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 »

Men’s Soccer Team Forming at SMC

Robert Gutierrez
May 15, 2012

Eager soccer students practiced their shooting and goal keeping on the Corsair Field last Wednesday morning, while Men’s Soccer Head Coach Tim Pierce observed the team from the sidelines, looking forward to what will be the first men’s soccer team at Santa Monica College in nearly a decade. “I... Read more »

GOP Primaries: A Presidential Dogfight

Dylan Futrell, Staff Writer
March 8, 2012

After securing several key states’ delegates on Tuesday, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney said to an ecstatic crowd in Boston, “What a great night.” And why wouldn’t he think so? The Republican front-runner, after a series of disappointing primaries and lackluster polls, finally... Read more »

Placing bets at the elephant races

Wayne Neal
November 23, 2011

The Republicans presidential hopefuls, a very mixed bag Who is their best chance? That’s the great debate in the Republican Party. The Presidential election is fast approaching, and President Barack Obama is concluding his first term in the office. The Republicans are trying to sort through their... Read more »

President Tsang addresses budget concerns at Town Hall meeting

Nathan Gawronsky, Staff Writer
March 28, 2011

Santa Monica College’s President and Superintendent Dr. Chui L.Tsang hosted a Town Hall meeting last Wednesday. The meeting was open to the public and took place in the Theatre Arts auditorium; the purpose of the meeting was to discuss next year’s projected budget dilemmas, along with objectives... 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 »

Republicans look for a fresh face

Nathan Gawronsky, Staff Writer
March 15, 2011

 With every passing day, the question of who the Republican Party will select for their presidential candidate for 2012 becomes all the more elusive. At the present moment, there has been no official selection; all that one can claim to know at this point are merely hearsay and rumors. Mitt Romney,... Read more »

Budget cuts could hurt

Muna Cosic, Staff Writer
March 9, 2011

On January 10, 2011, California Governor Jerry Brown proposed a budget cut of $12.5 billion from state spending due to the $26.6 billion budget deficit. The proposed budget will cut $400 million, a 6.8 percent reduction in funding, from California community colleges. Governor Brown’s budget... Read more »