The death of the printed word
Jay Be Brookman, Staff Writer
December 8, 2011
Laptops. Netbooks. Smartphones. iPads. eReaders. As more and more people become familiar with these electronic devices and use them in their everyday life, they are realizing something profound: anything that can be read on paper in a book, newspaper, or magazine, can be read on any of these... Read more »
NFL
September 28, 2010
You really wouldn’t think it upon guessing it, but Los Angeles is the second largest media market for professional football. And yet since 1995 its inhabitants have yet to find a hard, over-heated plastic seat within the city limits and watch a football game on the professional level. Football... Read more »
What’s your passion? Capoeiraist Jessi Patayon
By Vera Hughes, Staff Writer
September 28, 2010
There are fights breaking out on the Santa Monica College lawn. At least, that’s how it may appear at first glance, with the sight of sweeping leg kicks and dramatic punches between students, hurling their bodies at each other with violent efficiency. But look more closely and you... Read more »
USC Trojan Football: The burning of the Bush
By Stepahanie Sommer, Staff Writer
September 15, 2010
By Stephanie Sommer Staff Writer The empire of Trojan football was called into question this past summer, when the evidence mounted that running back Reggie Bush received financial benefits from prospective agents. From 2001-2009, the University of Southern California regained its status as... Read more »
Soccer falls at home
By Kevin Duncan, Staff Writer
September 15, 2010
By Kevin Duncan Staff Writer The Santa Monica College Lady Corsair soccer team learned on Tuesday that you must experience failure to appreciate success. In their third game of the season versus a tough Santa Barbara squad, they gave an encouraging show of hustle: it’s a shame hustle alone... Read more »
Barfly: Tiki-Ti
John Stapleton IV, Web Editor
September 15, 2010
Fun Fact: Tiki bars – those tropical, Polynesian-themed bars filled with wooden Tiki masks and fruity, umbrella-laden cocktails – are a purely Hollywood invention. Beginning with Don the Beachcomber, which opened in 1934, the trend became a pop culture sensation in the 40′s, as evidenced... Read more »
Four honored with awards of excellence
Miles Arnold, Staff Writer
September 14, 2010
Every few years, the Santa Monica College Foundation presents four SMC professors with the President’s Circle Chair of Excellence award for outstanding work in four different academic spheres. This year’s recipients were professors Garen Baghdasarian who is winning the award in Life sciences,... Read more »
Tobias Deml : The Accidental Director
Sharon Fox, Corsair Staff
September 14, 2010
People who know the Santa Monica College film student, Tobias Deml, call him “The Austrian,” just as the well-known countryman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, was known as “The Austrian Oak.” They both share similarities, as in: both were born in Austria, both are extremely... Read more »
Graham Dechter Quartet plays the Broad
Cyndi Gomez, Staff Writer
September 14, 2010
With its soft lighting, high ceilings, comfortable seating, wonderful acoustics, and excellent visibility of the stage, the Santa Monica Performing Arts Center hosted one of the most promising young jazz musicians on the scene today: Graham Dechter/Steve Cotter Quartet on Sept. 10. The classically... Read more »
The crashing conudrum continues to raise concerns
Jonathan Bue, Staff Writer
September 14, 2010
On Sept. 2, a crowd of students clustered around a classroom in the Humanities and Social Sciences building hoping to add a women’s studies course. With tempers already running high, the stress of trying to add a potentially vital class proved too much, leading to the assault of a Santa Monica... Read more »
