By Lloyd Metcalf   What if SMCC were off the grid? If we throw out all budgetary concerns, what would the ripple effect look like for SMCC to go to a completely […]

By Ben Riggleman   On Page 2, you read about Coach Brian Dougher’s no-nonsense approach to helping Hurricane Irma victims: “It doesn’t matter what type of environment we’re in; we’re down there […]

  By Taylor Freeman   Day 1, Hour 1: So far, I’ve spent a good 30 minutes working on the editing project for Video on Location. I’m currently sitting in the Mac […]

  By Kate Bennett   Parking on the South Portland Campus is a joke. Honestly. I follow the advice given to students, especially those commuting like myself, to arrive an hour early […]

  By Jessica Spoto   Being told “you’re too fat” or “you let yourself go” or “you put about five pounds of cheese on that already cheesy mac-and-cheese” is never a worthy […]

  By Sudeep Stauble   The room seems to spin around you as you sit alone in the dining hall. Figures flit about in your periphery, their voices seeming to meld into […]

By Ben Riggleman Hello, Beacon readers. My name’s Ben, and I have the privilege of being this year’s managing editor of The Beacon. The buck stops on this (metaphorical) desk: if something […]

By Dale Rappaneau My best friend is gay. I know he’s gay because he and his wife sat down with my fiancée and me to tell us about his realization of being […]

By Megan Webster First-day jitters are a real thing. And though about 75 percent of mine are a health-risk harbinger from the six cups of coffee I’ve consumed before 9 a.m., the […]

By Noor Ibrahim Have you ever thought that a religious lifestyle can be beneficial for you health? Well, researchers from the University of Michigan analyzed data from an annual survey of high-school […]