OP-ED: Is SMC all brains and no brawn?
A passionate response to the news that activities might be the first to go if budget cuts go through.
Poetry hits the Twitter scene
With limitations of 140 characters, Twitter might just be a perfect new home for the ancient art of poetry.
Tea Party and GOP are mad as hatters
With campaign videos and a blind disregard of their own contributions to the economic state of our country, the GOP and Tea Party seem to have lost their way.
Auto-Tune: a broken record
There's been psychadelia, disco, new age, grunge and many more decade related musical genres, are we the Auto-Tune decade?
U.S. Showing signs of decline
Forget about dead birds and nuclear fallout from Japan, we're digging our own grave.
Public Broadcasting Act is still gold
Cuts on Public Broadcasting and the alteration of the decades-old Public Broadcasting Act will be a win for commercial media and a loss for the public's voice.
Arts deserve their equal chance
Here's to hoping that for once, the arts won't be the first to go.
Allied attack: too risky a mission
The United States' actions in Libya should come second to the myriad of problems facing our own country.
Porn obtains a new domain
Pornography enthusiasts can now find all of their x-rated needs at a new domain site: .xxx
He Said/She Said - Double-dating
Meghan asks, "I'm already dating a couple guys, but I really like the guy that just asked me out. Is he going to be jealous or more competitive when he finds out? Should I tell him?"
Can you hear me now?
For those who live inside their smart phones: you might be losing the ability to socialize in person.
Nuking nuclear power
Nuclear power needs to be phased out before Mother Nature makes us regret ever developing it.
He Said/She Said - Long-Distance
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?"
Republicans look for a fresh face
2012 Republican candidates are projected to be successful as long as they can't be linked to Barack Obama.
Facebook channels Cyrano de Bergerac
Social Networking sites allow us to re-imagine ourselves online, but is it causing us to slightly lose our footing in reality?
March in March
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.
Understanding mental illness
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?
Banksy makes Bank
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?
Budget cuts could hurt
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.