by Emily Daly in News
Campuses and communities across the peninsula are feeling the loss of Cañada College student and Redwood City resident Anthony Giraudo, who died Saturday, May 10.
Giraudo, 18 died Saturday from a severe head trauma he suffered on Friday, May 9 at AT&T Park in San Francisco, said Sergeant Willfred Williams.…
Kelly Kemp and Company dance emsemble performing "Scenes of Inadequacy" at the "Evening of Dance" show, Friday May 9 at the CSM theater. The show featured CSM students, as well as Carlmont High School students and 'Kelly Kemp and Company'. A variety of styles were showcased, including modern, soft shoe, belly dancing, baton twirling and hip hop.
by Ricky Light
by Amandine Redington in Entertainment
More than 250 people attended the CSM dance show titled "Evening of Dance" in the theater on May 9.
This is the sixth dance show that has been held in the CSM theatre, although there have been six informal ones held in the gym. The show featured many different styles of dance including soft-shoe, belly dancing, modern, baton twirling, and hip-hop.…
by Colleen Shjeflo in Features
Ambitious, motivated, free-thinking - college students. Their mecca of higher learning, free from discrimination against age, race, or gender - college. The last place one would think to bring violence or guns. Recently, this nightmare has become a reality more than enough times for all colleges to take a second look at their security and some deciding to arm their officers, not just for their own protection, but for the mere safety of students and faculty.…
A crowd of 32 students gathered on Wednesday, April 26 to honor the victims of the Virginia Tech Massacre. The participants dressed in black, and wore maroon and orange ribbons around their necks to represent the VA Tech school colors.
by Ricky Light
by Colleen Shjeflo in Features
Much of this overview was in response to the deadliest campus massacre ever, when 33 people were defenselessly gunned down by their fellow student, Seung-Hui Cho, who opened fire in a dormitory and classroom building on the Virginia Tech campus before committing suicide on April 16, 2007.…
OMG! - Students admit 'text-speech' slang creeps into formal writing
by Christine Karavas in News
Across the country, millions of fingers dash across cell phone number pads each day, pounding out abbreviations and emoticons to communicate via short messages. But is all the "text speech" taking a toll on American writing?
Nearly two-thirds of teens admitted to incorporating "some informal style" from their text-based communications in their school work, according to a recent national survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project released April 24 of this year.…
Professor Rudy Ramirez and student Clarissa Spiller performing John Lee Hookers song "Boom Boom" at the Blues Experience
by Ricky Light
by Emily Daly in Entertainment
"Tonight is a celebration of music," Ethnic Studies professor Rudy Ramirez said as he started the lecture and concert "The Blues Experience," a way of teaching he described as "edu-tainment."
Students and others looking for education and entertainment filled the theater as "The Blues Experience" concert and lecture came to the CSM theater for the second time on Wednesday, May 7 at 7 p.…
by Peter Jadelrab in Entertainment
Graduations should be a time to celebrate the next stage in life. For graduating CSM student and disabled Iraq War Veteran Andrew Sosnick, there was no time for celebration.
After graduating from Mills High School in June 2003, Sosnick, 23, joined the U.…
