Noah Williams As of August 1st 2016, all public colleges and universities in the state of Texas must allow qualifying students to carry concealed handguns on campus. The law happened to […]
Don’t You Know It’s Gonna Be… Alt-Right?
Alex Serrano Recently in Reno Nevada, in an otherwise blistering and scathing attack on the bigot known as Donald J. Trump, Hillary Clinton named a political movement that to most of […]
TEDx SMCC: The Power of Ideas Spreads
The power of idea knows no limits, and when the spirit of one’s journey is honored they can resonate and touch many. Such is the case of Nicole Maines and TEDx […]
Supplemental Education… The Beacon
Christian Guthrie Communication & New Media Major Southern Maine Community College is filled with a myriad of opportunities to further support a student’s ambition. Whether it be a passion in filmmaking, design, or […]
Why I’m Not Moving to Canada if Trump Is Elected
Alex Serrano Communications & New Media Major Let’s imagine for five seconds that Donald J. Trump has been elected as the forty-fifth President of the United States (and try not to have an […]
On Moving on: A College Student’s Guide to the Galaxy
Evelyn Waugh Physics Major RULE NUMBER ONE: DON’T PANIC Know that you are a like a star. Not a star in the vain sense, or one that is stuck in an everlasting orbit. Truly a […]
The Elephant in the Room
Barbara Duff Communications & New Media Major Communications Technology is intimidating if you are a senior citizen. My first exposure to a computer did not happen until I was 50 years old. Even […]
Why Your Decision to Attend SMCC Was the Best Choice You’ve Made
Noah Williams Liberal Studies Major In the world of bright eyed co-eds who flock to our state to attend one of many prestigious four year universities, there is an outrageously false belief that a […]
Fear and Loathing in the TinderSphere
Noah Williams Liberal Studies Major Illustration by Alex Serrano The body next to you stirs as the chime of a phone stirs you from fitful sleep. Alone in the silence now, you […]
Look Both Ways
Christian Guthrie CNMS Major Over the past few years, there has been a shift in the culture in the Portland area. It is a new, more chaotic method of how the […]
The SMCC Beacon 