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RYANNE MENA............................. Managing Editor

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TREVOR SCHOCK..................... A&E/Culture Editor

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Chris Calvillo dresses up in headdress and skull makeup at the Hollywood Forevorer Cemetery. The Day of the Dead Celebration (Dia De Los Muertos) is celebrated in Los Angeles, California. on October 28, 2017.

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Dear Readers,

I hope that you all had a safe and happy Halloween!

As I am writing to you now, it is Halloween night and my costume has now endured a Corsair production day, which is quite the feat considering the fact that I am currently dressed in a vintage Mexican wedding dress, a pound worth of necklaces, and hair adorned with a giant braid and flowers. If you have not already guessed, Frida Kahlo was my icon of choice to model after.

On this particular production day, we had a mini Halloween costume contest within the staff of the Corsair.

The winning costume was worn by our News Editor, Edward Lee, who sported a clown costume and a double mask combo. Lee’s first mask was It’s Pennywise the Clown that hid a Trump mask underneath it as a surprise reveal.

Right in time for this year’s spooky season, Stranger Things debuted on Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, making it a much-anticipated binge weekend for fans along with our Co-Managing Editor, Writer, and Photographer, Daniel Bowyer. In consideration for first time viewers and fans

that have yet to finish the second season, Bowyer does a fair job in not revealing spoilers in his review of the newly-released series, which is a difficult task to find anywhere on social media.

For this edition’s photo story, two of our reporters, Jazz Shademan and Ethan Lauren, look into what process allows Santa Monica College to offer a free farmers market every Wednesday for SMC students. The article discusses the organization, Food Forward, that helps make healthy free food for students possible. SMC volunteers transfer food from the Santa Monica Farmers Market to the Organic Learning Garden on campus where the weekly free-for-all mini market takes place for students. This is one of the many ways SMC pushes for sustainability.

At the SMC main campus, the Associated Students, Corsair Athletics, SMC Foundation, and SMC Future Alumni have helped put together Spirit Week. This week’s worth of activities will lead up to this Saturday’s Homecoming Game. In this issue, we cover the Monday Night Football event that was the kickoff to our annual festive week. For more information and coverage of Spirit Week be sure to check out our website, thecorsaironline.com.

FRONT COVER A photo illustration of the Garden and Eco Club volunteers hands at the Free Corsair Farmers Market in the Organic Learning Center at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. on October 25, 2017.

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'Tis the Season to Transfer INGRID MARTINEZ STAFF WRITER

Students walk into classroom 151 of the Humanities and Social Science building on Santa Monica College's main campus and see a desk with four stacks of paper for each of them to choose from. Each stack contains forms providing information on the requirements for transferring to a fouryear California State University and how to apply to one.

As students take their seats, Osbaldo Nieves, an SMC counselor, presents a PowerPoint that guides them through the application process. The 11:15 AM workshop is one of the frequent transfer workshops the Transfer Center holds for students throughout the Fall semester.

Nieves stresses that for many, applying to colleges is a confusing experience. "A lot of students, like myself, are first-generation college students and first in their families to even apply to college," Nieves said, "So it's important to know the footsteps to what information they have to indicate on the application."

Students who attend these college application workshops can expect step-by-step instructions on how to apply to their university of choice.

Even though some students can do well off applying on their own to fouryear universities, Nieves states that attending a university application workshop is especially helpful for first-generation college students who are unaware of what the requirements are to apply.

After seeking guidance from one of her counselors, SMC student Jackie Hernandez remembers being advised to attend a workshop in order to begin her transfer application process. Hernandez said, "It clears up questions

because when you're on your own, you can do it, but then you might get something wrong or you feel like you might get something wrong. When you come here, [Nieves] just states it out person-to-person, it's better."

Some attendees, like sociology student Zuly Vasquez, is one of the first generation students that Nieves aimed at helping. Vasquez stated she attended the workshop in order to get help transferring to Cal State Long Beach for Fall 2018.

Vasquez said, "I'm the first one to transfer to college so I have no one to help me. There's a lot of people who are first generation [college students] that don't know where to go and all that, so it's really helpful,".

She now feels "mega" ready to transfer.

