Reckless Curiosity #5: Justice for animals at the old LA Zoo
Zoie Matthew
December 5, 2011
If you had decided to take a trip to the Los Angeles Zoo anytime during the first half of the 20th century, odds are your reaction would’ve been less “Lions and tigers and bears oh my!” and more “Diseased lions and tigers. And bears in tiny, dark cages. Oh my.” It turns out that Griffith Park... Read more »
Health a factor in shutting down Occupy LA
Roger Morante
December 3, 2011
A nasty cough had been circulating the Occupy Los Angeles camp outside of city hall in Los Angeles, and living conditions had been steadily declining throughout the month of November. Originally the idea was that the camp would clean up their mess, but that idea turned sour, and trash littered the area... 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 »
Keep calm with mindful meditating
Christina Sziatinszky
November 25, 2011
As college students know, stressful assignments and long hours of study can take a toll on the body and mind. But there is a way to help relieve stress and get anyone back on track, and all it takes is a relatively simple process of meditation. Stephanie Nash, who professionally teaches meditation, describes... Read more »
Detoxing to coax beauty from within
Vanessa Barajas
November 24, 2011
The practice of detoxification has been around for many years in different forms with different approaches to ridding the human body of harmful chemicals. With industrialization, humans are exposed to more toxins than ever before. Now the challenge is to help the body release harmful elements that can... 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 »
Don’t sweat the small stuff
Nanou (Anne Vanderbruggen), Contributor
November 18, 2011
Michael Fuller is not your average Santa Monica College student. In November of 2010, Fuller was diagnosed with terminal brain cancer after a routine check. The tumor is inoperable. He received his master’s in architecture from University of California at Los Angeles in 1983, and this semester... Read more »
Exploration #3: LA96C Nike Missile Site
Zoie Matthews
November 16, 2011
Know what goes surprisingly well with cold cuts? Cold war history. For this week’s adventure, my photographer Claire and I decided to take a hike up into the San Vicente mountains to investigate the abandoned LA96C Nike Missile Site, which we were pleased to find is not only a peek into Los Angeles... Read more »
Bringing the Big Bang to SMC
Valerie Serrano
November 11, 2011
According to the Barenaked Ladies, the musicians responsible for ‘The Big Bang Theory,’ show’s theme song, “Our whole universe was in a hot dense state, then nearly fourteen billion years ago expansion started, and wait…the Earth began to cool, the autotrophs began to drool, Neanderthals... Read more »
