Food Fare brings attention to women’s health
Rachael Garcia
March 12, 2013
The orange carpet welcomed attendees to the 34th Annual Food Fare, held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Thursday. Guests experienced an exquisite array of the area’s best cuisines, up-and-coming chefs, distillers, and music. People arrived from all over Los Angeles, including local Santa... Read more »
Winning streak over for Lady Corsairs, still first in conference
Niklas Thim
March 12, 2013
The tight schedule continued for the Santa Monica College women’s tennis team when they defeated Santa Barbara City College on Thursday, and dropped their first game of the season against Mount San Antonio on Friday. The Lady Corsairs came to the game against Santa Barbara with six straight wins,... Read more »
Bicycle parking lot officially launched
Simon Luca Manili
March 6, 2013
A beat-bumping bicycle parade kicked off the official opening of the 400-space bicycle parking lot on Pearl Street. Fifteen bicyclists took part in the parade, riding through the campus with speakers on high volume to raise awareness for the Bike Parking Grand Opening Ceremony. The event was organized... Read more »
‘Boom Box Guy’ revealed
Kandace Santillana
February 26, 2013
In the quad of the Santa Monica College main campus, music can be heard playing from a boom box on the ground with a guy dancing and smiling next to it. Everyone knows the “Boom Box Guy,” a familiar campus figure among students for the past three years. But not everyone knows Manuel Henriquez. Henriquez,... Read more »
Anti-gay group protests at local high school
Elizabeth Moss and Alex Vejar
February 25, 2013
Members of the Santa Monica and surrounding communities assembled in front of Santa Monica High School Monday morning in opposition to protests by members of Westboro Baptist Church, known for their anti-gay sentiments. People in opposition of WBC created a “positive wall of humanity,” according... Read more »
SMC celebrates African American art
Ryan Sindon
February 20, 2013
Just in time for Black History Month, Santa Monica College held an opening reception for “African American Treasures: History and Art from the Collection of Bernard and Shirley Kinsey” at the Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery on Friday evening. The collection is organized in chronological... Read more »
BOT talks basic skills
Allie Silvas
February 20, 2013
Less than 13 percent of students at Santa Monica College are prepared for college level courses in English and math, according to a report prepared by Hannah Lawler, director of institutional research. The report, Basic Skills Data, was presented to the Board of Trustees at their study session last night.... Read more »
Contraception debate divides Obamacare and religion
Tina Eady
February 19, 2013
There is an old English proverb that says, “an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure,” meaning that prevention is better than a cure. However, Americans only use half of the preventive services recommended, and the primary reason is cost, according to the Department of Health &... Read more »
Dominating win for the Corsairs
Kou Collins, Staff Writer
December 5, 2012
As the ball was stolen from him, a Pasadena City College defender attempted to intercept a Santa Monica College pass. However, it was too late as the Corsairs sailed to a two-on-one fast break leading to an alley-oop that had the crowd on their feet. This play summed up the way the SMC men’s basketball... Read more »
Red Cross Youth Run raises disaster awareness
Henry Crumblish, Staff Writer
December 5, 2012
While most of Santa Monica was slumbering away, actor Josh Duhamel, the Red Cross and Ford Motor Company hosted the third annual Red Cross Youth Run on Sunday. Duhamel, a Red Cross spokesman, is no stranger to participating in charity runs. The “Transformers” actor has led two previous runs for relief... Read more »