If students are unable to fit their schedule to attend these workshops, Transfer Faculty Leader Janet Robinson stated they can visit the Counseling Complex at any time to speak to a counselor. Robinson pointed out that transfer counselors at SMC share the same passion in helping students with the transfer process.

"Transfer begins on day one at Santa Monica," Robinson says. She helps guide students even before the semester starts. At this year's VIP Welcome Day, which took place three days before the beginning of the fall semester, Robinson hosts two transfer workshops for incoming freshmen.

Counselors also provide students with information on the types of important documents they must have on hand while applying, which include their Social Security number, unofficial transcript(s) from all colleges attended, household income, and citizenship status.

Students who will be done with their required coursework by Spring 2018 can start applying this semester

Graph Created By: Edward Lee Santa Monica College transfers 1,097 students to the University of California (UC) system, an all-time record high, for the 2015-2016 year. The school has transferred the highest number of students to the UC system from California’s community colleges for the past 26 years.

to enroll into schools for the Fall 2018 semester. For Cal State Universities (CSU), the application fee is $55 per university, while the fee is $70 per school when applying for schools in the University of California system (UC). For students who might be unable to afford paying for their applications, they may be able to qualify for fee waivers depending on their financial status. If students are eligible for fee waivers, they can have application fees waived for up to four CSU and UCs. The SMC Transfer Center aims to help students take the next steps towards their educational careers after completing their required coursework.

Not only are CSU application workshops available to students, but UC and private university application workshops are as well. College fairs are also hosted by the transfer center

to provide more information on the various universities they can apply to.

According to the University of California Information Center, SMC continues to be the number one transfer school for the 26th consecutive year.

Being honest, meeting with counselors and taking the required courses for their educational goals are some ways for students to prepare for transferring. The application for CSUs is open from Oct. 1-Nov. 30, 2017, and Nov. 1-30, 2017, for UCs. The Transfer Center will be hosting a variety of workshops up until the end of November to assist students who are ready to transfer. Students can also set up an appointment with any counselor at the counseling complex over the phone by calling (310) 434-4210

Phone Hygiene Solved by High School Student Malibu High School Senior Invents World's First Self-Sanitizing Cellphone Case Justin Wood STAFF WRITER

For most high school seniors, stressing over important life decisions includes what shoes to wear the next day, or what Facebook status they should post that will inspire the world with their wisdom. While much of society characterize high school students as people who do not understand the issues and concerns that await them the “real world,” Malibu High School Senior, Bennett Cohen quickly debunked those assumptions.

As if Cohen’s accomplishments of a perfect 4.0 grade point average, a perfect score on his ACT standardized test, and SAT Math Level 2 Subject test weren’t impressive enough, he has created an invention that could possibly improve what many use every hour of the day. An avid inventor since the age of 14, Bennett, who is an admitted germaphobe, discovered where most germs were floating: our cell phones.

“It totally hit me! We carry them around everywhere, toilets, the gym,

and we place them on tables, subway seats, and the ground among other things,” Cohen said. He said that pressing your phone against your face can cause both pink eye and acne according to dermatologists. With all of that in mind, the Malibu High School senior, came up with a solution. He invented a 99% germ-free phone case.

The technology of his phone cases, based on Titanium Dioxide, has been proven to kill germs, according to a plethora of peer reviewed studies that include the following: PubMed, Vivax Medical, and Gens Nano. To further raise the credibility of his creation to skeptics, the formulation that Cohen has used has been proven to work by the University of Florida, University of Leeds, and even NASA. As for the attention he has been getting to have created such an impact object, The Corsair asked him how it felt. He jokingly said, “Oh I don’t really see it that way. I’m the youngest of three brothers, I’m not used to getting any attention at all.” Cohen is

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Diana Parra Garcia Portrait of Benett Cohen 17 year old high school student that created Hygee a bacteria killing phone case. Malibu, California, October 28, 2017..

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Jazz Shademan A box of peppers are displayed in the Organic Learning Garden during the Free Corsair Farmers Market on the main campus at Santa Monica College on October 4, 2017 in Santa Monica, California.

