When Donald Trump was elected the 45th President in a shocking upset, experts and laymen the world over attempted to figure out what a Trump presidency would look like. Though liberals and the American political elite immediately launched into a histrionic fit of self-pity, with left-leaning newspapers printing stories with headlines…

At 13, Amina Materukhina became a Wushu World Champion. Now the Russian National is at Santa Monica College with a mission to share what she's learned.

The 18th Street Arts Center held the third annual Pico Block Party this Saturday, May 19 from 3-6 p.m. to promote youth voices by getting them involved in the community. The block party is a community arts festival that featured events for the whole family, with art workshops that kids could participate in, musical performances, artists' open studios, and food trucks for the hungry attendee.

“Learn about different industries and positions that are available that could potentially lead to a job in the future.”

The festival returns to Venice to unite people from all around the globe through short films, documentaries, photo exhibits, lectures, and symposiums.

The festival will serve free pizza and German, Austrian, and Swiss chocolate at the Maifest celebration in the Santa Monica College main campus Quad on next Thursday, May 24.

The “Merc with a Mouth” is back. Just as he promised in the post-credit scene of his first movie, he’s brought along time-traveling X-Men -- including Cable, played by Josh Brolin who recently played Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War. Newcomers can jump right into this movie without having seen the first, as the films are self-contained stories that, for the most part, stand on their own.

Professors discussed about how they discovered their identity and made a path through life afterwards during Santa Monica College’s Pride Week.

"We're here, we're queer, and we're promoting visibility on campus!"

The city of Santa Monica is co-hosting climate fest on Saturday, May 19.

The student-organized celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut, or Israel's Independence Day, had free food, games, and information about the Middle East.

Both undocumented and documented immigrant mothers shared their stories in the march just a day before Mother’s Day.

Writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman, the team behind 2007's Juno, have reunited for Tully, a powerful film about motherhood. Charlize Theron plays Marlo, an overworked, stressed-out mother of three with an absent husband (Ron Livingston) whose routine involves going to work, coming home to help the kids with their homework, and preferring to play on his Xbox rather than asking his wife how her day was.

As technology becomes an integral part of education, many students are left with the decision of how to balance technology with traditional methods of studying. One of these is choosing to take notes by typing on a laptop/tablet, or to hand write the notes on paper. There can be arguments made for both; however, studies have shown that it may be best to use good old pen and paper.

Highlights from SMC’s Spring 2018 Job Fair.