• SMCC’S RAINBOW LEAGUE EMBRACES LGBTQ STUDENTS, ILLUMINATES ISSUES

    By Paul L. Young SMCC’s ongoing struggle to understand and engage a growing multicultural student population has led to the formation of the Rainbow League, the school’s most recent official student organization. Its stated mission is “to provide a meeting of students wishing to foster a welcoming and inclusive environment for all within the SMCC community, regardless of identity… Read more

  • Shippin’ Off to Boston! Faneuil Hall, Fire and Ice don’t disappoint

    by Dierdree Glassford Whether you are heading down with a class trip, or just adventuring for the weekend, Boston is a city that is near and dear to many hearts. As a Massachusetts native, my childhood was filled with so many different aspects of the world, with friends from every part of the world that made up the… Read more

  • Seeing The Unseen: An ASTEP photo series

    Seeing The Unseen: An ASTEP photo series

    By Olivia Lilli Bean Words from the artist: Balance to me is when dark and light touch to create something perfect. Whether it be the tiniest grain of sand or the quill of a feather. Read more

  • Poetic License: “New World”

    By Megan Prevost Darkness surrounds those in danger No will to move forward No hand to help you up Confusion only staggers upwards, while you are dragged down They say it’s a place of hope Yet I feel nothing but broke Read more

  • Poetic License: Cranked

    Its twisting the reality of fact and turning it into fiction Its clutching at the seams of time, unraveling the pattern, ferociously awaiting its next victim Its destroying dreams, pulling them apart piece by piece, with disregard to manners and etiquette Its lethal, a parasite leeching off its host, licking its lips awaiting its next… Read more

  • Artist Highlights of First Friday

    Tegan Bradley, Liberal Studies Walk down Congress Street on the first of any Friday of the month and you will be greeted by droves of people crowding down the narrow city sidewalks to support amazing local artists. And yet, people rarely take this opportunity to connect with the vibrant characters the art walk attracts. One such… Read more