By Jessilyn Rich I waited until dawn to return to where the house had stood the day before. Overgrown vines had turned black from the heat of the flames, and the whole […]
A Place That Time Forgot: Finale
Animals on Campus
By Sandra Lynham, Director of Counseling and Disability Services While The Beacon does not normally accept articles written by SMCC staff and faculty, we appreciate Ms. Lynham taking the time to clarify […]
Gig Economy
It means that if you’re not in the market for a job because either, you don’t like the 9-5 idea of commitment, or you prefer to work your ass off this week, […]
Checking in with the Beacon Staff Astrologist
By Celina Simmons The past few months have been insanely hectic to say the least, and that’s all thanks to the crazy cosmic energy that has been thrown at us. We’ve survived […]
She was their only hope… the passing of Beijing
By Tyler Arabia In a southern China zoo last week, one of the world’s most endangered and rarest turtle species has suffered a great loss when the turtle Beijing died. Beijing was […]
Student Leadership Awards
By Meghan Lessard On Monday, April 29, the Center for Student involvement held their sixth annual Student Leadership Awards, which were previously known as the CeSIL awards. CeSIL helps students become more […]
Apohadion Theater
By Liam Woodworth-Cook The Apohadion Theater is a small basement like venue on Hanover Street in Portland. Across the street of the looming Bayside Bowl and a minute walk from Bayside Village, […]
Some Finals Just Happen to Be More Fun Than Others
By The Beacon Staff While students in the physics, business and computer technology classes are cramming for finals, as were students across both campuses, students in Chuck Ott’s Drawing I class are […]
Student Senate: Meet the New Leadership
By Wilson Frankwell When you hear the term “Student Senate,” it may be easy to immediately think of “X-Files”-esque Illuminati figures operating in the shadows to decide something sinister, like how difficult […]
Unexpected Connections The SMCC Theater Showcase
By Liam Woodorth-Cook On Thursday, May 2, the one-credit theater intensity class (THEA 106) preformed three scenes called “Unexpected Connections.” Despite a sudden absence of one of the actors, the group continued […]
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