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Category Archives: Pitch
Student Choreographers video conversation, pitch #31
Section CULT: SMC Student Choreographers Proposed Deadline 5/31/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) Corsair Conversations #3 4 SMC Student choreographers, Julisa Figueroa, Jade James, Aya Nakaguchi, and Erik Fine have been working this semester to develop new works for the upcoming Synapse Dance Theater on SMC’s Broad Stage at the end …
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Bonnie & Clyde, SMC Theatre Production, pitch #30
Section CULT: Bonnie & Clyde on SMC Main Stage Proposed Deadline 5/31/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) SMC Theatre Arts Production of Bonnie & Clyde on the TA Main Stage Background Research (Doc & Links) & Possible Roadblocks http://www.smc.edu/AcademicPrograms/TheatreArts/Pages/Main-Stage-Productions.aspx Who Intend to Interview & Story Location(Where you Need to Go) Director, …
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A Conversation with Brooke Harrington, pitch #29
Section NEWS: A Conversation with Brooke Harrington Proposed Deadline 5/31/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) Corsair Conversations #2 SMC AS 2018-2019 Sustainability Director Brooke Harrington was recently elected as SMC AS 2019-2020 Student Trustee. Now is a good time to explore her past experiences and future goals on behalf of the …
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Jay Carlon, Synapse Dance, Pitch #28
Section CULT: Dance Synapse profile #3 – Jay Carlon Proposed Deadline 5/31/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) This semester’s Synapse Dance Theater features 11 works: 4 by student choreographers, 6 by faculty choreographers, and 1 by visiting artist Jay Carlon. Carlon is creating a new work in collaboration with a cast …
A Conversation with Isabel Rodriguez, Pitch #27
Section NEWS: A Conversation with Isabel Rodriguez Proposed Deadline 4/30/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) With the elections for next year’s AS council concluding this week, now seems like a good time for The Corsair to sit down for a conversation with current AS President Isabel Rodriguez. The Corsair can ask …
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A new home for KCRW, Pitch #26
Section CULT: A New Home for KCRW Proposed Deadline 5/31/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) From its modest home in the basement of the Cayton Center, Santa Monica College’s (SMC) radio station KCRW has grown to regional, national, and ultimately international prominence as a radio station known for informed talk and …
SMC Street Style, Pitch #25
Section CULT: SMC Street Style Proposed Deadline 6/11/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) Andrew and I discussed the "Humans of SMC" project yesterday. We both liked the idea of a "simple" format that could yield lots of quick profiles. However… we felt even more that a deeper, "Humans of New York" …
Preview of New Student Services Building, Pitch #24
Section NEWS: Preview of New Student Services Building Proposed Deadline 04/30/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) When SMC students return in the fall they will be greeted by a large, new Student Services building on the corner of Pico Blvd. & 20th Street. The new Student Services building will bring together …
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LA Times Festival of Books, Pitch #23
Section CULT: LA Times Festival of Books Proposed Deadline 4/20/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) The FOB is the largest literary arts event in our region. Over 150,000 people attend, making it the largest festival of its kind in the United States. Writing, Literature, Culture & Arts students at SMC should …
Profile: Tiffany Dong, SMC Dance & Chemistry major, Pitch #22
Section CULT: Profile: Tiffany Dong, SMC Dance & Chemistry major Proposed Deadline 4/30/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) This one is sort of a cross between the "Humans of SMC" series and the Synapse Dance series. I’m interested in doing a profile on one of the dancers in Erik Fine’s piece, …
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Aya Nakaguchi, Synapse Dance, Pitch #21
Section CULT: Aya Nakaguchi, Synapse Dance Theater Proposed Deadline 03/22/2019 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) The SMC Dance Department’s Synapse Dance Theater is coming to the SMC Performing Arts Center’s Broad Stage on May 24 & 25. Four of the eleven works in the concert are new pieces by SMC student …
Student Profile: Katrina Preiss, Cultural Anthropology, Pitch #20
CULT: Student Profile: Katrina Preiss, Cultural Anthropology Proposed Deadline (Month/Day/Year) 05/31/19 Story Description & Significance(Why is it important to SMC) During the “Organic Learning Garden” photo shoot this week I met a number of interesting SMC students. One of them was Katrina Preiss, a cultural anthropology major. She earned a 2017 associates degree in Pastry …
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Flamenco Macbeth, Pitch #19
The Theater Department is producing Flamenco Macbeth. It could be an interesting mashup of cultures. This could be a photo story on a rehearsal, what they’re exploring, and a preview for the upcoming campus performance.
Cross Campus CoWorking Facility, Pitch #18
As students at SMC we have access to many resources: libraries, computer labs, printers, coffee, and of course, lots of "colleagues" (classmates) to bounce ideas off and share war stories with. And then you graduate. Now what? Now where do you go to work on your startup or produce projects for your clients? For many …
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Canvas is a fluorescent-lit room, Pitch #17
Carl’s Jr. enters the sustainable century, Pitch #16
People of every age have been grossed out by a Carl’s Jr. "uber-carnivore" commercial at one time or another. This was a fast food chain that understood its demographic and catered to it. Last month Carl’s Jr. made a big pivot toward a younger and more sustainability-oriented generation when it became Beyond Meat’s largest U.S. …
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Organic Learning Garden, Pitch #15
Photo story on the SMC Organic Learning Garden. From the website: This new eco-facility is an opportunity for the entire SMC community to participate in practical learning, to grow our own food, to exercise sustainability, and to better understand food systems and the impact they have on our planet, bodies, and culture. The garden is …
Canvas is the enemy of education, Pitch #14
For many SMC students, Canvas is a convenient one-stop home where they can attend to the many aspects of their semester classes. For me, Canvas is the opposite of education. By 2019 most people understand that with Social Media, you gain easy sharing with friends and relatives, but you pay the price of having to …
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Bernie 2020 March & Rally, Pitch #13
Ry posted this Bernie Rally on the Facebook group: Saturday, 23 February, 3-6 pm Hollywood & Vine I am available to photograph it Background Research (Doc & Links) & Possible Roadblocks https://www.facebook.com/events/371650186720907/