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Poetic License!
By Rebecca Dow Bonjour, my literary nerdlets! Following the “spooky” theme foretold in The Beacon’s last issue, I have for you a very special poem by Edgar Allan Poe titled “Spirits of the Dead” (originally titled “Visits of the Dead”). Published in 1827, and again in 1829, the poem follows the dialogue of a dead… Read more
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The Finisher
By Taylor Freeman Who is The Finisher, and why is he in the newspaper? Well, let me tell you about The Finisher and how he broke into my house one night. It was a great night. I had just gotten home with my boyfriend Greg after a night of bowling with the family. We arrived… Read more
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Teacher Feature: Jim Thatcher
By Dan Elliott We’ve all heard the idiom “Never judge a book by its cover.” It’s as cliched a statement as they come, and at the risk of beating a dead horse we continue to use it throughout our daily dialog with one another. Yet it’s been able to weather the several centuries it’s been… Read more
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Midcoast Pie-Eating Contest
Bt The Beacon Staff Marie Antoinette is reported to have said, “Let them eat cake”; maybe things would have turned out differently if she said, “Let them eat blueberry and strawberry-rhubarb pie.” She didn’t, but last Thursday on the Midcoast Campus, Alex Curtis, DeAngelo Weeks, and Darrell Wilson braved future doses of Tums and/or Pepto… Read more
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On the Pitch: Women Advance; Men’s Season Ends
By The Beacon Sports Staff As the extended stunningly luscious fall weather lingers in southern Maine, the Lady SeaWolves look to play into November with a solid showing at the YSCC Championship in Concord, New Hampshire. To date, the Lady SeaWolves have compiled a 4-2-1 conference record and a 6-4-1 overall record. New Hampshire Technical… Read more
