UPDATE: Suspected gunman identified
Elizabeth Moss, News Editor
May 18, 2013
The Santa Monica College student detained for his apparent connection with a threat to “shoot up” a school in Santa Monica and the Los Angeles area Thursday morning has been identified as Neiman Jerome Smith, the Los Angeles Police Department Media Relations Unit stated. Smith is being charged... Read more »
Spring Semester Club Row
.gallery-item {width: 33%;} // A Santa Monica College student perfroms during the Spring Semester Club Row on Thursday, May 2, 2013. Photo Credit: Scott Bixler Santa Monica College students sign up for clubs and react to each other during the Spring Semester Club Row on Thursday, May... Read more »
Bicyclist hit by car at SMC main entrance
Trev Angone
April 19, 2013
A bicyclist heading eastbound on Pico Boulevard was thrown off his bicycle Thursday morning when a vehicle hit him in front of Santa Monica College. From 7:45 a.m. to roughly 8 a.m., both the Santa Monica Police Department and Santa Monica College Police Department were on scene. The injured bicyclist... Read more »
SMC boards Harlem Shake boat
Alex Vejar
March 14, 2013
Santa Monica College finally did the Harlem Shake. Right before noon, Yacob Zuriaw, Associated Students director of financial support and student advocacy, invited students to fill the grassy area of the quad to take part in the recently popular YouTube sensation. The filming began with the group shot,... Read more »
Men’s soccer remains undefeated
Eugene Jones, Staff Writer
September 11, 2012
The Santa Monica College men’s soccer team won their second game of the season against the College of the Desert 3-1 on Sept. 4. The first half began with aggressive play from both sides including pushing, shoving and grabbing that lead to a yellow card being drawn against SMC. The Corsairs drew... Read more »
SMC President comments on Contract Ed and pepper-spraying incident
Emilia Reyes, Staff Writer
April 6, 2012
Tension has continued to grow at Santa Monica College, following a violent pepper-spraying incident during last Tuesday night’s Board of Trustees meeting. Student activists are refusing to drop their opposition to Contract Ed, the controversial summer pilot program approved in March by the BOT. However,... Read more »
Crashing classes in an unfair system
Samanta Kubon
September 10, 2011
Education, even at Community Colleges, gets more expensive every year and these new policies are frustrating and cost too much. Tuition is raised, financial aid limited, and the students keep asking themselves where the money is going. One would think that crashing classes is reserved for students who... Read more »
Frugal Fashionista: The Surplus Store
Cristina Maxwell, Staff Writer
November 23, 2010
Remember the saying, “There’s something about a guy in uniform”? There must be or designers such as John Galliano and Marc Jacobs wouldn’t waste their time creating military style fashions for men or women. Trends such as pea coats, army colors, and military-influenced boots... Read more »
Kid Cudi’s sophomore album a solid effort
Neelofer Lodhy, Staff Writer
November 17, 2010
Although Kid Cudi may be dealing with a lot of personal issues in life, luckily for him, his music seems to drown out the surrounding buzz. Just a year later he has released “Man on the Moon Part II: The Legend of Mr. Rager,” the follow up to “Man on the Moon.” Produced by... Read more »
Brandon Flowers plays the Wiltern
Michael Santana, Staff Writer
November 17, 2010
Brandon Flowers once declared with his breakout band The Killers, “I’ve got soul, but I’m not a soldier.” With the acclaim and success of his solo album, alongside sold out tour stops across the country, it is apparent Flowers did not lie when he said he’d... Read more »
