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The Santa Monica College Photo 11, Color Transparency Photography class was handed an assignment to photograph "SMC At Night" on Monday, Oct. 27. Under the pressure of an overnight deadline, the photographers, armed with their cameras and tripods, highlighted the SMC main campus in the best light at night.

While the coaching staff tries to retune this once powerful defensive machine, frustration looms around the locker room as the Lady Corsairs lose three straight games-two on the road-nearly all by double-digit margins. With the last road game loss against Moorpark College on Saturday, Nov.

Whereas the Santa Monica Lady Corsairs soccer team will not be playing during the Thanksgiving break, that is hardly a consolation for a season's worth of blood, sweat, and tears. A regular season that met high expectations failed to translate to postseason success, as the Lady Corsairs were defeated in a 1-0 match against Cypress College.

If two years ago Santa Monica College campus looked more like a high school, today it resembles a miniature university. The school will hold a ceremony to celebrate its makeover on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at 3 p.m. on the Quad. The ceremony will feature brief remarks by SMC officials, as well as a site specific dance by members of the college's Synapse Dance Theater, according to the press release from Bruce Smith, SMC public information officer.

"Education is the best investment," helpful advisors always tell prospective college students. This sentiment, apparently, is not shared by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger. In the face of an economic crisis, students were the first to suffer through program and tuition cuts.

The Los Angeles Times reported on Nov. 18 that "as more lawsuits against Proposition 8 landed before the California Supreme Court, Attorney General Jerry Brown and the anti-gay-marriage campaign urged the court Monday to review the suits, but allow the measure to remain in effect during that review.

"Crimes of the Heart" performed their first of three matinee showings on Sunday, Nov. 16, the audience's reception was of dismal approval. The performance started off strong but slow and seemed to go downhill from there on, until the end of the show. The problem with the performance was not so much the actors' lack of talent but more with the directing.

Angela Perry Spahn has a passion to run. "I love running at SMC," she said. Spahn has been running since she was in fifth grade. She ran consistently throughout middle and high school. Born in Colorado and raised in California, she went to Palisades Charter High School and was also a runner there.

The rigid stiffness of the hardwood bleachers was not the reason that had the crowd on their feet on Thursday, Nov. 20 as the Santa Monica College women's volleyball team played against Glendale College in their final game of the season. After winning their previous game on Tuesday, Nov.

Who would have guessed that Santa Monica College could deliver "An Evening of Opulent Elegance" in opera, one of the most beautiful but complicated arts inherited from our ancestors. The performance took place last Friday at the Edye Second Space at the SMC Performing Arts Center.

Philip Hale, a fullback for the Santa Monica College football team, was 17 years old with no future in sight. It was then that decided he would join the military, two years before the "War on Terror," also known as the Iraq War. Many students like Hale come out of high school not knowing where life will take them: some go to college, some work.

When a sports team finishes with a "W" in their record, it's lauded as a success, and one step closer to a championship. However, when a student records a "W" in his or her record, the connotation is anything but success. With there being talk at Santa Monica College of extending the grace period allowed for dropping classes, students would have more time to decide whether a class is too difficult for them at that time, without being penalized on their academic record.

Sebastian Copeland is a well-known photographer who has done work ranging from photos of Sandra Bullock and Phil Collins to video commercials for the hair product Pantene and Tommy Jeans. The beginning of his professional journey actually began at Santa Monica College, where he attended for four semesters.

The Corsair football team ended their down season on a high note Saturday, Nov. 22, in overtime by defeating the now 2-8 Brahmas of Pierce College, 28-25. The victory enabled Santa Monica to finish one game better in the win column than last year, making their record final at 3-7 overall (2-5 in conference).

Hundreds of screaming fans lined the outskirts of the Hollywood Arclight theater last Thursday, eagerly awaiting one of the seven midnight showings of the long awaited "Twilight" movie. "Twilight" tells the story of a young girl named Bella who moves to Forks, Wash.

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She has a bright smile, a positive personality, and a beautiful voice: she is Tara Ellis. Upon first meeting her, one could be quick to judge. With stylish clothes and wild hair she embodies every symbol of the L.A. rock star wannabe scene. However, the moment her mouth opens she is quick to kill that stereotype and any other that would cross one's mind.

Santa Monica College water polo player, Tyler Contarsy, just entered his sixth year of playing water polo. Although this season hasn't produced as many wins as he had hoped, Contarsy still feels as though he is experiencing something worthwhile. Contarsy played for El Segundo High School's water polo and swimming teams, and is in his second year of playing for SMC.

Santa Monica College not only has the prestige of being the leading source of transfers to the University of California system, but it has a long list of successful alumni to boast about. The list includes actors like Dennis Hoffman and James Dean and former Microsoft chief technology officer Nathan Myhrvold, to name a few.