In the running to replace Jeronimo Saldana for the position of Associated Students' president in the upcoming elections is Lillian Cavallieri. If elected, she will be the official spokesperson for the A.S., with duties including addressing general students concerns, responsibility for the execution of the A.

It's 7:20 a.m. Monday, and the alarm clock once again fails to wake you up on time. Ten minutes later, after a quick shower and mad dash to the car you find yourself in a slow approach to the intersection of Pico Boulevard (between 16th and 17th street), joining a throng of eager and anxious students in stiff formation behind the streetlight.

Victor Castro is a science major running for the director of student services. Castro has been the primary commissioner in Associated Students for two semesters at the request of A.S. President Jeronimo Saldana. Closely following Saldana's footsteps, Castro believes he has learned a lot.

Associated Students directors traveled cross-country to lobby for vital student isssues.

"Smile" is a powerful film based on the poignant experiences of 80,000 children suffering from facial deformities who were offered reconstructive surgery through an international charity organization named Operation Smile.

We all see the fliers and signs posted around campus concerning the upcoming Associated Students elections, but most students don't take the time to actually know what the organization is about. They do not realize that decisions made by the A.S. often directly influences their daily lives.

The traditional bi-annual event, Club Row, will take place tomorrow. The gala will celebrate campus-club pride with a "Caribbean Carnival!" theme.

What does it take to reach the American dream when the home of the brave is a pricey foreign land?

Running for director of financial support, Jonathan Michaeli joins forces with the Corsair Coalition in the hope of bringing greater financial opportunities to the students at Santa Monica College.

Santa Monica College recently experienced an unprecedented spree of violent crimes committed against SMC students.

"Many Voices, Many Styles," a poetry event, featured faculty and student readings in the Concert Hall on Friday. The 6:30 p.m. event introduced Santa Monica College's 75th Anniversary through poetry. It enabled many poets to express themselves directly through various styles of poetry, reflecting their visions as well as their concerns with society.

On April 2, the ninth annual "Black Writers on Tour" makes its way to the LAX Radisson Hotel in Los Angeles.

The Santa Monica College Associated Students is an active organization striving to make students at SMC feel welcomed.

Belinda Phillips is one of the Associated Students election candidates. She is currently a student worker here at Santa Monica College and has made the decision to run for the position of student trustee.

Terri Schiavo was only 26 years old when she irreversibly collapsed from a devastating heart attack that propelled her into the darkness of a permanent vegetative state. Fifteen years later, Schiavo, whose cerebral cortex has become almost nonexistent since her fatal collapse, has been artificially kept alive with a feeding tube against her own will, according to her husband Michael Schiavo.

"Steve no drama" certainly does not like drama, a good attribute when running for the budget management position of the Associated Students.

Kathy Dobson has accomplished many things throughout her four-year career at the Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce. Being the president and CEO of the Chamber, she takes pride in her work, and truly cares about what she does with each work day. "I never felt like there were any limitations to what I can do," said Dobson about her career.

Women are bombarded with prepackaged messages involving images that appear almost too good to be true through depictions of the ideal image. The prevailing norm manipulates one into thinking a certain way, where feeling discontent becomes a dominant factor in every day life.

Robert Nowland is running for director of publicity in the Associated Students' elections. A Seattle native, Nowland has attended Santa Monica College since the summer of 2004, and has found any attempts at familiarizing himself with the campus to be a daunting experience.

More than half of all the people on Earth are female. Though it is sometimes easy to forget, women have come a long way in their struggles for equal rights, political power and acceptance.