A Direct Response
Parker Jean, Associated Students President
October 12, 2012
This serves as a direct response to Nathan Gawronsky’s article ‘Thrusting Your Political Values,’ in volume 104 issue 5 of The Corsair. Unfortunately, it seems as though many of the facts about myself and the Associated Students Board of Directors have been skewed to achieve a demeaning appearance... Read more »
Unity for a common cause
Sam Ribakoff, Letter to Editor
May 30, 2012
The plans for the implementation of Contract Ed were in place long before the protests and pepper-spraying of April 3, but the violence of that night’s events awoke the consciousness of a lot of SMC students to the debate surrounding the form of the future of public higher education in California. Which... Read more »
Good Evening Dr. Tsang
Taynara Moura, Letter to the Editor
May 16, 2012
As you must know by now, unfortunately we have lost the elections. I was feeling pretty upset about it, like I wouldn’t have the power to help the students as I’d like to. At first, I thought about contesting the fact that my direct opponent should have been disqualified, or the fact that... Read more »
Letter to the Corsair about self-funded classes
David Finkel, Letter to Editor
April 24, 2012
In March, Santa Monica College announced that it would offer 50 additional sections of hard to get classes on a self funded basis at the ‘state calculated’ cost of $180 per unit. The proposal was criticized by many as creating a two-tiered system of public higher education, one for the rich and one... Read more »
Contract Ed offers competitive edge to the rich
Jasmine Jafari, Letter to Editor
April 24, 2012
My problem with Contract Ed ordeal derives from the method with which it was approved, the violence unleashed upon the students for demanding their right to be involved, and a few trustees’ disregard for the opinions of the very students who would be affected on the matter. Since then, we’ve made... 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 »
Letter to the Editor: DREAM Act
IDEAS of SMC
October 4, 2011
On September 21, 2011, The Corsair ran a story on the California DREAM Act, specifically on the AB131 component of the legislation. The undocumented student community and our allies on campus applaud the Corsair for being bold and progressive in choosing to highlight the controversial issue of financial... Read more »
Letter to the Editor: “Go Where the World Goes: Unless you’re Jose”
Diana Hernandez, Rosario Cruz, Betsy Chacon, Karina Hernandez, Josieline Hernandez and -Sociology 31
December 9, 2010
Go Where the World Goes: Unless you’re Jose By: Diana Hernandez, Rosario Cruz, Betsy Chacon, Karina Hernandez, Josieline Hernandez and -Sociology 31 “All students have the human and civil right to a quality public education that develops their potential, independence, and character”... Read more »
