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 […]
Hydrate Humanity
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 […]
Students Interview
By Paula Limba Hello SMCC students! I hope you’re all doing well and that everybody has had a wonderfully invigorating good start to the academic 2015-2016 year. My name is Paula Limba. […]
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 […]
Out of Darkness and Into Light
By Illaria Dana On September 20th, Bath, Maine hosted an Out of Darkness walk to raise awareness about suicide and funding for suicide prevention. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention (AFSP) organizes […]
Surviving Campus – Part One: Classroom Ethics and Study Habits
Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major I don’t know about you, but moving on to campus terrified me and starting my classes terrified me even more. I didn’t even know what to do. Was leaving […]
Ocean Acidification
Megan Prevost, Biotechnology Major Recently some really exciting information has come to light on the SMCC campus: the EPA, or the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, has provided us with $85,000 towards a high-grade […]
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