By Ashley Berry Governor Paul LePage has drafted a Tax Reform Plan that would eliminate revenue sharing for municipalities, increase sales tax, decrease income tax and cut corporate taxes. The elimination of […]
Why 2014 Was The Year We Should Have Turned “LePage”
Why we needed “Last week tonight”
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major For decades, mainstream news media has continuously proven to be a red herring. Often a dubious, deceptive distraction, the news typically serves as more of fodder […]
Marin on Movies
Marin on Movies Liberal Studies/English Major “Gone Girl” (Give ‘er FOUR AND A HALF STARS) If Valentine’s Day had you feeling down in the dumps for being a lonely, unlovable S.O.B, I […]
Metal up your Ass, Part 3
A Five-Part Review of Metallica’s Earliest Albums By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major Master of Puppets If Ride the Lightning was an evolution of Kill Em All, Master of Puppets proved to be twice […]
Metal, Melody & Me
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major Art is an inherently subjective form. What you hate, I may love. What I love, you may despise. I absolutely love metal music. With three brothers […]
University of New England
The Deadly Styrofoam
By Ashley Berry Recently, Colgate University’s Student Government Association banned the use of Styrofoam on their campus. They did this by changing the bylaws that governed their Budget Allocation Committee. Specifically, they […]
The Maine Loan
Seawolves Represented Well in the Elite 8 Both Squads Get to Finals – Fall Short, Still Headed to USCAA Nationals
By Beacon Sports Staff In mid-February, the Seawolves basketball teams traveled to Concord, New Hampshire (2/18 – 21) to participate in the Yankee Small College Conference, Elite 8 tournament. Central Maine Community […]
Rock Bands: Five of the Eyes and More than Five, Questions for their Lead Singer Darrell Foster
By Frank Coletti Communications & New Media Major Portland has a population of over 63,000 people and, for its relative size, it is a music fan’s heaven. Watching shows at Merrill Auditorium, […]
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