With the 2025 Maine State and municipal elections in less than a month, some students and young adults may not know how to vote, if they are registered to vote, or how […]
The Beacons Voting Guide for First Time and Young Voters
What Is a Seawolf? No, Really
A sea wolf standing on the shoreline.
Chatterbox
It’s the end of semester rush, almost every student is thinking about deadlines and making it through the end. The Beacon spoke to a few SMCC students to hear what was on […]
Marine Science is Major… at SMCC
Marine Science at SMCC is one of only three 2-year community college marine science programs in the US. The program is uniquely exciting, with access to research vessels, student laboratories that aren’t […]
Are the schools traumatizing our students?
With the rapid approach of finals, I have noticed a phenomenon in myself and many other students here at SMCC: increased anxiety and fear about finals and the stress involved in testing. […]
Trump and Mills Go Head-To-Head
The highly publicized heated exchange between President Donald Trump and Governor Janet Mills at a White House event for the National Governors Association in February has had adverse consequences for the state […]
Op-Ed: Cultural Appropriation- Where’s The Line?
African wax print fabric, also known as Ankara fabric, is produced in an array of bright colors and patterns, with each pattern bearing a significant meaning. Although it was originally mass produced as […]
Gossip Girls
Disclaimer: All these stories are anonymous and names have been changed to protect anonymity. Hey Seawolves, Gossip Girls here, and we are here to inform you of all the juicy stories and rumors […]
Unveiling the Past Through SMCC’s Architecture
New Beginnings
Never thought I’d move to Maine I guess however, I cannot complain. The people that reside here I’ve started to hold close and dear. Living in Florida all I felt was fear […]
The SMCC Beacon 