Personal-use pot to go unpunished
Gov. Schwarzenegger eliminates personal-use pot prosecutions, yet undermines bid for outright legalization.
Lady Corsairs send Wildcats home empty-handed
Corsairs sweep West LA Wildcats in Friday's matchup
Obesity rationalization reckless
Lifestyle choices and laziness, not environmental influences, to blame for rampant obesity.
Prop. 23 Plucked straight from the pockets of oily-execs
Proposition 23: a dirty energy initiative plucked straight from the pockets of oily-executives.
Culture Collide Festival makes its first big splash in LA
The first Culture Collide Festival ever went forth without a hitch.
Legal alternatives to marijuana raising questions
As the November ballot looms and the vote on Prop. 19 beckons, health concerns regarding legal alternatives to marijuana have rarely been more salient
City council candidates answer Y
As the race for city election gains momentum, the candidates field questions in a public forum held at Santa Monica's city library.
Bruno Mars "Doowops" a slight flop
Mars' debut album, while pleasant, brings nothing new to the mainstream.
Barfly: Carbon
Have you ever heard the expression "you can never have too little of a good thing"? No, you haven't, because no one says that. So at a bar, where you expect to meet and mingle with a plethora of strangers - as much as we all hate parking in LA, a vacant lot is never a good sign. But Carbon, Culver City's most secret weekday getaway, was a grow-er, not a show-er.
More than just a question of debate
The Santa Monica College debate team shaping members for more than just a war of words.
Santa Monica Women's soccer puts on clinic
The Lady Corsairs rout the Glendale Vaquero's 7-0 in a home game on Tuesday Oct. 5th
Fee revoked, board provoked
After four weeks of political wrangling SMC's AS finally reach a decision regarding the $1.50 student organizing fee, voting to rescind the fee and therefore putting into jeopardy CALPIRG's financial support by the college.
Dancers find rhythm in unusual places
Heidi Duckler, site-specific dance expert, led SMC students into the quad for a hands-on approach.
1,000 journals, countless stories
On Oct. 5 Skirball Cultural Center opened their exhibit, "1,000 Journals", which put on display 15 of the original journals from Brian Singer's project in which he sent 1,000 journals around the world for people of all walks of life to record their thoughts and artwork in. The journals reflect the lifestyles and interests of hundreds of people from 50 states, and 40 countries.
Cheap Eats: Johnnie's Pizza
This week Walsh visits Johnnie's pizzeria in Century City. For $35 she tries out enough food to feed a dozen people, so check out the review, because there's bound to be something for everyone on her plate this week.
TV picks: Returning shows make a strong comeback
The Corsair picks out the best and worst of this fall season's returning shows.