The SMCC Beacon

Nicholas Moll Marine Science Major   Last week, over a dozen restaurant servers at a press conference in Portland to support raising the minimum wage on the ballot this November. Over the summer many of them helped collect signatures for this referendum which would raise the minimum wage to $9 an hour in 2017 and… Read more

I have been thinking about writing this for some time now, and figured this would be as good a time as any, and maybe because of what we are going through now as a college, the best time. We are going to lose some members of our community soon due to some lean economic times.… Read more

Hugues Roland Ingabire Business Administration Major   Some people might know what this word means, some might not. Some people might have been victim of its erroneous conclusions, some might not. Well, I am writing this article because, honestly, I am sick of this word “Stereotype”. The funny thing is that some use this concept… Read more

Old People Relive Their Golden Years Through Tour Hannah Martin CNMS Major A tour this summer called “I love the 90’s” is just the thing these groups need to feel like they’re in their drug filled youth again. Groups like Salt N’ Peppa, Vanilla Ice, and Biz Markie are one of the many members of… Read more

Dear Beacon Editor, I am writing in support of the “How to use Google Drive” article written by Ramon Michaud. I thought that this kind of “info-article” was a breath of much needed fresh air among the opinion and controversy laden editorials that often permeate school newspapers. Not only was it written in a very… Read more

  Due to the recent unrest due to the political battle heating up… Some of our presidential candidates are not making this easier for us the voter. Their individual accolades start from small million dollar loans, to the deletion of 30,000 emails… It leaves us in a cloud of confusion. These candidates just don’t seem fit for the… Read more