• Get to know the Artist: Mercer & his music from Portland, Maine

    by Timothy Randall Mercer is a local musician based in Portland, Maine and works as a cook at Gilbert’s Chowder House in Portland on Commercial Street. If you’ve heard Mercer’s music, you may have heard him perform at, “Monday of the Minds,” at the Flask Lounge in Portland, Geno’s Rock Club, at the Bayside Bowl,… Read more

  • Converting a Physical Machine to a Virtual Machine

    by Ali Adan For numerous years, the Beacon has run a Tech Talk column, for which Howard Burpee’s Senior Seminar class in Computer Technology would write the columns. Professor Burpee retired last spring and our source of Tech Talk columns dried out as well. As the Beacon wanted to keep Tech Talk alive, we have… Read more

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  • Strive for Excellence, NOT Perfection

    by Lauren Ruby The need to get every single detail of something perfect in one try can cause more stress than is necessary. Always put your best work forward, but don’t freak out if not everything is perfect. It’s just an opportunity to grow. Stretch your limits a little each day Do something that you… Read more

  • Unsolved

    A Famous Suicide by Kiana McDonough Vincent Van Gogh was known for his paintings, his severed ear, and his mysterious suicide. Van Gogh was born on March 30th, 1853 in the village of Zundert, Netherlands. Vincent left secondary school and at the age of 16. He started an apprenticeship when his uncle found him a… Read more

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