Olivia White Thanks to both the SMCC Global Classroom and the Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE)* program, eight students and I took a trip to historic Italy for spring […]
SMCC Students Go to Italy
Welcoming Jason Saucier to SMCC
Jessica Spoto and Ben Riggleman There is a new employee here at Southern Maine Community College. His name is Jason Saucier (pronounced “SO-shur”), and he is the director of residential life and […]
Respect The Captain’s House
The Beacon Staff Did you know that the Captain’s House is available for student use between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m.? It is a meeting place for many student clubs (including The […]
Christian Farnsworth: Earth Edge
Photos and Artist Talk in the Learning Commons The Beacon Staff Christian Farnsworth has established a diverse and solid knowledge base that has informed his photography work adding wonderful insight into the […]
When The Beacon’s Just Not Enough
Ben Riggleman Attention, news aficionados! As of two weeks ago, the SMCC community has free online access to The New York Times. Simply go to http://tiny.cc/SMCCLibraryNYTimes, log into SMCC if prompted and […]
Chewing in Class: The Distraction and the Annoyance
Jessica Spoto Have you ever heard that dreaded apple being eaten so loudly in class that you’re internally screaming? Or that hated bag of chips that with every crunch makes you want […]
Truth in Photographs
Troy Hudson Photo manipulation is common practice, and tacitly accepted, in some publications, e.g. fashion magazines, and strictly forbidden in others, e.g. newspapers. Some photographs, then, are held to a higher standard […]
Rugged Individualism
Nicole Jacobsen Bruce N. Waller writes, “Rather than rugged individualists we are a profoundly social species.” Not only does Waller posit this as a successful evolutionary strategy, he also suggests that to […]
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