The SMCC Beacon

By Alexander Kennedy If you haven’t heard news of cyber attacks this year, you haven’t been paying attention. Just in the month of July, a confirmed 139,731,894 records have been leaked from malicious data breaches. Recently, these attacks have hit closer to home. On Aug. 17, Eastern Maine Community College reported a possible data security… Read more

By Alex Downing & Stephen McCabe Post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly referred to by its acronym, “PTSD,” is a mental health condition that is triggered by either witnessing or experiencing a terrifying event. Unfortunately, there are many misconceptions about it. People typically only equate PTSD with veterans who acquired it during active combat. In reality, though,… Read more

By Celina Simmons October can be a crazy time of year, especially with people dressed up in costumes everywhere and adjusting to the substantially colder weather. We get to experience a bit of a relaxation period, thanks to the past harvest moon on Sept. 24, but we are only making our way deeper into Libra… Read more

By Celina Simmons Have you ever gone for a walk or run and while enjoying the nature surroundings, you come across a pile of trash that is sitting, waiting for nobody to pick it up? Most likely, yes. Unfortunately, littering is a terrible habit for some people that only continues to worsen. A Swedish trend… Read more