The SMCC Beacon

by Krista Nadeau  Computer screens seem to dominate our lives these days. Technology was prevalent for many prior to COVID, but if not, chances are there has been a newfound reliance on it. That is, if you’re lucky enough. Estimates report more than nine million people across the nation do not have access to a… Read more

By Jake Doolittle Sam Jacobs took our cover photo for this issue, which highlights the dramatic transition from in-person to online learning. She described her creative process. “I used a Canon Rebel T7i with a 35mm lens. My idea of the shot involved students who have little children, but don’t have childcare. Sometimes the children… Read more

by Krista Nadeau “One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.”   Tony Robbins Sticky note reminders. Another item on the to-do list. Google calendar full.… Read more

by Alexandra Griffin  Online learning has been very stressful and hard to handle for the younger generation today because there is no social contact between people in the zoom classrooms and there is a lack of motivation. If there’s no motivation, no work will get done. If there’s no kind of social contact, kids are… Read more

by Tim Randall Zachary John Harder, a former student at Southern Maine Community College, passed away unexpectedly on September 18, 2020, while biking on an autumn day in Maine. Zach graduated from SMCC with an Associate Degree of Applied Science in 2019 and was working for the Inland Fisheries & Wildlife, and Marine Resources Committees… Read more

This photo goes with the film, Sign at All Times and shows the skateboarder Brian Estrada, who is Deaf. By Sam Jacobs The Superfest Disability Film Festival is the longest running film festival of its kind anywhere in the world. It started in 1970 in Southern California and has switched organizational home’s since it has… Read more