By Garrick Hoffman SMCC student Erik Squire has an idea, and he seeks to implement it. In a recent discussion with his political science professor, Erik conceived of and suggested a two-way […]
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Campus Exposed
By Garrick Hoffman In recent weeks, Timothy Gilboe, a Jackman native and student here at SMCC, found himself on the front pages of multiple publications, including The Portland Press Herald and the […]
SMCC Business Club Donates to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital
By Saman Baghestani On April 17th 2014, the SMCC Business Club made its first donation of $1,000 to the Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital at Maine Medical Center! This donation represents the culmination […]
Alpha Chi Nuz: International Winners
By Angelina Smith With the academic year winding down, Alpha Chi Nu hopes everyone is studying hard for finals and wishes only the best summer possible for all students and faculty at […]
Tech Talk: Creating and Using Windows to Go
By Jack Collins Do you still have that external USB hard drive you purchased freshman year to back up your schoolwork? Is just sitting there collecting dust? Why not turn it into […]
Boy Meets World Meets Sequel
By A.S. Kinsman It is a dream come true for children of the 90’s. Boy Meets World, an extremely popular sitcom that aired on ABC’s TGIF lineup between 1993 and 2000, is […]
Something for Nothing: The Art of Rap
By Krista Kelly Krashnow Ice T directs and narrates this documentary that takes the viewer on an intimate look into the world of hip-hop culture. He features several mastermind members of the […]
The Science Watchroom
By Jason Glynn Hi folks, hope things are well in your world, they are great in mine. I am writing this from a sweet room in the Omni Shoreham hotel, located right […]
Act Utilitarianism: A First Hand Experience
By Sakeena Rashid In my country, Sudan, we have a war in the Darfur Territory between two tribes, the Arab (Janjaweed) and the Fur Tribe. The Fur Tribe was living on this […]
NEWS ALERT: TWIRLING PENCILS, 1984 AND INSANITY
By Patrick Doyle Next time you twirl a pencil may be yr last. You could become a vegetative politically-correct robotic inadvertent tyrant at a flick of the fingers, cracking away at an […]
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