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All Your Movies; Actor Shia Labeouf Attempts to Call Attention to the Passive Public from a Movie Seat
By Illaria Dana, Education Major It’s Wednesday night, and actor Shia Labeouf has been streaming himself in real time onto the Internet for 29 hours and 40 minutes. He is watching all of his films in reversed chronological order from the most recent films to the oldest. He is in the Angelika Film Center,… Read more
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White House Backs Civil Rights Law Protecting LGBT People. Now What?
By Paul L. Young After months of threat and damage assessment and downright vacillation, the Obama administration last Tuesday endorsed amendments to the 1964 Civil Right Act that would guarantee federal protection against discrimination for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people. The Equality Act would extend the Act’s anti-discrimination enforcement to persons on the… Read more
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News from The Broccoli: Reporting this semester with honesty, integrity, and broccoli
Seven-year-old boy a “twerk” prodigy, internet sensation By Garrick Hoffman, Liberal Arts Major BROOKLYN, NY – Michael Ryan, 7, of Brooklyn, never thought he’d have his own viral video, let alone endorsement from Miley Cyrus. “It was like I made a wish for the Make a Wish Foundation and it came true, but without… Read more
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The Refugee Crisis and Why the United States is Making a Big Mistake
By Ashley Berry, Liberal Arts – Political Science Major The refugee crisis is one that has been on the forefront of people’s minds recently. Although the crisis of the refugees has been going on for much longer, it is just since the November 13th terror attacks in Paris that everyone has started to pay attention. The… Read more
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Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor of The Beacon, I am writing to tell you my personal opinion of our school news paper The Beacon. Let me start off by saying that I think it is wonderful that this paper is written by students for students. It’s always nice to see students come together to make something such as… Read more
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MCCS President Langhauser Visits SMCC; Talks budget, tuition, enrollment and retention
By Dierdree Glassford Hospitality and Culinary Arts A week ago Thursday, Jewett Auditorium was buzzing with the chatter of a full audience as a community of dedicated faculty, staff and students, attended a tuition and fee discussion that was facilitated by SMCC President Ronald Cantor and lead by Maine Community College System interim President Derek… Read more
