The Cayton Center Lounge was packed with students on Monday, April 23, when the Associated Students Board of Directors met for their weekly board meeting. Most items on the agenda passed; however, a request for catering for this year’s Graduation Reception was denied in a vote of 6 to 5.

Los Angeles students gathered to protest outside of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) headquarters to demand gun reform.

Local middle and high school students gather at Santa Monica City Hall.

SMC's part of acknowledging National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.

National School Walkout: Santa Monica High School students plan walkout and protest at Santa Monica City Hall.

Santa Monica College clubs and organizations held the Students Feeding Students Farmers Market this Monday, April 16 at the school's Organic Learning Garden. The market has been a part of SMC's annual Earth week for several years, but has grown to include sustainability initiatives in addition to being a resource for food-insecure students.

Members of the Santa Monica College Associated Students board were joking amongst themselves and the atmosphere was jovial as the board met in their Cayton Center conference room after classes resumed after spring break.

Santa Monica College will be hosting its college fair next Tuesday, April 24, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on the main campus. It will take place on the quad throughout the whole walkway.

On the night of April 13, 2018, president Donald Trump announced his order of launching strikes on Syria. This led to hundreds of people protesting the air strike the following day, at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 14, 2018 at Pershing Square.

An estimated 5,000 people gathered for the second annual March For Science event at Pershing Square in downtown Los Angeles, California. on Saturday, April 14, 2018, at 9 a.m.

The National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting those affected by eating disorders.

After two weeks of furious campaigning, fraught with controversy and scandal, the 2018 Associated Students election has come to an end. The slate "Step Forward" performed excellently, winning seven of the eight seats in which they ran a candidate, most of which were contested.

A fire broke out Friday afternoon at West L.A. burger joint Big Tomy's. 

Santa Monica College will be implementing changes to the way parking permits are handled on campus with an automated system that recognizes license plates.

Billboard campaign aims to bring awareness to the homeless issue.

As elections begin, confusion, apathy, and lack of knowledge appear to bring low voter turnout this semester.  When a reporter asked on Monday, April 3, the first day of elections week, what efforts the Associated Students (A.S.) board had made to promote and educate students about…