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SMCC Spotlight: Kevin Sweeney
Happy National Poetry Month, readers! Today we’re taking a moment to decompress and take a glimpse into the world of writing, with a focus in Poetry. As we take this moment to relax, this reporter banded together with some of the professors behind SMCC’s English Department to discuss National Poetry Month. This month’s highlight works… Read more
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National Poetry Month Spotlight: #4
Another day, another poem! This staff writer is merely sharing more of her own work as staff and students come forward with their own work in the next two weeks. I hope you poetry lovers enjoy another bite of National Poetry Month, and be sure to check out The Beacon’s previous posts celebrating this event!… Read more
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Family Through Flames: SMCC’s Live-in Program Welcomes All
The SMCC Fire Science department is one of the best in the state, and maybe even the country, with people from California, Florida, New York, etc. coming to Maine to be a part of it. With students from so many places coming for the program, one would think there are a lot of students majoring… Read more
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National Poetry Month Spotlight: #3
Welcome back to another week of The Beacon celebrating National Poetry Month! This reporter is happy to share a favorite from a true New Englander, Robert Frost. Below is his piece “After Apple-Picking.” I found this poem to be so enlightening due to the shift of weather! Happy Spring, and stay tuned later this week… Read more
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New Bill could relieve Maine Nurses
Maine nurses are backing the Maine Quality Care Act, which is on its way to the House awaiting approval. The bill (LD 1639), passed on March 27th by the Maine Senate, will limit the number of patients that nurses are required to care for during their shifts. The amendment seeks to relieve the taskwork of… Read more
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Voices in the Fog
Story and photo by Joe Dehler It was 5:00 pm on a Tuesday. I was late for an Environmental Activist meeting that I was supposed to be covering for the SMCC Beacon. When I reached the conference room the lights were off. I knocked and entered. Nobody. I suppose that goes to show the commitment-… Read more
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