• How to Use Google Drive

    Ramon Michaud Information Technology Major   Welcome to college! By the time this is released you would have been here for a while. You have attended classes, done your homework, taken notes, bought a word processor to take those notes. But, what about those who couldn’t afford a word processor? Or those who don’t know… Read more

  • Sustainable and Environmentally-Friendly Spending at SMCC

    Nicholas Moll Marine Science This quote is from the President Cantor’s Welcome to SMCC’s website. “With SMCC you will move forward. Envision a future!” This implies that we, as a community, are moving forward to a better tomorrow. We are creating the path that we tread upon, and there is a relatively new policy change that falls in line with… Read more

  • You Cannot Be Serious

      Beacon Editorial Staff   With the Trump juggernaut gaining thrust and momentum propelling him towards the Republican Presidential nomination, it is amazing to see the wagons being attached to this horse in the form of endorsements. This past week our governor endorsed Trump, stating to conservative radio host Howie Carr, “I was Donald Trump… Read more

  • The Crazy Mixed-Up World of Rally-Goers

    The Crazy Mixed-Up World of Rally-Goers

    Alex Serrano CNMS Major   When I heard that my main man, Bernie Sanders, was coming to town, I dropped everything, emailed my professors for the next day, telling them I would be understandably absent, and set my alarm clock for a grim five forty-five. Come Wednesday, I got to the State Theater around ten-thirty… Read more

  • The Broccoli

    Hannah Martin CNMS Major   Large Orange Troll Doll Bullies Smaller More Vulnerable Jeb!   Angry troll doll trump had recently attacked Jeb Bush the other day, saying that Jeb’s mom buys his clothes from Wal-Mart. “He just keeps picking on me, and making fun of me.” Said Jeb when we found him kicking rocks… Read more

  • I Remember Darcy

    I Remember Darcy

    Submitted by Professor Kevin Sweeney   Women have shaped the SMCC community. As administrators, professors, and students, women enrich our academics and bring vitality to this campus. One woman who impacted SMCC was Darcy Wakefield, an English professor and author who died from ALS, or amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, in 2005. In preparation for Women’s History… Read more