New series at Corsair TV “Behind the Line”
“Behind the Line” is a new video series about the Santa Monica College football team, The Corsairs. The series will chronicle the team’s exciting fall season, spotlighting individual team members in each episode. It’ll include interviews with players on and off the field, footage... Read more »
Anna Collier leaves lasting impression
Janae’ Franklin
November 24, 2011
SMC Kinesiology Department Chair moves on to coach USC’s newest sports team Current Santa Monica College Kinesiology Department Chair, Anna Collier, will be stepping down from her position to become the University of Southern California’s new sand volleyball head coach for Spring 2012. “I was first... Read more »
Athlete Spotlight–Lee Lark
Morgan Doyle
November 22, 2011
YEAR: Sophomore SPORT: Basketball POSITION: Point Guard HOMETOWN: Los Angeles, Calif. MAJOR: Kinesiology GREATEST SPORTS MEMORY: “When I was ten years old, I hit a buzzer-beater to win our team’s championship game. It was such a good feeling and a great moment.” WHO INFLUENCES YOU? “My dad definitely... Read more »
Lockout threatens to cancel entire 2011/2012 NBA season
Maria Dimera
November 12, 2011
On Nov. 1, myself and many other NBA fans could have been on our way to the Staples Center to watch Kobe Bryant take on Kevin Durant in the Lakers’ first home game for the 2011/12 NBA season. After the Lakers’ painful elimination from last year’s playoffs by the Dallas Mavericks, this was the one... Read more »
The power of pink
Roger Morante
November 2, 2011
Pink adds element of flair to SMC football In the world of sports, people may wonder why athletes wore so much pink during the month of October. While football presents the most obvious example, the idea translates to other sports. Divers are seen in pink Speedos, swimmers with pink swimming caps,... Read more »
Moneyball pitches a solid strike
Eva Boguslawski
October 4, 2011
Moneyball is the story of how Oakland A’s manager Billy Beane successfully turned around his baseball organization by changing up the traditional standards of drafting players and utilizing a new statistical analysis of crunching numbers with computers in order to recruit the best players for his... Read more »
Corsairs cruise to victory in season opener
Wayne Neal
September 6, 2011
Sophomore running back Daniel Pipkin rushes en route to two touchdowns against the Tartars. The Santa Monica College Corsairs dominated the Compton College Tartars in a 24-0 rout this past Saturday afternoon. Head Coach Gifford Lindheim, who is going into his second year, said that his team had a very... Read more »
Future uncertain for athletics
William Courtney, Staff Writer
April 26, 2011
Colleges all over the state, including Santa Monica College, are being stifled by enormous budget cuts. Institutions are losing programs, classes, and even whole semesters in order to overcome this loss of money. But what SMC and many... Read more »
Jocks with Glocks
By Kevin Duncan, Staff Writer
December 1, 2010
Guns and sports don’t mix unless you’re hunting game or splattering your opponent’s helmet with paintball bullets. That means for all other athletics, the only guns present should be on a player´s biceps. A professional athlete can be any kid’s idol and role model, but if a gun... Read more »
