Just 20 years ago, cell phones were just a tool limited to calls and texts. Nowadays, everyone has a smartphone with a touch screen that acts as their calendar, GPS, camera, notepad, […]
Smartphones & Their Impact
Pros and Cons of Traveling by Plane
When it comes to traveling there are three main types of transportation. Those three things are by bus, plane, and car. All of these things have their own pros and cons. […]
Music Technology: 32 Tracks and More
Over the past 100 years, music started to get much more technologically involved. It’s one of the big distinctions between music from the past versus now. As music became technologically dependable (computers […]
Featured Artist: Rachel Kathryn
Posted below are three beautiful acrylic paintings by Rachel Kathryn. She is an SMCC student, who took a semester of painting with John Knight in the fall of 2021. Students, your art […]
NLE Choppa is coming to Maine!
By Justin Dennison (JD) Who is NLE Choppa? NLE Choppa is a 19-year-old rapper, singer, songwriter, and internet personality. He was born in Memphis, TN. with violence and gangs heavily affecting NLE […]
Consider Reading Short Stories
Short stories are unique in their own way, and can be quite fun reads. Should you read a short story – online or from a collection? Of course you should!
The Metaverse
“…social, gaming, exercise, work, lifestyle, learning, and commerce applications.”
News Years Resolution Broken?
How one word can carry you If you catch yourself saying, “I already broke my new year’s resolution…now what?” Now that the hype of the new year is gone, it’s hard to […]
The End is Near
The Portland city council has voted to repeal its mask mandate, just over a month after it went into effect.
Locked out for Now
The MLB (Major League Baseball) is still dealing with its lockout after almost 2 months. As we get closer to opening day of the season. The owners and players are nowhere near […]
The SMCC Beacon 