The SMCC Beacon

By Daniele Amandolini If you are pursuing a career in film, catching the right break can take a while. You often spend years begging friends and family to like and share your latest project on Vimeo, or getting coffee for other crew members as a production assistant. For the last eight years, though, Maine Mayhem… Read more

By Liam Higgins Do you often feel overwhelmed with your own independence? As a student, you’re not alone. Like Lewis and Clark exploring the wild western plains of early America, the journey into college life can be a daunting and perilous expedition. Sixty percent of the SMCC student body is first-generation college students, and those… Read more

By The Beacon Staff In Digital Foundations, a core requirement in the Communications and New Media program, students have been asked to take a stab at using Photoshop to create a version of their own Cubist self-portraits. Each student begins with a selfie (who can’t come up with a selfie?), then selects squares, trapezoids and… Read more