On Tuesday, May 5, the Art Patio at Santa Monica College was the place to be and the home to opportunities galore for Art Majors.

SMC has found itself plagued by an alarming increase of crime this spring. Bicycles are being stolen, cars are being burglarized, parolees designated "armed and dangerous" are showing up on campus.

An underwater exploration of Santa Monica College's Scuba class

"I strongly support Proposition 98 and I will protect California's commitment to education funding." Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger made that promise while campaigning for your vote.

Free Gun Lock Kits The Santa Monica College Police Department is joining a nationwide effort to promote firearm safety, working in conjunction with the government funded Project Childsafe - a program developed by the National Shooting Sports Foundation to distribute gun lock safety kits.

The reasons behind the resignation of the four Associated Students directors vary with individual situations. The student government officials who resigned include Director of Activities Joel DeFrance, Director of Financial Support Laura Villegas, A.S. Secretary Meg Chen, and Student Trustee Dina Cervantes.

Santa Monica College students may find themselves in a dispute with the City of Santa Monica over parking meters that were placed on Pearl Street during the winter session. About three weeks ago, students began to notice poles being placed in the two-hour parking section along Pearl Street.

As the spring semester begins, students hurriedly scamper to the college bookstores to wait in arduous lines for their textbooks. While students are forced to shrug off the inconvenience of waiting and the high costs of textbooks out of necessity, some say that textbook publishers are taking advantage of students for that very reason.

Listen up students of Santa Monica College, the Associated Students is here to help you. Yes, it will cost you $10, but this money is well spent. Those who made the decision to join will see a sticker on the back of their ID cards. This sticker represents much more then those you were given as a child for a reward.