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 »
Brian “Fame” Hawthorne Reaches for Greater Heights
Marisa Bojiuc
May 15, 2012
Athlete of the Week Brian “Fame” Hawthorne still remembers the day when he was introduced to football during a friend’s practice, and when he first showed up to practice wearing baseball cleats. Born and raised in Compton, California, Hawthorne embraced the sport of football and became an outstanding... Read more »
Reaching for the Top-Athlete of the week Juliana Nelkin
Sophia Villegas
May 9, 2012
Year: Freshman Major: Physical Education Sport: Tennis Freshman Juliana Nelkin will advance to the Women’s State Tennis tournament in the doubles competition to be held in San Diego on May 10-12. Nelkin, along with doubles partner Criss Rodriguez, advanced when they made it the final round... Read more »
Can Casillas do it?
Roger Morante, Sports Editor
May 8, 2012
SMC Men’s Track Team Advances to So. Cal Finals The Southern California Track and Field Championships ran at San Diego Mesa College this last Saturday, and Francisco Casillas led the pack for Santa Monica College by qualifying for the finals in both the individual 400 meter and with the rest of his... Read more »
“Cheech” charms UCLA
Roger Morante, Sports Editor
May 8, 2012
Former SMC lineman stars in UCLA spring game It was the third quarter and Alexandru “Cheech” Ceachir, a six-five three hundred pound offensive tackle from Moldova, had blood on his football pants and a smile on his face that exposed his new blue and yellow University of California Los Angeles mouthpiece. Ceachir... Read more »
The Best of Intentions
Rob Radar, Letter to Editor
April 19, 2012
The goal of adding extra classes was to meet the unprecedented demand for additional classes just when the state was drastically cutting back on our budgets. Given that it is not believable that the state will be putting in extra funding for classes in the next 3-5 years, we are faced with a choice:... Read more »
SMC Student Book Signing: “Freedom in Cage”
Peter S. Cheng, Staff Writer
March 28, 2012
Santa Monica College student Parsa Peykar is like a modern day renaissance man, wise and mature well beyond his 20 years of age. Peykar, the son of a former professional soccer player, has achieved success as an author after releasing a children’s book late last year. Growing up fairly wealthy in his... Read more »
Athlete of the Week: Julian Wheeler
Sophia Villegas
March 6, 2012
Athlete of the Week: Julian Wheeler Position: Guard/Forward Year: Sophomore Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Height: 6’3 Wt: 185 High School: Leuzinger Major: Criminal Justice What inspired you to play basketball? My dad and brother got me into playing basketball. I started at the age of five and I’ve... Read more »
SMC’s Drescher Planetarium looking to fill black hole
Roger Morante, & Fatou Samb
November 25, 2011
The passing of John Hodge, a former director of the John Drescher Planetarium in 2005, left the Santa Monica College (SMC) Astronomy Department short not only a director, but also a qualified technician. Hodge ran the uniquely domed planetarium, but now the task falls on faculty and outside contributors. “When... Read more »
Anna Collier leaves lasting impression
Janae’ Franklin
November 24, 2011
SMC Kinesiology Department Chair moves on to coach USC’s newest sports team Current Santa Monica College Kinesiology Department Chair, Anna Collier, will be stepping down from her position to become the University of Southern California’s new sand volleyball head coach for Spring 2012. “I was first... Read more »
