Keep Afloat with Shailene Woodley in Adrift
Three years after Everest, Director Baltasar Kormakur’s latest movie is another real-life-based adventure tale. While the proceedings in Everest brings a team of six climbers to a fight for their lives, in Adrift, Tami Oldham (Shailene Woodley) gives hope for a better outcome when she successfully rebuilds mast and sail in a barely floating boat. All this effort is driven by the need to save her love, Richard Sharp (Sam Claflin).
Active Minds SMC Brings Therapy Dogs and Yoga for "Stress-Less Finals" Event
Therapy dogs, self-care kits, and yoga were only a few things brought to SMC's quad yesterday by the club.
Incoming Student Trustee Looks Forward While Incumbent Trustee Looks Back
The newest student trustee Charlene Alex Boyd will be sworn in on Tuesday, June 5, while former trustee Chase Matthews looks back at his time in office.
SMC's Women in Media Club Helps Peers Break Into the Industry
The club connects students to industry professionals in order to have more creative female voices heard.
Feeling Lucky?
Tommy Henninger, a business major at Santa Monica College, has decided he wants to become a professional sports better. "I am good at this and I understand the risks it comes with - I spend about six hours a week doing it," Henniger said. "I will be transferring to California University, Long Beach in the fall to earn my bachelors degree in business, but sports betting will still be something I still practice throughout my college career."
Time To Grow Up America
As much progress as Americans have made in how they discuss sex, there are still areas that lack progress, such as sexual education. We've even progressed in how we treat violent media, even though we've taken some steps back in some cases. But I find it ridiculous how our country cannot properly set a standard for both.
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.