• Winter Fashion

    By Loraine Aceto Solve this riddle: I sit astride, but on what I don’t know and I jump off whenever I meet an acquaintance. What am I? Could be a shirt or a hat! Speaking of those clothes, let’s talk fashion! Fashion is a style especially in clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, hairstyle, body, makeup. Fashion… Read more

  • Make a Change

    By Magella Cantara Obviously, there are some things on campus that aren’t available and need to be. For instance there’s not a counselor or a nurse on campus available for students to go to if needed. As a student at SMCC do you feel comfortable living on campus knowing this? How might your parents feel?… Read more

  • Congress Representatives since the ‘80s blame Trump, President of 2 years, for Country’s Problems

    By Loraine Aceto Illegal Immigration is wrong. Plain and simple,” Chuck Schumer stated in 2009 at the Immigration Law and Policy Conference at Georgetown Law. Currently, his words are translated much differently; when an affirmative action is tactically pushing for a human trafficking crisis reform. In a bipartisan manner, slavery is an ongoing issue that… Read more

  • What is Feminism for the 99%?

    By Carin Duney Earlier this year, Students for Democratic Socialism (S4), co-sponsored and marched with the Feminism for the 99% Contingent in the Women’s March in Portland. This contingent is made up of organizations and individuals who understand that feminist demands such as the ending wage gap and securing abortion rights will not be won… Read more

  • Government Shutdown Technique: From Boston Port Act Blocking Harbors and Winning by Force

    By Loraine Aceto According to History.com, “In 1774, British Parliament passes the Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston and demanding that the city’s residents pay for the nearly $1 million worth (in today’s money) of tea dumped into Boston Harbor during the Boston Tea Party of December 16, 1773.” This historic event is… Read more

  • Immigrant Voting Rights

    By Morgan Dyer On Jan. 26, I was lucky enough to meet with Portland At-Large Councilor Pious Ali at Coffee ME Up on Cumberland Avenue to learn about an initiative of his. Ali wants to give resident non-citizens in Portland the right to vote in local elections. Pious Ali is a former SMCC student who… Read more