• Welcome to the Other World

    By Illaria Dana Welcome, new and returning students and faculty! My name is Illaria, and I will be the editor of the Other World section of “The Beacon”. It is exciting to Read more

  • The Inside Scoop

    The Beacon Sports Staff As the fall semester creeps ever so slowly forward (for some that is), and the summer fades over the horizon like a stoutly hit 7 iron, here’s a Read more

  • (Not So) Pro-Active Advice

    By: That friend you hate at first but secretly love because she has your back After a semester sabbatical, I am back, snitches. I wanted to swear right there but my editor Read more

  • Examining Addiction: Overdoses Take the Lives of Mainers

    By Illaria Dana Addiction has deep roots in our society. It would be hard to trace these roots to a specific time, to the first addict. There was a BBC radio special Read more

  • Socialism, Communism, and Social Democracy

    By Ian Ziller History Major Communism and socialism are two different but related philosophies. Although in economics they share similar ideas, true communism has never existed. Communism is a utopian idea that Read more

  • Imploring Introspection

    By Dan-Herley Mathieu “What does that really mean?” Yeah, it is America, it is freedom. You can be whatever you want to. Those are what most of us think America is all Read more