Pete asks, "I'm moving to South America in May to join the Peace Corps. I don't know what my girlfriend and I are going to do. Do you think long distance can work?"

Even though 26 percent of the adult population in the United States suffers from some type of mental illness, it seems taboo to talk openly about those types of problems.  Why?

It is still unclear as to what will happen with the tax extensions and budget cuts, since the Democrats and Republicans haven't come to terms yet. However, it is clear that whatever they decide on, California's higher education will pay the price.

2012 Republican candidates are projected to be successful as long as they can't be linked to Barack Obama.

Social Networking sites allow us to re-imagine ourselves online, but is it causing us to slightly lose our footing in reality?

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.

Banksy: friend or foe? When a street artist is considered in the same league as Picasso or Warhol, is he free to spray paint wherever he likes?

A biting criticism of the youth of today's sheer ignorance towards world politics  

Nayla Paschoa preaches taking credit for what you put out onto the World Wide Web, and accepting that colleges might see it.  

One student's dissatisfaction with academic services offered at Santa Monica College.

A positive outlook regarding the new marketing techniques employed by sites like Facebook and Youtube

Budget cuts almost always mean education will suffer, Guiliana Dakdouk questions why something so important is so frequently losing funding.

The recession does not justify removing access to basic healthcare for so many people.

Belle asks, "I've been on a few dates with a guy and want to get serious.  But I'm a virgin, and I don't want that to scare him away.  When should I tell him?  Should I tell him at all?"

  Difficulties will be encountered if one fails to adjust his/her lifestyle accordingly after undergoing the Lap Band surgery. 

A forum for frustrated Santa Monica College students to voice their concerns about school related issues.  This week: Parking tickets and Meter Maids.

Will reading on the Kindle, iPad and Nook have negative repercussions in years to come?   Or will technology increase readership?

Sharon Obsatz, Santa Monica College Professor of Journalism and Communications, comes to the defense of smokers and requests that the school and its anti-smoking students take it easier on nicotine addicted members of Santa Monica College.  

A compelling article demanding the public's acknowledgement of the Internet as a basic human right.  

"Do guys know that the way sex is in porn looks good but doesn't feel good?"