By Illaria Dana Addiction has deep roots in our society. It would be hard to trace these roots to a specific time, to the first addict. There was a BBC radio special […]
Examining Addiction: Overdoses Take the Lives of Mainers
Socialism, Communism, and Social Democracy
By Ian Ziller History Major Communism and socialism are two different but related philosophies. Although in economics they share similar ideas, true communism has never existed. Communism is a utopian idea that […]
Imploring Introspection
By Dan-Herley Mathieu “What does that really mean?” Yeah, it is America, it is freedom. You can be whatever you want to. Those are what most of us think America is all […]
An Invitation From CeSIL: Imploring students to join or begin clubs, host events, and more!
By Dierdree Glassford New to the school? Looking to meet new people? Do you already miss being a part of the student government, or a drama club, or even just having a […]
Campus Exposed
By Megan Provost Hello students of SMCC! With a new semester comes many new activities and events (such events which will be spoken of later). These events are held for new students […]
Poetic License
By Garrick Hoffman When one muses on the nature of our existence, of the enigma of the cosmos, of this “grand design” in which we dwell, it’s not hard to be engrossed […]
Seawolves Takes to the Pitch – The Diamonds Remain Quiet
The Beacon Sports Staff While the baseball and softball diamonds here on the South Portland campus have yet to see any play, the women and men’s soccer teams have been battling it […]
Self-Reflection in “Turbo Kid”
By Illaria Dana The film opens with a shot of water. It is not the water that we know. It moves like smoke, rolling on itself. It is a moment of beauty. […]
Brief Voice For the Sea
By Hali Sarah Recently, by chance, I attended a seaweed festival in Portland, Maine. At the title, I thought it was going to be pretty lame. During my attendance, I quickly realized […]
The Perils of PC Culture: How Overzealous Political Correctness Corrupts Academia and Individuals
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major The cover story of the The Atlantic magazine’s September issue of this year, titled “The Coddling of the American Mind,” has garnered a considerable amount of attention. […]
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