•  The Color Purple, The Ugly Truth, What to Do After a Sexual Assault, & “Why Don’t You Just Leave?”

    The Color Purple Noah Williams October is Domestic Assault Awareness month, and given the recent media coverage of sexual assault in higher education, The Beacon has decided to dedicate our front page towards bring awareness to prevalence of sexual assault on college campuses. The Sexual Violence Resource Center states that one out of every four… Read more

  • Domestic Violence Month

    Alex Serrano   October is Domestic Violence month, and we here at the Beacon have taken extra care to bring some of the complex issues around this to light. The front page articles are informative and meant to help the SMCC student population understand these issues. In the online version of our paper, the SMCC… Read more

  • A Look into Uncovered Artistry

    A Look into Uncovered Artistry

    Jessica Spoto Domestic and sexual abuse is never okay and it can really hurt someone mentally and physically. It also can take a long time for them to recover from the events that have occurred within their life from the abuse. Creative outlets are a very good way to relieve the stress of any person’s… Read more

  • A Point of Clarification

    Beacon Editorial Staff In the September 13th issue of the Beacon, in the column Surfsite Hall Isn’t Bad! we erroneously stated that Surf Site Residence Hall was originally a barracks when the grounds of SMCC was an  a naval post. The truth of the matter is that Fort Preble was originally an army post and… Read more

  • The Business Club Update: Partying with Purpose

    Hali Sarah Parsons   SMCC’s Business Club kicked off their first meeting with a pizza party! That doesn’t mean the club is all about partying. However, “partying with a purpose” is how it goes down often. President Nathalie Kpade is full of energy and focus, and has lots of “business” lined up for this semester.… Read more

  • Campus Exposed:  Secrets of a Successful Commuter

    Brandi Abrams   SMCC is full of extremely busy students. Most of us work, have families, and other various responsibilities in addition to our classes. We are driven, motivated, responsible, busy people. One thing that most of us don’t have is time. The parking lot to classroom to parking lot rut is an easy one… Read more