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Data Breach: Your Trust Might Be the Biggest Loss
On December 28, 2024, over 33,000 students and faculty members in Maine high schools were affected by a software breach. PowerSchool, an education software company that works with Maine schools, experienced a […]
Media Literacy for Dummies: How to Avoid Media Bias and Better Understand the News
With the increasingly deceptive and hostile political environment in the U.S., it is more important than ever to understand current events. Here are ways to avoid deceptive news headlines and understand media […]
A Robot Ate My Homework: AI in the Classroom at SMCC
Artificial Intelligence continues to make waves on college campuses around the country with Southern Maine Community College being no exception. Constant conversations and research into the capabilities of AI point to its […]
Gen Z’s Surprising Shift Towards Blue-Collar Work
Whether or not one should go to college is a question that has been crossing the minds of Generation Z a lot in recent years. Younger people, many of whom are now […]
How to Avoid the Horrors of Doom Scrolling
Many of us are already familiar with the term “Doom Scrolling.” In case you’re uninformed, doom scrolling is the act of exposing yourself to copious amounts of unhealthy screen time. It can […]
New To Campus? Download this App to Stay Safe
The Rave Guardian App is a free app that you can use to keep yourself and the SMCC community safe. Any student, faculty staff member on the South Portland or Midcoast campus […]
Is Animation Dying?
In 2018, this little movie called “Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse” came out and blew everyone away, so much so that it is getting not one but two sequels. With its unique art […]
Is Twitter Going to Make It?
In the recent months since Elon Musks’ acquisition of Twitter, many users have voiced complaints about the site, partner companies have cut ties, and it all seems to be falling apart at […]
Solar Power Growth in Maine
Solar power is the process in which solar panels absorb sunlight and turn it into electricity. With global warming impacting this planet day by day, a need for more clean energy sources […]
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