By Charles Ishimwe The Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum awarded Roméo Dallaire, a retired Lieutenant-General, Senator, and celebrated humanitarian the 2014 Reflections of Hope Award. In 1993, LGen Dallaire was appointed […]
The SMCC Beacon
This is a news site, all of the content is written by, and for the SMCC students.
A Growing Campus for Growing Minds
By Alex Bessey First Year Student & Vice President of the Midcoast Club When I began attending classes at SMCC’s Midcoast Campus I thought it would be exactly that: attending classes; but the […]
Lisa DeSisto, CEO and Publisher for MaineToday
By A.S. Kinsman This morning members of SMCC’s The Beacon were treated to the privilege of being in the company of “Eggs & Issues”. Eggs & Issues is the Portland Community Chamber […]
Eggs and Issues
By Jennifer Lague Have you ever wanted to be a journalist? If you do there is a woman who you should know about. Her name is Lisa DeSisto and she is the […]
The Science Watchroom: The Big Bang Theory: Beyond the Sitcom
By Jason Glynn As existentialist thinking beings we have long pondered things such as: where did we come from and why are we here? Well, we are now closer to explaining that. […]
SMCC Lands In Guatemala
By Tiffany Crockett Surfing waves in Cancun, sleeping in every day, having a show marathon were not at all part of my spring break, instead working alongside one of the poorest villages […]
Examining Determinism and Free Will
By Dennis Fairweather I grew up in a really dysfunctional household with lots of drugs and violence around me. My father went to prison for 10 years for guns, and drugs, andmy […]
Crime 101 and Beyond
By Kyle Scholes With the numerous crimes capable of being committed, ranging from arson to speeding, it would not be efficient to send officers equipped with only the most basic […]
The Many Colors of Our Community
By Alexander Bessey Vice President of the SMCC Midcoast Club On March 5th, the Midcoast Club invited Color of Community to the Midcoast campus to share their stories with us. Color of Community […]
The Business Hub
By Darcy Pope Hi everyone! So who thinks that businesses are a place of all work and no play? Well, that’s a bunch of nonsense! There are several big businesses that […]