• Spring Break: What’s Up?

      As spring break rolls around, we all wonder what we are going to do. As students, we need to relax and just take a well-deserved break from school. Let’s take a look into what some students are doing for spring break. One says he’s spending his time “up state, visiting family and training at… Read more

  • We Are SMCC

    “I remember going to my grandma’s house … my grandma always did so much for us. Even when we were going through hardships or whatever it was, she would always make a meal for us and [fortify her] complete love. It [didn’t] matter if she had to skip a meal. Just that sacrifice had just… Read more

  • A Life and Culinary Journey

    I came to the culinary arts by a long and circuitous route. The notion of considering a career as a food writer evolved by an even stranger set of circumstances. My life’s travels have included learning some five languages, visiting 11 countries, earning two higher degrees and subsisting on “federal food” for parts of five… Read more

  • Arts at SMCC

    Last semester, SMCC student Destinee Linscott created a large painting inspired by her friend Elizabeth “Liz” Corvese’s interest in narwhals. Narwhals are a type of Arctic whale remarkable for having a single protruding canine tooth that resembles a unicorn’s horn. Destinee’s painting was started in August and finished in December. She used pastels to draw… Read more

  • A Note from the Advisor 

    If you are reading this column, it means you are holding the 95th consecutive Beacon printed since the paper returned to after a brief hiatus a little more than seven and a half years ago. The Beacon has seen over 100 student contributors participate in journalism as writers, designers, photographers, illustrators and sales representatives. You… Read more

  • Trump and Islamic Extremism:  Admission is the First Step

      It is unsurprising to see not a single Democrat applauding when President Donald Trump announced in his Feb. 29 address to Congress that he and his administration are “taking strong measures to protect our nation from radical Islamic terrorism.” After hearing Trump utter these words, one could almost hear, “Keep your hate speech off… Read more