Microdosing or macrodosing: Has a cultural shift and increased medical interest led to a growing trend of psychedelic use in America?

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former state senator passed away on Feb. 17, visited SMC in 1988 to inaugurate a sculpture that stands on campus today.

Black Mental Health workshop spotlights stigma, support and solidarity for SMC students

Dozens of Southern California museums, including the Santa Monica History Museum, are offering free admission this Sunday, Feb. 22.

Students flocked to the main campus quad for a pre-finals bunny break, complete with music, snacks and stress-relief.

SMC’s music department presents Mariachi Los Corsarios de Santa Monica College at the Edye Second Space

Mayor Karen Bass joins CicLAvia and Netflix in closing Melrose Avenue off to cars for ‘Stranger Things’ bicycle event

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.

 SMC Student Health Services, together with the Westside Impact Project and the Institute for Public Strategies, hosted an art workshop focused on creating art as a pathway to community healing. 

Kicking off Native American Heritage Month was the Indigenous Sovereignty Fair, hosted by the Indigenous Scholars Club

Día de los Muertos is officially celebrated on November 1st (“Día de los Angelitos”, which honors the souls of deceased children), and November 2nd. We asked SMC students and faculty how engaged they are with the holiday, and how impactful the celebration is on their lives.

Speaker Kystal Cano explains the process of working with AI and how she grew up as a first-generation college student.

Santa Monica College Advocates For Student Action During Sustainability Week

Students celebrated Halloween early at SMC’s Club Row, where clubs turned the quad into a spooky scene.

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.

Midterms are just wrapping up at SMC as we head in to the second half of the fall semester.  On Oct. 23 SMC held a Midterm Motivation event to help connect students with any resources they may need to succeed in their classes and give them boost of motivation. Corsair reporter Kollin Zullo stopped by to check it out and see how students are feeling about their Midterms.

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. 

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.

SMC held their Fall 2025 Job & Internship Fair last Thursday on the main Quad. A variety of prospective employers attended to live interview students and spread more information about upcoming job and internship openings. Reporter Kollin Zullo stopped by to learn more.

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.