• Traveling Tales: The Beacon Goes West

    By Liam Woodworth-Cook After a near 24-hour delay stretching a raining Thursday to a gray disgruntled Friday, I was on aboard a weekend “vacation,” some might say, to Colorado. Surely my partner and I make the rounds of family during the holidays, but taking a weekend off of work? In the start of school? The… Read more

  • Vet to Vet: Building Connections that Span Generations

    By Brian Turner A thousand thank-yous, whether you are a veteran or not, for taking the time to read this article and learn about a great organization that helps heroes. Let’s take a moment to highlight the organization: Vet to Vet, which connects veteran volunteers with fellow veterans, providing companionship, offering assistance with benefits, supporting… Read more

  • National Service and Volunteerism: Building a Sense of Community

    By Robert Fernandez I’m certain the statistic that 22 veterans a day are being lost to suicide isn’t new to a lot of people. I can recall scrolling through Facebook over the past year or so, seeing titles to videos labeled “22 Pushup Challenge.” In these videos, people recorded themselves performing 22 pushups for the… Read more

  • From the Desk of the Managing Editors

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  • Let Louis CK Come Back

    By Alex Downing Louis Székely, better known as Louis C.K., is a man of many hats. He has found success as a writer, actor, director and producer throughout his three-decade-long career. It was his stand-up comedy that really skyrocketed him to meteoric success, though. From 2005 to 2017, the world watched as an unassuming and… Read more

  • Why Your Vote Most Definitely Counts

    By Stephen McCabe II In July of 1776, the forces fighting for this great country achieved victory, and the United States of America was born. From that day until this, we have tried to create a land of freedom and liberties, a democracy where every individual citizen has a vote, and they can use that… Read more