• Seeing the Unseen: An ASTEP Photo Series

    Words from the Photographer: In October, I took the opportunity with some friends and my girlfriend to enjoy a weekend in Cutler, Maine. It was the first time I’ve ever been that far east in the state I grew up in. We paddled in this dinghy to an island not too far from the mainland,… Read more

  • Lady Seawolves Win YSCC Championship – Basketball Tips Off Invited to Nationals in North Carolina

    By The Beacon Sports Staff The last two weeks have seen the Seawolves active on all fields of play as the baseball, softball and men’s soccer teams have rounded out their seasons, while the basketball teams opened their 2014-2015 season by participating in the 21st Annual CanAm tournament hosted by Central Maine Community College. The… Read more

  • The Seawolves Watch: Three to be Inducted into Hall of Fame

    Congratulations to Darcey Webster, Rachel Del Camp and Steve Patrick On Saturday November 7th the total number of honorees in the SMCC Athletics Hall of Fame will grow by three when softball and basketball standouts Darcey Webster and Rachel Del, and basketball standout Steve Patrick will be inducted into the Hall of Fame. The three… Read more

  • A Look at Writers in Maine

    Illaria Dana, Education Major The Lewis Gallery in the Portland Public Library is hosting an exhibit called the Maine Literary Portrait Project from October 1st through November 1st. The project is the work of photographer Doug Bruns. He captured fifty Maine writers in their workspaces. Their photographs are mounted with excerpts from their poems, short stories,… Read more

  • Values Echo: Trump and Hitler in 2015

    By Elizabeth Taillon, Liberal Studies Major With the 2016 United States Presidential Election coming up quickly, the right and left have begun their dirty battle for leadership in one of the most socially unstable times in recent American history. Despite his unusual tactics and shameless racism, Donald Trump, conservative Republican, is gaining attention and support at an alarming rate, appealing in particular to older, white, less educated citizens. Considering… Read more

  • Tech Talk: Improving Battery Life in Android Phones

    By Joe Lambert It seems that the common theme of phone developers is to try and sell us the biggest phone with the fastest processor and the newest (and not always useful) features. I don’t know about you, but I would like to see a phone that can go more than one day of use… Read more