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SMCC Loses Only Full-time Sociologist
Illaria Dana Education Major On a snowy morning, Dr. Genevieve Cox sat down in her office in Harborview to discuss the changes being made at Southern Maine Community College. Dr. Cox is the only full-time sociologist in the Maine Community College system. Her position was eliminated in January of this year, and her courses… Read more
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Birth Notices: Welcome to Planet Earth
The Beacon Staff Congratulations goes out to Maiasarah Moiskoon and Erik Squire proud parents of Charliee Nasya Squire who arrived on February 24th, 2016 at 6:64pm. Charliee Nasya was born at 7.5 lbs and has since then put on a few earthly pounds has she has climbed into the 9.2 lb range. When asked… Read more
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10 Cloverfield Lane: A Review
Ness Hutchins CNMS Major 10 Cloverfield Lane is the second film in J.J. Abrams’ Cloverfield media franchise. This directorial debut by Dan Trachtenberg follows a young woman, Michelle (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), after she leaves her fiancé to drive the backroads of rural Louisiana. She is hit by another car, and wakes up to find herself… Read more
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Maine Mayhem Coming to the Nickelodeon May 12th!
Samuel Carlson CMNS Major That’s right people, get ready for it. Tickets are now on sale for this year’s incredible edition of the renowned Maine Mayhem Festival! Pre-order them from the Nickelodeon, because they are going FAST. There are two showings on May 12th, at 6:30 and 8:45pm. While we wait in eager anticipation,… Read more
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ASTEP TO PERFORM THE LARAMIE PROJECT
Lauren Gamble After returning for a week of seminars and workshops on creating theatre to inspire social change, the members of Artists Striving to End Poverty decided to produce the Laramie Project. The Laramie Project focuses on the aftermath of an anti-gay hate crime in the small college town of Laramie, Wyoming. Matthew Shepard… Read more
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History of African American Filmmakers
Michael Priester CNMS Major Throughout the years, African Americans have created landmark films that have made an impression on the film industry and the history of film-making. They also address social and race issues through the story of their film. The very first African American filmmaker was Oscar Micheaux; he created ‘race films’ which… Read more
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