Giving Thanksgiving Day One: ‘A Huge Success’
The SMC Foundation provided more than 1,200 students with free groceries at its annual “Giving Thanksgiving” food drive.
SMC’s Championship Dreams Collapse at the Bowl Game
The Victory Valley Rams beat Santa Monica College Corsairs at the American Divisional Championship Bowl Game
Veterans Day at Santa Monica Pier
The city of Santa Monica held its sixth annual Veterans Day ceremony
The TUNEabomber, an explosive musical comedy
A musical comedy about the Unabomber, Theodore Kaczynski, who killed three people and injured 23 others.
Dodgers fans takeover the Los Angeles Streets
Dodgers fans celebrated on the streets after winning Game 7 of the World Series.
Hellbomb was a riot!
Police ended a skating event with kinetic projectiles after people threw glass bottles at them.
Government shutdown affects millions on CalFresh and CalWORKS
If the government doesn’t reopen by Oct. 23, millions of Californians could receive their social benefits late.
‘No Kings’ Day ends in police violence — AGAIN
The Los Angeles Police Department violated a preliminary injunction, hit a protester with a car and trampled protesters with horses after a “No Kings” protest.
No handshakes, no mercy, Corsairs dominate at homecoming
The Corsair football team tames the Brahmas of Pierce College in a blowout.
SMC MOCAN BBQ: Food, Fun, Connection, and Community
SMC’s Men of Color Action Network hosted its first event of the year at Virginia Park to foster connection and early brotherhood between new students. Filled with free food, pick-up games of soccer and football, and easy access to counselors and faculty, it was a fun and productive opportunity for students of color to start the year.
Proposal: $250,000 for Jeffery, budget cuts for SMC
The upcoming Board of Trustees meeting consent agenda contains an amendment that would provide President Dr. Kathryn Jeffrey with post-retirement income.
Facing down grief: losing the campus’ heartbeat
SMC unveils a memorial rock dedicated to Felicia Hudson, days before the anniversary of her on-campus murder.
A Community Classic: Central Avenue Jazz Festival
Central Avenue Jazz Festival hosts 29th annual event in South Central Los Angeles
DHS agents shoots press and anti-ICE protesters with less-lethal weapons over Labor Day weekend
DHS agents deployed a volley of less-lethal and chemical rounds on Labor Day anti-ICE protesters at the Metropolitan Detention Center.
SMC student’s “Unapologetically Black” back-to-school event garners national recognition
Umoja Now raised $12,400 to hold a “Black To School” mutual aid event in Inglewood, providing school supplies, specialized haircare and soul food.
Independence Day in L.A: Gospel, fireworks, and “Resistance”
Independence Day demonstrators attend Catholic mass, march into a faceoff and clash with federal police.
U.S. involvement in Middle East ignites protests in Los Angeles
Israel’s military campaign in Iran, as well as America’s involvement in the conflict, prompted conflicting protests in front of the Wilshire Federal Building.
Burbank anti-ICE protest: “effective but obnoxious”
Protesters organized a “No Sleep for ICE” demonstration at the Cambria Hotel Burbank Airport on June 19, after federal immigration agents allegedly checked into the hotel.