The Santa Monica Minute : Episode 9
Quick look at events taking place in and around Santa Monica College for the week of September 25, 2017.
Uniting the Four Corners
On the evening of Tuesday, September 26th, Santa Monica College hosted a screening of the documentary West Los. “I’m not Charlie from Culver City, I’m just Charlie.” Charlie Chacon, a first time filmmaker from Culver City, says this to highlight why he is making this documentary. He has spent the last three years trying to create a film about how the lowrider culture within West Los Angeles was a way to unite former rival neighborhoods.
Women's SMC Soccer Beats Ventura 2-1
The Lady Corsairs hold second place in the Western State Conference South Division
The Corsairs Walked the Plank
The Corsairs have now lost a season high three in a row after 44-28 at the hands of the Orange Coast Pirates under interim head coach Kelly Ledwith.
Healing the Bay: Coastal Cleanup Day 2017
Dotted along the coast of Venice Beach with a backdrop of grey skies, early morning beachgoers for miles carried buckets and scanned the sands. Instead of filling their buckets with typical beach treasures such as shells, stones, or the occasional starfish, these shore hunters were filling them with cigarette filters, straws, and plastic bottle caps.
Change In Venice Boulevard Divides Commuters
"It makes it a lot less a highway and more a parking lot," Gigi Grase said.
Mercy for the Slaughtered
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.
The Corsairs Go Downhill
The Santa Monica Corsairs drop two in a row after a 41-6 thrashing against the Mt. San Antonio Mounties.
Protestors March to #DefendDACA in MacArthur Park
Demonstrators take to the streets of LA to #DefendDACA.
Bomb Threat at Santa Monica Pier
SMPD responds to anonymous bomb threat calls, causing for an evacuation at the Santa Monica Pier
Students Rally and Occupy City Hall
Santa Monica College students march to confront their frustrations with SMC in light of the Trump Administration's decision to end DACA
