By Ben Riggleman Twice a week, under the cover of early-morning darkness, a large orange truck pulls up to Oceanview Dining Hall. Pizza crusts, paper cups, unpopular quinoa dishes — it all gets packed […]
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Dining-Hall Construction
By Cassie Marceau Have you tried to go get something to eat at Oceanview Dining Hall and noticed all the construction? I had the opportunity to talk to Rachel Fisk, Sodexo unit […]
Backpacking South Asia: Annapurna Base Camp
By Jennifer Jang I had no plan in the least, and no questions in mind when I first embarked on this journey. Thus, I was also in for a surprise when I […]
Fighting Hunger in Maine
By Kate Bennett Did you know that Maine has been taking steps to end hunger? It has. According to Preble Street, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides food and housing services, “1 in […]
Markiplier’s Tour
By Taylor Freeman If you are asking “what the heck is a markiplier,” let me give you a brief history lesson before getting to his tour. Markiplier, as he is known on […]
Announcing: Design-a-Wall Contest 2017
By The Beacon Editorial Staff Good fences make good neighbors, as Robert Frost so wisely said. Building walls, a logical extension of that principle, is a positive duty of friendship among nations. […]
Hello World, Meet Jess
By Jessica Spoto I don’t feel “good.” I don’t ever think I felt “good.” Nights are the worst. Alone, in my apartment, crying, feeling worthless. Just contemplating the day and what I […]
What If…
By Lloyd Metcalf “What if” is a powerful statement and question. What if you won the lottery tomorrow? We all ask ourselves this question and daydream about the things we would do […]
The Importance of Having an Open Mind
By Cat Davis I tried to explain to a friend recently my view that we are all fishes in the ocean with our own secluded bubble that is our home. That secluded […]
Feast of the Lycanthrope
by Rebecca Dow Vibrant eye of heaven’s shade Silent calls from lofty high; Where go tawny fawn this night? Who paints birch so deeply wine? Limping, back arched in her way Accursed […]
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