The SMCC Beacon
This is a news site, all of the content is written by, and for the SMCC students.
Undocumented, Where Are Your Papers?
By Matt Flaherty Immigrating to the United States of America is a pursuit of happiness. There are so many reasons why people create their lives again in the States. They could be […]
Smart Contacts: Capturing Moments At A Blink Of An Eye
By Amanda Jensen Imagine being able to capture a photo of your grandmother’s smile, your significant other just in the right light, or your child’s first steps whilst being able to put […]
Traveling Tales: The Beacon Goes West
By Liam Woodworth-Cook After a near 24-hour delay stretching a raining Thursday to a gray disgruntled Friday, I was on aboard a weekend “vacation,” some might say, to Colorado. Surely my partner […]
Vet to Vet: Building Connections that Span Generations
By Brian Turner A thousand thank-yous, whether you are a veteran or not, for taking the time to read this article and learn about a great organization that helps heroes. Let’s take […]
National Service and Volunteerism: Building a Sense of Community
By Robert Fernandez I’m certain the statistic that 22 veterans a day are being lost to suicide isn’t new to a lot of people. I can recall scrolling through Facebook over the […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editors
Let Louis CK Come Back
By Alex Downing Louis Székely, better known as Louis C.K., is a man of many hats. He has found success as a writer, actor, director and producer throughout his three-decade-long career. It […]
Why Your Vote Most Definitely Counts
By Stephen McCabe II In July of 1776, the forces fighting for this great country achieved victory, and the United States of America was born. From that day until this, we have […]
C’mon America. Let’s Be Better.
By Zaq Guiod The first of three migrant caravans from Central America is still 700 miles away from the U.S. border, and won’t arrive for another month. But if you go on […]
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