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Letters to the Editor
The Beacon encourages letters from students, faculty and staff about campus, commentary about the newspaper, and more. All leters may be printed in anonymity if desired, but the sender must be identifiable for the Beacon editors. Those who submit should be concious for their word count. We appreciate your input! Dear Editor, Jewett Hall Auditorium… Read more
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Reviewing America’s College Promise Plan
By Ashley Berry Liberal Studies – Political Science Community colleges are life rafts in the savage and tumultuous sea that is the job market. The appeal of higher education reaches not only first time students, but mothers, mid-lifers, veterans, the elderly, and anyone wishing to improve their life’s circumstances. Regardless of anyone’s age, the idea… Read more
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Miller Time Interstellar Gets 5 Oscar: Nods but is Chris Nolan Still Upset?
By Nick Miller Best Original Score Hans Zimmer Production Designer Nathan Crowley Sound Editing Richard King Sound Mixing Gary A. Rizzo Visual Effects Paul Franklin Let me start this article exercising that I did not care for Interstellar until the last thirty minutes of the movie. Nolan is a director who gears his films towards… Read more
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Poetic License
By Patrick Doyle Liberal Arts – English At this very moment I am stuck in the blizzard of 2015, Snowmageddon. All my essentials are met (cigarettes, instant coffee, english muffins) and I have spent the majority of this storm in solitude. My dad does snow removal for his job. I found a bunch of storm… Read more
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Seven Things Surrounding Portland’s “Seven” Sculpture: Indiana’s Impact on Maine
By Frank Coletti Communications and New Media Major 7. SYMBOLIC ART It was seven years ago today when I saw my first Robert Indiana piece. Seven of my friends were watching 7th Heaven when we decided to go to the closest Seven Eleven. We drove my dad’s 70’s mustang with a seven fifty seven and… Read more
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Marin at the Movies “Blackfish”: Killer Whales in Captivity
By Rebekah Marin Liberal Studies/English Major This week I decided to switch it up and embrace the wonderful resource that is Netflix to do a little documentary watching. Blackfish, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, came out in 2013 and depicts the life of performing killer whales, more specifically a 12,000 pound Orca named Tilikum. The documentary… Read more
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