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Why Death is Not Bad
Remember We Must Die by Celina Simmons Every individual experiences life in a different way than the next, but what every person will experience all the same is death. Anthony Breukner and John Fischer, two notable philosophers, explain why and how death can be a bad thing in their article “Why Is Death Bad?” I… Read more
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The Morality and Intelligence of UBI
by Chris Hedgpeth Fifty-one years ago, in New York City, Martin Luther King, Jr. gave a speech about two Americas – one wealthily supplied with everything it needs to flourish, and one with a “daily ugliness about it that transforms the buoyancy of hope into the fatigue of despair.” King knew his fight for civil rights… Read more
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Retro-Movie Review
KILLER KLOWNS FROM OUTER SPACE by Dan Elliott I’ll admit it: I’m pretty old. I come from a bygone era; one where physical media came in cartridges, modern conveniences like Netflix and the internet were still seemingly light years away, and Amazon was simply just a rainforest that hadn’t been equal parts clear-cut and burned.… Read more
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A Show in the Campus Center
by Arden Goodwin If you’ve been to the Campus Center recently, you may have noticed a show of artwork done by none other than one of Southern Maine Community College’s self-made artists. Sarah Chadwick, on her second year of college here at SMCC, completed the concentration pieces displayed over the last summer as an independent… Read more
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