• SMCC Realigns: Layoffs, Departmental Cuts as Budgetary Woes Heighten

    SMCC Realigns: Layoffs, Departmental Cuts as Budgetary Woes Heighten

    Illaria Dana Education Major   Financial hardships and budgetary woes have arrived at SMCC. If you are the type of student who cares about their education, if you are not aware of the fall out of these two concerns, then you need to continue reading. In fact, every student should read this, as it is… Read more

  • Let’s Channel This Energy: Tedx SMCC Revisited

    Let’s Channel This Energy: Tedx SMCC Revisited

      Illaria Dana Education Major   Mind the gap was the theme for Tedx SMCC. The phrase encouraged viewers to connect disparate ideas and people within their lives. The rehearsal for Tedx SMCC highlighted the work of student volunteers in the Communications and New Media and Information Technology Departments, as well as the level of… Read more

  • PTK Inducts New Members, Officer Team Attends Nerd Nation

    PTK Inducts New Members, Officer Team Attends Nerd Nation

    Illaria Dana Education Major   Phi Theta Kappa, PTK, inducted 17 new members on Sunday, April 2. In order to be eligible for membership, students must have GPAs of 3.5 or higher. Hence, membership in PTK holds a certain amount of clout. It reflects the commitment and work students have put forth for their academic… Read more

  • SMCC Business Club Speaker Series – April 14, 2016

    SMCC Business Club Speaker Series – April 14, 2016

    vKellie Coulter Business Major   On April 14th, students gathered in Jewett Auditorium for the Business Club’s Speaker Series. The first portion of the evening was an open discussion about transferring to the University of Southern Maine. USM speakers suggested that students should motivate and lead, network and make contacts, and they encouraged participating in… Read more

  • The SMCC Business Club volunteers at The Ronald McDonald House in Portland

    The SMCC Business Club volunteers at The Ronald McDonald House in Portland

      (article and photo by Steve Strand- Professor, Business Dept. and Facility Advisor, SMCC Business Club)   Someone once said, “You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.” It is so true!  On Saturday, April 16th, members of the SMCC Business Club volunteered their time to make… Read more

  • Poetic License: Steve Luttrell

    Katelynn Ouellette   Neeli Cherkovski writes that “Steve Luttrell tailors life down to essential and luminous moments that celebrate our humanity.” Explain how the poems in this collection (Plumb Line) illustrate the truth of this comment. Be sure to cite specific poems in your response. Steve Luttrell’s Plumb Line is a collection of poems filled… Read more