Future of Contract Ed Uncertain
Andy Riesmeyer
April 19, 2012
Though two weeks have passed since students protesting the “Advance Your Dreams” program were pepper-sprayed by police at a Santa Monica College Board of Trustees meeting, tensions remain high on all sides of the issue. The Board of Trustees said that adding 50 self-funded classes at $180 per credit... 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 »
Attacks against A.S. president leadership raise tension at Monday A.S. board meeting
Fatou Samb, News Editor
April 19, 2012
The Associated Students public board meeting turned hostile on Monday when President of Alpha Gamma Sigma honor society, Ernie Sevilla Jr., confronted A.S. President Harrison Wills on his alleged fiery political rhetoric, which Sevilla said contributed to the April 3 pepper-spraying incident. “Will... Read more »
A.S. directors reverse their resignation
Fatou Samb, News Editor
April 19, 2012
Associated Students directors William Sun and Yian Chen, who announced their resignation earlier this month at a special board meeting, said Monday that they will be retaining their positions as Director of Academic Support and Director of Budget Management, respectively. “I’ve decided to remain... Read more »
Associated Students offers plan for more access to textbooks at SMC
Janae Franklin
October 14, 2011
At the Associated Student Board meeting on Monday Oct. 3, A.S. Director of Instructional Support, Marco Vivero, proposed purchasing more textbooks as a student resource to be put on reserve at the Santa Monica College library. Vivero conceived of the idea when he was approached by a student who was unable... Read more »
Blue and white goes green for a week
Monique Kaminskya and Naomi Calbucci, Staff Writers
April 27, 2011
As students gathered around the Children’s Nature Institute booth along the SMC boardwalk, Ponchita – a 12-inch Kenyan sand boa – was the main attraction as she slithered across the table displaying her orange and beige scales. The Children’s Nature Institute was one of the many... Read more »
SMC welcomes Earth Week
Nayla Paschoa, Staff Writer
April 19, 2011
Earth Week is happening this week at Santa Monica College’s main campus, allowing students the opportunity to become more educated on the environment and sustainable lifestyle choices. The Earth Week events are put together by SMC’s Center for Environmental and Urban Studies (CEUS), SMC’s... Read more »
AS election results delayed
Alessandra Catanese, Multimedia Editor
April 19, 2011
The Associated Student election results have been delayed due to being mired with complaints filed from both student slates, resulting in a postponement until Friday, Apr. 22. The dispute is considering the possible violations of five candidates and one campaign worker. The election committee will be... Read more »
Face off for A.S. elections
Moa Axelsson, Staff Writer
April 5, 2011
The Associated Students’ Board of Directors will be determined this Thursday, April 7, with candidates going so far as offering free ice cream in exchange for votes. Students running for the 13 different positions are representatives from two different slates, the Unison Party (UP) and Students... Read more »
Tsang talks budget cuts
Juan Lopez, Staff Writer
March 23, 2011
Dr. Chui L. Tsang, Santa Monica College president, made a last-minute stop at the Associated Students Board of Directors meeting Monday before heading up to Sacramento. “I know what’s on everyone’s mind is the budget, and I want to at least have a chance to talk to you face to face... Read more »
