Mayoral election: It doesn’t matter if you can’t decide
May 19, 2013
Seeing as many of the editors in the newsroom didn’t know when the Los Angeles mayoral election was, it wouldn’t be surprising if most of the student body didn’t know either. It is on May 21, by the way. The election is a campaign that does not really matter very much. Just 21 percent... Read more »
A message to the ‘scholastic underdogs’
Molly Philbin
May 19, 2013
Are you that community college student that did not have the best grades in high school, which practically forced you to attend a community college? After you graduated high school, did you watch all your friends move forward with their lives as they attended big universities, while you went to a community... Read more »
A message to the ‘scholastic underdogs’
Oliver Hernandez, Contributor
May 14, 2013
Are you that community college student that did not have the best grades in high school, which practically forced you to attend a community college? After you graduated high school, did you watch all your friends move forward with their lives as they attended big universities, while you went to a community... Read more »
Staff Editorial: SMC is there to help
May 11, 2013
The community must realize that Santa Monica College offers services to help students through dark times, and that these services need to be taken advantage of in hopes to prevent tragedies. On Saturday afternoon, SMC student Tian Lu jumped head first off the roof of Parking Structure 4, near the SMC... Read more »
Applying for financial aid?
Molly Philbin
May 7, 2013
With students receiving their college acceptance letters and choosing their schools this spring, the next big question is how they will pay for their education. The price tag will always be a problem — 75 percent of college students receive some form of financial aid, according to the College... Read more »
Staff Editorial: Gay in the NBA
David Yapkowitz
May 7, 2013
John Amaechi made headlines six years ago when he publicly announced he was gay. Jason Collins caused a similar reaction on Monday when he did the same thing. These two athletes are the only Nation Basketball Association players to ever go public like this. But a major difference precedes them. Amaechi... Read more »
Race should remain a factor for college admissions
Kandace Santillana
May 7, 2013
Diversity in University is always a great thing to see, especially at institutions of higher learning. Every ethnicity should be welcomed by colleges. Although race should not be a determining factor in college admissions, diversity should be encouraged. As shown by 2003 case Grutter v. Bollinger, the... Read more »
Yours to discover
Molly Philbin
April 30, 2013
Twitter really does not want me to feel left out. Twitter wants to make sure I am safe, and that I have a job. Twitter wants to make me laugh. Twitter just wants the best for me. The opportunities that Twitter has given all its participants are astounding, especially when it comes to live-tweeting, which... Read more »
Dying to be thin
rona navales
April 30, 2013
America, as a first world Western country, glorifies external physical feature, classifying tall, thin figures and gaunt cheekbones as true beauty. Since the majority of Americans are overweight, one would not assume people are necessarily eager to harm their bodies in order to be thin. Going about weight... Read more »
Staff Editorial: Social media versus media
April 23, 2013
Last week’s coverage of the Boston Marathon bombing manhunt led to massive amounts of information from scanner traffic that spread like social media wildfire. This information, which proved to be highly speculative and often incorrect, was disseminated by social media editors of reputable news... Read more »
