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9.28.15 Volume 14 Issue 274
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WHAT’S UP WESTSIDE ..................PAGE 2 COMMUNITY BRIEFS ......................PAGE 4 KNOW BEFORE YOU GO ................PAGE 6 EARTH TALK ....................................PAGE 9 MYSTERY PHOTO ............................PAGE 11
Santa Monica Daily Press
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SMC developing courses for bachelor’s program Tech industry reps reviewing interaction design curriculum BY JEFFREY I. GOODMAN Daily Press Staff Writer
Earlier this month, representatives from tech firms in and around Silicon Beach convened for the second time to weigh in on the classes that will shape Santa Monica College’s four-year program in interaction design. The advisory board’s input is one facet of a process that will yield a landmark opportunity at the local community college, which views the bachelor’s degree as a way to prepare students for in-demand jobs in the
growing field of digital user experience. Officials are making tweaks to the drafted curriculum and developing application materials for the IxD program, which they hope to have up and running by next fall. The new upper-division classes will complement the existing coursework that comprises the school’s associate’s degree in graphic design. “I’m really excited by how well the team is working and by the excitement we have from other departments outside of the graphic design program,” said Jennifer Merlic, SMC SEE DESIGN PAGE 5
More bus stop upgrades heading for council approval BY MATTHEW HALL Daily Press Editor
The City Council will consider approving $516,600 to upgrade Big Blue Bus stops along the Expo route as part of the Sept. 29 consent calendar. Consent calendar items are often approved as a group without individual discussion. These can be items of routine administration, second readings of items already discussed or simple approvals of
contracts where debate is considered unnecessary. According to the staff report, a contract is proposed with CivilSource, Inc. for the Expo Line Bus Stop Implementation project including survey, design, implementation, community outreach, and construction oversight services. With the arrival of Expo along the BBB routes, about 220 new bus stops are envisioned. The new and/or upgraded stops will SEE BUS PAGE 5
PARTYING ON THE PIER Jennifer Maas jennifer@smdp.com
Mattel’s 16th Annual Party on the Pier benefiting Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA was held at Pacific Park on the Santa Monica Pier on Sunday, Sept. 27. Stars like Sarah Michelle Gellar, MarkPaul Gosselaar and Barbie herself came out for the event. There were unlimited rides and carnival games stocked with prizes donated by Mattel, as well as arts and crafts and plenty of snacks. Prior to Sunday, Mattel Party on the Pier 2015 had raised over $850,000 in funds, an all-time high for the event. The funds raised go toward launching high priority programs at the hospital.
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