Things are going pretty well this year by us getting a jump ahead of the game. USM has about 3,200 student spaces available in residence halls, plus 500-600 spaces in fraternity houses and the campus Pine Haven Apartments for families. Also to prepare for the fall crunch, USM reallocated room assignments in Elam Arms, doing away with a conference floor available for overnight campus guests, to create 125 new spaces for women students. Friday, Aug. 29, will be the last day to register. Students will take a break for Labor Day Sept. 1 and then work until the Nov. 27-28 Thanksgiving break.
Several businesses plan product and gift certificate giveaways.
Restaurants also will offer food samples. A member will be assigned to each floor of a Freshman Quad residence hall to answer questions, recruit participants in various activiies and handle other details.