Bailey Peraita

Brains & bronzer. West Hollywood, CA

Worked on 175 assignments, created 28, named on 31 bylines for The Corsair.

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 3 others for The Corsair - 10 min read

Cinema summer

2016 has quietly broken the rule that movies aren’t supposed to get interesting until the first big tentpole movie release in May. But even though we’re still a week out from the official start of the cinema summer with the release of that one big superhero movie people seem to be buzzing about, Hollywood has already started to give us...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 3 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

To vegan

People perceive vegans as radical, self-congratulatory, and cult-ish. They think being a vegan means announcing it upon walking into every party, crying each time you pass a farm, and throwing pig's blood on celebrities who wear fur. There's a whole lot of unnecessary context added to what is, for many, just a dietary preference. My digestive system sees nothing but...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 4 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

Not to vegan

The extent of the conversation surrounding veganism tends to wallow around the shallow pools of animal cruelty. Sometimes the strength of the present intellect will allow the dialogue to venture into sustainability territory — which is a good start. However, we as a society almost always fail to recognize what the larger implications and long term effects would be if...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 5 others for The Corsair - 8 min read

Earth Week 2016

For the past several years, Santa Monica College has been nurturing a tradition of being environmentally savvy and sustainable through it's Center for Environmental & Urban Studies (CEUS), alternative transportation initiatives, and various outreach from many of the clubs on campus. Having organized 11 events already last year, the environmental groups within the college aimed to further spread their message...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 3 others for The Corsair - 7 min read

Vice vs. ViceVersa

If you haven't seen the recent ruckus on Twitter or the slew or articles online attacking the news outlet Vice Media over the last month, you might think it's just another attack on a major brand by social media users. One among many in the relatively short history of the internet. But this time the dispute isn't over whether the...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 2 others for The Corsair - 6 min read

NEWS IN BRIEF

Nutcracker Follow-up: PPI President Attempts to Make Amends with Tickets Just before the Monday, April 18, Associated Students (AS) board meeting, the head of SMC’s Public Policy Institute (PPI) Dr. Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein delivered a letter and 250 Tickets to AS President Jesse Randel’s office. The tickets were for a performance of the Westside Ballet’s Spring Symposium on Friday, May 6...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 4 others for The Corsair - 5 min read

BA in ID

This fall, Santa Monica College will see its first cohort of students in the new Interaction Design Bachelor’s Degree program as part of new legislation from the California Senate. Senate Bill 850, sponsored by Senator Marty Block and approved by Governor Jerry Brown, gave community colleges the opportunity to offer a bachelor’s degree program. In January 2015, out of the...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 3 others for The Corsair - 3 min read

AS Elections 2016: Meet Director of Budget Management Candidate Dario Gentiletti

At the age of 19, Dario Gentiletti left his homeland of Italy to build a franchise of Italian restaurants in Thailand with his brother and their two best friends. It was this experience that taught him to be financially responsible. "The most important thing is to control the money," he said. "There is no more important thing to know than...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 4 others for The Corsair - 2 min read

Meet Jazzmin Sardin

Jazzmin Sardin is a 20 year old Los Angeles native who is majoring in criminology. She's currently involved with Black Collegians, Adelante and Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS). She is hopeful that she can transfer to UC Irvine for Fall 2017 and one day work for the FBI or the CIA. Sardin is running unopposed for Director of Student...

By (Bailey as managing editor) + 4 others for The Corsair - 2 min read

Meet Abderezak Azib

Abderezak Azib is a 23 year old environmental engineering major. He grew up in Algeria before moving to Boston at the age of 12. He is now a student at SMC, and a candidate for the position of Director of Sustainability in the 2016 Associated Students elections. Azib’s passion is the environment. His first day at SMC, he joined a...