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Standing Up For Free Speech

Chanting together, with signs held high, students and several professors gathered to protest an unprecedented 26 percent class cut approved by former superintendent Dr. Raj. K. Chopra. Full story

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Vroom-Vroom

Vroom-vroom

Engines roared, hydraulics pumped and music thundered as all kinds of pimped-out rides rolled up

Phi Theta Kappa's Classic Car Show filled a Southwestern College parking lot with sleek bodies and proud owners. Full story

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Arts

DJ, producer and instrumentalist Lionel Hernandez married to the music

Emerging hip-hop artist Lionel Hernandez is a classic starving artist. He said he has no social life or money. What he does have is an abundance of skill, talent and motivation. The 23-year-old produces music for the hip-hop group Apex Realm and works closely with the record label Lifted Musik Recordings. Full story

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Baseball

Playoffs eluding Jaguars

Talented but underachieving, Southwestern College's baseball team has great pitching, solid defense and a pedestrian 14-12 record after dropping eight of 11 games going into conference play. Full story

Tuition hiked to $36 a unit

Those who thought Southwestern College was out of the accreditation frying pan are now finding themselves in the state budget fire as tuition for the 2011-12 academic year has been increased nearly 40 percent. Students may also find higher fees and a smaller pool of financial aid money. Full story

Board orders new audit on contracts, SWC Foundation

An Irvine-area accounting firm hired by a former vice president to review college finances announced its finding of "clean audits" covering the period from July 1, 2009 through June 30, 2010, but members of the Southwestern College governing board were unsatisfied and asked for deeper investigations by another film. Full story

Thrown under the bus

A perspective

With parking tickets and overcrowded parking lots, rising cost of gas and high cost of car insurance, the best alternative for most students to get to Southwestern College used to be to take the bus. Full story

Renaissance music should stay in the past

Performing musicologists like The Goliards work hard to keep old music alive. After hearing the group's SWC performance, however, it seems some ancient music should be allowed to stay in the past. Restoring to life a nearly-forgotten art form, the Goliards are a rare Southern California medieval music group. Full story

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SUN TV: SWC Veterans Day Ceremony 2010

On Wednesday, November 10, 2010 servicemen and servicewomen were honored on Veterans Glen Patio in an event sponsored by Southwestern College Veterans Service. Full story

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THE WIRE: Border Angels Borderfield State Park

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THE TRAVELING EIC: POST #5

A photo blog

Cavite City, Philippines. Nov. 1, 2010 - For many cultures Nov. 1st is a day of celebration for loved ones who have passed. Araw ng mga Patay or the "Day of the Dead" is an official holiday in the Philippines where most families spend the entire day at the cemetery. Caretakers of the grounds begin preparation weeks before cleaning mausoleums and walk-ways, repainting tombs and clearing out squatters.

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