Award-winning professor improves SMC’s chemistry labs
Marine Gaste, Staff Writer
September 5, 2012
In late August, Santa Monica College chemistry professor Deborah H. Schwyter received the Northrop Grumman/Marvin Elkin Chair of Excellence in Physical Sciences after submitting a proposal for purchasing equipment for use in her organic chemistry and biochemistry courses. Schwyter will be awarded $5,000... Read more »
Alexandru Ceachir named SMC Football Athlete of the Year
May 29, 2012
By: Sarkis Ekmekian When Alexandru “Cheech” Ceachir stayed up until 2 a.m. with his teammates and football coach back in Moldova to watch a Pittsburgh Steelers game, playing American football on an actual football field was merely a dream. He never imagined that he would be living that dream a few... 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 »
Local surgeon-scientist teaches students to “have a dream”
Susanna Svensson
April 19, 2012
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is often referred to as one of the greatest leaders the world has ever known. His way of addressing a crowd, and captivating the attention of hundreds of thousands, is a model that public speakers and future leaders strive to emulate. At a Santa Monica College lecture on April... Read more »
Adderall is the new Red Bull
Chavi Gourarie
March 8, 2012
The students interviewed for this article spoke on condition of anonymity, and their names have been changed. When Brad speaks, you hear his private school education come through, though much has happened since. In sure, articulate sentences, he draws a picture of prescription drug abuse, a topic he... Read more »
Santa Monica satisfies yogi stretches
Katherine Ruiz
November 1, 2011
Aside from the beach, the weather and the restaurants, one of the less obvious pleasures of living in Santa Monica is the countless yoga classes and studios it has to offer. Along with the physical benefits of yoga, the Mayo Clinic states that yoga also helps reduce stress and anxiety. Some well-known... Read more »
Cecilia Martinez-Gil the poet
Sean Breza, Staff Writer
March 15, 2011
Since she was eight years old, Cecilia Martinez-Gil has thought of herself as a poet. After the tragic death of her grandfather, the shocked young girl saw no other solution then to confine her deepest emotions in a tangle of poetry. This past Tuesday Martinez-Gil was in HSS 165, a room on campus no... Read more »
Book Fair shines bright in Hollywood
Cyndi Gomez, Staff Writer
September 28, 2010
Last Sunday, the ninth annual West Hollywood Book Fair was held at West Hollywood Park. While it didn’t quite compare to the LA Times Festival of Books held yearly at UCLA, it did not shy away from controversial politics, obscene humor, and mystery. Contemporary fiction was well represented,... Read more »
Eating Healthy at SMC: Plausible or Impossible?
Alessandra Catanese
May 5, 2010
When students don’t have enough time to pack their own lunch and vending machine snacks just won’t suffice, they head to the cafeteria for a quick, or sometimes slow, bite to eat. With so many options everyday from Fresh and Natural and the Campus Kitchen, it can be hard to make a decision,... Read more »
The Los Angeles Festival of Books
Debby Vasquez
April 30, 2009
Usually the heat is scorching, but at this year’s Festival of Books at UCLA, it was chilly and windy. But that did not stop people from coming. Comic book fans, mystery lovers, and literature enthusiasts, over 100,000 of them came. The event sponsored by the Los Angeles Times was held over the... Read more »
