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A Santa Monica Rabbi’s Thoughts on Violence in Pittsburgh

On October 25th, a man named Robert Bowers entered the Tree of Life, a synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, shouting anti-Semitic slurs and wielding an assault rifle. Bowers killed 11 people. The massacre is one of the worse attacks against the Jewish community in the United States in decades- and arrives during the tail end of an exhausting political season. 

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Halloween at Santa Monica College: Campus Costumes

Halloween-day was nestled in the middle of the week this year, but that didn't discourage SMC students from partaking in the festivities. Students arrived on campus, sporting an array of creepy chill enducing ensembles, to cuter more lovable costume characters like Winne-the-Pooh, and of course everything in between. Take a look at The Corsair's photo series and see what students were wearing

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Soul Veteran, Billy Valentine, Performs at The Broad Stage

Soulful and full of life, legend Billy Valentine graces the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage in Santa Monica, California, this Friday, November 2 at 8:00 p.m. A rhythm and blues veteran, Valentine started his career opening for heavyweight vocalists like Donny Hathaway and Roberta Flack. He was also the lead singer for the soul and jazz instrumental group Young Holt Unitd. who released the ‘60s classic “Soulful Strut.”

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Risa Rubin's New Album is a Therapeutic Exercise

“I woke up feeling really angry towards my grandpa today,” reveals Risa Rubin, a Los Angeles based musician who has just released her fifth album entitled I’m Reliving the End Over and Over and Over Again and It’s Only the Beginning. “He’s dead," she elaborates while making a cup of coffee.

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The Corsairs Sink at Homecoming

Santa Monica College Corsairs hosted the Allen Hancock College Bulldogs (AHC) on Saturday night’s homecoming game at Corsair Field. The Bulldogs were coming off a four-game winning streak while the Corsairs had won the previous game in a tough fight in overtime against Los Angeles Harbor College. 

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