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Picasso at Lapin Agile Opening at SMC Next Weekend

"Santa Monica College students put on a play entitled "Picasso at Lapin Agile". A story about a young Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein meeting at the Lapin Agil. Director Danny Campbell describes it as a very funny and contemporary play.

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Urban Farming Aims to Keep Food Local

According to Will Allen, our nation's produce is fifty percent less nutritional than it was in the 1950s. The combined effect of delayed transportation and over-processed soil of farmed vegetables has resulted in what Allen describes as "a situation where again we have the most unhealthy country that we've ever had."

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Screams become laughs during the new "horror" film Zombieland

Zombie movies were once considered horror films. They were built around fear and the bleak scenarios their protagonists foundthemselves in. At some point in the last twenty years however, filmmakersdiscovered that these campy, shambling monstrosities could actually be used tocreate brilliant comedies. As a suspenseful thriller "Zombieland" fails,but as a witty and gorey slapstick comedy it is a resounding successAs a suspenseful thriller "Zombieland" fails,but as a witty and gorey slapstick comedy it is a resounding successThe film opens with the narrator, Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Columbus, a hopelessly endearing geek whose fear of zombies is surpassed only by his fear of clowns and girls, explaining some of his numerous rules that have kept him alive for so long in a post-zombie-apocalyptic United States. As a suspenseful thriller "Zombieland" fails,but as a witty and gorey slapstick comedy it is a resounding success. The film opens withthe narrator, Jesse Eisenberg, who plays Columbus, a hopelessly endearing geekwhose fear of zombies is surpassed only by his fear of clowns and girls, explainingsome of his numerous rules that have kept him alive for so long in apost-zombie-apocalyptic United States.

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Charges Dropped, Suspect Cleared in SMC Library Attack

Chase Guy Reynolds, the man accused of the sexual assault of a Santa Monica College student in April of this year, had the charges against him formally dismissed on Monday at LAX Court, after spending nearly six months in jail.

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A Coming-of-Age story tale of an intellectual, independent woman in the 1950's

An Education is a dark Coming-of-Age romance between a young, intellectual girl Jenny (Carey Mulligan) and a delightfully charming, but much older man David (Peter Sarsgaard). It is based on an autobiographical memoir, sharing the same title, written by the British journalist Lynn Barber. Nick Hornby wrote the screenplay, also known for writing novels turned into movies, Fever Pitch, About a Boy, and High Fidelity.

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LaRouche supporters disappoint scores of STUDENTS & FACULTY

Quadrennial presidential candidate Lyndon LaRouche has made the Obama/Hitler comparison a mainstay of his health care opposition on college campuses everywhere, even regrettably here at SMC. Granted, Mr. LaRouche, seven times a Democratic candidate for president, ex-con and a man who has been labeled everything from a Marxist to an anti-semite to a homphobe is no paradigm of sanity.

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We've Got Issues

With reality T.V. on the rise, what is to come from the decaying of society and diminishing intellect that "Speidi" are leading us all to?

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It's A School Spirited Debate

"Where do you go to school" is a question I often dread when meeting new people. I always struggle to spit out "SMC" with downcast eyes and an I-know-I'm-a-failure shrug.

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Students Explore Opportunities at Annual College Fair

SMC students are once more suffering from application stress, as the traumatic high school days of investigating colleges are being relived. Those interested in transferring out of Santa Monica College next year attended the annual college fair held yesterday.While students were trying to find shelter from the rain, over 2,000 students were networking with representatives of their selective schools while confined to the tight perimeters of the cafeteria and Cayton Center.

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A Hondurad Solutions

When the military disestablished control from Honduras' President Manuel Zelaya, it caused a ricochet of shockwaves throughout Central America and the world. The military furthered the humiliation of Zelaya and Honduras by banishing the president to Costa Rica. The military foolishly acted on impulse, resulting in a massive political scandal instead of letting the situation subside when Zelaya was up for election in January 2010.

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Parking is a B****!

The parking situation at SMC never seems to be under control. Trying to park a car in any of SMC's structures on the first day of the Fall Semester felt more like trying to park in any of 3rd Street Promenade's structures on Black Friday. And even still, in mid October, the parking ordeal is trying to park at the mall during the holiday shopping season. The difference is that instead of parking at the mall to spend money, we're parking at school, where we have already spent $85 just to be able to park.

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SMC's Boxing For Fitness: Hit it up to Feel Good

Though it may be the fantasy of shiny outfits and slobbery mouth guards, the ‘clang clang!' of each round, or the glossy red gloves that initially draws students to SMC's Boxing for Fitness, once there, many find a surprising path for personal growth—and not just in the biceps.

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An Addiction of Agrarian Origin

When your Facebook friends statuses constantly update with findings of lost chocolate cows or celebrating the harvest of their sweet potato plant you coldly disregard it. When its 8:30 am, you're late to class and someone in your carpool gasps in remembrance "MY FARM", you shake your head in disapproval.

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POP! Goes The Taxes

When asked last month about a tax on soda during an interview with the magazine Men's Health, President Barrack Obama stated,"I actually think it's an idea that we should be exploring." He went on to state that too many children are drinking soda, and that he believes it is not the only factor in obesity, but that it is a big one.

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Men's Water Polo Attempted Comeback Not Enough; Corsairs Lose 15-8

The teams were huddled up on their respective sides, getting ready for play while the refs were pacing back and forth, eager to get started. It was as if the silence was a prelude to the storm and when the storm hit, it hit hard. With a cry like thunder, the Santa Monica College men's water polo team roared, "SMC ON THREE, ONE! TWO! THREE! S! M! C!" and dove into the pool to take their positions against Los Angeles Valley College.

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Little-Known Killer Disease Sneaks Up on Los Angeles

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Happy 140 Birthday to Ghandi!

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Paranormal Buzz

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Datarock Mix Beats and Sounds at the El Rey

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"I AM WOMAN, HEAR ME ROAR!"