SMC evaluates emergency response
Elizabeth Moss
May 1, 2013
As hundreds of students filed out of the quad, police directed them away from the blast area, the radius in which a bomb could explode. Santa Monica College police responded to last Tuesday’s bomb threat in an hour and 20 minutes, said Albert Vasquez, dean of campus security and chief of police for... Read more »
Bomb threat recap, hit-and-runs
Vanessa Barajas
April 30, 2013
Last Tuesday’s false bomb threat at Santa Monica College proved to be a whirlwind of confusion for many students as it unfolded with partially correct misinformation between students, faculty and police. A note was found by two female students last Tuesday at noon in the library’s lower level... Read more »
Tsang to hire 20 new full-time faculty members
Eva Underwood
April 30, 2013
A plan to add 20 new full-time faculty members to the Santa Monica College staff over the next two years was recently approved by President and Superintendent Chui L. Tsang. Tsang’s plan is to hire five full-time faculty members by fall of this year, and 15 full-time faculty members by the next... Read more »
SMC police share new facts on bomb threat
Alex Vejar, Arts & Entertainment Editor
April 25, 2013
The Santa Monica Police Department continues to investigate the bomb threat that caused the evacuation of the quad Tuesday afternoon, said Santa Monica College Police Sgt. Jere Romano. Romano said the note was left out in the open of a women’s bathroom on the first floor of the library, near the computer... Read more »
Ballot initiatives seek change in AS
Elizabeth Moss
April 24, 2013
Four Associated Students constitution amendment changes and one student representation fee initiative are on a ballot from the AS this week for students to vote on through Santa Monica College’s Corsair Connect. Of the five, four involve changes to the AS constitution. They would include enabling... Read more »
SMC remembers Boston
rona navales
April 23, 2013
Santa Monica College student Miranda Haeick received a text from her roommate while she was at work. It read, “Boston’s under attack.” At first she thought it was a joke, or maybe it was something sports related, but once she realized it was real, she immediately called her mom to make... Read more »
Lawmakers seek higher education, lower cost
Muna Cosic
April 23, 2013
A possible freeze on tuition has higher education turning a cold shoulder to the state government. Gov. Jerry Brown’s budget plan includes updated requirements, such as affordable college education, a 10-percent increase of transfer students from community colleges, freshmen graduating in four years,... Read more »
Bomb threat at SMC, all clear
Alex Vejar
April 23, 2013
A bomb threat at Santa Monica College Tuesday afternoon forced more than a thousand students gathered for the College Fair to evacuate the quad. After a bomb-sniffing dog, provided by the Santa Monica Police Department, canvassed the area, officials re-opened the quad and informed students that the... Read more »
Bicyclist hit by car at SMC main entrance
Trev Angone
April 19, 2013
A bicyclist heading eastbound on Pico Boulevard was thrown off his bicycle Thursday morning when a vehicle hit him in front of Santa Monica College. From 7:45 a.m. to roughly 8 a.m., both the Santa Monica Police Department and Santa Monica College Police Department were on scene. The injured bicyclist... Read more »
Expo Link leg named after SMC
James Hustace
April 16, 2013
Santa Monica College is set to be a highlight of the upcoming extension of the Metro Expo Line that will connect downtown Los Angeles with Santa Monica by light rail. Metro Expo Line recently all but approved a renaming of the upcoming 17th Street and Colorado Avenue station to 17th/Santa Monica College,... Read more »
