Rileigh Forslund, Hospitality Major This picture was taken in Naples, Maine. It was taken one of the first times I had ever been to this spot and the first time I had been […]
Get Ready to be Scorched
By Alexander Balzano The follow up to last year’s Maze Runner, The Scorch Trials is an explosive, suspenseful race right up to the end. I found myself completely engaged in this exciting […]
The Beat on the Street
By Christopher Wilkes Wednesday, September 30th at Empire | Joshua Hughes w/ Special Guests Alban Mitima & Connor Watson |9pm | $7 Thursday, October 1st at Portland House of Music | Shameek The God and […]
With Two Initiatives to Choose From, Mainers Have a Big Decision to Make
By Ashley Berry, Liberal Arts – Political Science This coming year Maine voters will have the option of legalizing marijuana. There are two initiatives that have been filed by two groups, The Campaign […]
Dave Chappelle Provokes Laughter, Examination in Portland
By Garrick Hoffman The Merrill Auditorium was packed with people on the night of Tuesday, September 22. The only sound was the white-noise hum of the crowd. Everyone was awaiting the living […]
Poetic License
By Garrick Hoffman When one muses on the nature of our existence, of the enigma of the cosmos, of this “grand design” in which we dwell, it’s not hard to be engrossed […]
Imploring Introspection
By Dan-Herley Mathieu “What does that really mean?” Yeah, it is America, it is freedom. You can be whatever you want to. Those are what most of us think America is all […]
Socialism, Communism, and Social Democracy
By Ian Ziller History Major Communism and socialism are two different but related philosophies. Although in economics they share similar ideas, true communism has never existed. Communism is a utopian idea that […]
SMCC Goes Smoke-Free…Finally
By Ashley Berry The fall semester of 2015 has brought some exciting changes to Southern Maine Community College, the most important being that the campus is finally tobacco/smoke- free. It’s a little […]
The Perils of PC Culture: How Overzealous Political Correctness Corrupts Academia and Individuals
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major The cover story of the The Atlantic magazine’s September issue of this year, titled “The Coddling of the American Mind,” has garnered a considerable amount of attention. […]
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