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Dr. Seuss will not endorse Ted Cruz
By: Ashley Berry Recently, Ted Cruz, who is a Republican Senator from Texas, announced his intent to run for the Presidency in 2016. The controversial senator has gained some surprising support among the nation’s ignorant and dimwitted. His most popular platform is his promise that if elected he will manually increase melting in the Northern… Read more
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Campus Exposed: An Interview with the Interim
By Erik Squire Education Major Greetings SMCC-ites! We at The Beacon hope you had a lovely Spring Break and a smooth return. Surely some of you saw alligators, skyscrapers, sandy beaches, and (unfortunately) snow. We at The Beacon wished we had been able to see all of these things, although on a positive note, we… Read more
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The Student Advocate: A Wealth of Diversity
By Wayne Lawson We come to SMCC for the purpose of education. We sit through lectures and we are tested on our understanding. Through classwork and homework, we earn our education. But, in spite of the insecurities of certain governing powers, a school is more than just a factory to churn out identical parts for… Read more
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A Stand for Fast Food Farmers
By Ashley Berry On March 22nd, in St. Petersburg Florida, the Coalition for Immokalee Workers announced to the crowd at the Concert for Fair Food that the Coalition, alongside students from across the country, were enacting a boycott of the fast food giant Wendy’s. They dubbed this boycott “Boot the Braids,”playing off of the Wendy’s… Read more
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Why 2014 Was The Year We Should Have Turned “LePage”
By Ashley Berry Governor Paul LePage has drafted a Tax Reform Plan that would eliminate revenue sharing for municipalities, increase sales tax, decrease income tax and cut corporate taxes. The elimination of revenue sharing means that towns and cities will receive approximately $160 million less than last year. His grand idea to make up for… Read more
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