By Garrick Hoffman Poetry doesn’t come easily for me. Analyzing it, understanding it, writing it – I’ve always endured a lot of difficulty with it, even despite my title as an enthusiastic […]
Poetic License
America’s Feeble Infrastructure
By Garrick Hoffman August 1, 2007, remains a date of haunting memories for many. During the evening rush hour in Minneapolis, Minnesota, the nearly 2,000 foot-long Mississippi River Bridge, carrying scores of […]
A Glimpse Inside: Sam Underwood
By Garrick Hoffman Sam Underwood is a student here at SMCC who spent his fall season canvassing for the Maine Democratic Party. I recently had the pleasure of interviewing him to discuss […]
Arrogant Dogmatism in American Media
By Rachel York In his essay The Problems of Philosophy, Bertrand Russell uses a term, “arrogant dogmatism,” to describe the personality of someone who has never “travelled into the region of liberating […]
Democracy: Why is it hard in Africa and the Middle East compared to Western Europe?
By Ian Ziller In some nations, democracy has become a long-standing tradition. In countries like the U.S., democracy is such a tradition that we think of it as a core of who […]
Edward Snowden Part 1: The Man Behind the Name
By Garrick Hoffman The name “Edward Snowden” was once virtually unknown. The man behind the name lived in Hawaii with his wife and kids and worked as government contractor for the National […]
A little of this; a lot of that
By Erik Squire It’s that time again SMCC; time for more stellar news about our fabulous campus. This edition we will be exploring a bit about Path to Graduation; or as the […]
SMCC Interviews: Shawna Rand
By Taylor Chretien At Southern Maine Community College she is an adjunct professor for the English Department. Outside of the school, she is a writer, editor, and publisher. She is also an […]
SMCC’s Outstanding Programs: Horticulture
The Beacon stopped in to have an interview with David Palm one of the professors of the Horticulture program. Mr. Palm has been with the program for 6 years. Mr. Palm says […]
Rudy the Campus Cat
By Kelsey Hehir Southern Maine Community College’s mascot is the Seawolf; but many would say our real mascot is Rudy, the campus cat. Rudy is the famous cat that can be seen […]
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