An alleged sex offender was arrested in the main campus library. The man allegedly sexually assaulted a female student on April 4. After the man was arrested, the victim identified the man as her attacker.

EcoPalooza left its mark on Santa Monica College on Tuesday, April 21 with booths, bikes and bubble machines all in honor of Earth Day. However, the theme of the day was not earth, rather, it was education. The event featured a treasure hunt, where students had to go up to each booth, ask them a question on the environment or sustainability and get a stamp from them.

The problem we have is that our entire athletic institution is one big disarray, or mess for the simple minded ones. As my momma always would say, "You got to get your [act] together before you can become successful!" The same ideology applies to our school's athletic department.

EcoPalooza left its mark on Santa Monica College on Tuesday, April 21 with booths, bikes and bubble machines all in honor of Earth Day. However, the theme of the day was not earth, rather, it was education. The event featured a treasure hunt, where students had to go up to each booth, ask them a question on the environment or sustainability and get a stamp from them.

Many media outlets and pessimistic economists are calling our current economic down turn the new Great Depression. Despite many protests against cutting education budget allotments, funding for schools has been cut. This leaves teachers and other members of the school district now anxiously awaiting the Governor's May Revision to see what exactly the future entails.

The Broad Stage was turned into a cool jazz club on Sunday as the Santa Monica College Jazz band performed for the Eclectic Music Offering. The bluesy sounds of the saxophone, the improvisational drum beats and the tinkling of the ivories made the music come alive to the audience with iconic musical pieces by Thelonious Monk and Benny Golson.

Our beloved Big Blue Bus received a much needed boost during these trying economic circumstances in the form of 12.8 million federal stimulus dollars. In keeping with their new motto, "ride blue, go green," the Santa Monica Big Blue Bus will purchase as many as 16 new gas-electric hybrid powered vehicles.

Statewide budget cuts are affecting many departments on campus, luckily the Associated Students is not one of them. While federal funding supplements many things like athletics and faculty paychecks, the AS gets their funding exclusively from the student body they represent.

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SMC Professor of English Wilfred Doucet, faculty advisor to the Phi Theta Kappa community college student honor society, conferred with SMC student member and vice-president Maritess Manese in Science Bldg. Rm. 100 on Tuesday during a weekly meeting of the group.

For many Santa Monica College students, Spring Break will supply a much-needed rest for those who have finished the first half of the spring semester. Many will journey out of town for the cliché "spring break experience," but with the economy in turmoil, one location has been the hot spot for spring break: Mexico.

San Francisco's Mayor campaigns in a gym at Santa Monica High School.

It's a tremendous passion, an energy, art is like breathing to me, said Geraldine Neuwirth at the opening of her works being displayed at French 50's 60's on Abbot Kinney blvd. in Venice on Friday April 3rd. It's an unique exhibit and art sale of recent works created by Neuwirth.

Researchers say that people live longer, happier and healthier lives with animal companions. Sharlene Lauretz noticed this when her autistic daughter's development improved with the other therapy residents while playing and interacting with their family dogs.