The SMCC Beacon

By Sarah Farrugia They say if you buy your pregnancy test at a dollar store, you probably aren’t ready to have a baby. Not really, but they should. The dollar-store test was unlike any I had ever seen or used; instead of peeing on the stick, the dollar-store brand required one to urinate into a… Read more

By Zachary J. Guiod In this article I would like to focus on ways to fix the egregious level of global wealth inequality. It would be impossible to do this without calling out the failures of our current unsustainable system: capitalism. While there has been undeniable positive progress in technology and medicine under our current… Read more

By Tina Teall The #MeToo movement and revelations about sexual misconduct from several high-profile men have shown the country and the world how prevalent our culture of male power really is. I think some men are opening their eyes and realizing that this culture is more prevalent and damaging than they realized. I think there… Read more

By Lloyd Metcalf What if you could do exactly what you loved? For this round of “What If” I hope our readers will allow me to an opportunity to relate a bit of my own story as the semester comes to a close. When I came to SMCC for my first degree (Communications & New… Read more