• Portland Minimum Wage Referendum Shot Down

    Illaria Dana, Education Major The Portland Minimum Wage Referendum that sought to increase the minimum wage from ten dollars per hour to fifteen dollars per hour was voted down on Tuesday, November Third. Advocates for the referendum stated that workers need to be making a living wage, one in which they could pay rent ormortgages, support their families,… Read more

  • Lock Them Up, Throw Away the Key? How the Maine Corrections Department is Slighting Rights of Prisoners and Self-Betterment Efforts of Addicts

    By Illaria Dana, Education Major The Maine Corrections Department is proposing to amend the conduct policies for inmates. According to the Portland Press Herald, “The proposed rules mostly seek to amend existing policies for adult and juvenile inmates related to commonly prohibited acts such as destruction of property, fighting, displaying gang symbols and possessing contraband. “But they also include… Read more

  • Education is Freedom

    By Ashley Berry, Political Science Major “‘Let us pick up our books and our pens,’ I said. ‘They are our most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world.’” Most people know, or should be familiar with, Malala Yousafzai. She is the picture of the importance of education. At the age of… Read more

  • Even War Has Rules

    By Ashley Berry On the morning of October 3rd, 2015, an American AC-130 gunship started a relentless aerial attack on the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF), hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The attacks started at 2:00 am and ended between 3:00-3:15 am. This barbaric act violates The Geneva Convention and the United States must be held responsible for their part… Read more

  • A Call for Getting Lost

      Illaria Dana, Education Major About six weeks ago, I got really sick. I was housesitting for a friend near campus. She is a potter and was headed to the Common Ground Fair. I had a difficult time breathing and intense pain in my ear and throat. Two days passed; I lied in bed, my head propped up… Read more

  • News from The Broccoli: Reporting this semester with honesty, integrity, and broccoli

    Research Finds Marijuana Promotes Hydration By Garrick Hoffman, Liberal Arts Major NEW HAVEN, CT – A new study conducted by Yale scientists has revealed that marijuana promotes hydration. The study was conducted on a group of two hundred eager volunteers. One hundred volunteers were directed to smoke or ingest marijuana; the other half was not. Every volunteer was… Read more