• “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

  • From the Desk of the Managing Editor

    By Celina Simmons Welcome back to yet another semester here at SMCC. I hope we all took advantage of the much needed time off and are ready to shift back into gear. I know for me, personally, I could use maybe one more week. Over the past month or so, there were moments I wish… Read more

  • Music Review

    By Magella Cantara Through the last few months there have been a lot of singles that have dropped, such as Ariana Grande with her song “Thank u, Next” Halsey with her song “Without Me” & Lauren Jauregui with her song “Expectations”. Personally I took a liking to these songs and particular artists not just because… Read more

  • Clicking Cinema: Reviews of “Border,” “Roma”

    By Liam Woodworth-Cook Vacation may allow some cinematic indulgence. To merge this slouching spine of mine with the exciting semester before us; let’s break into our first edition of The Beacon with some film reviews. Given I give myself time to enjoy a movie, I’ll carry this column through the semester. Starting with the most… Read more