• The latest Beacon is on Campus

    Below President Cantor, Dean Gregory and Dean Whitten meet with MIdcoast campus students to discuss the students experiences at SMCC. Dean Gregory gets his early morning news fix before sitting with Midcoast campus students. Read more

  • We Define Ourselves

    Beacon Staff I just want to give a big shout out to Josh Blake. I believe Josh said he was in either the plumbing or electricians program. Josh was outside in the smoking area picking up EVERY SINGLE cigarette butt. It looked amazing out there. I asked why he was doing it. It was not… Read more

  • Ready Player None(?)

    Alex Serrano   For most of us it began on Wednesday, the twenty-eighth of September, at a seemingly routine senate meeting. Called to the attention of the senate leaders was a complaint about the current state of the SMCC Game Club. You know, the one that pretty much gives the noisy lounge it’s name. Well,… Read more

  • Real Talk: Comes to SMCC

    Hali Parsons Noah Williams   The first of a series of “Real Talks” was held on Thursday September 29th in Jewett Auditorium, the purpose of “Real Talks” was to bring the SMCC community together to engage mediated discussion about some of the most pressing issues of our time. Topics included: free speech, the Second Amendment,… Read more

  • Elect Her: Empowering Women Leaders for the Future

    Elect Her: Empowering Women Leaders for the Future

    Ashley Viriglio   Upon each new day every individual is presented with an array of decisions. We choose how to spend our precious time, and this past Saturday, October 1rst I chose to attend the ElectHer conference held at the Wells Conference Center on the University of Maine-Orono campus. In June I was granted the… Read more

  • Life On Campus: Refund Check Day

    Beacon Staff Last Friday, the fall time ritual of Refund Check Day came earlier than usual on the SMCC South Portland campus. Students lined up bright and early outside of the Hub Gym to get their checks. The checks are a result of scholarships, grants, loans and financial aid whose funds have become available for… Read more