If it doesn't sound like folk rock then it seems like some dudes/chicks just won't listen to it, right? While others think that anything electric just makes noise and the only good sound comes from an acoustic guitar, right? What about that good old American blues and country music that bands as Marilyn Manson refute in an anti-everything stance, looking like the anti-Christ, with electro-clash platform boots and extensions?

With the recent events going on around campus, it is a wonder if anything is going to make a difference.

"If it hadn't been for Coach McMullen, I would not have gone on and played basketball at a four year university." said Richard Pierce, one of the 40 former players that returned to Santa Monica College Jan. 29 for a {scrimmage -> this means to fight, dispute.

In the March 2 issue of The Corsair, we reported that last semester three female students at West Los Angeles Community College were all victims of attempted rape by the same man. Although no such cases have been reported at Santa Monica College, the past two weeks alone saw seven incidences of loitering by transients and one incident of suspicious persons on campus recorded by the SMC Police Department.

In a season of softball, there are two types of streaks that a team will go through. When a team is victorious, they establish a winning streak. In the case of Santa Monica College's softball team, the opposite took place as they started the season on a loosing streak with a record of 0-3.

Santa Monica College has an abundance of students who take time to do their part for the increased efficiency on Campus.

Entering the fourth week of regular season play and with a 4-1 record, the Corsair's found themselves on the road against three wily opponents who delivered a reality check to the team as they lost all three encounters.

The Los Angeles mayoral election held Tuesday, March 7, decided that current Mayor James Hahn and Councilman Antonio Villaraigosa would participate in the runoff election on May 17.

The Christine Emerson Reed Park sits on the northern side of downtown Santa Monica and though the sunshine kept the small crowd warm at the start of the women's tennis matches against Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Thursday, soon the temperature dropped as the Santa Monica College Corsairs suffered tough losses.

Does anyone know about the recent happenings in space, such as the findings on Mars by the Spirit Rover, or the mission to Saturn and its Moon Titan with the Cassini Mission?

Literature, music and dance have always, and will forever, play an integral role in our human existence. Artwork, in all forms, speaks to the individual and provides him or her with a self-interpreted answer to whatever questions they may have.

Whether or not abortion should be legal has been a hot topic for debate since Roe v. Wade in 1973, wherein abortion was made legal.

Imagine taking your child to school, and all of a sudden the social worker shows up asking for proof of citizenship or legal status.

As the Santa Monica College militant week of resistance began Monday March 14, a league of different student organizations gathered to take combative actions against the military recruiter's presence on campus.

Dressed in pressed and tailored suits, the Gilbert Castellanos Quintet had an excellent performance the evening of Friday, March 11, at Santa Monica College's Concert Hall. From the moment the band began to play, the audience became enchanted and hung on to every note.

Take a look back on history and you will be able to see how powerful the voices of the people can be when they unite for a cause they believe in.

During this time of political distrust, turmoil and the constant state of questioning, it is vital for Americans learn as much as possible about the inner workings of their nation. Many people have little or no understanding about the political system, or about the intrinsic reality within the political system.