Santa Monica Car Wash Sets Standard for Social Justice
Lisa Weingarten, Staff Writer/photograher
December 2, 2011
October 25, 2011 was an historic moment for labor unions in the United States. After years of fighting deplorable workplace conditions, workers at Bonus Car Wash in Santa Monica secured the first carwash contract in the country. For decades, thousands of carwash workers have suffered abuses including... Read more »
SMC’s Drescher Planetarium looking to fill black hole
Roger Morante, & Fatou Samb
November 25, 2011
The passing of John Hodge, a former director of the John Drescher Planetarium in 2005, left the Santa Monica College (SMC) Astronomy Department short not only a director, but also a qualified technician. Hodge ran the uniquely domed planetarium, but now the task falls on faculty and outside contributors. “When... Read more »
Civilian veterans find educational opportunities at SMC
Myles Johnson
November 24, 2011
In their transition to civilian life and entering California’s workforce, veterans will now find it easier to attend a community college and get an education. Currently, an estimated 400 veterans attend classes at Santa Monica College. Chancellor Jack Scott, from the California Community Colleges Chancellor’s... Read more »
New parking zone to affect SMC students
Amber Antonopoulos
November 23, 2011
Santa Monica College students may face even greater parking difficulties next semester when the City of Santa Monica establishes Preferential Parking Zone CC on nearby streets. The new regulations will allow only permit-holding residents to park for more than two hours on weekdays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m.... Read more »
New California Community College Assessment Test to Take Effect
Sam Ribakoff
November 23, 2011
On October 8, California Governor Jerry Brown signed into law Assembly Bill 743, which creates a new uniform community college assessment test that will be administrated to every incoming California Community College (CCC) freshman throughout the state. The bill, authored by Assemblymen Marty Block of... Read more »
New electric vehicle chargers to be installed in SaMo
Zoie Matthew
November 22, 2011
The City of Santa Monica is currently preparing plans for a major update and expansion of its electric vehicle charging infrastructure. Dean Kubani, director of the Office of Sustainability and the Environment, led a “study session” at the latest city council meeting in which the council and public... Read more »
Former SMC student remembered by friends and faculty
Christina Sziatinszky
November 19, 2011
Many Santa Monica College students and faculty members are mourning the loss of beloved former student Sharmi Doshi, after an accident lead to her untimely death on November 7th in Mumbai, India. According to India Times, the 23-year-old law student was reportedly talking on her cellphone early in... Read more »
Occupy LA protesters confronted by LAPD, arrests made
Roger Morante
November 17, 2011
Helicopters buzzed in the air and a march through downtown Los Angeles, led by Occupy L.A. protesters, soon transformed into a strange dystopic scene filled with a rich cacophony that enmeshed sirens and helicopters with the banging of bongos, the blowing of horns, and shouting between protesters and... Read more »
Global Citizenship Festival highlights International Education Week
Samanta Kubon
November 17, 2011
With over 3000 international students, studying at Santa Monica College, classes buzz with thick accents and different languages. With its 11th annual International Education Week, SMC is celebrating its diversity with events, such as foreign movie screenings, music, dance and food from all around the... Read more »
Veterans Day celebration at SMC
Cathy Arias
November 16, 2011
Lorena Brothers was 17 when she joined the military, a semester into college, after graduating high school a year early. After serving three years stateside for the Air Force, she was deployed to Afghanistan as a medical technician. Her task was to enter the field and pick up casualties during Operation... Read more »
