People attend SMC with the intention of leaving SMC. Most come to transfer, and many others try to get in and out with an Associate's in order to get into the job market as quickly as possible. This temporary nature doesn't necessarily foster a sense of community or school pride — a common trait of community colleges. Hosted by the...

In a sea of disagreement and contradicting points of view, one topic that has loudly come to the surface is that of gender equality. In what should be changed in the Declaration of Independence: All men and women are created equal. The most obvious advancement in the equality of genders is the very existence of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton,...

I used to detest every aspect of my generation — every Snapchat, “like” and kid staring at their phone received a scowl of disgust from me regardless of how happy they looked. It seemed the adult thing to do, to stand back with another generation and point at the growing crops, critiquing every step of their growth. I finally experimented...

Ornamental Bike Brought down, possibly vandalized One of the two decorative metal bikes normally screwed onto the concrete blocks in the Pearl Street smoking section was discovered by members of the Corsair Editorial Staff in the early morning hours on Wednesday, May 4. The bike was found resting near its original position, but out of its moorings and on the...

The other day upon paying for a male friend of mine’s lunch, I caught myself saying “Yeah, fuck gender norms” to no one in particular, with a sense of pride in the fact that I had defied the rules of gender that currently plague our society. The cashier across the counter from me responded with furrowed brows and a look...

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...

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...

Mathematics major Auguste Gezalyan ultimately hopes to become a mathematician. However, for now he’s running for the position of Associated Students Director of Budget Management at SMC. “I was fortunate enough to get every signature I needed long before the deadline,” Gezalyan said. He decided he wanted to run for the position after last year's election.“I have been Sam Ross's...

Film studies and philosophy major Edward Tang, 20, knew he wanted to make a change at SMC after hearing about the controversy surrounding the AS funding of the Nutcracker play last semester. “I heard something about what happened last year, with people that were just voting to make the professors happy, to make the nutcracker concert,” Tang said. “That's one...

Nineteen year old business administration major Vladyslav Verchenko is running for the Associated Students Director of Budget Management. Verchenko is president of the Investment Club. He missed the first meeting to go the election debate and had his vice president host instead. If he’s elected, this may be a common course of action. As Director of Budget Management, he essentially...