Each year high school seniors are encouraged by guidance counselors, teachers, and most adults in their lives to apply for college. Most 17-18 year olds are ecstatic about leaving their childhood homes […]
Opinion: Mainers Deserve Student Loan Debt Relief
Artwork Featured
Thank you to Christopher Jamison and Sophie Magadieu who submitted art for this week. I added one of my own and I hope some of you will feel inspired and will want […]
No Action on the Diamond
Liz Fortier, the center fielder for the Southern Maine Community College Seawolves just heard the news that her second year of softball was canceled. Wanting a personal take on this I reached […]
Flaw or Feature?
How the shortcomings of fuel cells gave rise to carbon capture A promising new development in carbon capture technology may help slow climate change. A group of engineers developed a method capable […]
Handheld Music Production: The Orba
The Orba is a kick-starter device created by the company Artiphon. It is a miniature device that allows for easy, on-the-go music creation. It is a synth, looper, and MIDI controller that […]
What is going on with Kanye West?
Ye, also known as Kanye West, is a successful rapper, producer, and fashion designer. His behavior lately on social media (Instagram) has been the talk among fans. In 2016 Ye was diagnosed […]
Have you Heard? Local Events and Concerts!
Thursday February 24th- Thursday Night Comedy at Stroudwater Distillery, Portland Friday February 25th- Twiddle, Midnight North at The State Theatre, Portland Mallet Brothers Band at Bangor Arts Exchange, Bangor Saturday February 26th- […]
Lucy’s Two Cents
The Relationship and Etiquette Column The SMCC Beacon is announcing a new column that has been set up because we have had a few readers who have sent questions to us. Questions […]
So Far
A Short Story By Alexandra Griffin Fall 2018 *Click* “If you really want to know, what I want in a guy…Well, I’m looking for a dream on a mean machine, with hell […]
Unpredictable Weather Leaves Skiers Dazed and Confused.
The past couple months have been a rollercoaster of emotions for avid skiers and riders. The ski season had an extremely slow start with extremely cold temps and very little snow to […]
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