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Portfolio Day at MECA&D
Job interviews and presentations can cause anxiety for many. For me, it was Portfolio Day at the Maine College of Art and Design (MECA&D). I am a Communications and New Media major, and it is my last semester at SMCC. Communications and New Media students are required to take a class called senior portfolio in… Read more
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The Writers’ Strike and How It’s Affecting the Entertainment Industry
Have you wondered why television channels are not playing a new episode of your favorite show? The recent writers’ strike is the reason behind this. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) is currently on strike in California and New York. Thousands of WGA writers have been out on picket lines, chanting and waving signs outside… Read more
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SMCC Graduation
Every college student’s dream is the day they can finally graduate and start the next chapter of their lives. With graduation season right around the corner, that is no different for Southern Maine Community College students. SMCC’s commence ceremony for 2024 will be taking place Saturday, May 21st at the Cross Insurance Arena at 45… Read more
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Why Do You Teach: April Duckworth
Before the 2023 semester started, the faculty at SMCC all got together for a convocation and one of the activities was to discuss why they decided to be teachers. The SMCC Beacon decided to follow up with a few teachers to dig a little deeper into that question. We’ll share their responses with you now. … Read more
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Goodbye Teenage Fever, Hello Adulthood
Youth Adultification and The Erasure of Teenagehood Is it the lack of representation in the tween/teen market? Girls as young as 11 are no longer interested in the different phases of growing up into a young woman today. From fashion to cosmetics and music interests, the young girls of today don’t care for Disney channel… Read more
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OnlyFans Explained: The Adult Film Takeover
How OnlyFans is dominating the sex industry without even trying OnlyFans is a platform where people are free to post exclusive content. Anyone is free to subscribe and creators charge a monthly fee of $4.99 for their service. In terms of what the app is like, think YouTube patreon meets Twitter. Content creators are free… Read more
