By Troy Hudson When Facebook announced last month that personal data from approximately 50 million users had been scraped by data firm Cambridge Analytica, that number was so staggeringly large that it […]
Facebook’s Thin Line: Is This the New Normal?
Ranked-Choice Voting
By Gio DiFazio Across Casco Bay, in Maine’s largest city, lies a voting system in which elected officials are not chosen using an antiquated and overly simplistic method of election. Portland has […]
Letter to the Editor
Dear Managing Editor of The Beacon, As a fond reader of newspapers, I wish to write to you in appreciation of your hard work delivering the news to our great campus. In […]
A Brief History of Anime
By Rebecca Dow Nowadays, anime permeates deep into Western and Japanese pop culture, showing its face in merchandise, entertainment, literature, et cetera. Within the sea of people who enjoy Japanese animation, there […]
Printmaking At SMCC
By Rebecca Dow As an assignment for Mary Hart’s Printmaking 1 class, students were asked to create drypoint intaglio artwork for two exhibits titled “The Exquisite Corpse: A Surrealist Drawing Game,” and […]
Gallery Under the Stairs
By Rebecca Dow Gallery Under The Stairs has been in the works for about a year, initially conceived by instructor Mike Lewis and supported by Professor Rachel Guthrie. These two created a […]
Poetic License; Happy National Poetry Month!
By Rebecca Dow In celebration, let’s allow ourselves a moment to recognize famous (or not-so-famous) writers from the past. Throughout this month, Kevin Sweeney is hosting weekly poetry readings in the All […]
Fitness Comes to Midcoast Campus
By Dan Elliott The sounds of drills and hammers are no strangers to the students and faculty occupying the Orion Hall, for the last few weeks have brought a major addition to […]
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