By Justin Taylor The summer of 2017 was a fantastic season for blockbusters as well as independent films. There were so many great movies that debuted over the last few months. The […]
Summer 2017 Film Highlights
Poetic License
By Rebecca Dow (I’m excited!) Hello everyone, my name is Becca and it’s a pleasure to be writing for SMCC’s school paper! I am currently overseeing The Beacon’s poetry column for this […]
Why Must the Human Race Be Destroyed?
By Oğuzhan Özkan We, the human race, are the defilers of the earth. I have strongly believed this fact throughout my entire life, even when I was a little kid. What we […]
From the Final Desk of the Managing Editor
By Alex Serrano This is my last paper here at the Beacon as managing editor. Let’s just say I’ve learned quite a bit. I learned about effective communications. I learned to […]
Why Design?
By Troy Hudson We live in a wondrous age, when the marks of human design can be seen on everything from our phones and computers to our office chairs and toothbrush handles. […]
Freedom From Fear Life is a battle that we all have to face. You can’t just turn away and give up. (Well, you can, but that won’t be very productive.) Life is […]
Marshall on Cinema
Director’s Profile: Ben Wheatley Though it may be true that, now more than ever, filmmakers are intrigued by the prospect of pastiche, it ultimately requires a singular vision to transcend imitation […]
Portable CD Player or Smartphone?
By Jessica Spoto Many people listen to music on their smartphone because, well, it’s very convenient — and who doesn’t have their smartphone on them? Now, before we jump in here […]
Kafkaesque Bukowski
By Oğuzhan Özkan Kafka and Bukowski may seem miles apart from each other by plain logic: they lived in different eras; they had different personalities; Kafka’s poetic skills are not what he […]
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