Dissolving Stereotypes: A.S. Sponsors Anti-Hate Event
The squares of white paper float in the water, drifting aimlessly in the inflatable pool. A group of students stand around, watching as a girl crouches down and gently offers her own paper to the water. The blue ink from the marker bleeds, and the hateful words scrawled on the piece of paper blur, first becoming illegible, then dissolving altogether.
ICC-hosted Debate Raises Political Passions in Students
The blue walls of the spacious Cayton Center housed more people than usual. The often present crowds of cliques, divided into tables were now a minority. Instead, a group of students sat stone-faced before two podiums, their eyes glued to the two speakers debating the issue of women’s rights.
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.
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.
California Joins States Fighting Trump’s Water Regulation Rollbacks
Attorney General Xavier Becerra joined the attorneys general from 13 other states on Monday, sending a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that urged them to reject President Donald Trump’s proposal to roll back parts of the Clean Water Act.
History’s Not for Sale: A fight for the First Baptist Church of Venice
The sun peaked through a hazy Sunday afternoon outside the First Baptist Church of Venice (FBCV), where a group of supporters rally on the corner of Westminster and Seventh Avenue.
Connecting through Dance: Aya Nakaguchi
The unspoken language of dance is universal — hip-hop dancer Aya Nakaguchi traveled from Ishikawa, Japan to study modern dance at Santa Monica College (SMC).
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.
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.”
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.
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;
"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.
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.
Preview-Veteran Drummer Kenny Sara: New Orleans Music is Like Eating Gumbo
Veteran drummer Kenny Sara's concert will bring the music of New Orleans to Santa Monica College (SMC) on Friday, May 10 at the Performing Arts Center (PAC). When Sara began talking about musical genres, and how they apply to New Orleans musical culture, he used this analogy to describe it: “New Orleans
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.
Super Blooms Caused By Unexpected Rains Bring Flowers and Flower Spectators to Southern California
After roughly eight years of drought, uncharacteristically high rains struck deserts across southern California in the fall and winter seasons of 2018. A technicolor bloom now carpets the desert region, also known as a “super bloom.”
BREAKING: CMD Closed After Someone Sprayed Chemicals
anta Monica College’s (SMC) Center for Media and Design is temporarily closed as cleaning crews try to remove a mysterious chemical substance that was sprayed on the carpets late last night