• A Writer at Heart

    Naima Oryem is a 20 year old student at SMCC where she studies political science in pursuit of one day becoming a professional writer. She enjoys challenging herself by taking on difficult tasks and is a versatile writer, mainly focusing on urban and cultural issues. While known by her friends and family as reclusive personality-wise,… Read more

  • Learning

    Learning Lola Starr is a twenty-year-old native of Maine. She is a communications & New Media student at SMCC, with a direct study in Podcasting & Radio. In her free time, Starr can be found looking into true crime cases, doing voice work for a radio station, and writing. She also loves reading, watching shows… Read more

  • For the Love of the Game

    For the Love of the Game

    Maceo Cambell is an undrafted free agent of the Boston Red Sox. He signed from the 2020 Major League Baseball First-year player draft out of Longwood University. The 2020 draft was only five rounds. In prior years it was 40, so the pool of players getting drafted was smaller, which meant a lot of players… Read more

  • Politics are for Everyone

    Lehana Petelo is a first year student at SMCC majoring in Liberal Arts with a focus in English. As an aspiring journalist, she enjoys reading, writing, and advocating for others.  Not an overly political person, Petelo believes it is important for all of us to be educated on the current events of politics; because whether… Read more

  • Local Music & Dance

    Bea Martin is a native Maine web designer and digital artist. She is a Communications & New Media student at SMCC focusing on web design, and the editor of the Local Music & Dance column for the SMCC Beacon. In addition to editing, she is part of the layout & design team and website manager.… Read more

  • Athletics all the Time

    Do you ever feel out of the loop, when it comes to your local SMCC athletics? 20 year old, sports enthusiast, Ben Hirsh is stepping in to give The SMCC Beacon a new perspective and keep you up to date on every play. This is Hirsh’s first semester at SMCC, as an Undecided major. Hirsh… Read more