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Mercury Retrograde and How It Affects You
by Celina Simmons If you came across some difficulties in regards to communication or failures with technology in the last month or so, there is a reason behind it all. It’s known as a Mercury retrograde. Three or four times a year when Mercury passes Earth in its orbit, it goes into retrograde. When this… Read more
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From the Desk of the Managing Editor
By Rebecca D. Salutations, This is your friendly human “Bean,” Rebecca Dow. It’s my pleasure to make your acquaintance as managing editor for The Beacon this fall. To give a little backstory on my position, I began my time at SMCC as a liberal studies major in 2016 with a focus on science. After completing… Read more
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Stop Calling Asylum Seekers ‘Illegal Immigrants’
By Zachary J. Guiod Immigration is something that is talked about very often in America. Many people feel that it is one of the core problems facing our country and believe that illegal immigrants are rushing the border and bringing with them all sorts of problems. You’ll hear this from cable news pundits, senators and… Read more
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Political Reasoning for College Students
By Loraine Aceto Award shows such as the Emmys and Oscars are so political nowadays. Isn’t politics redundant and not relevant to the purpose of award shows being entertainment, cinematography and movies? One could argue that the politics that these award shows are talking about is political activism; however, political activism should include both sides… Read more
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Spring Point Hall Is Back!
By Zachary J. Guiod It must have been a difficult start to the year for many students who were living in a hotel or in Surfsite when they expected to be chilling in Springpoint. But your trying times are soon to be over because Spring Point is open for business on the 15th! Move-in time… Read more
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