• 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

  • Alpha Chi Nu: Taking on the Nu Year

    Alpha Chi Nu, SMCC’s Phi Theta Kappa Chapter, is in full swing this Spring and we hope everyone is having a great start to their semester! If you are a student with a GPA of 3.5 or higher, your letter of invitation to Phi Theta Kappa should be arriving to your inbox and mailbox soon.… Read more

  • Shedding Light on Child Welfare Services

    By Tiffany Crockett   Louise Boisvert, the Assistant Program Administrator of Child Welfare Services within the DHHS (Department of Health and Human Services) came and shared her experience and wisdom with our school January 27th in the Learning Commons. Last semester I took Philosophy in Action: A Course in Community Leadership. I greatly recommend you take… Read more

  • 1 chance, 1 choice, choose ENACTUS

    By Sineah McGrady You don’t set out to build a wall. You don’t say ‘I’m going to build the biggest, baddest, greatest wall that’s ever been built.’ You don’t start there. You say, ‘I’m going to lay this brick as perfectly as a brick can be laid. You do that every single day. And soon… Read more

  • Special Deliveries

    By A.S. Kinsman There’s nothing peachy or vacation-like and relaxing about giving birth for these two women, Abigail Cain and Amy Anderson. When 22-year-old Abigail Cain told her husband it was time to hit the road to deliver their second child, neither realized how urgent it really was to get to the hospital as soon… Read more