Jazz Shademan Director of Student Assistance at Santa Monica College, Ana Laura Paiva, helps load a trunk full of boxes carrying produce at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on October 25, 2017 in Santa Monica, California.

Food Forward to SMC The Farmers Market on Campus

Ethan Lauren STAFF WRITER

Every Wednesday from 2 PM to 3 PM, students line up in front of the Organic Learning Garden at Santa Monica College for the Corsair Farmers Market to get free produce that varies every week. From fresh fruits to vegetables to even herbs and bread, there are a variety of options available. Most of the produce comes from Food Forward, an organization that makes it their mission to not allow food to go to waste.

The city of Santa Monica has a farmers market earlier in the day at Second St. and Arizona Ave. from 8:30 AM to 1:30 PM every Wednesday. There, vendors can give

away some of what they brought for a tax write-off to registered recipients. One of the recipients of the Food Forward program is SMC. Volunteers from SMC then bring the food to the weekly Corsair Farmers Market.

Leann Bogart, an SMC student, volunteers with Food Forward to go around the booths and collect food before bringing it back to campus. “It makes Wednesdays one of the best days. I get to literally see the fruits of what we’ve done in people’s hands,” Bogart said.

“And the people go, ‘wow this is amazing, this is what real food tastes like.’”

Natalie Flores, a manager for the garden assists with the setup and general op-

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erations for the Corsair Farmers Market. “It’s wonderful. Not only is it a good opportunity, but it also encourages students to start cooking for themselves to be more self-sufficient and eating healthier,” Flores said.

Students line up before the event starts and leave with bags filled with fresh and organic produce. Eugenia Diaz, an Illustration and Animation major, liked how the market is good for people who might not be used to this type of food.

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some recipes together,” Diaz said.

Ana Laura Paiva, the Director for Student Assistance has assisted with the event by handing out food and going down to the city’s farmers market.

She enjoys how it helps students in a variety of ways. “You’re also educating about what it means to be sustainable. Bringing your own bag, buying local. It’s amazing how many students say how helpful it is. They get produce and they are set for the week,” Paiva said. “And everyone likes food, especially when it’s free. It’s another one of the perks at Santa Monica College.”

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Jazz Shademan Eric Barber (Left), first-time volunteer, prepares folding boxes to give out to participating vendors as Leann Bogart (Right), SMC student and Food Forward volunteer keeps count at the Santa Monica Farmers Market on October 25, 2017 in Santa Monica, California.

Jazz Shademan Jazz Shademan Santa Monica College student Christian Perlera (left) receives vegetables from a volunteer of the Eco Club at the Organic Learning Garden on the main campus at Santa Monica College on October 4, 2017 in Santa Monica, California. Perlera says "I've been coming here since the Spring semester, and I usually wait an hour before the long line

Brooke Harrington, 19, an Environmental Science major at SMC, helps to cut some cauliflower into smaller pieces at the Organic Learning Garden on the main campus at Santa Monica College on October 4, 2017 in Santa Monica, California.

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Dear Anorexia,

Where do I begin… You almost killed me.

RYANNE MENA STAFF WRITER

We developed a close bond, so much so that I felt as though I could not live without you. You entered my life when I was about 16, a very impressionable age in my life. At first, you made me hate myself. You reminded me just of how unworthy I felt to be living. You pointed out all my flaws and imperfections.

Then, you led me down a rocky road I traveled on for many years, the road to starvation.

You consumed my entire being.

You controlled who I hung out with, what I thought about, what I wore, and what I ate. You made me believe that I was not good enough, and that I never would be. Oddly enough, you also convinced me that I could be good enough by losing weight.

Although, no matter how much weight I lost, it was never enough.

It would never be enough. I believed I could only be okay with you in my life.

What I weighed equated to how worthy I was to live. If I had gained half a pound, you made me believe that I was an absolute failure, and that I would need to compensate for my failure by starving myself a bit more that day. Even though I was not happy, and even though I sometimes fainted when I would take a hot shower, I believed this is how I needed to live.

In retrospect, I knew I was hurting myself and that I was slowly dying.

But you told me this is the only way I would be loved by others. You made be believe I would like myself more with every pound I lost. I hated myself. I gained a sick sense of control and happiness when the smallest pant size available at J Crew would be too big on my body.

