By Paul Moosmann For those of us who’ve lived in or around Maine our whole lives, a snow day here and a cancellation there during the winter is nothing new. This year, […]
Scholarship Coffee
On Friday, Feb. 10, 2017, the McKernan Center hosted a “Scholarship Coffee” event where student recipients of SMCC scholarships got to meet and mingle with community scholarship donors. The Beacon’s Breanna Penney […]
Redefining Community One App at a Time
By Jessica Spoto SMCC has this really neat interactive app for students! Students can find information about the school just like they can if they go onto the website. They can find […]
What Will be the Future of the Trades?
By Gwendolyn Randall When SMCC opened in 1946 it was under the name “Maine Vocational Technical Institute” and trained World War II veterans who needed new skills in the post-war economy. As […]
The Veterans Club Notes
By Whit Cole First, I would like to take a moment to welcome you all back — or welcome those of you that are just starting out at Southern Maine Community College. […]
‘Writ,’ SMCC’s Literary Journal, is Going to Press
By Ness Hutchins Writ is currently accepting submissions for the 2017 issue, the theme of which will be Lost & Found. All submissions should include one or both themes to some degree. […]
Oceanview Dining Hall Gets a Face-lift
By Noah Williams If you’ve ever had the pleasure of eating at Oceanview Dining Hall on the South Portland campus, you will be more than excited to find out that this charming […]
We Are SMCC
By Breanna Penney It’s seven as the sun charges up the east horizon, while the night masquerades its silky, black armor, only to retreat down the west. Another day, founded by the […]
The Magical Binder
By Jessica Spoto Grody! That binder looks so plain! Eww yuck, gag me with a spoon! Like, it’s totally a wreck. Fix it or I am going to totally die or something, […]
How to Remember College
By Jessica Spoto In the daily grind of college life it is difficult to remember every minute detail, day after day. We run out the door and forget our textbook. We miss […]
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