By Cat Davis I tried to explain to a friend recently my view that we are all fishes in the ocean with our own secluded bubble that is our home. That secluded […]
Feast of the Lycanthrope
by Rebecca Dow Vibrant eye of heaven’s shade Silent calls from lofty high; Where go tawny fawn this night? Who paints birch so deeply wine? Limping, back arched in her way Accursed […]
Poetic License!
By Rebecca Dow Bonjour, my literary nerdlets! Following the “spooky” theme foretold in The Beacon’s last issue, I have for you a very special poem by Edgar Allan Poe titled “Spirits of […]
The Finisher
By Taylor Freeman Who is The Finisher, and why is he in the newspaper? Well, let me tell you about The Finisher and how he broke into my house one night. It […]
Why We Need Indigenous Peoples’ Day
By Kate Bennett Across the country, Americans spend the second Monday of October celebrating Columbus Day. Why? Because it is a federal holiday and typically a day off from work and […]
What If…
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 […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor: What Service Can Look Like
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 […]
Record Scratch: “The Desaturating Seven”
By Michael Harrington Humans like to be comfortable. If the temperature is not to our liking, we use climate control. If our chair is hard, we add a pillow. If we […]
The (Sh)‘It’ Movie
By Sol Gray I had the supposed honor of seeing the new “It” movie last week, and I decided I had some things to say about it. Now, I did […]
A Kitchen and a Canvas
By Noor Ibrahim Who would have thought that visual art and food had a connection? This week’s adventure was a visit to the SMCC Culinary Arts Building kitchens as well as […]
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