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SMCC Alumni Open Saco Coffee Shop
By Troy Hudson Before summer 2017, the town of Saco didn’t have much in the way of coffee shops. A Starbucks was the only local option for people looking for a cup of coffee and a café atmosphere. When SMCC alumni Erik Squire and Maisarah Miskoon moved to Saco following the birth of their daughter,… Read more
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Studying Abroad in Ireland
By Max Lorber As you may know, the Maine Community College System is now taking applicants for the George J. Mitchell scholarship, a program that pays for a student to go to Cork, Ireland, for a semester to study at the Cork Institute of Technology. I was the recipient of this scholarship last year, along… Read more
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Some of the Worst CPU Exploits in History – Should You Be Worried?
By Andy Li If you wanted the quick answer, then yes, you probably should be — or at least be paying attention. For those of us that don’t follow tech that much, January for the tech world has been abuzz with two words: Spectre and Meltdown. They’re two computer exploits that can give an attacker… Read more
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How I Became a Geek
By Jamie West My name is Jamie West, and I started in SMCC’s Computer Technology program in 2012. It has taken me five years to get to where I am now. I will graduate with my Associate in Applied Science with a major in Information Technology this spring. It has been a struggle at times.… Read more
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What If?
By Lloyd Metcalf What if the arts weren’t an integral part of our educational system? It’s always something that comes up for debate whenever school budgets are discussed. The arts are treated almost like an expensive recess among primary and many higher educational systems that require funding. Why is this the case? Is it because… Read more
