Santa Monica sees big blue bucks
Santa Monica City Council recently approved of a 5-year pilot program to install digital advertising signage on the Big Blue Bus fleet.
He Said/She Said - Facebook Face-Off
Melissa asks, "My boyfriend spends a lot of time on Facebook, and most of the time he's talking/tagging/posting to the same girl. I have no idea who she is, but it seems like he's flirting. Should I be worried?"
Osama photo controversy
Obama's decision not to release the photographs of Osama after he was killed angers many
Internet censorship accomplishes little
Internet censorship seems to draw more negative attention to a country's dictatorial regime's than actually stifling public dissension.
Rock not dead, just hibernating
Today's true rockers reside mostly underground, as opposed to the super rock star status of musicians in the 1970's
Rejection is rejection, take it like a man
Rejection is meant to be harsh. The more sugarcoated you make it, the more pain you ultimately cause.
He Said/She Said - Swapsies
Brandon asks, "How long should I wait after my best friend breaks up with someone before I can date his or her ex?"
New Santa Monica College policy cracks down on slackers
SMC might finally be taking some small steps to alleviate the pain of signing up for and adding classes.
Prejudice still alive and definitely breathing
The state of Tennessee takes a few regressive steps backwards with their new "Don't Say Gay" bill.
Santa Monica residents left asking "Y?"
As Santa Monica businesses begin feeling the pressure of the tax increases allocated by Measure Y, many are questioning whether the bill's benefits will be worth the cost of having the country's highest existing tax rate.
Hollywood affect female insecurities
Skinny is still an obsession, especially for females native to or living in Los Angeles.
The dangers of the cyber world
A wake up call to all online daters, don't forget how easy it is to create false identities.
Political correctness not always correct
Being politically correct should be reserved for when it actually matters, not over zealously applied to every situation.
Politics of social media
How social media affect to the upcoming 2012 presidential election.
Video Spark Notes: A no-brainer
With Spark Notes teaming up with Youtube to bring us video shorts summarizing classic novels, students everywhere are given yet another chance to dumb themselves down.
Turn your brains on, and your laptop off
If you choose to go to school and spend your time in class wading through the abyss of cyberspace, expect to be cheating yourself.
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.
Poetry hits the Twitter scene
With limitations of 140 characters, Twitter might just be a perfect new home for the ancient art of poetry.
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?
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.