• Business Club Updates: Volunteering at the Ronald McDonald House

    By Bryan Gelinas   On the first Saturday evening of November, the Business Club here at SMCC was given an opportunity to give back to the community. Those members who were available that night got together at the Ronald McDonald House in Portland to prepare dinner for all the residents staying there. The Ronald McDonald House… Read more

  • The Beacon Visits USM’s Free Press Workshops

    By Garrick Hoffman, Liberal Arts Major This year’s Veterans Day offered a unique experience when USM’s own Free Press student newspaper invited The Beacon to a series of workshops in the morning and afternoon. Among the workshops were topics on copy editing, journalistic interviewing, legal implications of journalistic libel and slander, and others. USM professor Matt… Read more

  • Suffragette:A Film Review

    By Alexander Balzano   3 out of 5 stars Suffragette is a surprising, interesting historical piece. It centers on the women’s suffrage movement in England in the early 20th century and stars Carey Mulligan, Helena Bonham Carter and Meryl Streep. The film centers on Mulligan’s character Maud, a working wife and parent who was initially… Read more

  • Poetic License

    Night Sky By Elizabeth Barrett, Liberal Studies – Psychology Major   When stars began to sparkle, I practice my own religion, amazed at all that is remarkable, belittled in Earthly indecision.   Instead of bowing my head to pray, I raise my eyes and behold, the sky I merely sit, contemplating space. Freedom of thought, I… Read more

  • Hoffman on Hollywood: Movies to Look Forward to this Christmas (and Beyond)

    By Garrick Hoffman, Liberal Studies Major   As a cinemaphile, I rarely get excited for films. I’m not sure if it’s because the state of Hollywood is just like Bob Dylan’s music now (dull and boring; commence my tar-and-feathering for disparaging Dylan) and that all the skilled screenwriters flocked over to television, or if it’s just… Read more

  • The Beat on the Street

    By Cody Jayne, Liberal Studies Major Looking for some extra fun during the holiday season? Check out these upcoming gigs around Portland. Friday, November 27th at Portland House of Music | Model Airplane | 9pm | Cost : $10 adv, $12 d.o.s. | portlandhouseofmusic.com Saturday, November 28th at State Theatre | 13th Annual Beatles Night | 8pm | Cost: $18 adv, $20 d.o.s., $30… Read more