"Paper straws should not be a thing unless they function comparably to plastic ones," one SMC student says.

At 13, Amina Materukhina became a Wushu World Champion. Now the Russian National is at Santa Monica College with a mission to share what she's learned.

While comic book television shows become more inclusive, comic books with minority leads still struggle.

Every Sunday night a dedicated group of vegan activists gather outside a gaudily painted factory depicting fat, happy pigs rolling around in meadows while clown-like farmers wearing overalls trip over wheelbarrows and tractors trying to catch these naughty animals. Above these painted walls, ominous smoke billows from chimneys and a thick, feral smell lingers.