The Color Purple, The Ugly Truth, What to Do After a Sexual Assault, & “Why Don’t You Just Leave?”
The Color Purple Noah Williams October is Domestic Assault Awareness month, and given the recent media coverage of sexual assault in higher education, The Beacon has decided to dedicate our front page […]
Domestic Violence Month
Alex Serrano October is Domestic Violence month, and we here at the Beacon have taken extra care to bring some of the complex issues around this to light. The front page […]
A Look into Uncovered Artistry
Jessica Spoto Domestic and sexual abuse is never okay and it can really hurt someone mentally and physically. It also can take a long time for them to recover from the events […]
Be Pro-Active about Self-Care
Brandi Abrams As the semester begins we love all of our classes, and our professors are so interesting, and we are planning to get all “A’s,” but then the reality of […]
The Student Senate Shout Out
Hello SMCC, a quick shout out here: the Student Senate is off to a great start this year! The Senate has sworn in a handful of new Senators, unfortunately we are […]
All in a Day’s Work – A Profile of Local Entrepreneurs: Jonathan Holmes and Lola’s BBQ
Lola Leighton Hello SMCC, this is Lola Leighton who is studying Business Administration here at SMCC. I’m very passionate about business and entrepreneurship. My goal with this column is to pick […]
Food for Thought: Words You Should Say More
Beatrice Talmage Two words: Thank you. There’s no gray area. You either say it, or you don’t. Not into it? Well, you’re at liberty to say it however you like, but […]
Acts of Kindness at a Catch and Release Tournament
Logan Stout In a recent catch and release Blue Shark fishing tournament Melisse Merlim of Port Harbor Marina saw a disturbing sight. A young Blue Shark had previously swum through a “bait […]
This Week in History
Logan Stout September 25, 1789 US Congress proposes the Bill of Rights September 26, 1983 Soviet military officer Stanislav Petrov averts a worldwide nuclear war by judging supposed missile attack […]
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