Scorsese Strikes Again with New Thriller “Shutter Island”
Jung Shim, Staff Writer
February 26, 2010
”Tell me something. Is it better to live as a monster or die as a good man?” The combination of Leonardo DiCaprio’s acting and Martin Scorsese’s directing has struck gold once again in the new thriller, “Shutter Island.” The story of two federal marshals, “Shutter... Read more »
Flying Solo: Pete Bernhard
Tom Fowler
February 26, 2010
Pete Bernhard, singer and guitarist for “The Devil Makes Three,” recently started a solo project. I had the opportunity to catch up with Bernhard to find out more about this truly gifted man. Pete Bernhard grew up in Vermont where his father taught him his first songs and gave him his first... Read more »
SMC Creates Public Service Announcement: “Save Water”
Jeremy Biglow
February 26, 2010
Being eco-friendly and “green” is becoming second nature to California citizens and is becoming even more important in schools. The majority of schools in California are moving forward and striving to become “green”. Santa Monica College is well on its way to this destination. Recently... Read more »
Winter Session Cuts Hit SMC Students Hard, But Still Largest in State
Emil Norlen
February 26, 2010
With fewer classes offered at Santa Monica College, many students struggle to find the courses that they require. Reductions of classes have greatly impacted the student body. Despite major budget cuts, SMC still offered winter session when some other colleges have been forced to eliminate winter... Read more »
Los Angeles Rings in the Chinese New Year
Alica Forneret, Staff Writer
February 26, 2010
Thousands of pieces of pastel confetti and empty firecrackers lay strewn in the streets of Chinatown this weekend. February 20-21 was the Chinese Chamber of Commerce’s 111th Golden Dragon Parade and Lunar New Year Festival. Even after 100 years, the event still remains popular. The Chamber estimated... Read more »
Graveyards Being “Kept Alive” on Video
Sean Carpenter, Staff Writer
February 25, 2010
Amidst a rock-strewn and dusty landscape, a mountain of sand-colored concrete graves dominates the city skyline. The silhouettes of people in quiet prayer are mixed with the perpetual sounds of clanking tools made by care-worn workers. A graveyard above ground, it is the Har Menuchot-Mountain of Rest,... Read more »
A Punk Retrospection
Lauren Freeman, Staff Writer
February 25, 2010
This past Friday, February 19, famed photographer Ruby Ray opened a show at La Luz de Jesus Gallery in Hollywood. Ray documented the shape of punk to come from the underground with her unique vision. Ray began taking pictures of the punk lifestyle in its early stages of the 1970′s. One picture... Read more »
An Entertaining Musical Evening with Lee Ritenour and Friends
Daniel Ross, Staff Writer
February 25, 2010
Rare are those times when Santa Monica College plays host to a Grammy award winning artist, let alone two. Indeed, it was a special evening when on Saturday, Feb. 20, Grammy award winning guitarist Lee Ritenour graced SMC’s Broad Stage accompanied by a number of musicians that included fellow... Read more »
Texas Rep an Advocate for Freedom
Farhan Ali, Staff Writer
February 25, 2010
Former Texas Congressman Charlie Wilson died this month. According to the Los Angeles Times, Wilson died of cardiopulmonary arrest at Memorial Medical Center after collapsing earlier that day. He was best known for his fight against the Soviets in Afghanistan in the 1980s. Wilson was on the House Appropriations... Read more »
12th Grader Exposes US Hypocrisy
Dan Bluemel, Opinion Editor
February 25, 2010
A high school student put the State Department to shame this week by exposing an obvious hypocrisy in U.S. foreign policy. According to Australia’s Herald Sun, twelfth grade student Mariyam Alavi, who attends the International Indian School in Jeddah, asked if Americans “so vehemently oppose... Read more »
