Remembering 9/11

Andy Riesmeyer, News Editor
September 12, 2012

I wasn’t in New York City on 9/11. My father wasn’t on one of the planes that crashed into the World Trade Center, the Pentagon or into the green plains of Shanksville, Pennsylvania. I wasn’t one of the people who said goodbye to his friends and never saw them again. I didn’t know anyone who... Read more »

Winter session is out of session

Muna Cosic, Opinion Editor
September 12, 2012

Budget cuts, fee increases, course reductions and so many other unjustified rulings have been declared in the past few years, slapping community college students across the face while laughing at our miseries and struggles. Now, get ready for another hard slap and say goodbye to winter sessions at Santa... Read more »

The tough road to getting an education

Shawnee Potts, Staff Writer
September 12, 2012

Education is the platform to opportunity and success in our country. This logic has been drilled in our minds for years, and we should all know its importance by now. Does it really make sense to close the door on students who can’t afford to go to a University? One could say that the recurring theme... Read more »

Say yes on Prop 30: Vote for Prop 30 or face the consequences of a $6 billion state budget cut

William Duggan, Staff Writer
September 12, 2012

Election season is in full swing and while much of the focus is centered on the presidential race, Californians face an issue on the November ballot that could have a direct impact on every resident in the state, whether positive or negative, because of the possibility of an increased state sales and... Read more »

SMC and the seven deadly sins

Ruth Mavangira
September 12, 2012

Incited by the popular propaganda surrounding details of the contingency plan of the “Dooms Day Budget” should Prop 30 fail to pass this November, and the sudden elimination of the winter session, police officers remained on high alert and watched the protests on Thursday night, ready to take whatever... Read more »