Absolutely Fabulous: Westside LGBTQ+ Prom
Youth, Brands, and Influencers Attend Westside LGBTQ+ Prom.
RC Everbeck: SMC's 48-Year-Old Football Player
Many people in recent memory have had opportunities to make a name for themselves early on in their respective careers. The majority achieved great success in their prime, while others set theirs in motion during their later years. Rarely has anyone been able to do both in a gap of three to four decades apart, and that is what RC Everbeck has done at the age of 48, and he now is the oldest starting football player in the country.
Paper Straw Initiative at SMC Invokes Student Reactions
"Paper straws should not be a thing unless they function comparably to plastic ones," one SMC student says.
Trump Pushes America to Progression
President Trump is good for America. From a liberal-leaning female, this may seem an odd sentiment. I do not propose that he is a great President, I will leave that debate to time and history to write. I propose that he, during his campaign and presidency so far, has been a catalyst in creating a culture of engagement in policy and politics.
Associated Students Discusses Classes Using Free Online Textbooks
At the penultimate meeting of the 2017-18 Santa Monica College Associated Students board, professors Fariba Bolandhemat and Angie Misaghi were invited to speak to board members and students about how they can save money on textbooks by taking classes that use open educational resources (OER) materials.
Why Trump Is Bad for American Diplomacy
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…
From Russia, With Swords
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.
Pico Block Party: Empowering Youth Voices Through Music and Art
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.
Annual Internship Fair Preview: Providing Entry-level Work Experience
“Learn about different industries and positions that are available that could potentially lead to a job in the future.”
Garifuna International Indigenous Film Festival Will Provide Platform for Marginalized Groups
The festival returns to Venice to unite people from all around the globe through short films, documentaries, photo exhibits, lectures, and symposiums.
What to Look Forward to at this Year's Maifest
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.
When Green Lantern meets Thanos: Deadpool 2 Review
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 Share Advice to Fellow LGBTQ+ Members in Panel Discussion
Professors discussed about how they discovered their identity and made a path through life afterwards during Santa Monica College’s Pride Week.
Photo Shoot Shines Light on LGBTQ+ Pride
"We're here, we're queer, and we're promoting visibility on campus!"
ClimateFest: Riding Towards A More Sustainable Santa Monica
The city of Santa Monica is co-hosting climate fest on Saturday, May 19.
SMC's Israeli Culture Festival Celebrates Country's 70th Year of Independence
The student-organized celebration of Yom Ha'atzmaut, or Israel's Independence Day, had free food, games, and information about the Middle East.
Mothers Protest for Protections in UndocuMother's Day March & Rally
Both undocumented and documented immigrant mothers shared their stories in the march just a day before Mother’s Day.
Tully is an Ode to the Beauty and Struggles of Motherhood
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.