By Wayne Lawson Business Major Hello readers of The Beacon. I am Wayne, a nontraditional student – which is a polite way of saying I am older than a few of my […]
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Awesome People Wanted
Build marketable and desirable skills in leadership, communication, collaboration, experience, and awesomeness! Both The Student Senate and SMCC’s Honor Society are looking for team members that are looking to do great things […]
24 Hour News Need of Format Change
By Frank Coletti Communications and New Media Major According to Pew Research, 71% of people 18- 29 get news from the Internet and not subject to watching “what’s on” television because of […]
Best Practices to Keeping: Yourself Protected Online
By Nicholas S. Alexander The Internet has come to a point now that it’s part of each and every one of our daily lives. We connect to one another through social media […]
You don’t say: The Devolution of our Language and Us
By Rebekah Marin Liberal Studies/English Major Recently, Duke University student, Daniel Kort, launched a language campaign called “You Don’t Say”. In Kort’s Huffington Post article he talks about the use of language […]
Just How the Hell did Microsoft Pull that off again? Microsoft HoloLens? What’s that?
By Richard M. Bigega Just a few hours after I was asking myself where Google Glass went, a new reality was born in Seattle. I’ll spare you the drama: the good guys […]
State of the Union Review
By Ian Ziller Liberal Arts – Political Science Major Last week the President had his State of the Union address before Congress. The speech tackled the many issues that the President wished […]
Sugar: The Deadly, Ubiquitous Ingredient, A glimpse into sugar and obesity
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major “Sugar. It’s in everything!” These are the laconic words in the description of an episode of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, posted on YouTube. According […]
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Reviewing America’s College Promise Plan
By Ashley Berry Liberal Studies – Political Science Community colleges are life rafts in the savage and tumultuous sea that is the job market. The appeal of higher education reaches not only […]
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