By Sam Coombs March 4th, 1990 started as an exciting day for many NCAA basketball teams. For Loyola Marymount University, they were excited to take on Portland State in a West Coast […]
March 4th 1990:The Hank Gathers Tragedy
Breath of Life
By A.S. Kinsman When a baby stops breathing, your heart stops beating, too. Except your heart will restart its steady rhythm in a matter of seconds, but the baby won’t start breathing. This […]
Yours Sincerely
By Erik Squire The word Sincere is defined in the dictionary as “having or showing true feelings that are expressed in an honest way: genuine or real.” That is a perfect way to […]
The Student Senate at Work
By Kyle Talbot Hello student body! It’s been a cold and hectic semester so far, but it’s slowly warming up, though the wind won’t seem to let up. I’m Kyle Talbot and as […]
The Business Hub
By Darcy Pope Hi everyone! This issue I’ll be talking about a few things like stocks, entrepreneurship, and news in the business world! In the last Business Club meeting we focused on our […]
Not Quite Ready: Bullet to the Brain
By A.S. Kinsman Not many people can take a bullet to the head and live to tell about it. 54-year-old Scott Fraley of Raymond, Maine, was ice fishing on a frozen lake in West […]
Science Watchroom
By Jason Glynn I must issue a slight apology; the last installment of this probably could have easily been placed in the Op&Ed section. I should have focused more on debunking […]
Crime 101 and Beyond: Brink’s the Perfect Crime
By Kyle Scholes On the night of January 17, 1950 a bank named Brink’s was robbed of over 3 million dollars in checks, money orders, cash, and other securities by 8 men […]
The Road to Uniontown Via SMCC
By The Beacon Sports Staff After 2 years of being hosted by Central Maine Community College and New Hampshire Technical Institute, the YSCC Elite 8 post-season tournament returned to the Hutchinson Gymnasium […]
Oh Freedom! The Civil Rights Act of 1964: Then and Now
By Jennifer Lague Roughly 50 years ago, Lyndon Johnson signed into legislation the Civil Rights act of 1964 a landmark piece of civil rights legislation that outlawed discrimination based on race, color, […]
The SMCC Beacon 