Memorial Day, the last Monday of May, is a day to remember those who have fallen while fighting to protect our freedom.

Soccer is the pulse of Europe and the nagging itch of America. While we stateside are far more privy to the sports we’ve created, soccer culture has thrived since the founding of Major League Soccer in 1993. Our puppy love phase with soccer has evolved into something serious.

Being a college student in today's world is far from easy, and being a graduate is equally strenuous. Student debt has become a dreadful topic among young men, women, and their families. Now, more than ever, current students and graduates are looking for ways to help with expenses.

Everyone needs a place where they can feel comfortable, either at work, school, or home. This is especially true for veterans, who are just getting out of the military and heading back to school.

From Monday, May 22 to Thursday, May 25, SMC hosted its first official Pride Week, a week of on-campus events made to celebrate and support the LGBTQ+ community.

While most students are struggling to enroll in classes and earn their A’s, some students at Santa Monica College have managed to purchase their guaranteed success, gift-wrapped in packages for thousands of dollars. For a price, these students can pay to enroll in “easy-A” courses and even skip school -- paid impersonators could take their courses for them.

It is almost final exam week, and everyone is trying to get ready. Although different students follow different methods of studying, according to the results of a study published on BBC, 99% of students admit to cramming at least once.

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Three suspects who were followed by undercover investigators were arrested on the intersection of Pico and 16th on Wednesday, May 24, 2017.

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On Thursday, May 18, journalist Töngi Walters shared her experience and opinion on the current situation in the Philippines related to drugs, government, and disinformation with students at Santa Monica College.

On Tuesday, May 16, Barry Kibrick, host and producer of long-running PBS show “Between The Lines,” gave a lecture on his background in communications and media to a small crowd of people assembled in lecture hall HSS 165.

Santa Monica College’s Associated Students sponsored the 7th Annual Public Policy Institute Symposium on May 10, Wednesday night. With several students left standing in the back or sitting on the floor, the crowded event took place in SMC’s Cayton Center.

The Santa Monica College Track & Field Team finished the SoCal Regional on May 13 beating many expectations, but were hurt by the loss of Jordan Herrera to injury and the suboptimal condition of Michaela Cosentino, who was recovering from a stomach flu.

The sudden, tragic passing of rock vocalist Chris Cornell at an MGM Grand Casino in Detroit is a reminder of the passing of an era- the post-glam grunge hurricane of the 1990s- and a reminder of what is lacking in modern rock n’ roll, if not modern popular music in general.

On May 11, members of SMC’s Public Policy Institute took students on a brief journey of self-discovery by the Bell Tower Quad.

The first 32 years of Daniel Bowyer’s life were chaotic, impulsive, and reactionary. It is a familiar and tragic story.

My name is Matthew Linsky and I have something important to say: joining the Santa Monica College Speech and Debate Team has been the best academic decision I ever made.

“When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.”President Donald Trump delivered this line in his inaugural speech on January 20, 2017, while addressing a crowd that Press Secretary Sean Spicer, labeled the largest inauguration crowd in history.