By Carrie Paul There once was a time in Maine when the views driving down our scenic roads were obstructed by massive billboards and the roads littered with cans and bottles. Today […]
New Bills Target Plastic Waste in Maine
The Voiceless Need a Voice
By Jade Densmore Companies and factories all over the world use animals to test their products to ensure consumer safety. However, they can not ensure anything – individual chemicals react differently on […]
From the Desk of the Managing Editor
by Celina Simmons The rule on campus in regards to having an Emotional Support Animal (ESA) is that you must have the animal approved by the school, with a note from your […]
What Is 2-Factor Authentication?
By Jeremy Rhodes Should we be concerned about our personal data that we readily hand out to companies? Such information as SSN, bank account number, driver’s license number, home address, email address, […]
Istanbul Greeted Me With a Kiss on the Cheek
By Sierra Firley I’ve been flipping through my journal to figure out how to capture my Turkey experience. Thinking of different ways to write, or how to make it rhyme, and how […]
Migrate an Operating System to a Solid State Drive
By Ronnie Kupfer If you have a Windows computer that is a few years old with a mechanical hard-disk drive (HDD) and find it sluggish and slow, would like better performance, and […]
Cyber Slavery
By Meghan Lessard Our generation is growing up in a time of continuously evolving technology. Although technology can positively affect our everyday lives, often times it has a negative effect that is […]
How SMCC Celebrates National Women’s History Month Featuring Cabinet Member Frances Perkins
By The Beacon Staff The door might not be opened to a woman again for a long, long time, and I had a kind of duty to other women to walk in […]
Atria Senior Prom
February 13, 2019 Enjoy these pictures of SMCC students and friends at the Atria Senior Prom! These lovely photos were captured by the talented Jessica Tardiff the night of February 13th. You […]
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