It’s great to be working for The SMCC Beacon; the topics I’ll be writing about are current events, local news, national news, or anything just interesting to our readers. If you have […]
I’m Kyle, Nice to meet you!
A word from the Art Director
I’m Clayton Hoyle, the Art Director of The Beacon. I’m a 2nd-year Communications & New Media major. I work full time as a Supervisor at Goodwill Northern New England and I’m a […]
MECA Art Fair 1/29
Looking for something to do on a Friday sitting at home? Say no more. Today, January 29th, MECA is hosting MECA Made, With Love. This is the first series of their online […]
First Words From the Lifestyle Editor
My name is Samantha Harmon. I am a first year-Communications student at SMCC. Having lived in Maine all my life I am hoping to move after I finish college. I am an […]
First Word from the Editor
Hello fellow Seawolves! My name is Anna DesLauriers, and I am a Communications & New Media major. After graduation, I intend to transfer to a four-year college for a degree in American […]
The Box Inside The Cage
by Clayton Hoyle. Thousands of Maine residents are required to “check the box” when they apply for work or housing. Checking the box means admitting if you have ever been convicted of […]
Poetry Page
Welcome to our final issue of 2020, in which we look at prejudice from a variety of perspectives. Krista reveals the wisdom of the ages. Sage shows us the value of turning up the voices of color which are far-too-often muted. And Kimberly Valencia depicts a racist man in the comic who is unaware of his own ignorance, his poor spelling.
How to Make a World of Differences
“The other kids are good to him,” the physical education teacher told me one afternoon, as I was waiting in the lobby to pick my son up from school.
“Well, that’s good to know, I guess.”
Age Discrimination
I’ve experienced age discrimination since I was 16 years old. I know that seems somewhat ridiculous, but it’s true. My first college class at SMCC was in 2017 when I was 16 years old.
Disability Discrimination
I’ve been sick for the last fifteen years. When I was three years old, I was bit in the head by a tick. When I was three and a half years old I was in my first wheelchair.
