By Rebecca Dow Nowadays, anime permeates deep into Western and Japanese pop culture, showing its face in merchandise, entertainment, literature, et cetera. Within the sea of people who enjoy Japanese animation, there […]
A Brief History of Anime
Printmaking At SMCC
By Rebecca Dow As an assignment for Mary Hart’s Printmaking 1 class, students were asked to create drypoint intaglio artwork for two exhibits titled “The Exquisite Corpse: A Surrealist Drawing Game,” and […]
Gallery Under the Stairs
By Rebecca Dow Gallery Under The Stairs has been in the works for about a year, initially conceived by instructor Mike Lewis and supported by Professor Rachel Guthrie. These two created a […]
Poetic License; Happy National Poetry Month!
By Rebecca Dow In celebration, let’s allow ourselves a moment to recognize famous (or not-so-famous) writers from the past. Throughout this month, Kevin Sweeney is hosting weekly poetry readings in the All […]
Free Will
By Alicia Brosseau In “Consider Ethics” (2011), Bruce Waller writes, “We are not entirely self-made and self-chosen — our desires, affections, and inclinations are the product of our genetic and conditioning histories […]
The Disgraceful Purple P
By LaRene Wentworth Strange as it may seem, plagiarism hasn’t always been viewed as a no-no. There was a time in history when it was encouraged to copy the masters. The great […]
Trump’s Drug Policy
By Gio DiFazio New Hampshire, where the state motto is “Live Free or Die,” held a presidential rally this weekend at Manchester Community College. Combating the drug epidemic, mainly opiate-based substances, was […]
I Can’t Wait For the End
By Nathanial Barter You lie in bed at night and dream. Perhaps you dream about fast cars, money, and freedom. Or, maybe, nightmares, with goblins, ghoulies and psychotic ex-lovers. You lie drifting […]
The Cost of Textbooks
By Mohammed Omane College textbooks, like college tuition, have increased drastically in price over the years. While some of it is due to inflation, college textbooks are 812 percent higher today than […]
Revival or Career Destruction?
By Celina Simmons In December of 2017, Marshall Mathers, or the man more commonly known as Eminem, released his ninth studio LP, and critics have many mixed opinions on it. Although some […]
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