle and within a month received the biggest scratch yet!
You may have read in the April 7 issue of the Free Press about USM's attempt to measure its movement towards a sustainable campus through STARS - a new sustainability assessment system. Students and faculty alike have joined forces in an extremely motivated attempt to figure out where USM has been and where it is going in terms of environmental friendliness.
My goal with "From the Right" was not to promote argument, but rather to influence change. Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain are always talking about change -- Barack is running his campaign on "change." Change, however, is not just talking about it.
You see them day in and day out as you pass by them in the line for sandwiches or the cash register. But do you know who they are? We wandered through Aramark services on both campuses seeking out some of students' favorite cafeteria staff. Not all of them were forthcoming, including everyone's favorite, Jan, in Gorham, who shooed us away.
Hello USM Students, This is your first report from me, Ben Taylor, your new Student Body President. While I'll be working on some things over the summer, I'll save a lot of the important stuff for these letters when we come back in the fall. Let me first congratulate outgoing Student Body President A.
