UC System's Education Woes
Last Tuesday, the University of California Regents approved a 32 percent increase in student fees. The increase of $2500 rounds out the UC education fees to about $10,300. This price does not include the approximate $16,000 students spend on room, board and books.
Something to Be Thankful For
The Los Angeles Mission on Skid Row continued its long-standing tradition of serving Thanksgiving meals to hundreds of people last Wednesday. Below are more photos on the event.
Victory Slips from Lady Corsairs
For all their hard work this season, the Santa Monica women's soccer team's season ended in defeat on the field of Ventura College on Nov. 24. The Lady Corsairs lost by a score of 4-3.
Beaten Red & Blue: Why I Became a Clippers Fan
In no other building in professional sports is there a dichotomy of franchises quite like that in Staples Center. One franchise is the icon of success in professional basketball. It's a team where rising stars go to skyrocket to unfathomable heights. Banners and retired jerseys adorn the rafters of the building as constant reminders of greatness.
SMC Eatery Recognized with Green Certification
On November 17, TCBY/Starbucks, located at the north end of Santa Monica College's cafeteria, was announced as the college's first green business as designated by the Santa Monica Green Business Certification Program (SMGBC).
Political Party Crashers
The recent antics of Tareq and Michaele Salahi, the "White House party crashers, have critics loving to hate them, but most distressing are those self-proclaimed lovers of democracy who want them behind bars.
Tiger Needs A Driver
The incident that began last Sunday as an automobile collision with two inanimate objects has now ballooned into a saga of intrigue, drugs and illicit liaisons, except that no one can verify the validity of these claims.
Famished Flock to Fourth Annual Feast
On Tuesday, SMC's Eco Action Club presented the fourth Annual Feast, focusing on a local food theme. Funded by the Associated Students, the club provided pizza, salad, and drinks free of charge to all attendees. Volunteers from Sustainable Works, a non-profit environmental organization, assisted in the event along with SMC's Club Grow.
Santa Monica native joins Cirque du Soleil
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Fashion Label Jimmy Choo Hits Famous Store Chain to Fan Frenzy
A nice pair of Jimmy Choo shoes these days can cost you anywhere from $500 to upwards of $1500, but with the help of global fashion brand H&M some lucky shoppers were given the opportunity to get some of the brand's items for a fraction of the price.
Education at Santa Monica College Serves as Fountain of Youth For Well-Traveled Nonagenarian
On a Monday afternoon, students at Santa Monica College exit classrooms and spill into the hallway. They sling their backpacks over one shoulder and talk with friends or rush ahead to their next class.
D.C. Sniper Death Penalty Upsets Religous, Tax-Paying and Cautious Crowds
Last Wednesday, John Muhammad, also known as the "DC Sniper," faced his death sentence via lethal injection. Muhammad and an accomplice killed ten people and wounded three over the course of three weeks in October 2002.
The Death Of Morality: The Richmond High Rape
You are watching something horrible happen. It is something so bad that you have to turn your head away, cover your eyes and wish that you hadn't seen it in the first place. Yet, you look back; almost as if it were a train wreck.
A Military Affair
A national tragedy of monumental proportions' cause some to ask what went wrong and others to ask what was done wrong
All Around the World in One Quad: International Fest Hits SMC Campus
Colorful sweets such as Madeleines from France, baklava from Greece, oatmeal cookies from the United States and chocolates from Belgium covered tables on the Quad at Santa Monica College yesterday afternoon.
First Annual "Drag Week" Works It at SMC
This past week was Santa Monica College's very first drag week – and I'm not talking about car races. I'm referring to drag clothing, or, to put it another way, cross-dressing. For those unfamiliar with the terms, it's the act of dressing in the opposite sex.
Out the Ear Out Of Time
I have music conversations wherever I go. Sometimes the only way to find something in common with someone is through music tastes. Of all the music conversations I have had, of many different genres, never in my life was I stumped on a music question, this, which happened a few weeks ago.
International Students living the American Dream at Santa Monica College?
International students have landed here in California to live the American dream but they could not imagine how much of a nightmare it could become when you finally understand all the existing rules and criteria to let them remain eligible for an F-1 visa.
Don't Transfer The Guilt
The stigma associated with community college has led many people to disregard their scholarly priorities and pass through school as mindless bodies just waiting until "the real college experience" begins.