The death of the printed word
Jay Be Brookman, Staff Writer
December 8, 2011
Laptops. Netbooks. Smartphones. iPads. eReaders. As more and more people become familiar with these electronic devices and use them in their everyday life, they are realizing something profound: anything that can be read on paper in a book, newspaper, or magazine, can be read on any of these... Read more »
SMC FOOTBALL ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE
Marisa Bojiuc / Wayne Neal, Staff Writers
December 8, 2011
After two decades of football at Santa Monica College, the Corsair football team won the 2011 Pacific Conference Championship by beating their rival, West Los Angeles. The conference win brought a lot of emotions on the field for both freshman and returning players. The last time the SMC football team... Read more »
Comikaze swoops into Los Angeles
Eilene Beniquez
December 6, 2011
Comic-Con International brings hundreds of thousands of people to San Diego each year, but Los Angeles was never host to many large-scale comic book conventions. Into the Angeleno void now enters the first-time, upstart convention, Comikaze Expo. Started by two siblings, Regina and Mario Carpinelli,... Read more »
Increased police brutality on non-violent protesters, Gandhi would not approve
Christina Sziatinszky
December 6, 2011
Peaceful protest, is an American citizen’s right by law, but in the chaos brewing from the many Occupy protests, it seems as though the police may have forgotten that. It also appears they only know how to respond with brutal force, like using pepper spray, mace, tear gas, rubber bullets and other... Read more »
A world of women’s struggles on display at Skirball
Samanta Kubon
December 5, 2011
As young women in America, we can go to school, become lawyers, doctors, artists. We have power over our bodies, can decide whether and when we want to have children, or even choose an abortion. We benefit from the work of feminists throughout history, and despite still existing inequalities between... Read more »
The faces behind the V Occupy masks
Zoie Matthew
December 5, 2011
It’s 1604; five men are hunched over at Duck and Drake Pub on a foggy London evening. They’ve got whispers on their lips and schemes in their minds. Their plot: to overthrow the English government by blowing up the protestant parliament building. The men were captured before their “Gunpowder Plot”... Read more »
Racism in Sports
Maria Dimera
December 5, 2011
Sports Opinion During my time as a Nike employee in London, I had the opportunity to meet a wide range of athletes such as, Michael Jordan, Carlos Tevez, Adriano, and Luol Deng. Living in a city where soccer is like a religion, everybody goes to at least one Arsenal match. Four years ago, I had the... Read more »
Reckless Curiosity #5: Justice for animals at the old LA Zoo
Zoie Matthew
December 5, 2011
If you had decided to take a trip to the Los Angeles Zoo anytime during the first half of the 20th century, odds are your reaction would’ve been less “Lions and tigers and bears oh my!” and more “Diseased lions and tigers. And bears in tiny, dark cages. Oh my.” It turns out that Griffith Park... Read more »
NaNoWriMo #5: A Novelist’s Mission
Mia Shilpi
December 5, 2011
The end of the month is fast approaching, and the end of National Novel Writing Month with it. Over the course of the month I have typed my fingertips off from typing at a speed achievable only by the seven gallons of caffeinated beverages I have consumed this month. NaNoWriMo is mostly a mad rush of... Read more »
It is time to put an end to bullying
Katherine Ruiz
December 4, 2011
The causes and effects of bullying are frequently shown in the media – on news reports, movies and television programs. Incidents of kids and teens suffering from bullying are nothing new, yet the issue stands at large, as bullying isn’t always prevented. Tragedies are shown on news reports when... Read more »
