By Loraine Aceto Illegal Immigration is wrong. Plain and simple,” Chuck Schumer stated in 2009 at the Immigration Law and Policy Conference at Georgetown Law. Currently, his words are translated much differently; […]
What is Feminism for the 99%?
By Carin Duney Earlier this year, Students for Democratic Socialism (S4), co-sponsored and marched with the Feminism for the 99% Contingent in the Women’s March in Portland. This contingent is made up […]
Government Shutdown Technique: From Boston Port Act Blocking Harbors and Winning by Force
By Loraine Aceto According to History.com, “In 1774, British Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston and demanding that the city’s residents pay for the nearly $1 million […]
Immigrant Voting Rights
By Morgan Dyer On Jan. 26, I was lucky enough to meet with Portland At-Large Councilor Pious Ali at Coffee ME Up on Cumberland Avenue to learn about an initiative of his. […]
The Importance of Religious Pluralism
By Chris Hedgpeth There’s a dumb joke I like to make whenever I see a church called “First Baptist” in which I point out that the next town over also has a […]
The Kindness Korner
By The Kindness Mama Welcome Back Sea Wolves! Happy 2019! I hope you all had a relaxing break and are ready to begin the Spring 2019 semester. By the print date of this […]
“Students 4 Democratic Socialism” Comes to Campus
By The Beacon Staff Started by Maximillian Salunek and Tiffanie Bentley, Students 4 Democratic Socialism (S4), is a student organization whose goal is to empower and educate students in grass-roots organizing. The […]
The Elimination of Plastic Straws
By Kameron McGill Over winter break I was fortunate enough to visit a few good restaurants and indulge in some delicious food. One of the restaurants was called Publik House, located in […]
The Black Heritage Trail of NH Presents the 2019 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks; “That Which Divides, That Which Unites”
From The Beacon Staff Presented by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire in partnership with the Portsmouth Public Library, “Tea Talks” will be held February 3 – March 10 from 2 […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor
By Celina Simmons Welcome back to yet another semester here at SMCC. I hope we all took advantage of the much needed time off and are ready to shift back into gear. […]