Welfare benefits shouldn’t be decided through drug testing

Christina Sziatinszky
October 25, 2011

A few months ago, Florida Governor Rick Scott passed a bill that requires that all welfare applicants be drug-tested. This drastic measure seems like a good way to ensure that taxpayers’ dollars are not being used to buy drugs, but it is pointless and serves only to discriminate against the poor.... Read more »

Dream on

Samanta Kubon
October 12, 2011

California is once again blazing the trails. A bill signed on Saturday will allow the state’s undocumented students to apply for financial aid, scholarships and loans, thus opening the floodgates for discussion between supporters, and opponents across the nation. “Going to college is a dream... Read more »

No Cuts

Nathan Gawronsky, Staff Writer
March 15, 2011

Thousands of students from all over the state of California gathered in Sacramento on March 14th, 2011 to march through the pouring rain towards the Capitol building. Signs with bleeding ink read “CUTS HURT,” “Save Our Schools,” “TAX THE TOP, NOT THE BOTTOM,” and... Read more »

A closer look at SMC’s financial aid

Daniel Ross, Staff Writer
May 5, 2010

Careena Willmont is a student with dreams of transferring to Columbia University in New York. David Evenskaas moved to Los Angeles from Colorado to forge a career in acting. Jonathon Boyer is an army reserve hoping to break into the music business. These three are all students at Santa Monica College,... Read more »