SMC FOOTBALL ENDS ON A HIGH NOTE
Marisa Bojiuc / Wayne Neal, Staff Writers
December 8, 2011
After two decades of football at Santa Monica College, the Corsair football team won the 2011 Pacific Conference Championship by beating their rival, West Los Angeles. The conference win brought a lot of emotions on the field for both freshman and returning players. The last time the SMC football team... Read more »
A world of women’s struggles on display at Skirball
Samanta Kubon
December 5, 2011
As young women in America, we can go to school, become lawyers, doctors, artists. We have power over our bodies, can decide whether and when we want to have children, or even choose an abortion. We benefit from the work of feminists throughout history, and despite still existing inequalities between... Read more »
The faces behind the V Occupy masks
Zoie Matthew
December 5, 2011
It’s 1604; five men are hunched over at Duck and Drake Pub on a foggy London evening. They’ve got whispers on their lips and schemes in their minds. Their plot: to overthrow the English government by blowing up the protestant parliament building. The men were captured before their “Gunpowder Plot”... Read more »
The effect of social media on Occupy
Valerie Serrano, Staff Writer
December 3, 2011
The striking images of Rodney King being beaten by a group of policemen from the Los Angeles Police Department sent shockwaves through the already frustrated Los Angeles African American community. It didn’t take long for the tape to extend those shockwaves not only throughout California, but the entire... Read more »
A Culver City High School teacher’s pedagogy of compassion
Cathy Arias, Health and LIfe Editor
December 2, 2011
As you walk into Carlos Valverde’s classroom, you are welcomed by rows of colorful world flags draped beneath the high ceiling, the sometimes-provocative student artwork decorating tall walls, and stadium seats. Its bright, open atmosphere is unlike most high school classrooms, reflecting the... Read more »
Exploration #4: Dawn Mine
Zoie Matthew
November 25, 2011
Readers, before I tell you about this week’s exploration, let me just take a moment to preach to you about the wonders of jungle boots. Jungle boots, which are typically utilized by soldiers in humid, wet, jungle warfare situations, are a half-canvas, half-rubber, half-magic breed of combat boot... Read more »
Anna Collier leaves lasting impression
Janae’ Franklin
November 24, 2011
SMC Kinesiology Department Chair moves on to coach USC’s newest sports team Current Santa Monica College Kinesiology Department Chair, Anna Collier, will be stepping down from her position to become the University of Southern California’s new sand volleyball head coach for Spring 2012. “I was... Read more »
Five places for lots of late night lattes and learning
Mai Sims and Janae' Franklin
November 23, 2011
The fall semester is coming to an end, and students are finally starting to see the hint of light at the end of the tunnel. Deadlines for term papers and semester projects are quickly approaching. So what happens if your internet stops working late at night during an all-nighter? Here are five after-hours... 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 »
Bowl game ends in disappointment
Wayne Neal
November 22, 2011
Corsairs’ loss to East L.A. ends in a brawl The East Los Angeles Huskies prevailed 42-28 at Saturday’s American Championship Bowl game at Santa Monica College. The defeat was further soured by a post-game fight that led the police to escort both teams to their locker rooms. As both teams came over... Read more »
