The LA LGBT Center held its annual Trans Day of Remembrance ceremony, honoring victims of anti-transgender violence.

SMC is hosting their annual Giving Thanksgiving this week! Students can still get free Thanksgiving groceries today, Tuesday Nov. 25, outside of the bodega on main campus from 11 a.m. - 7 p.m., all that you need is your student ID number. The program is also handing out $50 gift vouchers for Albertsons brand grocery stores as well as free socks and coats.

As Tiktok reshapes the path to fame, the 2026 Best New Artist category highlights the tension between virality and artistry within the music industry.

SMC held a Ballot Block Party event on Oct. 28 to spread awareness of the election as well as register voters. Students and staff could vote on site, as well as learn more about this years election.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and on Oct. 23 SMC’s Student Health Services set up a booth to provide students with statistics and information about breast cancer. They also showed how to perform a breast self examination. Corsair Managing Editor Mollie Bishop talked to Nurse Practitioner Kasiani Gountoumas to learn more.

Santa Monica College’s new A.S. President, Ailsa Ortiz, shares how her past has shaped who she is today and her need to fight for change. 

The Corsair presents a new podcast titled "Nothing is Real." The show is hosted by Corsair staff members Jeffrey Berrios and Jenna Tibby. In the first episode, they talk about their favorite reality TV show, "Survivor." Learn about their favorite players and moments as well as the past, present and future of the series. Produced by Tim Sim.

During the 2025 NFL season the X account, @NFL_scorigami, has malfunctioned signalling the end of the innocent Twitter bot

Monday Oct. 13 is Indigenous Peoples Day in the United States. President Trump has recently issued a proclamation to "reclaim" the day, also known as Columbus Day, for the explorers legacy. Reporter Jeffrey Berrios sat down with SMC's Indigenous Scholars Club Founder and Co-President Sequoyah Thiessen to learn more about the day and what it means to her.

Valley Film Festival Showcase, highlights diverse realities of filmmaking and local talent. “Valley Film Festival SMC Alumni”

With The Conjuring: Last Rites debuting in theaters Sept. 5, ratings have significantly dropped compared to the first movie of the franchise, “The Conjuring” which was released in 2013. Have horror movies really decreased in quality?

LA Opera opened their 40th season with a free live simulcast of ‘West Side Story’ to the Santa Monica Pier on Sept. 27. SMC Symphony Orchestra played a selection of pieces before the broadcast began, while patrons enjoyed activities such as face painting, caricature artwork, and learning more about Heal the Bay through a live baby swell shark on display. 

Santa Monica College (SMC) held a Coastal Cleanup day at their adopted historic beach, the “Inkwell”, on Sept. 20. Students gathered to pick up trash all along the beach, learn more about what makes up our trash and recycling, as well as the historical significance of the site. 

The SMC short film inspired by a 2013 missing person cold case with an SMC connection, explores trauma, survival, and the realities of living undocumented in America.

After losing their home in the Eaton fire, artist Camilla Taylor curated an exhibition made up of just artists whose houses have burned down. “My House Burned Down”, located at Track 16 in Downtown LA, hosts 8 different artists, 4 who lost their home in the recent LA fires and 4 who have lost their home from fires in the past. Taylor explores themes of loss, destruction and grief, as well as what happens when you have nothing left.

On Sunday, June 8, 2025 protests across Los Angeles County continued after a recent wave of ICE deportations, marking day 3 of the protests. 

Despite skyrocketing popularity, female athletes continue to be paid significantly less in comparison to their male counterparts.

There are major differences in online student ratings for Rate My Professors, but SMC pass rates remain the same across different subjects.

A Look at Innovation, Ethics, and the Future of Sound.

The Bodega, a free food pantry at Santa Monica College, relies on food rescuers and volunteers like Pasquale Galante, a 78 year old SMC Student. Spending his time rescuing uneaten food from local restaurants, he works on fighting food waste and insecurity.