Jessica Spoto Imagine a young woman in her early to mid 20s walking through the streets of downtown Portland. She is wearing a light green, blue, purple, and black sparkly, floral […]
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Marshaling Cinema: Don’t Breathe A Movie Review
Ryan Marshall In 2013, Fede Alvarez made his initial foray into feature-length filmmaking with an update/reboot of Sam Raimi’s classic EVIL DEAD franchise – undoubtedly one of the more watchable […]
Marshaling Cinema: Yorgos Lanthimos, Profiles in Directing
Ryan Marshall Greek writer/director Yorgos Lanthimos, born May 27th 1973, got his start in television and theatre production throughout the 1990’s before trying his hand at feature filmmaking, co-directing MY BEST […]
Watch Out Hipsters in Portland!
Jessica Spoto Hipsters in Portland who are they? What are they? What clothing do they wear to emulate their magical anti conforming powers? Hipster are these anti everything mainstream little creatures […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor
Alex Serrano Hey folks. For this issue of the Beacon newspaper, three of our dedicated writers; Noah Williams, Mariah Findlay, and Brandi Adams, chose to tackle a delicate and often maligned […]
Misogynistic Conflict
Anonymously submitted I really love rap music. I love the bass, I love the rhythm, I love the beat, but mostly I love the lyrics. I grew up in a place […]
Passive Vs. Aggressive Protest
Alex Serrano Two weeks ago, Colin Kaepernick refused to stand during the playing of the national anthem in protest of “a country that oppresses black people and people of color.” In […]
Why Can’t We?
By Brandi Abrams Every September Apple unveils their new products for the year. This year, instead of excitement and materialistic desire, apple customers are lamenting the loss of a traditional headphone […]
Spin This: The Divine Feminine, Mac Miller
Antonia Vail Exactly a year ago, Mac Miller introduced us to his album GO:OD AM; an album constructed like a musical memoir that he rooted in his mid-90s East Coast hip-hop influences. […]
SMCC at Night
Oona Foley “This summer I took a photography class and most of the time it was pictures of the school. The two photos I shared were used for my Final Project this […]
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