By Ian Ziller Political Science Major The money in politics is a big problem. For example, the Koch brothers (two billionaires with strong conservative ideology) plan to spend $900k or more in […]
Money in Politics
Why 2014 was the year that we should have turned “LePage”
By Ashley Berry Liberal Arts – Political Science The year 2014 brought the State of Maine the opportunity for a fresh start, by removing a governor who cares more about businesses than […]
Creationism in the Classroom …and its implications
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major If you subscribe to the separation of church and state, it’s likely you’ll be disappointed to learn that many – not some, but many – schools […]
The Anti-Vaccination Movement is its Own Worst Enemy
By Will Craig Part Time Student Out of the host of anti-establishment conspiracy theories that is unfortunately common amongst those less inclined to formal logic comes the Oedipal beauty of the anti-vax, […]
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Metal Up Yr Ass, Part 2
By Garrick Hoffman and Patrick Doyle Liberal Arts & Liberal Arts – English Majors Album of the Issue: Ride The Lightning On July 27th of last year, Metallica’s Ride The Lightning turned […]
Drop What You’re Doing and Listen to These Albums
By Lahana Palencia So now that it’s been the New Year long enough for us to realize those resolutions we made are as extinct as the Flappy Bird app, we can start […]
Poetic License
By Patrick Doyle Liberal Arts – English Major A POEM FOR ALL THE WOMEN I’VE WRITTEN PUBLISHED POETRY FOR WHO SHORTLY THEREAFTER BROKE IT OFF WITH ME The disco ball spins away, […]
Movie Review
Marin Squire at the Movies Waste Land By Erik Squire Hello my fellow SMCCites. This week I have commandeered our movie review section regular from fellow section editor Rebekah Marin. After watching […]
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