• 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

  • Why SMCC

    Taha Salman   I just want to start off by saying, I hated school! I didn’t like the word school itself. What I hated the most about school was the boy’s restroom oh my god… it really STINKS bad, I used to go to school for two days and skip the rest of the week… Read more

  • With Thanks from Alphi Chi Nu

     Nathalie Mitchell   As the semester continues to move forward, Alpha Chi Nu wants to take one more minute to thank the many hands that supported and made our Chapter’s College Project possible. With the support and encouragement of the college community, Alpha Chi Nu’s Mentor Mixers were a wonderful success and a fantastic opportunity… Read more

  • On the Midcoast Campus

    Beacon Staff Beacon Faculty Adviser Chuck Ott speaks with Midcoast campus students: Maddy Dumont, Chris Simpson and Jacob Lipetz from left to right, on Tuesday September 27th about the state of the Beacon. The students who spoke with Chuck, spoke of column ideas that they would like to see on the Midcoast campus page. Ideas… Read more