By Jennifer Jang I had no plan in the least, and no questions in mind when I first embarked on this journey. Thus, I was also in for a surprise when I […]
Backpacking South Asia: Annapurna Base Camp
Fighting Hunger in Maine
By Kate Bennett Did you know that Maine has been taking steps to end hunger? It has. According to Preble Street, a Portland-based nonprofit that provides food and housing services, “1 in […]
Markiplier’s Tour
By Taylor Freeman If you are asking “what the heck is a markiplier,” let me give you a brief history lesson before getting to his tour. Markiplier, as he is known on […]
Announcing: Design-a-Wall Contest 2017
By The Beacon Editorial Staff Good fences make good neighbors, as Robert Frost so wisely said. Building walls, a logical extension of that principle, is a positive duty of friendship among nations. […]
Hello World, Meet Jess
By Jessica Spoto I don’t feel “good.” I don’t ever think I felt “good.” Nights are the worst. Alone, in my apartment, crying, feeling worthless. Just contemplating the day and what I […]
What If…
By Lloyd Metcalf “What if” is a powerful statement and question. What if you won the lottery tomorrow? We all ask ourselves this question and daydream about the things we would do […]
The Importance of Having an Open Mind
By Cat Davis I tried to explain to a friend recently my view that we are all fishes in the ocean with our own secluded bubble that is our home. That secluded […]
Feast of the Lycanthrope
by Rebecca Dow Vibrant eye of heaven’s shade Silent calls from lofty high; Where go tawny fawn this night? Who paints birch so deeply wine? Limping, back arched in her way Accursed […]
Poetic License!
By Rebecca Dow Bonjour, my literary nerdlets! Following the “spooky” theme foretold in The Beacon’s last issue, I have for you a very special poem by Edgar Allan Poe titled “Spirits of […]
The Finisher
By Taylor Freeman Who is The Finisher, and why is he in the newspaper? Well, let me tell you about The Finisher and how he broke into my house one night. It […]
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