Illaria Dana, Education Major People hurt each other. It is what we do. There is a continuum of severity and intent to this pain. From gossip and breakups to the legal or tragic, […]
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Parents Try to Sue Teacher for Failing Child in Class, Fail CUMBERLAND, ME – Parents in a small, mostly white town recently tried to sue their child’s high school English teacher for […]
From Paramedic Student to African Explorer
By Jeff Toorish Livingstone, Zambia – The trip into the gorge is nearly 700 feet, practically straight down. At the bottom is the mighty Zambezi River. There is not much of a […]
In an Era of School Violence, Where Does SMCC Stand?
By Ashley Berry, Liberal Arts – Political Science Major In light of recent violent events across the country, there are many questions that students have regarding guns, violence, and whether or not we […]
Student interviews: Nour Alsammarai – Her journey from Iraq to SMCC
A week ago last Friday, Nour Alsammarai and I met in the Captain’s House to videotape the second installment of “5 Minutes Student Interviews.” For those of you who would like to […]
SMCC ACE: Observing Our Unfolding Galaxies – Astronomy club takes to the night skies
By Nicholas Moll, Liberal Studies – Mathematics On the evening of October 14th into the 15th, the Southern Maine Community College Association of Cosmic Explorers met for the first time to host a […]
Rumor Has It
Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major Rumor: To prevent extreme budget cuts, the tuition is going to increase hundreds of dollars by the semester, making the overall tuition quite a bit higher each semester. Fact: […]
Professors Get Pied for the Captain’s Cupboard
Pies were flying from the hands of students and into the faces of staff and faculty – including President Cantor – in an effort to raise funds for the SMCC student food […]
Hydrate Humanity
By Emily McFarlin, Business Major Here at SMCC, there are three Political Science classes that are taught by Ellen Moy and Julie Mueller. Ellen and Julie have combined our classes in an effort […]
Transfer Fair
By Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major If you’re like me you might be thinking about transferring after two years or so here at SMCC. Not only is the thought of transferring a daunting task […]
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