By Nicholas James Miller If there’s one thing I’m certain I always will be, it is an extreme cheapskate. Now, I almost never am willing to pay the ten dollars required to […]
“Get Hard”: Ellsmere BBQ and Wood Grill
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Interview with Julia Howe
By Nickolas Evan Acker I sat down a few weeks ago with the head coach of the Women’s Basketball Team Julia Howe. We discussed how the season went and how she feels […]
Phi Theta Kappa Regionals: Bringing Home the Gold
By Erik Squire Education Major On the weekend of the 21st, the officer team of Alpha Chi Nu (ACN), SMCC’s chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society (PTK), set off for Asnuntuck […]
A Chat with Matt
Coach Matt Richards reflects on the Men’s Basketball Season By Nickolas Acker I had the opportunity to speak with head coach Matthew Richards of the men’s basketball team after the season had […]
FOUR Talking Points in the World of Sports
By Richard Bigega Electrical Engineering Major NBA Power Rankings: Kevin Durant Goes Down In an injury-riddled NBA season, in which we’ve already seen the likes of Chris Bosh, Paul George and Blake […]
Weigh the Waste Sodexo and WE COMPOST IT! Host Compost Campaign at SMCC
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major Commercial and residential composting has really seemed to take flight in Maine. Various compost companies have emerged such as Portland-based WE COMPOST IT! and Garbage to […]
The Student Advocate: A Wealth of Diversity
By Wayne Lawson We come to SMCC for the purpose of education. We sit through lectures and we are tested on our understanding. Through classwork and homework, we earn our education. But, […]
The Student Dilemma
By Rebekah Marin Liberal Arts – English Major As our economy becomes an increasingly global one, it seems that business professionals have felt the need to draw thick lines between what they’re […]
Parliamentary vs. Presidential Democracies
By Ian Ziller Political Science Major There are two different types of democracies: parliamentary democracies and presidential democracies. The US has a presidential system of government, whereas the UK and Canada have […]
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