• Deborah Klotz: Traces at the Maine Jewish Museum

    Deborah Klotz: Traces at the Maine Jewish Museum

    By Jennifer Connor Walking into Deborah Klotz’s recent show at the Maine Jewish Museum on Congress Street in Portland was like taking in a breath of fresh air. The light and energy of her exhibit Traces allows the viewer to see her process of reflection and meditation through her work. The show consists of over… Read more

  • Radiology Program Acquires Essential Learning Tool.

    Radiology Program Acquires Essential Learning Tool.

    Garrick Hoffman At the SMCC Mid-coast campus in Brunswick, there sits a GE Proteus x-ray unit with a value in the ballpark of $50,000 – $80,000. Manufactured in 2007, the machine provides the source of x-rays, which a radiographer projects at a patient to acquire diagnostic images of patient anatomy. So why is this slice… Read more

  • American College Theater Festival Welcomes the Cliffhangers, SMCC’s Theater Club

    American College Theater Festival Welcomes the Cliffhangers, SMCC’s Theater Club

    #eyeopening #soulsearching #castbonding By Dierdree Glassford, SMCC Theater Club Director Two months, a ton of paperwork, and an endless amount of excitement later, SMCC’s Theater Club, The Cliffhangers, finally made  their first ever trip to the Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival. KCACTF is an opportunity like no other for people in the theater world,… Read more

  • From The Vista Volunteer Desk

    By Madelyn Holm In the United States, public education has stood physically and philosophically apart from the community and society in which it serves. Maintaining a divide between schools and communities is undesirable and ineffective. Schools become institutions where students are given information and challenged to relate material back to their lives outside of school.… Read more

  • Proposed Campus Center Café

    By Jennifer Lague Has anyone noticed that there is currently not really much food to choose from on campus and a long line at the snack bar? Well, in a couple of months that is all about to change. There will be a new cafe built at Campus Center in the location of the old… Read more

  • Campus Exposed

    By Garrick Hoffman Hey there strangers! My name is Garrick and I’m happy to return to the keyboard on behalf of The Beacon. In 2012 I was a regular contributing writer, and 2013 subsequently proved to be a year of hiatus for me, and my academic pursuits. Fret not though, for I have returned. Oh… Read more