• You Said…What?

    by Tegan Bradley, Liberal Studies Lorelei is a first year SMCC student, a country girl at heart working to one day become a veterinarian. She’s five feet short, constantly emitting positivity and a friendly smile. Last week she was hiking up the stairs to the second floor of Hague Hall. Upon opening the door she was greeted by a… Read more

  • The Best Free Tools for a Safe Computing Experience

    If you’re like me at some point you bought a new personal computer and that computer came with an antivirus program. However, that antivirus program unlike a lot of other software that probably came bundled with your new PC was only a subscription. Usually the subscription is good for anywhere from 6 months to 1 year or even… Read more

  • Resistance as the Path to Understanding : An interview with Teresa Swinbourne

    Illaria Dana, Education Major Being a student is largely about relationships. There are internal relationships we have with the information we receive. There are external relationships with professors and with peers. Navigating these relationships requires mindfulness – the awareness of where one is in a specific moment and how the moment relates to the world in a larger context. One… Read more

  • Gun Violence is Not Going Away; We Need to Take Control

    By Ashley Berry Once again we are faced with a devastating school shooting. A gunman went on a rampage at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Oregon on date. During the attack, nine people tragically lost their lives while others were grievously wounded. The gunman, whose name will not be mentioned, set off on his rampage through the college… Read more

  • The Dark Side of College

    By Garrick Hoffman Depending on whom you are and where you plan to apply to, investing in college is barely considered a rational, calculated decision today. Today four-year universities come with an astronomical and unrealistic price tag, and people will enter majors with virtually zero pragmatic purpose, subsequently graduating into debt slavery. Historically, usury – the practice of money… Read more

  • Inside the Planned Parenthood Rally

    By Ashley Berry Around noon last Tuesday, September 29th, Monument Square in downtown Portland quickly flooded with enthusiastic supporters of Planned Parenthood. The attendees stood together, chanted and shared stories on how Planned Parenthood had changed their lives. The rally drew a pink-clad crowd of about 350 people that were, for the most part, there to support the health… Read more