Santa Monica College Transfer Podcast
Students from all over the Greater Los Angeles Area, the country, and the world flock to Santa Monica College for its highly coveted transfer rates. But, SMC students often don’t know what the process is truly like.
From Dog Town To Ghost Town – A Real Life David V Goliath Story In Venice
Evan Spiegel’s multi-billion dollar baby, Snapchat, is upsetting longtime Venice Beach residents once again.
"Divest LA" Protest against DAPL
On Friday March 10 2017, hundreds of local activists took to the streets of Downtown Los Angeles to protest against against the newly-approved Dakota Access Pipeline.
Vidiots Says Goodbye to Santa Monica
The movie-rental store Vidiots has closed the doors at its Santa Monica location, after weathering three decades of dramatic change in the way Santa Monica residents watch movies.
A Day Without Women Rally
On Wednesday, March 8, 2017, women gathered across the street from the Los Angeles City Hall for a rally held by The Women’s March foundation. The day was called “A Day Without a Woman.”
Where are You, Obama?
Barack Obama's eight years as our commander-in-chief now seems like a lifetime ago thanks to the ridiculously stretched out 2016 election that resulted in America's vote for Donald Trump as our current president.
SMC Women’s Tennis Profile: Mayra Jovic
Santa Monica College Corsairs women's tennis captain Mayra Jovic practices with her teammate Abby Mullins before the teams match against Victor Valley College from Victorville, California at Ocean View Park in Santa Monica, California on February 28, 2017.
Letter From The Editor
Dear Readers,
As I write to you on the eve of this issue’s deadline, I am surrounded by a brand new staff of student writers, editors, photographers, artists, and designers.
The Life of Zelda
Amazon Studios new series Z: The Beginning of Everything is the show you never knew you needed.
The Fight Continues
Guard dogs and tear gas. Water cannons and rubber bullets. Triumph gained and triumph lost. After eleven months of protesting against the location of the Dakota Access Pipeline, adversity is no stranger to The Standing Rock Water Protectors.
Movie Review: Logan
This film could have been a great story about discovering X-23 and the "Weapon X" program run by Essex Corp. Instead, what we get is basically just a bloodbath, an excuse for Hugh Jackman to still feel young and important at the end of his career playing everyone’s favorite cranky Mutant.
National Eating Disorder Awareness
Every year, around 30 million men and women suffer from a silent illness, that is not noticeable simply by looking at someone’s physical self. This is a disease that ends a life every 62 minutes. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric illness.
THROUGH THE EYES OF VR
Imagine that a person could hop into a magical car which would teleport them to a Beatles concert in the 1960s.
"Make America Great?"
“Make America Great?” a film written and directed by Candice Vernon, was screened at the Cayton Center at Santa Monica College on February 23.
The Corsairs Cruise Through The First Round of Playoffs
The screen is set and forward Lauren Davis sees the opportunity to go straight to the basket. The easy basket suddenly turns into a hard foul as she is knocked down
Thrifting on a Student Budget
Many college students have learned to be thrifty now that tuition prices have reached an all time high.
Fifty Shades of Trump: Valentine’s Day in the age of The Donald
What a difference a year makes. Who would have thought in February 2016 that the following year Valentine’s Day would be celebrated as Western Civilization imploded?
Why The Media Constantly Targets the Middle East and Gulf States
Last week, an American Muslim police officer was told to “go back to your country” while walking with her son in Brooklyn, New York. The NYPD officer had previously saved a baby from a fire and won a medal in 2014.