• ‘You Are My Teammate, Not My Cheerleader’

    By William Chabot I’m no writer, but I have some thoughts to vent that could stand to benefit others. I’m struggling with my first love, and I am having trouble finding the adequate vocabulary to convey the abstractness of it. In many discussions I was told she was my “cheerleader” and that is why I… Read more

  • What If…

    By Lloyd Metcalf “I’d like to buy the world a home, and furnish it with love. Grow Apple trees and honey bees and snow-white turtle doves.” https://youtu.be/2msbfN81Gm0 In 1971 the coca-cola company ran an ad that would set the tone for a generation of media advertisements and an attitude that would permeate media culture for… Read more

  • Is Your Perception Holding You Back?

    By Katie Champlin Some days, it can be hard. Hard to see how fortunate we are. Most of us walk through our lives, recognizing our problems and allowing them to consume our minds effortlessly. So much that the consumption of our minds becomes the consumption of our bodies, and we stop doing. Relationships, obstacles, illness,… Read more

  • Healing a Hurting World

    By Sudeep Stauble I recently went on a retreat with a Christian group called InterVarsity. The topic that weekend was healing a hurting world. I found myself contemplating the meaning of suffering, and why we suffer. But as much as I would like to tell otherwise, I admit I don’t have all the answers. However,… Read more

  • The Maine Mayhem Connection: Breanna Penney

    By Ryan Marshall The purpose of these interviews is to celebrate the efforts and ambitions of those who are about to embark on the grueling yet wholly rewarding cinematic journey that is SMCC’s annual Maine Mayhem Film Festival; and to shed some much-needed light on the school’s budding community of visual artists. For this interview,… Read more

  • The Importance of Men’s Fashion: Tips on How to Look Refined

    The Importance of Men’s Fashion: Tips on How to Look Refined

    By Noor Ibrahim For a couple of years now, I have had great interest in creating, styling, and analyzing menswear. Because fashion is such an important element of society, I have researched the different kinds of style and what they symbolize. Some styles can symbolize many things. For instance, bomber jackets are often seen as… Read more