Future of Contract Ed Uncertain
Andy Riesmeyer
April 19, 2012
Though two weeks have passed since students protesting the “Advance Your Dreams” program were pepper-sprayed by police at a Santa Monica College Board of Trustees meeting, tensions remain high on all sides of the issue. The Board of Trustees said that adding 50 self-funded classes at $180 per credit... Read more »
Bring student rights back to education
Cameron Espinoza, Letter to Editor
April 19, 2012
Contract education has been a vital component of Santa Monica College since its establishment in 1993. The initial purpose of the program was to “provide assistance and customized training support to employers (…) and increase the productivity of their workforce,” according to SMC’s website. This... Read more »
Contract Ed misinformation smears SMC democratic ideals
David Cooper, Letter to Editor
April 19, 2012
The hallmark of democratic decision-making has its basis in an involved and informed citizenship. Therefore, we should under no circumstance tolerate leaders who mislead us. The leaders of the recent protests have used dishonesty to gain support for their movement, treating many uninformed protesters... Read more »
The Best of Intentions
Rob Radar, Letter to Editor
April 19, 2012
The goal of adding extra classes was to meet the unprecedented demand for additional classes just when the state was drastically cutting back on our budgets. Given that it is not believable that the state will be putting in extra funding for classes in the next 3-5 years, we are faced with a choice:... Read more »
Attacks against A.S. president leadership raise tension at Monday A.S. board meeting
Fatou Samb, News Editor
April 19, 2012
The Associated Students public board meeting turned hostile on Monday when President of Alpha Gamma Sigma honor society, Ernie Sevilla Jr., confronted A.S. President Harrison Wills on his alleged fiery political rhetoric, which Sevilla said contributed to the April 3 pepper-spraying incident. “Will... Read more »
A.S. directors reverse their resignation
Fatou Samb, News Editor
April 19, 2012
Associated Students directors William Sun and Yian Chen, who announced their resignation earlier this month at a special board meeting, said Monday that they will be retaining their positions as Director of Academic Support and Director of Budget Management, respectively. “I’ve decided to remain... Read more »
The future of education funding in California
Faye Crosswhite
April 13, 2012
We the people of California will need to pay for the future of education through tax hikes. California’s fiscal policies are broken. Starting with the real estate market crash in 2007, the state’s administration has dug itself so deeply into debt, the light at the end of the tunnel seems nearly... Read more »
Board of Trustees votes unanimously to postpone Contract Ed.
Nathan Gawronsky, Editor-in-Chief
April 6, 2012
After a week of protests, a violent encounter with campus police that ended with 30 students being pepper-sprayed and three students being hospitalized, the Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Friday to postpone the controversial Contract Ed program that has captured the attention of the national... Read more »
SMC student protest faces opposition in question of ethics [WATCH]
Andy Riesmeyer
April 6, 2012
The Corsair’s Andy Riesmeyer talks to students to hear their views on the continued protests at Santa Monica College. Some students are disappointed with the Associated Student’s leadership, and point to the fact that many students are misinformed about the pricing policy that is the cause... Read more »
Two Associated Students members step down
Peter S. Cheng
April 6, 2012
Two board members resign in protest of the ‘radicalization’ of the AS. On Wednesday, the Santa Monica College Associated Students Board of Directors called a special meeting to impeach Director of Publicity DJ Davids. The impeachment proceedings turned out to be of minor significance, however,... Read more »
