• What is Valentine’s Day?

    By Meghan Lessard & Celina Simmons Google Definition: Valentine’s Day – noun: February 14, a day when it is traditional to send a card, often anonymously, to a person one is romantically involved with or attracted to. Reality: Valentine’s day in the twenty first century is controversial at best. According to ancient sources gathered by… Read more

  • The Beacon Staff’s Open Table Discussion Gender Appropration and Gender Neutral Bathrooms

    By The Beacon Staff Per usual, during Production Layout Day, members of The Beacon carry out numerous discussions on any topic that comes to mind. On this past Production Sunday, we dived into the topic of gender neutral bathrooms and gender appropriation. These have been hot topics in the SMCC community as well as American… Read more

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  • A Human Wall Should Stand Together, Not Separate

    By Magella Cantara We will build a Human Wall if necessary. If we had a real Wall, this would be a non-event!” This is a statement our President tweeted a week ago. We are all familiar with the wall Trump plans to build along the southern border. With this idea Trump has tweeted, this will… Read more

  • From the Desk of the Managing Editor

    By Celina Simmons February is such a conflicting month of the year. We are snowed in half the time, getting teased with momentary glimpses of warm weathered days, and if that’s not frustrating enough, most of us are drowning in school work. Winter can be fun if you’re the type of person who takes part… Read more

  • Would You Like Some Tea To Go With That Culture Shock?

    By Sierra Firley On December 16, 2018, I embarked on a one-month trip to Istanbul, Turkey. This journey started in a math class last semester. I sat across from a girl named Amwaj, and became friendly with her in group discussions. She told me that her and her family had come to America from Iraq… Read more