By The Beacon Staff Since the last publication of the Beacon, Seawolves basketball teams have posted an 8-5 record. With more than two-thirds of the season played the teams are winding down […]
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America Has Lost Touch With MLK’s Legacy
By Carlin Whitehouse There was once a time in America when the rearing head of racism was unmistakably ugly. One could point a finger and say, “There. That is ignorance. That is […]
Rome and the US: How Money Affects Politics
By Ian Ziller Today we are facing a problem with money in politics, but what are the dangers really? If we look back 2,000 years to the end of the Roman Republic […]
Learning Commons Update
Dining With Dierdree: The Great Lost Bear
By Dining Dierdree Over the break we all had plenty of time to think over what our New Year’s resolutions were going to be. Some of us will take the vow to […]
Obama Announces Free Community College Proposal
By Garrick Hoffman If you’re a future college student, or even currently a college student, you might end up pondering your path of education, so long as Obama’s recent proposal comes into […]
Charlie Hebdo and The Preservation of Free Speech
By Garrick Hoffman In 2010, the creators of Comedy Central satirical show South Park, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, had death threats levied their way after an April 2010 episode depicting the […]
SMCC Around the World: Greeting from Ireland
By Amber Powell Hello All, I am past the half-way point of the semester here at Cork Institute of Technology in Cork, Ireland. It has been a wild ride since I’ve arrived, […]
Science Watch Room: The Ups and Downs of Outer Space
By Jason Glynn When pushing the boundaries there is bound to be some setbacks, in addition to success. Even though NASA’s heydays is now in the past, the race to know the […]
SMCC Debate Team Triumphs at Wake Forest
Team Baghestani/Glynn do it again By Maisarah Miskoon Winston, NC – Saman Baghestani and Jason Glynn have done SMCC proud by winning a debate round arguing the affirmative against the University of […]