• Surfsite Res Hall Isn’t Bad!

    Mariah Findlay   So everyone knows most male Surfsite residents declare that, “Surfsite sucks,” but in all honesty Surfsite isn’t too shabby by any means. Surfsite actually has a very unique history along with most of the buildings at SMCC’s South Portland Campus. If you don’t know, the South Portland campus used to be a… Read more

  • Mentor Mixers Come to Life

    Mentor Mixers Come to Life

    Bronson Kieltyka   What makes an idea come to life? There have been many ideas that seem very alive when read on paper, talked about in groups, and even advertised to the masses. The problem with ideas in these stages is that they have yet to be proven, fulfilled, or even attempted. If talk is… Read more

  • Notes from the Midcoast Campus

    Notes from the Midcoast Campus

    The Beacon Staff   As in South Portland, the Midcoast Campus started its fall semester on August 29th and four short days later the campus hosted its annual campus cookout. The smell of hamburgers and hotdogs permeated the air in front of the LL Bean Leaning Commons as staff and faculty prepared the culinary delights… Read more

  • MacBook vs. Windows: Pros and Cons. What should you get for school?

    Damon Phean   You’re starting your first year in college and you want to get the best bang of your bucks on a laptop which you can use for school. It is very common for students to be easily convinced by their peers, which is best, but students should take the time and research of… Read more

  • Conceptual Paradoxes

    Logan Stout   Feeling uncreative or having trouble understanding that problem your professor assigned? Well it sounds like to you need to build your mental might! Sure you can repeatedly bang your head against the same problem until you get it, but what you really need is better critical thinking skills. Why not try a… Read more

  • Civil Rights Fast Facts

    Logan Stout   Disabled males  in Maine are twice as likely to be arrested at school than non disabled males and disabled females are five times more likely to be arrested at school than non disabled females.   The Black male population comprises approximately six percent of the United States population, of the 2,300,000 people… Read more