SMC celebrates Earth Day with a festival, complete with a treasure hunt, food, and free, reusable water canteens.

Santa Monica College is possibly getting a new campus.

The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees were honored with the "Eco Hero" award last Wednesday. The Center for Environmental and Urban Studies presented the members of the board with a plaque and planted a grove of trees in their honor.

SMC's Honor Council will be presenting plays, written by G. Bruce Smith.

The Fifth Annual Black Students Conference brought students from schools across southern California together under SMC's roof to identify and discuss the issues black students face. The program focused on "building a community of unity," and played host to variety of educational speakers and workshops.  

Marijuana prescriptions, while legal on a state level, are still federally prohibited, and are therefore not permissible for use on campus. States' rights proponents argue that the federal government should "butt out."

Bill Hogan resigns from his teaching position and makes allegations against the management of the AET campus.

SMC celebrates Israeli Independence Day. Several students from the Students for Social Justice club protested the celebration.

The Board of Trustees approved a $3.5 million contract for the building of a fitness/dance building.

Despite decreased voter turnout, Associated Students is pleased with the student run elections.

Tiffany Inabu, Associated Students' president-elect, speaks on her future plans for AS.

National Socialist Movement speaks out in front of Los Angeles City Hall. Many people gathered in a counter-demostration against the neo-Nazis group.

It is common for students to check their phone during class for a random text. But today was little different for Tiffany Inabu.When she looked at her phone, she noticed an announcement that made her exponentially more vital to the student body.

The three AS presidential candidates met on Tuesday, April 6 for a debate on student issues.

Long Beach mayoral candidate Stevie Merino is only 21 and is a member of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. Despite her inexperience and controversial party affiliation, she believes she can offer Long Beach residents the answer they've long sought in a political leader.

SMC Health Services sends women to outside clinics for pregnancy testing and abortion services. Feminists argue that one of these clinics is misleading women.

Eric Fabian is the first student to graduate from SMC's new Introductory Automotive Technician program.

 SMC kicks off a Cesar Chavez festival this past Thursday to talk about Chavez and his many efforts to gain equality for the labor farm workers and to show that while a fruit is just another edible product to Cesar and his other his other fellow farm workers it was a strenuous process. 

Santa Monica joins in on the Earth Hour celebration. Last Saturday, March 27, cities, buildings, and monuments dimmed the lights for one hour to reduce dependence on electricity.

Santa Monica College transitions to GMAIL starting April 13.