• Respect The Captain’s House

    The Beacon Staff Did you know that the Captain’s House is available for student use between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.? It is a meeting place for many student clubs (including The Beacon) and the Captain’s Cupboard, SMCC’s on-campus food pantry. Unfortunately, the Captain’s House is getting trashed on a daily basis. If you spend… Read more

  • Christian Farnsworth: Earth Edge

    Photos and Artist Talk in the Learning Commons The Beacon Staff Christian Farnsworth has established a diverse and solid knowledge base that has informed his photography work adding wonderful insight into the work that he chose to hang in the Learning Commons second floor study lounge. Last Thursday, Farnsworth’s touched on his studies in Geoscience… Read more

  • When The Beacon’s Just Not Enough

    Ben Riggleman Attention, news aficionados! As of two weeks ago, the SMCC community has free online access to The New York Times. Simply go to http://tiny.cc/SMCCLibraryNYTimes, log into SMCC if prompted and create an account with your SMCC email address. You’ll be getting heated in Ross Douthat’s comment section in no time. While this is… Read more

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  • Chewing in Class: The Distraction and the Annoyance

    Jessica Spoto Have you ever heard that dreaded apple being eaten so loudly in class that you’re internally screaming? Or that hated bag of chips that with every crunch makes you want to pull your hair out? When you’re harmlessly paying attention and just trying to listen to a lecture and someone has to eat… Read more