By Alex Downing Going off to college is an exciting, yet stressful, chapter in one’s life. It entails meeting a myriad of new people, adjusting to a higher level of academic expectations […]
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By Rebecca Dow Ah, autumn; it is a time of year when leaves crunch lightly underfoot as you walk. When the breeze whispers chilled foreshadowings of winter, and you can ponder warm […]
Susan Collins and SCOTUS: Let’s Get Involved
By Matt Flaherty You may not think you have a voice when it comes to government and politics at a national level. You may think your vote doesn’t make much of a […]
Veterans’ Club
By Stephen McCabe Are you an SMCC Veteran? Have you been to the Veterans Lounge, located on the first floor of the Captain House? Have you been there this semester? I am […]
Philosophy Club Invites You to Join Their Discussions (About Philosophy)
By Celina Simmons On Wednesday, Sept. 12, I took part in the Philosophy Club meeting. To start the semester off, we began with discussing the meaning of philosophy. As usual in philosophical […]
Gallery Under the Stairs
By Loraine Aceto The Gallery Under The Stairs is an awesome event occurring this Fall semester! The shows will run for one month (but two weeks from now). Note: it is unsure […]
What SMCC is Doing to Protect Your Data
By Alexander Kennedy If you haven’t heard news of cyber attacks this year, you haven’t been paying attention. Just in the month of July, a confirmed 139,731,894 records have been leaked from […]
PTSD: Misfortunes & Misconceptions
By Alex Downing & Stephen McCabe Post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly referred to by its acronym, “PTSD,” is a mental health condition that is triggered by either witnessing or experiencing a terrifying event. […]
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