By Gio DiFazio The complete trivialization of the NFL’s Hall of Fame is near completion. What was once, an elite fraternity, has boiled down to little more a popularity contest, which happens […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor: Building Networks of Positive Change
By Alex Serrano Every other week I start this column with something like “The world is in an interesting place,” “The world doesn’t seem too normal right now, but-,” or “These are […]
Fat Equals Ugly
By Jessica Spoto Fat means you are ugly. If you are fat, you are ugly. If you are ugly, you must be fat. Okay, okay, let’s back this up a bit. No, […]
Punching Nazis: A Moral Meditation
By Alex Serrano By this point you’ve probably seen the video of Richard Spencer, Alt-Right leader and white supremacist (excuse me, “race realist”) getting punched in the face by a masked protester. […]
We’re in Trouble, Bigly
By Ben Riggleman Are you worried? Angry? Disgusted? Good. If you’re an American who’s been paying attention, that’s what’s called for. There’s no excuse for apathy. Let’s recap. Here’s some of what […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor
Campus Solidarity By Alex Serrano It’s the start of a brand-new semester at SMCC. Students are bustling from class to class, steaming mugs of joe in knit-mittened hands. Dogs are being walked […]
Excuses & Sugar-Coating
By Jessica Spoto We all use excuses to get out of class or work or really anything that we don’t feel like doing at that moment. “The bridge was up” or “I’m […]
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor, I want to express an opinion that may very well infuriate some of my colleagues. It is this: I did not vote for Donald Trump, but I believe it is my […]
Decadent and Depraved, a College Christmas Party
By Noah Williams There is no escaping the merciless onslaught of Smirnoff Ice hidden in the chip bowl, or the wild, sticky, groping admissions of love and guilt, when you accept the […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor: An Apology
Alex Serrano In the October 25th edition of the Beacon Newspaper, I wrote a flagrant and insulting article titled, “What’s Up With Midcoast?” The column targeted the students of the Midcoast […]
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