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Gov. Newsom Visits SoCal to Talk Homelessness

Governor Gavin Newsom will be traveling to Southern California this week to participate in a roundtable discussion addressing the state's homelessness crisis. He will meet with service providers and local officials in the hopes of finding new solutions to a rapidly growing problem.

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News Megan McNaughton News Megan McNaughton

Emotional Support Animals Give Service Animals A Bad Reputation

On December 18, 2017, five-year-old Gabriella Gonzalez was at Portland International Airport when she was attacked by an emotional support animal (ESA) in the waiting area. Gonzalez’s mother filed a $1.1 million negligence lawsuit against the dog’s owner on February 25, 2019.

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Sports Chelsea Healy Sports Chelsea Healy

Cross Country Athlete Becomes Successful a Long Ways From Home

From the icy, cold climate of Montana to the warm, sunny beaches of Southern California, Leonard Mccomas became a highlight on Santa Monica College's (SMC) Cross Country team. Mccomas won the Western State Conference Runner of the Year, an award given after the state meet where coaches of the Western State Conference choose a winner.

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Mysterious Website Blacklists Students

On Thursday, February 28, Hesham Jarmakani, vice-president of Santa Monica College’s Associated Students (AS), was working on his Columbia University application essays at his desk in the AS office when he received a message from a friend on Facebook: “You’re on Canary Mission.”

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Opinion Hazel Siff Opinion Hazel Siff

The Recent College Admissions Scandal Begs for a Change in the Overall Admissions Process

On Tuesday, March 12th, news broke of the discovery of an underground college admissions service run by William “Rick” Singer, who charged wealthy families hefty amounts of cash (from $200,000 to $6.5 million on a case-by-case basis, according to the Los Angeles Times) for his services in getting their children into elite universities. More than 50 people were implicated.

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Culture Jackie Sedley Culture Jackie Sedley

Green Screen Straws Screening

Wearing a trench coat covered in plastic straws, Carla Claure Santa Monica College (SMC) Plastic Free president stands on stage in one of the Center for Media and Design’s auditoriums. This coat is not meant to be a fashion statement;

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Culture Josh Hogan Culture Josh Hogan

"Every “mistake” is just an opportunity to learn." Crazy Rich Asian's Screenwriter Visits Santa Monica College

Crazy Rich Asian's co-screenwriter, Adele Lim, shared her story at Santa Monica College's (SMC) Center for Media Design campus on March 28th. Lim moved from Malaysia to the United States in order to major in Communications at Emerson College in Boston after being encouraged to attend school in a English speaking country.

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Culture Martha Ramirez Culture Martha Ramirez

SMC Hosts Chicano Studies Panel

According to the National Public Radio (NPR), the second half of the twentieth century saw the rise of federal surveillance programs that attempted to discredit and dismantle civil rights organizations, including the Chicano movement.

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Culture Marianna Torne Culture Marianna Torne

SMC Health and Well- Being Fair

On March 26, Santa Monica College (SMC) hosted its Annual Health and Wellness Fair in an attempt to inform students about the services they provide, and remind them that struggles are obstacles in life that one can overcome. The fair consisted of booths focused on mental, physical, and sexual health.

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Sports Deshawn Pouper Sports Deshawn Pouper

The Corsair Women's Softball Team Displaying Dominance

The 2019 Corsair Women's Softball team is on their way to a terrific season led by, Head Coach Christine Druckman who has led her team to a 13-7 record in her first year coaching at Santa Monica College (SMC). The team boasts new talented players led by Pitcher Ireland Miessau(#22), along with outstanding hitting

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Tucker Carlson: Who He Was or Who He Is?

Sometimes we all say or do things that we end up regretting later. It could be something as small as breaking a phone or something as big as fighting with a friend. In the case of Fox News commentator, Tucker Carlson, it's making highly racist statements like, "Iraq is a crappy place filled with a bunch of,

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