• SMCC Student Speaks on the Congo Crisis

    SMCC Student Speaks on the Congo Crisis

    SMCC has long enrolled students from various backgrounds; this includes individuals with families in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), or who are from the DRC themselves, who watch the crisis in their home country unfold from the coast of Maine. The crisis in the Congo is an incredibly complicated, longstanding conflict characterized by… Read more

  • Captains Cupboard: The Hidden Gem Going Above and Beyond 

    The Captain’s Cupboard is a food pantry accessible to all SMCC students. tucked in a small building by the Spring Point Tavern, the tight-knit community of volunteers always welcomes new students looking for anything from a quick snack before class to ingredients for a wonderful home-cooked meal.  While the Captain’s Cupboard is most known for… Read more

  • Enrollment Boosts for College, Declines for Universities

    Enrollment Boosts for College, Declines for Universities

    After launching a revolutionary free college program in the spring of 2022, Maine community colleges have seen a huge enrollment boost, with students swarming to the new program. At the same time, the University of Maine system has seen its own changes, with enrollment numbers declining. In 2022, the “Free College Scholarship” was passed in… Read more

  • A Review of SMCC’s study spaces

    Here at SMCC, students have access to study spaces on campus that each serve as their own sanctuaries for students. Depending on how you like to study, there are dozens of different places where you can go to do your school work in a fresh environment and meet more people to study with. These are… Read more

  • How to Avoid the Horrors of Doom Scrolling

    How to Avoid the Horrors of Doom Scrolling

    Many of us are already familiar with the term “Doom Scrolling.” In case you’re uninformed, doom scrolling is the act of exposing yourself to copious amounts of unhealthy screen time. It can eat away at your mental and physical wellbeing. I’m not immune to this myself, having reached a daily phone usage time of up… Read more

  • “Nobody Likes Throwing Up”

    “Nobody Likes Throwing Up”

    I’ve heard this sentence for years, and every time I feel like my soul is being crushed just a little bit more. Emetophobia is the intense fear of vomiting. This may sound like something everyone has, but not everyone’s life revolves around the thought of throwing up. I truly believe it is one of the… Read more