• Featuring Photography & Pottery

    Featuring Photography & Pottery

    I asked SMCC students to submit photography, poetry, pottery, or anything that is related to art every week to share with the readers of The Beacon. Because it’s National Poetry Month, I’m hoping to get some more poetry in for this month. To encourage you all, last week I posted a poem of my own,… Read more

  • How Tragedies Grow Bonds in the Locker Room

    How Tragedies Grow Bonds in the Locker Room

    Steelers Struck by Loss of Haskins The tragic death of Dwayne Haskins shocked the team and the league. “I am devastated and at a loss for words with the unfortunate passing of Dwayne Haskins,” head coach Mike Tomlin said in a statement.  Haskins was battling with Mason Rudolph and Mitch Trubisky for the starting QB… Read more

  • Featuring Photography and Poetry

    Featuring Photography and Poetry

    I have found a student named Logan Mulliken who wants to publish his poetry piece and he wrote this poem in his literature class with Katherine Woodbury. Here I am again submitting to the art and poetry column. I also decided to submit some of my photography images and a poem that I have written.… Read more

  • Design With Citrix

    Design With Citrix

    SMCC offers degrees such as Communications & New Media where there are many students interested in graphic design and new media, as well as publishing, like News Writing & Production. Many of the community college’s classes have a graphic design component, but not all SMCC students have access to design software for those types of… Read more

  • Heard About the MetaVerse?

    Heard About the MetaVerse?

    What is the MetaVerse? Experts interviewed by VICE have said, “the MetaVerse is essentially a 3D version of the Internet and computing at large”. This virtual reality is like being placed directly inside the Internet. It’s a place parallel to the real world, think of  “Ready Player One”, that virtual reality is what Meta hopes… Read more

  • Artist: Chris Jordan

    Artist: Chris Jordan

    On March 31, 2022 CNMS students had the amazing opportunity to zoom in with Chris Jordan. Chris Jordan is a photographer and digital art professional. As of today, he is in Patagonia Chile looking for his next project. Students were fascinated with what he had to say about being authentic. Pat Metheny once said: “Improvising is… Read more