The SMCC Beacon
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Poetic License
By Kelli Dolan I’ve always thought that a picture says a thousand words, and a photo tells it’s own story, but some photographs can’t only speak for themselves. As a project for […]
Liam Neeson Takes It to the Tombstones in His Newest Thriller
Rebekah Marin Liberal Arts Major with a concentration in English After only googling the title of the film and reading the short synopsis I decided that going to see “A Walk Among […]
A Glimpse Inside
By Garrick Hoffman Opinions and Editorials Section Editor If you’re an illustrator, keep reading. If you’re not, keep reading anyway. Illustrators play a prominent role for The Beacon and other newspapers, and […]
Pro-Active Advice
By Rachel Flowers Dear Rachel, I went shopping with my boyfriend and I saw these boots I really wanted. Quick to say I was going to buy them, but my boyfriend started […]
A Pro-Life Crusade
By Garrick Hoffman Every Friday in Portland, a band of pro-life – or anti-abortion, if you choose that description – individuals gather to protest and to offer “sidewalk counseling” to incoming patients […]
Out Of The Darkness and a… A Step Toward a Brighter Future
By Alexander Bessey Suicide is something that many of us have some emotional reaction or connection to. A great many of us know someone who has taken their own life, someone who […]
Is the US Still a Democracy?
By Ian Ziller The United States is in a serious crisis, but it is not what you think it is. The crisis that the U.S. faces is a threat to our democracy. […]
Registering Voters and Enabling Voices: An interview with Saman Baghestani
By Erik Squire Why does registering youth voters matter? Maine has one of the lowest voter turnouts and registration numbers in the entire country for the youth bracket, 18-29. When students register […]
Infinite Diversity
By Lauren Michelle “Infinite diversity in infinite combinations…symbolize the elements that create truth and beauty.” -Commander Spock They say a picture is worth a thousand words; because behind every photograph there is […]
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