Vadim Bezkrovnij has agreed to create Southwestern College's first symphonic chamber orchestra, but there are strings attached. Lots of strings. A whole section of them. A world-class violinist himself, Bezkrovnij began working at SWC in 2005, by resurrecting the string class and founding SWC's first string quartet.

Such a deal, said the pushy man. For just $50, E. Benjamin Skinner could buy himself a Haitian girl, and not just for the night. She would be his, forever. Skinner passed on the sad-eyed nine-year-old, so the man whisked her off to sell to someone else.

Newspapers have played an indispensable role in the history of our nation. Many of our Founding Fathers were printers and journalists who had the courage to speak out against tyranny, intimidation and oppression. America's journalists - the only profession protected in the United States Constitution - shine spotlights on the good in our society and shine the penetrating light of truth under rocks to expose corruption, dishonesty and evil.

Five Southwestern College employees were laid off at the April governing board meeting as part of a structural reorganization announced by Superintendent Dr. Raj K. Chopra. Chopra eliminated positions, reassigned several employees and combined two schools among other changes.

Whether you know him as "Daddy Dearest," "Lefty," or "Forty," baseball head coach Jerry Bartow has made a name for himself at Southwestern College as one of the most beloved and admired professors of baseball. Bartow's life can only be summed up in his own words.

After slapping the president with a stern warning last year, the faculty of Southwestern College has overwhelmingly voted No Confidence in Superintendent Dr. Raj K. Chopra after he allegedly left them out of the loop on a plan that reorganized the college.