By Ashley Berry, Political Science Major & Maisarah Miskoon, Business Administration and Liberal Studies Major It has been two years since the food pantry opened its doors in November 2013, and […]
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Drawing Spread
Drawing 1 students stood with their final drawings of the semester and stated their long-term goals. Some students said they wanted to use drawing to reach their creative limits. Others discussed goals […]
Volunteers in Service: Looking out for others and the economy.
By Paul L. Young A requirement that students entering SMCC’s Department of Human Services commit to is 10 hours volunteering at human service organizations, which has jump-started metro Portland’s economy by […]
It’s Time to “Hit the Ol’ Dusty Trail” – My dramatic attempt to say “goodbye” to SMCC
By Garrick Hoffman, Liberal Arts Major I was rejected from USM and UMaine Orono when I applied to both at the age of 18. I can see why: my grades were […]
Putting the “Community” in Community College – PTK Builds a Greenhouse at a Local Elementary School
Illaria Dana, Education Major On Tuesday, November 24, Phi Theta Kappa began building a greenhouse at Dyer Elementary School in South Portland. Phi Theta Kappa is the honor society at Southern Maine […]
SMCC staff and faculty members, as well as SMCC President Ron Cantor, deliver donated food to the Captain’s Cupboard, the SMCC student food pantry. The massive food donation came from staff member […]
5 Minute Student Interview: Dan-Herley Mathieu – From Haiti to SMCC
By Paula Limba A few weeks ago, I met with Dan-Herley Mathieu in Hildreth Hall to videotape the third interview for the 5-minute Student Interviews series. Dan, who is a student […]
The Beat on the Street
By Cody Jayne, Liberal Studies Major Check out these smokin’ hot shows during the semester break to keep you nice and toasty! Saturday, December 26th at State Theatre | Badfish: A […]
Seeing the Unseen: An ASTEP Series – “Angles”
By Dierdree Glassford, Hospitality/Culinary Arts Major Words from the Photographer: In this world where beauty is defined by so many standards, where we as humans feel as though we are a canvas […]
Poetic License
The Text That I Couldn’t Write to You By Dan-Herley Mathieu (Matdanley), Business Administration Major The text that I could not write for you is all about love. It has […]