Is the SMC library turning into a nursery?

Daniel Dokter, Staff Writer
March 10, 2012

Walking through the library, anyone looking to study in a soft, plush chair will be sorry to see all of the seating taken up by “student nappers.” Most college students can agree that we do not get enough sleep, and that even a brief nap in the library can be crucial to a student’s sleep schedule,... Read more »

Second bathroom incident this fall

Vanessa Barajas, and Myles Johnson
November 4, 2011

Bathroom breaks in the Science building’s second-floor women’s restroom can be scary. A woman was informed that there was a man hiding in the next stall, and that he was trying to look into the stall. Despite multiple witnesses present, no one was able to get a good look at the man’s face. “I... 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 »

Peeping Tom caught

Ashley Metcalf
September 20, 2011

Santa Monica Police officers responded to the Santa Monica College Library on Sept. 1 at 11:30 a.m., regarding a report of a man using a mirror to look underneath bathroom stalls in the women’s restroom. The initial report from the library staff said that there were two victims who made the complaint. The... Read more »

Pulled fire alarm causes library evacuation

Nathan Gawronsky, News Editor
May 10, 2011

  At approximately 7:45 p.m., an incident involving a pulled fire alarm caused the Santa Monica College main campus library to be evacuated for 20 minutes. “All I know is the alarm went off and everyone had to be evacuated,” said Patty Sophos, a librarian. “I wish there was... Read more »