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  • The Importance of Religious Pluralism

    By Chris Hedgpeth There’s a dumb joke I like to make whenever I see a church called “First Baptist” in which I point out that the next town over also has a church that claims to be the “First Baptist”, and that both of them can’t possibly be the first Baptist church. I once attempted… Read more

  • The Kindness Korner

    By The Kindness Mama Welcome Back Sea Wolves! Happy 2019! I hope you all had a relaxing break and are ready to begin the Spring 2019 semester. By the print date of this issue you have at least one week of class under your belt. By now you should have made the decisions of whether to… Read more

  • “Students 4 Democratic Socialism” Comes to Campus

    By The Beacon Staff Started by Maximillian Salunek and Tiffanie Bentley, Students 4 Democratic Socialism (S4), is a student organization whose goal is to empower and educate students in grass-roots organizing. The first two seeds of activism have already sprouted. On Saturday the 19th, the International Women’s Strike called for the formation of “Feminism for… Read more

  • The Elimination of Plastic Straws

    By Kameron McGill Over winter break I was fortunate enough to visit a few good restaurants and indulge in some delicious food. One of the restaurants was called Publik House, located in Springvale, ME. During my meal something caught my eye, it was the straw in my drink. Many of you are probably wondering why… Read more

  • The Black Heritage Trail of NH Presents the 2019 Elinor Williams Hooker Tea Talks; “That Which Divides, That Which Unites”

    From The Beacon Staff Presented by the Black Heritage Trail of New Hampshire in partnership with the Portsmouth Public Library, “Tea Talks” will be held February 3 – March 10 from 2 – 4 pm. All events are free and open to the public unless where noted. JerriAnne Boggis explained this year’s theme, “We chose… Read more