By Erik Squire Education Major Whether you read about it or heard it from a friend, by now you’re probably aware of the campus-wide tobacco ban. The policy prohibiting the use of […]
Tobacco Free 2015: A Real Look at SMCC’s Newest Policy
SMCC Student Interviews: Marcia Bradford
By Taylor Chretien SMCC Student Marcia initially received her ADN from SMCC in 2001. After graduation she was accepted into Maine Medical Center’s New Grad Critical Care internship and worked as a […]
Cutbacks, Strategies, and Community Service
By Erik Squire Education Major Hello again my fine fellow SMCC goers! Now that you’re done with a month of watching Netflix, skiing, and building snow forts with your sibs (aww, you’re […]
Phi Theta Kappa Fall Induction: Over Thirty Students Inducted to Honors Society
By Maisarah Miskoon Liberal Arts/English Major The sun was setting in the horizon as students and their respective families and friends assembled at the Jewett Auditorium on the 23rd of November for […]
Welcome to the O.W.
By Rebekah Marin Liberal Arts/English Major Hey Fellow Seawolves! I hope the New Year has found all of you happy, healthy, and mentally prepared to endure another vigorous semester! I’m taking this […]
Obama Announces Free Community College Proposal
By Garrick Hoffman Liberal Arts Major If you’re a future college student, or even currently a college student, you might end up pondering your path of education, so long as Obama’s recent […]
Maximizing Your Smartphone’s Battery Life
By C. Samuel Belton CTEC Major If you are anything like me, you are at least mildly worried about having enough battery life on your phone to last the entire day, or […]
Tyranny in the Blaine House
Beacon Editorial Staff Feeling frustrated by John Fitszsimmons, the President of the Maine Community College System (MCCS), Governor Paul LePage demanded that the system’s trustees ensure Fitszsimmons’s resignation. If the trustees did […]
Examining Incarceration
By Ashley Berry SMCC Student Our prison system is one of the largest in the world, incarcerating roughly 25% of the world’s prisoners. This number is especially monstrous when one considers that […]
Rome and the US: How Money Affects Politics
By Ian Ziller Political Science Major Today we are facing a problem with money in politics, but what are the dangers really? If we look back 2,000 years to the end of […]
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