By Ashley Berry, Liberal Arts – Political Science Major In light of recent violent events across the country, there are many questions that students have regarding guns, violence, and whether or not we […]
Soccer remains alive and kicking while… The Diamonds become quieter while…
Beacon Sports Staff As the fall season extends into Indian summer, the action on the diamonds heads into the bottom of the ninth with the softball team took to the diamond finishing […]
Gone But Not Forgotten
3 sports legends depart with no one to take their place September has been a cruel month considering who from the sporting world has departed this orbiting arena of sports. Within a […]
You Said…What?
by Tegan Bradley, Liberal Studies Lorelei is a first year SMCC student, a country girl at heart working to one day become a veterinarian. She’s five feet short, constantly emitting positivity and a friendly […]
The Best Free Tools for a Safe Computing Experience
If you’re like me at some point you bought a new personal computer and that computer came with an antivirus program. However, that antivirus program unlike a lot of other software that probably came […]
Resistance as the Path to Understanding : An interview with Teresa Swinbourne
Illaria Dana, Education Major Being a student is largely about relationships. There are internal relationships we have with the information we receive. There are external relationships with professors and with peers. Navigating these relationships requires […]
SMCC Acquires New Composter for Horticulture, Culinary Arts Programs : The Rocket is here and it’s all “fired up”
By Garrick Hoffman, Liberal Arts Major This past summer saw the arrival of a new friend of Southern Maine Community College, and it came in the form of stainless steel. The Rocket, designed and […]
Midcoast Campus Celebrates Opening of L.L. Bean Learning Commons
By Megan Prevost, Biotechnology On Thursday, October 1st, the Midcoast Campus opened the doors to a brand new building that could potentially revolutionize the way students learn and study on campus. […]
Racism in Our Society, in Schools
Illaria Dana, Education Major In Exceptional Lives, the text for the education class called Teaching Exceptional Learners, the third chapter is called, “Today’s Multicultural, Bilingual, and Diverse Schools.” The course is designed to […]
A Brief Voice For Our Future
By Hali Sarah, Horticulture Saturday September 12, 2015 I attended the Greenfest at Monument Square in Portland. (This was another “by chance” occurrence.) I am affiliated with Hour Exchange Portland, which is a […]
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