By Anna Lise When I first started college, I discovered my passion for American Sign Language. During my first class, I met my friend Nicole who has Cerebral Palsy. She uses Lofstrand […]
Working from Home in a Pandemic: A Boon for Disabled People
Conversations with Chris Jordan
by Ayreal Ziegler Only a friend on social media? We’ve all done it. Added someone whom we didn’t know well or followed some celebrity we had little chance of actually connecting with. […]
A Farewell & Thank You From the Desk of the Managing Editor
by Celina Simmons It’s crazy to think that my last semester at SMCC is coming to an end and even crazier to think of when the next time will be that I […]
Diane Keaton Is My Hero: Revisiting Annie Hall
by Jody Goodman When I hear the names Nora Ephron, Nancy Meyers, Meg Ryan, or Tom Hanks, my heart immediately warms and my mind goes to a happy place full of beautiful […]
Farewell
by Morgan Dyer It’s with sadness and pride that I’m going into our last week of production with the SMCC Beacon! This is it! In the fall the Beacon will become a […]
What’s up Doc?
Interview on COVID-19 by Celina Simmons Recently, I was fortunate enough to get an interview with Larry Adrian, a Physician Assistant at the Preble Street Clinic, to talk a little bit about […]
Further Restrictions
by Peregrine Starr The COVID19 pandemic has swept the world into a whirlwind of sudden chaos and uncertainty. As the adults around the globe are finding themselves having to transition into […]
The 5 Mindfulness Trainings
by Danielle Pride The first step in mindfulness training is “To protect life, to decrease violence in oneself, in the family and in society.” In order for me to follow the training, […]
The Mask of the Red Death
by Edgar Allen Poe adapted by Morgan Dyer
The Passenger
A Story of a Painting by Celina Simmons When searching Leonor Fini’s collections, there is no doubt one would come across a piece that makes them stop, simply from the artist’s alluring […]
The SMCC Beacon 