Almost every college student knows the feeling of having more things to do than there are hours in a week. The stress of trying to balance all their responsibilities can be daunting to even the strongest student. One specific demographic: student athletes, have a particularly hard time juggling all their commitments.

The Los Angeles Football Club (LAFC) is making their presence known, not only in Major League Soccer (MLS) but in the city of L.A. itself. LAFC is off to a very strong start in MLS as number four in the Western Conference, just two wins behind the number one seed Sporting Kansas City. This is nothing short of an impressive beginning for a team that is brand new to the league and city.

Santa Monica College's Fashion Program will be holding its annual fashion show next Monday

Up to 3,000 SMC students are estimated to be experiencing homelessness

With a young, ambitious head coach that has all the right tools to bring them back to the playoffs, the Los Angeles Rams will be a huge threat to any team in the NFL this upcoming season. “We’re going to win games,” said Marcus Peters, the newly acquired Pro-Bowl cornerback, to the NFL Network. “When you’ve got a running back like I do, when you’ve got a front-seven like I do now, all you can do is keep making plays.

Protestors gather at The Immigration Building in Los Angeles to remember Claudia Gomez González and protest the injustice of her death after getting shot near the border.

If there's one thing I've learned in my time in the Corsair newspaper and journalism classes, it's that news stories, above everything else, need to make people care. Whether it's about a small neighborhood or a major national event, the first thing you need to do is make people want to read your story. However, we might've reached a point where our news consumption is doing more harm than good.

The last A.S. meeting of the year was a flurry of activity, as the board moved to pass a total of 11 major action items. Among the items passed were two projects that board members were personally interested in, namely an end year ball organized by the A.S. in lieu of a private celebration for themselves, as well as an effort to make SMC's designated smoking sections more eco-friendly.