• From the Desk of the Managing Editor

    From the Desk of the Managing Editor

    by Celina Simmons I was showing my friend a great resource for scholarship applications the other day, and I came across so much more than scholarships. If you haven’t heard about iGrad, you’re missing out on an amazing resource SMCC is offering. iGrad is essentially a money management tool for students with links to scholarships,… Read more

  • 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 working from home (if not losing their jobs, altogether) and abstaining from any social contact, parents of school-aged children are facing a whole… Read more

  • The 5 Mindfulness Trainings

    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, I would have to start looking at myself and others in a different light. I have never been a violent person. I have… Read more

  • The Mask of the Red Death

    by Edgar Allen Poe adapted by Morgan Dyer Read more

  • 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 style. Fini has been named the “brilliant bisexual cat-lady of surrealism,” and I think that is amazing. Although many of her pieces depict… Read more

  • Petunia the Pig

    by Molly Pooler Oink Oink! Who’s that chubby little thing? Why, it’s Petunia, the pot bellied pig! Petunia is a Vietnamese Pot Bellied Pig, a small breed of domestic pig originating in Vietnam. In fact, they are the smallest breed of pig. Most look just like Petunia, black in color with short legs and a… Read more