• First Time Living Situations

    By Rebecca Dow Growing up, my mother always taught me to have respect for others, and to demand respect in return. Disrespect, unfortunately, can present itself in a variety of subtle and frustrating ways; one such manner in which a person can be disrespected is by unfair treatment when renting a home. On the third… Read more

  • Letters to the Editors + Editors’ note

    Dear Beacon Editors, Comic book legendary writer Stan ‘The Man’ Lee, has passed away at the wise old age of ninety-five. The worlds and characters he created set off an array of color in the comic book and entertainment industry. From acknowledging a fly crawling on his wall, sparking the idea for ‘The Amazing Spider-man’… Read more

  • The Chainsmoking Smirker of Sci-Fi: Kurt Vonnegut

    By Liam Woodworth-Cook Fiction is an incredibly diverse platform in literature. There are not only many different genres, but several layers within those categories. There are the hundreds of cowboy tales at gas stations and gift shops down south, the romance novels that stretch whole aisles with the repeated images of a damsel looking distressed,… Read more

  • Upcoming Shows

    By Liam Woodworth-Cook Here’s the upcoming show listing at the State Theatre in Portland! Enjoy the break and catch some music! The Motet Moon Hooch, Jaw Gems Mon 12/31 Doors: 7:30 pm / Show: 8:30 pm State Theatre Kacey Musgraves Natalie Prass Tue 1/15 Doors: 7:00 pm / Show: 8:00 pm State Theatre The Wood… Read more

  • Andy Warhol and His Pop Art

    By Claire Dodge I didn’t choose to write about Warhol because of familiarity, I truly love the movement of Pop Art that he specializes in. There is so much character and interpretation within his portraits that really catch my eye. I chose to focus on this portrait of John Lennon because of the colors and… Read more

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