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This Day in Sports History
By The Beacon Staff January 20th has proven to be an action-packed day in sports history and should be appreciated for that, regardless if you are a casual sports fan or hardcore sports trivia buff. Let’s start with sports that are in season: basketball. In 1968, UCLA’s 47-game winning streak came to an end at… Read more
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How it feels to lose
By Atencio Martin There is no better feeling in the world than that of which you get when you watch the game clock count down from 3 to 2 to 1. You can hear the roar of the crowd, the loud rattled sound of the buzzer and your heart telling you that you have nothing… Read more
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Hoops Highlights And The Beat Goes On
By The Beacon Staff Since the last publication of the Beacon, Seawolves basketball teams have posted an 8-5 record. With more than two-thirds of the season played the teams are winding down the regular season and gearing up for the YSCC post-season playoffs with the hopes of winning in New Hampshire and a trip to… Read more
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America Has Lost Touch With MLK’s Legacy
By Carlin Whitehouse There was once a time in America when the rearing head of racism was unmistakably ugly. One could point a finger and say, “There. That is ignorance. That is hatred.” One could witness, right out in the wide, open light of day, the white majority enforcing its supremacy – on streets, at… Read more
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Rome and the US: How Money Affects Politics
By Ian Ziller Today we are facing a problem with money in politics, but what are the dangers really? If we look back 2,000 years to the end of the Roman Republic what we see is a lot of corruption. During this time, with wealth and power only in the hands of a few, this… Read more
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