Dozens of Santa Monica College students gathered in front of the library to begin a march protesting the Iraq war and more specifically the presence of military recruiters on campus.

Dr. Seuss' characters come to life in flavorful personas of the famous childhood characters. The Cat in the Hat spotlights the musical "Seussical," as it makes its way to Santa Monica College just before spring break.

Judge Richard Kramer of the San Francisco Superior Court ruled against a ban on same-sex marriage last Monday, March 14. According to Los Angeles Times and television news reports, the ruling was a great success for the gay community because it was the first of many legal rulings to come constitutionality on the state ban.

There is controversy in the air, as thick as smoke, as the Associated Students of Santa Monica College gears up for the elections, with a new addition to the ballot.

Last Tuesday the Santa Monica College's tennis team, the Corsairs, went up against Allan Hancock College's Bulldogs on SMC's court. The Corsairs played a tough game as their efforts to win earned a score of 9-8, which led to a victory for the Bulldogs with the tie breaker at three points.

Last Thursday members of 9 Santa Monica College clubs and twenty-four organizations participated in the Campus Resource Fair. Thirty-three tables lined the area surrounding the Clocktower at 11:15 a.m. just as students began to get together to enjoy the activity hour.

President Bush's proposal to transform and reform the Social Security system has left many Americans skeptical.

Every day thousands of students attend classes at Santa Monica College. With three satellite campuses and the school's main campus, there's a continual growth in the student population (though schools nationwide this year, however, have seen a drop in enrollment, including SMC).

Ever seen a movie that goes overboard? If you have not then "D.E.B.S." is the movie for you. "D.E.B.S." goes where no movie has gone before: into a female version of Austin Powers with four hot girls in Catholic school uniforms, with big guns and glossy lipstick.

In today's so-called "information age" we have an excess and fallout of free-market fundamentalism, or as some call it "capitalism on steroids." The profit-over-truth values held by six of the monopolistic, multi-national corporations have consolidated most mass media under their control.

After the previous week's harrowing road trips saw Santa Monica College return home with three losses to even their season record at 4-4, Friday night's competition versus the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros was a critical gut-check for the visiting Corsairs.

It's not easy for women in the world of sports, but that never deterred Anita L. De Frantz.

"I do." These are the words many of us today have heard and those (heterosexual couples to be precise) who want to be married are waiting to utter. Then what is this commotion when a couple, either of men or women, want to tie the knot?

Returning from nine months in Brazil, including three months of fieldwork as the group leader of 10 other female collegians for the non-profit orginization Operation Crossroads Africa, former SMC student Adrianne Jackson shared her passion for Afro-Brazilian culture with the Anthropology Club.

The Santa Monica Farmer's Market offers fresh organic produce along with much more. This particular market differs from most due to the wide range of entertainment on display including magicians,musicians, local arts and crafts, massages and an opportunity for kids to visit and ride ponies.

Anniversaries are usually a time to reflect upon celebration of a certain event, but that wasn't the case for the people who marched on Saturday, protesting the war in Iraq.

As each semester begins, students scatter around aimlessly in search of affordable textbooks to purchase either on campus or at A&R Textbooks at 17th and Pico. While finding it a challenge to wait in long tedious lines to purchase textbooks, Santa Monica College students are also faced by the costliness in the recent mark-ups at the campus bookstore.

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