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Most of the previous administration has taken a hint from approval ratings and common sense, deciding to vanish into the sunset. But tenacious former Vice President Richard Cheney politely declines that fate. Redundant controversy is just too tempting. Cheney has been a popular guy over the past few months as he has resurged into the news.

If you love animals and care about our mother earth, the Blue Planet Film Fest in Santa Monica is where you had to be this Labor Day weekend. Blue Planet is one out of the 60 festivals around the globe that only focuses on such issues as environmental and animal welfare.

As the dust cleared outside a downtown bank in Kabul, Afghanistan's capital, three insurgents were dragged out in body bags, along with their arsenal of 30 AK-47 rifles and a stockade of grenades. In the streets, police resorted to silencing the media with the butt end of their rifles.

With over 60 percent of the blaze contained, firefighters continue to work diligently to prevent further damage to thousands of homes and the Angeles National Forest.

In some respects, Facebook is a godsend. With more than 200 million active users worldwide

Have you found yourself watching the nightly news or browsing the news feed on your homepage lately?

This is a defining moment for the state of California. Politicians we elected to manage the state's affairs are doing

The Twilight Dance Series ended its 25th summer last thursday with a great performance by Patti Smith, a popular punk musician of the '80s. This was Smith's second time appearing at the Santa Monica Pier, attracting a record number of people to the free concert.

Kicking off what students, players, and coaches hoped will be a season to remember for the SMC Football team, ultimately hit a speed bump on Saturday night's season opener against the Orange Coast College Pirates. SMC lost to OCC 44-28 in what was nothing short of an interesting game.

Aside from the expected chaos that ensues on the first day of school (e.g. rushing around to find classes and buy books), some very unexpected events occurred this past Monday, August 31, just east of the campus library. At approximately 12:05 p.m., the Santa Monica College police were notified that a man was riding his bicycle around campus dropping dollar bills.

Anyone who's seen Al Gore's Pulitzer Prize winning PowerPoint presentation will tell you that "Global Warming" is the reason we've all been sweating through our shirts in class. Whether or not this weather is made by man, machines, or the mechanics of solar/earthly mood swings is up for debate but most everyone can agree: it's starting to get a little warmer out there.

Let the good times roll because fall sports are finally here and the Santa Monica College Corsair teams are getting ready for yet another year of challenging events. Although the season may throw challenges their way, they are excited more than ever before to get a chance at claiming that ultimate, elusive goal of bringing home a championship.

With a fiscal budget that would make Oliver Twist sit back down and shut up, and a spending cap on all matters of student services that would make a Dickensian workhouse look like tea time at the Ritz, the job of vice president of business and administration at Santa Monica College isn't one for someone with, a history of cardiac irregularity.