With all the hoopla since Governor Palin's September 4th acceptance speech you would think she had delivered the best speech since the Gettysburg Address.</

The UCLA Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Studies Program, David Bohnett Foundation, the Gill Foundation are planning the 10th Annual Queer Studies Conference Oct. 10-11 at 314 Royce Hall, on the UCLA campus. The conference used to be named the "QGrad Conference" and is free and open to the public.

By David Escobar-Cambay Corsair Staff Writer It had to happen. This was the one they needed. The Corsairs played good football and it earned them their first victory of the season, making them 1-0 in conference play, 1-3 overall. What a game. A total team effort was the reason for a victory.

For the last four years Rhonda Hyatt was in charge of the 16 intercollegiate athletic teams at SMC and earlier this semester Hyatt left to take another position at College of the Canyons in Santa Clarita. At College of the Canyons Hyatt is now the director of the college's recreation management program where she is responsible for the development and organization of the new recreation management courses and curriculum.

An empty Coke can there, a couple napkins floating across the floor pushed by the wind, cigarette butts found near smoke-free areas on campus. There is litter almost anywhere a student looks. Try walking along the newly laid out walkway and not acknowledge its path lined with green palm trees and grass so new students aren't allowed to walk on it.

Surfers and their waves are like mother bears with their cubs. If anything gets in between them, they get very angry. On Sept. 23, 6,000 people crowded into a hall at the Del Mar Fairgrounds to discuss the extension of Highway 241. Three representatives of the U.

You're always told to never judge a book by its cover, but it's human nature to do so. You can't help but look at someone who is strange or different, and then pass judgment on such person. Which brings us to this: Last Sunday the Viper Room was having one of its many events.

Jessica in Sign By Mariam Gevorkyan If you were there for the Lady Corsair's first Volleyball triumph on Friday, you might have noticed the middle blocker with the quick hands, a charming smile and the giant blue "4" on her jersey. You may also have noticed her sign language interpreter, Mario, who's present for all her games.

In week three of September play, the women's water polo team has continued to be victory-less after two losses from this week's games. On Wednesday Sept. 24, the Lady Corsairs faced a tough Citrus College losing the game 16-7. "It was a tough game but we had to continue onto the next one," said Coach Steve Contarsy, the team's head coach.

A proud display of ceramics and glass blowing from the Santa Monica College art department dazzled and educated residents this past Saturday. The Pico Improvement Organization and the City of Santa Monica held the third annual Pico Art Walk and Car Show, in which several organizations, shops and car enthusiasts displayed their best show-and-tell material along Pico Blvd.

Who ever knew there was a protocol to emailing your professors? Most students think if they have an instant concern or problem that they can e-mail their professors. You can but there is a proper way of doing it. Talking and emailing with your professors was the lecture topic on Sept.

Students from different backgrounds and all walks of life met last Thursday, Sept. 25, for the first of two workshops hosted by the Santa Monica College Honor Council to discuss ideas covering cheating and its effects on students and society alike. Acting as an "exchange between students," the workshop entitled "Cheating: How It Affects You & What You Can Do About It" lasted 90 minutes as a forum for not only students but members of the faculty, SMC's Honor Council, and Board of Trustees members as well.

In response to rising fuel prices, many airlines in the United States have initiated baggage fees on domestic flights at some point since spring of this year. These measures, meant to reduce the weight of cargo and promote fuel conservation, put additional burden on travelers already struggling with skyrocketing ticket prices and discontinued routes and flight meals.

Famed photographer Herman Leonard graced Santa Monica College Saturday, Sept. 27, in celebration of his newly installed exhibit in Drescher Hall. Armed with an incredibly impressive slideshow sampling work from across his career, Leonard enthralled a full lecture hall of photography enthusiasts and fans of his work.

Napa Valley imports Olivia Voss and Bryan Brunt comprise the acoustic composition SuckerForLights. They are looking to create their own niche among the many independent artists in Southern California. Voss and Brunt met at a concert in the Bay Area when Voss saw Brunt play: "He had the most talent I'd seen in awhile.