The SMCC Beacon

By Daniele Amandolini Walking through a snowy campus in sub-freezing temperatures, I felt like an animal who woke up too early from hibernation. Where are the bees pollinating the flowers, the birds tweeting in the morning? Where are the squirrels irresponsibly roaming the roads? It might be called “Spring semester”, but this ain’t no Spring,… Read more

By Quindelynne Hasler For as long as I can remember, visions of a werewolf in a pinstriped suit have visited my nightmares. I have always had odd dreams. Fantastic dreams. Terrifying dreams. A werewolf wearing a pinstripe, red-and-white, three-piece suit was strange, but not entirely impossible for me to invent with my own whimsy. Recurring… Read more

By The Beacon Staff Ice circles are thin and circular slabs of ice that rotate slowly in the water, most often the rotation is caused by the push from a current. It is believed that they form in eddy currents. It has been shown that existing ice discs can maintain their rotation due to melting.… Read more

By Tyler O’Brien In 1929, the Andromeda NEBULA was reclassified as the Andromeda GALAXY. Less than 100 years ago humans believed the entire universe existed within the Milky Way Galaxy. Since then, our view of the universe has changed significantly. Every day new discoveries are changing the way we see the universe. We want to… Read more

By Kameron McGill Imagine if every person were able to attend college tuition free. I believe that having the ability to attend college free of charge would encourage many students to obtain a degree. If more people within the state of Maine were educated, it would boost our economy by promoting entrepreneurship and enabling individuals… Read more