Beacon Staff Last Friday, the fall time ritual of Refund Check Day came earlier than usual on the SMCC South Portland campus. Students lined up bright and early outside of the Hub […]
Life On Campus: Refund Check Day
Why SMCC
Taha Salman I just want to start off by saying, I hated school! I didn’t like the word school itself. What I hated the most about school was the boy’s restroom […]
With Thanks from Alphi Chi Nu
Nathalie Mitchell As the semester continues to move forward, Alpha Chi Nu wants to take one more minute to thank the many hands that supported and made our Chapter’s College Project […]
On the Midcoast Campus
Beacon Staff Beacon Faculty Adviser Chuck Ott speaks with Midcoast campus students: Maddy Dumont, Chris Simpson and Jacob Lipetz from left to right, on Tuesday September 27th about the state of the […]
SMCC FOR MY FUTURE EDUCATION
Jean Medard Zulu Kilo – Abi My name is Jean Medard Zulu Kilo – Abi; I was born on April 1st 1993 in Belgium. Both of my parents are from the […]
Food for Thought: “I Told You So”
Beatrice Talmage It is often said that we are our own worst enemy, wouldn’t you agree? How many times have you said to yourself “What have I done?” Or, “I made […]
Business Ecosystems: Why you love your iPhone
Jae Allain When someone posts on Facebook “Getting a new phone, iPhone vs. Galaxy looking for advice,” do you feel compelled to respond? Will you dramatically defend your response of iPhone? […]
Donald Trump: The Beating of the Deadest Horse in Journalism
Noah Williams All forms of media are a virtual Pandora’s Box of empty and unimportant reporting about the one and only Donald J. Trump. His name is inescapable on social media, […]
FDT (F@#$ Donald Trump) Part 2
Brandi Abrams Macklemore is an exceptionally gifted lyricist as well as an advocate for social issues. His song, Same Love, released in 2012, became the ballad for LGBTQ rights, and marriage […]
You had a good run, global warming and pollution. But there’s a new kid in town.
George Welch The United Nations just declared antibiotic resistance “the greatest and most urgent global risk.” In my opinion people just don’t understand how devastating disease used to be, or how […]