• The Science Watchroom: The Big Bang Theory: Beyond the Sitcom

    By Jason Glynn As existentialist thinking beings we have long pondered things such as: where did we come from and why are we here? Well, we are now closer to explaining that. The Big Bang Theory just had a breakthrough. No, not the TV show, I’m talking about the real theory proposed by Georges Lemaître.… Read more

  • SMCC Lands In Guatemala

    By Tiffany Crockett Surfing waves in Cancun, sleeping in every day, having a show marathon were not at all part of my spring break, instead working alongside one of the poorest villages in Guatemala was what my “break” consisted of. It was hard, heart breaking and eye opening, smelly and one of the most beautiful… Read more

  • Examining Determinism and Free Will

    By Dennis Fairweather I grew up in a really dysfunctional household with lots of drugs and violence around me. My father went to prison for 10 years for guns, and drugs, andmy mother got busted selling cocaine as well. She got out when I was 6 and began raising me again. I had become a… Read more

  • Crime 101 and Beyond

    Crime 101 and Beyond

    By Kyle Scholes     With the numerous crimes capable of being committed, ranging from arson to speeding, it would not be efficient to send officers equipped with only the most basic of tools; a baton, hand-gun, mace, etc. That is why since at least the nineteen hundreds scientists and manufacturers alike have been coming… Read more

  • The Many Colors of Our Community

    The Many Colors of Our Community

    By Alexander Bessey Vice President of the SMCC Midcoast Club On March 5th, the Midcoast Club invited Color of Community to the Midcoast campus to share their stories with us. Color of Community is a non-profit organization of Portland area college aged immigrants and refugees. Their mission is to strive to “open people’s minds and hearts, to… Read more

  • The Business Hub

      By Darcy Pope Hi everyone! So who thinks that businesses are a place of all work and no play? Well, that’s a bunch of nonsense! There are several big businesses that play April Fools pranks on their customers on this very special day of the year. Google is infamous for their hilarious pranks. Here… Read more