The SMCC Beacon

Alex Serrano   The Midcoast campus is not very well represented in the Beacon newspaper. As much as It would be easy to point fingers at the South Portland campus staff—who possibly harbor anti-Midcoast resentment—but alas, doing so would be akin to libel. The real culprit is that grotesque beast we all know and love.… Read more

Noah Williams   Weed. Dope. Ganja. Everyone’s heard about it, most of the populous has tried it, and lots of people from 15-year-old kids to 70-year-old cancer patients think marijuana is pretty great. Whether or not marijuana should be a recreational drug made radially available is a relatively complex and personal decision, and the intention… Read more

Noah Williams   If you stop to ponder for a moment the amount of people making more than $200,000 a year (roughly 2% of the population) and then consider the number of children enrolled in public school you would find that Question 2 is extremely important to Maine’s future. Question 2 proposes a 3% tax… Read more

Noah Williams   If you live in this state and work for a living than get yourself to the polls on Tuesday, November 8th, and vote yes on question 4. Question 4 would raise the minimum wage from $7.50 (not even enough money to buy a back of cigarettes) to $12 an hour for employees… Read more

Jessica Spoto In Spring Point, the main lobby lounge is the place to go to hang out and chill with friends: drink some coffee, play some pool, play some videos games, and eat some Dominos. But what really happens when all the students leave for the night? Well, if you live in Spring Point and… Read more