"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.

Former SMC student Violet Paley has used the platform she's gained from tweeting about James Franco to educate the masses on consent.

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.