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The Portland Sports Scene: Red Claws and Pirates get Underway
By Sam Coombs At this point in the year, Portland, Maine is a great small city to be in if you’re a sports fan. Portland has two professional teams under way as the winter slowly approaches. The Portland Pirates and the Maine Red Claws are both exciting teams to go watch that have a great professional atmospheres… Read more
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Today in Sports History: November 18th, 1985 Joe Theismann Career Ending Injury
By Sam Coombs It was Monday Night Football and the Washington Redskins were facing huge NFC rivals the New York Giants in a packed full stadium. The score was 0-0 and the Redskins had the ball. Redskins quarterback Joe Theismann lined up under center and got the snap. The play was a flea flicker trick… Read more
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SMCC Hoops Highlights: Vermont Tech Comes to Town
By Beacon Staff Women and Men’s basketball teams opened up the YSCC conference play this past Saturday afternoon when the Knights from Vermont Tech visited Hub gymnasium. The Lady Seawolves entered conference play with a 2-3 record while the men sported a healthy 4-1 record with their sole lose coming at the hands of Bridgton… Read more
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SMCC Nursing Club in Action; Stopping Flu In its Tracks
By Jessica Cunningham On Tuesday, September 9th, the lobby of the Health Science Building was a buzz as the Nursing Club hosted the 2nd Annual SMCC Flu Vaccination Clinic. The Clinic was staffed by club members, which include current nursing students as well as those interested in the nursing profession from the South Portland, Brunswick,… Read more
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Americans’ Obsession with the Ebola Outbreak: An Attempt to Allay Fears
By Richard Bigega When I was a little lad, Ebola was a few miles from home, just across the border in Kabare, one of the largest slums in Uganda. This suburb in southern Uganda, a country in East Africa, had several cases of Ebola, but at the time, the disease never crossed the border to… Read more
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