By Garrick Hoffman When one muses on the nature of our existence, of the enigma of the cosmos, of this “grand design” in which we dwell, it’s not hard to be engrossed […]
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Seawolves Takes to the Pitch – The Diamonds Remain Quiet
The Beacon Sports Staff While the baseball and softball diamonds here on the South Portland campus have yet to see any play, the women and men’s soccer teams have been battling it […]
Self-Reflection in “Turbo Kid”
By Illaria Dana The film opens with a shot of water. It is not the water that we know. It moves like smoke, rolling on itself. It is a moment of beauty. […]
Brief Voice For the Sea
By Hali Sarah Recently, by chance, I attended a seaweed festival in Portland, Maine. At the title, I thought it was going to be pretty lame. During my attendance, I quickly realized […]
The Perils of PC Culture: How Overzealous Political Correctness Corrupts Academia and Individuals
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major The cover story of the The Atlantic magazine’s September issue of this year, titled “The Coddling of the American Mind,” has garnered a considerable amount of attention. […]
SMCC Goes Smoke-Free…Finally
By Ashley Berry The fall semester of 2015 has brought some exciting changes to Southern Maine Community College, the most important being that the campus is finally tobacco/smoke- free. It’s a little […]
The “New”s of SMCC
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major With the fall semester well into action and bounties of students, faculty, and staff alike still lamenting on what seems to be a complete absence of […]
From SMCC to Damnationland
By Alexander Balzano Going from graduate to intern has been a fast-pace yet exciting journey. Having just graduated SMCC this past May with a degree in Communications and New Media with a […]
Upcoming Article: The Rocket
SMCC welcomes another new feature to the campus: The Rocket, a compost contraption that will be put to use by horticulture and culinary students to turn food waste into compost. According to […]
Dining With Dierdree
By Dierdree Glassford Major? Hello everybody! Hello readers! This summer has been full of so many adventures, from visiting family in Canada, to swimming in the local watering hole, to getting together […]
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