Who speaks for SMC students?

Peter S. Cheng, Staff Writer
May 16, 2012

Here at Santa Monica College, the Associated Students act as our official student government, but lately the loudest voice on campus has been the Student Organizing Committee, an independent group of student activists. The pepper spraying of protesters at the April 4th Board of Trustees meeting made... Read more »

Good Evening Dr. Tsang

Taynara Moura, Letter to the Editor
May 16, 2012

As you must know by now, unfortunately we have lost the elections. I was feeling pretty upset about it, like I wouldn’t have the power to help the students as I’d like to. At first, I thought about contesting the fact that my direct opponent should have been disqualified, or the fact that... Read more »

Letter to the Corsair about self-funded classes

David Finkel, Letter to Editor
April 24, 2012

In March, Santa Monica College announced that it would offer 50 additional sections of hard to get classes on a self funded basis at the ‘state calculated’ cost of $180 per unit. The proposal was criticized by many as creating a two-tiered system of public higher education, one for the rich and one... Read more »

Contract Ed offers competitive edge to the rich

Jasmine Jafari, Letter to Editor
April 24, 2012

My problem with Contract Ed ordeal derives from the method with which it was approved, the violence unleashed upon the students for demanding their right to be involved, and a few trustees’ disregard for the opinions of the very students who would be affected on the matter. Since then, we’ve made... Read more »

Protests continue at SMC, president responds

April 4, 2012

Andy Riesmeyer: 2:40PST Student protesters led meetings on the Santa Monica College library steps Wednesday morning to discuss last night’s pepper-spraying incident, followed by another protest throughout the campus. A group of about 80 students marched south from the library steps to Pearl Street... Read more »