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 »
What’s the Beef?
John Stapleton iV
November 17, 2010
To the vegetarian students who insist that Santa Monica College omnivores wouldn’t eat meat ever again if they only knew what horrors were occurring inside of slaughterhouses: grow up. The majority of the SMC student body – to say nothing of the human race as a whole – doesn’t eat... Read more »
Legal alternatives to marijuana raising questions
Miles Arnold, Staff writer
October 12, 2010
On Nov. 2, California voters will head to the polls to cast their votes on a number of propositions as well as a new governor. Among the propositions on the ballot is the controversial Prop 19 that, with a “yes” vote, will legalize marijuana under California law and permit local governments... Read more »
City ordinances smoking residents out of Santa Monica
Alexandra Leighton, Staff writer
October 5, 2010
Since Santa Monica’s expanded no smoking ordinance took effect on Sept 9, many residents living in multiple family residences have found themselves with nowhere to go. Last year’s expansion of the No Smoking Ordinance, which added public areas like courtyards within apartment buildings to... Read more »
America opts out of tobacco treaty for fifth year in a row
Alessandra Catanese, Staff Writer
May 18, 2010
It has been five years since the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Of the 168 countries to join, the United States is still not among them. This is a mistake as the FCTC could be crucial in stemming the tide of tobacco-related deaths. At first glance,... Read more »
Marijuana reform necessary, but unlikely
Tieg Slattery , Staff Writer
April 20, 2010
Once again California stands on the verge of setting a precedent with marijuana policy reform. After receiving well over the required number of signatures, the “Regulate, Control and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010,” will be placed on the ballot for the upcoming November elections. The proposed... Read more »
Schwarzenegger and Clinton Speak At Health Summit
Jessica Thomas, Editor-in-Chief
March 3, 2010
At last week’s 2010 Summit on Health, Nutrition and Obesity, in front of famed muscle man Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, President Bill Clinton made an admission. He is addicted to Starbuck’s raspberry scones. This confession was made only weeks after he was released from the hospital after... Read more »
