A week ago last Friday, Nour Alsammarai and I met in the Captain’s House to videotape the second installment of “5 Minutes Student Interviews.” For those of you who would like to […]
Rumor Has It
Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major Rumor: To prevent extreme budget cuts, the tuition is going to increase hundreds of dollars by the semester, making the overall tuition quite a bit higher each semester. Fact: […]
SMCC ACE: Observing Our Unfolding Galaxies – Astronomy club takes to the night skies
By Nicholas Moll, Liberal Studies – Mathematics On the evening of October 14th into the 15th, the Southern Maine Community College Association of Cosmic Explorers met for the first time to host a […]
Professors Get Pied for the Captain’s Cupboard
Pies were flying from the hands of students and into the faces of staff and faculty – including President Cantor – in an effort to raise funds for the SMCC student food […]
Hydrate Humanity
By Emily McFarlin, Business Major Here at SMCC, there are three Political Science classes that are taught by Ellen Moy and Julie Mueller. Ellen and Julie have combined our classes in an effort […]
Transfer Fair
By Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major If you’re like me you might be thinking about transferring after two years or so here at SMCC. Not only is the thought of transferring a daunting task […]
Student Interviews: Ahmed Abbass and His Journey from Iraq to SMCC
By Paula Limba, Nursing On Friday, October 2, Ahmed Abbass and I sat down in the Captain’s House to videotape the first interview in a series of five-minute interviews with international students. Ahmed, […]
SMCC’S RAINBOW LEAGUE EMBRACES LGBTQ STUDENTS, ILLUMINATES ISSUES
By Paul L. Young SMCC’s ongoing struggle to understand and engage a growing multicultural student population has led to the formation of the Rainbow League, the school’s most recent official student organization. Its stated […]
Mentally Unprepared
Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major Going away to college is a big change, one of the first changes that most teenagers go through before adulthood, especially if you’re living on campus or far away […]
The Nursing Club Is Alive and Well
By Cody Powers Because the Southern Maine Community College (SMCC) Nursing program is academically challenging and mentally perplexing, it is important for students to have support systems and resources within reach. The […]
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