Four A.S. Directors Step Down
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.
Men's Hoops End on a Good Note
During the final two games of the Santa Monica College men's basketball 2004-05 schedule, the Corsairs posted two satisfying wins to cap off a program hurt by injuries sidelining several key players for much of the season. Spectators at SMC's win on Wednesday witnessed an exciting game against the taller Bakersfield College Renegades.
Weather Clears for Track & Field Meet
The day started off fairly sluggish, due to the chance of rain, but like a strike of gold, the clouds opened up just in time for the beginning matches. Friday's Western Conference Track and Field Mini Meet, at Santa Monica College, was one of many proportions.
Press Start Button to Begin: New Game Design Class
Students at Santa Monica College will be given the chance to take game design courses in the spring semester at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology. These courses will teach students the most basic to complex principles and elements of game designing such as play mechanics, system dynamics and its history.
'The Seeker' Chronicles Motorcycle Odyssey
What does it take for a quadriplegic to ride his self-constructed motorcycle from the city of Los Angeles to the world's largest motorcycle rally in Sturgis, South Dakota?
HIV/AIDS Awareness on Campus
Fatalism. Existentialism. The writings of Voltaire. These are a few examples of subjects that college students come across and the collegiate school system has deemed important and necessary for one's education.
-Letter to the Editor-
To the students of Santa Monica College, I'm writing this as a warning to any of my fellow students who would dare park at Burger King on Pico, buy something from them, and leave the premises to go to campus, even for a few minutes.
Is It Spring 2005....or Is It Spring 1905?
You've survived to the end of week one, Santa Monica College Spring Semester 2005. Classes are more or less dialed in and time-consuming lines to purchase required texts at the bookstore are behind you. Excited about plunging into what's fun and interesting at Santa Monica College, you apply your own genetically hard-wired Internet savvy to surf SMC's website to discover what's up.
Jazz Series Starts With Tribute to Parker & Dance
People dust off those old phonograms, grab your favorite jazz records and put on your best wingtips in preparation of the opening performance of Santa Monica College's 20th year of the Spring Jazz Concert series. "Interior Flight: A Tribute to 'Bird,'" the opening performance in six parts, brings the talents of a New York City co-op dance ensemble combined with the music of Charlie "Bird" Parker for a visually and musically stunning night of dancing and jazz on stage at The Morgan Wixson Theatre in Santa Monica.
A.S. Sticker Benefits
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.
The Lady Corsairs Await First Game of the Season
The new softball season has yet to begin due to rainouts and the postponement of games. There is an eagerness to begin the season, because of the new presence on the field. Earlier this year, new Athletic Director Rhonda Hyatt hired the current softball Head Coach Tamara Ivie.
More Parking Meters at SMC
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.
Escalating Textbook Prices Hit Students' Wallets
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.
Political Pizza Bash
The popularity of the Santa Monica College Associated Students mushroomed on Thursday when A.S. directors, professors and counselors showed their desire to serve by doling out free cheese and pepperoni pizza to hundreds of hungry students. The "Meet-and-Greet Pizza Bash" at the clock tower was the A.
Corsair staff editorial
We wonder how the disheartening re-election of George W. Bush will affect not only people who are living with HIV/AIDS but also the students among us who choose to comply with the plague that won't go away. While we did not consciously choose to do a retrospective of this magnitude as a response to the second act of Bush's America, the inherent messages of HIV/AIDS need to be heard more urgently than ever.
"Constantine" Premier
Maybe they were saving themselves for the upcoming Academy Awards, but it seemed as though Hollywood didn't want to come out and play last Wednesday night. On offer was the red carpet premiere of "Constantine," the newest big-budget flick from Warner Bros.
The Corsair: Looking ahead
As fall turns to winter and the semester draws to an end, we conclude this semesters run of the Corsair. It's cliché to say that "all things come full circle," because, in fact, that statement is false to use at any given moment. As any historian will tell you, "history does not repeat itself, only the conclusion does.