By Garrick Hoffman In the last issue, we presented an interview with SMCC student Sam Underwood, who spent this fall season working for the Maine Democratic Party in support of Mike Michaud. […]
An interview with Sam Underwood
Why We Need Election Reform in Maine
By Ian Ziller There are many election reforms needed, but one that I shall discuss and that we should be considering is a change in our election process called instant-runoff voting. Instant-runoff […]
Captain’s Cupboard
Letter to the Editor
Garrick Hoffman Opinion & Editorial Section Editor Dear Editor, I think the Beacon is a great way for students to know what is going on in the campus community. However I’ve never […]
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Edward Snowden, Part II Motives and Concerns
In the wake of 9/11, the National Security Agency (NSA), authorized under the Bush administration, the USA PATRIOT Act, and under their surveillance program PRISM, found itself with more power and oversight […]
One Small Step To The Right, One Giant Leap Into The Abyss
By Carlin Whitehouse There is much political fist pumping in America this month. Republicans couldn’t be happier now that they have commanding majorities in the House and Senate. They are chomping at […]
SMCC Student Interview: Kelby Nicolas
By Tayler Chretien Kelby is a student who works at the security building on campus. He is in the heating and air conditioning program. He was originally working at Dunkin Donuts, and […]
PTK and the Student Senate; Tackling Parking and Fossil Fuel Divestment
By Erik Squire With Thanksgiving rolling around, we can all be thankful that the election is finally over. Not having to watch crumby political ads on TV isn’t the only thing to […]
The Captain’s Cupboard; My IHHS Service Learning Project
By Maurice “Moe” Murray I received an opportunity to perform my service learning project by reaching out to one of the students, Jason Glynn, who spoke in my class about possibly volunteering. […]
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