• What If…

    By Lloyd Metcalf   What if SMCC were off the grid? If we throw out all budgetary concerns, what would the ripple effect look like for SMCC to go to a completely self-sufficient power and energy system? We would be a shining jewel of a campus gleaming in the state at the forefront of alternative… Read more

  • From the Desk of the Managing Editor: What Service Can Look Like

    By Ben Riggleman   On Page 2, you read about Coach Brian Dougher’s no-nonsense approach to helping Hurricane Irma victims: “It doesn’t matter what type of environment we’re in; we’re down there to do a job and we do it well.” Dougher, you may have noticed, doesn’t talk about his motivations. It’s as if helping… Read more

  • Fall Hiking in Midcoast Maine

    By Dan Elliott With the decline in temperature we’ve seen in the past few weeks, it is now official: Fall is here.  While some people mark the beginning of the new season by grabbing their pumpkin-spice anything, or bring the family out to the orchards for some apple picking, others (myself included) inaugurate the coming… Read more

  • Record Scratch: “The Desaturating Seven”

    By Michael Harrington   Humans like to be comfortable. If the temperature is not to our liking, we use climate control. If our chair is hard, we add a pillow. If we are hungry, we snack. If we do not like the radio station, we change it. But why be comfortable? You do not grow… Read more

  • ‘Blade Runner 2049’: A Visual Masterpiece With a Hollow Narrative

    By Justin Taylor “Blade Runner 2049” is the long-awaited sequel to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi-noir epic, “Blade Runner,” and the latest film by acclaimed Franco-Canadian director Denis Villeneuve. “2049” is a visual masterpiece, with a stunning use of color and stark shot composition. This is the strongest part of the film, and something about which Villeneuve… Read more

  • The (Sh)‘It’ Movie

    By Sol Gray   I had the supposed honor of seeing the new “It” movie last week, and I decided I had some things to say about it.   Now, I did see the movie rather late and didn’t originally have the intention to see it at all.  So unfortunately, I had already seen any… Read more