You blinded me. Every time I would look in a mirror, I would see a distorted version of my body. I could not see clearly, let alone think clearly. My daily thoughts consisted of what I could eat that day, how I would get out of dinner plans with my friends, and when I could next weigh myself.

But you did serve a purpose in my life. You gave me a false sense of control and stability when life seemed unbearable. You made me completely numb to all those feelings I had been trying so hard to suppress. Those emotions scared me, so much so that I would rather lose the feeling of joy and happiness than come anywhere close to feeling those oh so terrible feelings.

Although I used you as a way out of my emotions, I was in need of a healthy coping skill.

Now, I do not need you. Through rehab and therapy, I learned and realized how much you had been hurting me and those around me as well. I gained the skills and the emotional strength that stopped me from turning back to you, as you almost killed me.

I sometimes used to romanticize having you back in my life. It was easy to do during hard times when I did not know how to deal with my emotions, but then I remembered all the bad times we had. Like that time you made me stick to an iced coffee only diet for three weeks before my senior prom. I succeeded in my weight goal I had set, but at what price?

I do not want to die anymore. I do not need you anymore. I am strong enough to deal with my emotions now. I now know a life with you will only lead to my early death. And I choose to live. We are done.

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Stranger Things Season 2 Review

The best ’80s-blockbuster franchise that didn’t actually come out in the 1980s.

Daniel Bowyer STAFF WRITER

Welcome back to the 1980s, it is time to unlock the curiosity door and revisit the town of Hawkins, Indiana. The kids of the A.V. (Audio-Visual) club once again join forces and team up with new cast members to fight a new supernatural villain, making Stranger Things 2 worth the wait.

Airing just in time for Halloween, the Netflix original series Stranger Things lives up to the hype returning to the streaming screen one year later from it's season one debut, created by the Duffer brothers, and they held nothing back for a second season. The Duffer brothers do though hand over some of the directing for season two, twice to producer Shawn Levy, who also directed two episodes last season, twice to Pixar veteran Andrew Stanton, and once to Rebecca Thomas. They do not disappoint.

If you are like most friends I know, then you spent the weekend binge-watching all nine episodes. Yes that means almost

nine hours of streaming time.

This season they even created an after show called Beyond Stranger Things, where we get an inside feel into the filming of the new season.

If you do not have Netflix, or have not had the time to watch this instant cult classic, then here

for answers in his disappearance. Supernatural forces are at hand, government experiments are happening in Hawkins, and one strange girl named Eleven, played by Millie Bobby Brown, who has special powers are all part of the story’s twists and turns. Will is eventually found,

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is the backstory; Stranger Things season one, which premiered last year in July of 2016, takes place in 1983, Hawkins Indiana, where a young boy, Will Byers, played

by Noah Schnapp, vanishes. His close knit band of misfit friends from middle school, family, and local police are all searching

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Season two pays homage to Radio Shack, Terminator, Ghostbusters, VHS Tapes, the Cold War, and overly-hairsprayed hairdos. If you watched Season one and thought they played every 80’s song that existed you are in for a surprise. The playlist for season two consists of Queen, The Clash, Bon Jovi, The Police, and yes even Barbra Streisand.

Stranger Things 2 is a right out of the bag follow-up that connects its viewers with emotions that we can all relate to growing up, minus the supernatural antics.

Season two works with many of the same basic materials as the first season, as the main plot revolves around fighting an insidious supernatural force of evil.

If you are a child of the 80’s, then the season two’s opener might bring back fond memories of Sunday afternoons wasting quarters, hanging out in an arcade trying to beat high scores, or scoping out someone you thought was hot.

Fortunately for the Stranger Things super fans, they can expect a Stranger Things 3 continuation to the Netflix franchise.

The date has yet to be released.

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Reminiscing Olympics History After LA Wins 2028 SMC's small part in Olympic history

HARRY PHILLIPS STAFF WRITER

SMC Fitness Instructor, Elaine Roque, remembers when the Track and Field Olympians of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics came to train on Santa Monica College's Corsair Field.

