• Business Club Organizes O.R.E.O. (Obstacle Race for Each Other)

    By The Beacon Sports Staff In a sporting world which at times seems run amok with otherworldly financial constructions and separate from the everyday experiences of the struggling sports fan, it is wonderful to report a sporting activity that steps outside of these norms. The Obstacle Race for Each Other is such an event. The race, put on… Read more

  • SMCC Faculty Provide Aid Following Irma Devastation

    SMCC Faculty Provide Aid Following Irma Devastation

    By Troy Hudson On Sept. 10, as Hurricane Irma made landfall in Cudjoe Key, Florida, with maximum sustained winds of 130 mph, much of the country was anxiously awaiting news of its impacts. In a state of over 20 million, it seemed almost everyone knew someone in Florida, and no place in the state appeared totally… Read more

  • NAMI Annual 5k

    By Cassie-Briana Marceau   If you were on campus on Sunday, Sept. 24, you would have noticed a lot of people running around. It was the 15th Annual NAMI Maine Walk that was going on at the lighthouse and around campus. Jobs for Maine’s Graduates (JMG) is a class that is part of a FIG… Read more

  • Short-Lived Luminary Installations pop up around campus

    By the Beacon Staff   Last Thursday evening members of the Art Club: Amwag Kahleel, Eman Enan, Jen Jang, and Brain Radel took to the campus placing luminaries in strategic places around the South Portland campus. The club started out on the Spring Point Light House jetty, then moved to the Green Belt Pathway near… Read more

  • SMCC Hosts Journalism Conference

    By Ben Riggleman On Saturday, Oct. 7, SMCC’s picturesque McKernan Hospitality Center hosted a journalism conference. The conference was organized by Beacon faculty advisors Rachel Guthrie (Communications & New Media) and Chuck Ott (Studio Art, English), and Lucille Siegler, business manager of the USM Free Press. The lineup of speakers included Dieter Bradbury, deputy managing… Read more

  • What Is Alpha Omega?

    By Koma Ogak   The Alpha Omega (Real Talk) club’s purpose is to create an environment where students can discuss real-world problems and personal struggles, if they feel comfortable doing so, and grow spiritually. Alpha Omega means first and last; it is a title of God from the Book of Revelations. We choose this name… Read more