What she remembers most was when her friend, Fausta Quintavalla, who threw the javelin for the Italian Olympic team, trained at SMC. "I remember bringing her [Quintavalla] over here [Corsair Field]," Roque said.

"Even back then it was high security, so no one else could get on the field without the passes and the correct documentation from the Olympic Committee."

Roque does believe that the security this time around would be tighter than in the 1984 Olympics. Roque doesn't, however, believe that the Olympians would be training at SMC for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

"The problem for us is that it would severely impact our student-athletes that train on the field," says Roque. "For our students, which are our priority,

and for our student-athletes to have a good facility to train at, I would think we would not want to allow them [Olympians] here if it meant closing our field to all other users." Roque, The Department Chair of the Kinesiology and Athletics Department at SMC, has served in the Kinesiology Department for 28 years and has been the Department Chair for six years.

Los Angeles will be hosting the 2028 Olympics for the third time in the cities’ history, first in 1932 and again in 1984. The International Olympic Committee, also known as the IOC, awarded Paris the 2024 Olympics and Los Angeles the 2028 Olympics on Wednesday, Sept.

13. This is the first time in Olympic history that two cities have won the Olympic bid simultaneously.

IOC President Thomas Bach and Mayor Eric Garcetti sat down together, in which Garcetti signed the “host city contract.”

The contract obligates L.A. to pay the remaining balance if the estimated $5.3 billion event goes over budget. However, in return

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for going second, L.A. will not have to pay millions in IOC fees and will receive from the committee a $180 million advance.

This advance money will go to the funding of youth programs citywide starting as soon as 2018.

Roque isn't entirely on board of the Olympics being in L.A. for 2028. "I have mixed feelings," Roque said. "I think it's wonderful if it is going to be a positive

for our city, but of course we are a very congested city already so I worry about people trying to get to work and ... live their normal lives when we have this huge worldwide event in our city." Roque, however, does have hope. "Hopefully it will be a way for our city to further establish itself in the world of sports and hopefully it will not be a financial burden to the taxpayers of Los Angeles," Roque said.

It’s Time For Monday Night Football

Santa Monica College kicks off spirit week with Monday Night Football at the Cayton Center NICOLAS JOHNSON STAFF WRITER

Santa Monica College kicks off spirit week with Monday Night Football at Cayton Center Every year a long standing tradition takes place at this time of the year, where students show off their pride by representing the school they are attending. As of Monday, Oct. 30, 2017, Spirit Week officially commenced.

In an effort to have the students and faculty engage in supporting the Corsairs football team for their Homecoming game on Nov.4, 2017, Santa Monica College began spirit week by hosting a Monday Night Football viewing event at the Cayton Center. At this event, the clubs all around SMC came together and participated in arts and crafts, eating free pizza, watching the National Football League football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Denver Broncos.

The Cheerleading Club, the Corsairs football team, and a few other clubs were there to attended.

Saori Gurung, A.S. Director of Activities, gave a full insight on this particular event. "Monday Night Football is just something that we've been doing," Gurung said. "All I did was carry the tradi-

tion, get the people out to be invited like the athletes outside and we had some large turnouts and that's all."

The event also held a Poster Making Contest, in which the winner of the contest with the best poster, will have dinner in the press box for the football game on this coming Saturday. "Originally we were thinking this was going to be for the clubs so that way the clubs could participate," Gurung said. "I really wanted the clubs to be more involved with A.S. and just have a better connection in general, and I feel like there were a few turnouts for the clubs, which is great."

The event ended before halftime with the Chiefs leading in the game 17-3. When asked about the event in general, Luta Mailoto, defensive end for the SMC football team, had said, "I think it was a great event. I think it something good to bring the students closer together...to get a lot of people's minds off of midterms and stuff, and it was pretty good" The football team, entering with a record of 1-7, will host their final home game of the season against the Cougars Canyons who stands 6-2. The Corsairs will look to use this event as a boost of energy to end this season on a high note.

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Jayrol San Jose Dr. Nancy Grass, Kimberly Hernandez a student putting the final touches on her poster for the Santa Monica College Spirit Week poster contest in Santa Monica, California, on October 30, 2017.

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