Volunteers for the Associated Students’ (A.S.) initiative to implement post-consumer composting on campus began holding their “pilot” event on Monday, May 13 in the Santa Monica College (SMC) cafeteria. The volunteers aimed to clarify common misconceptions about composting, and to persuade students to keep in mind whether their waste would be compostable.

A large painted sign hung in front of the library, the words, “First Amendment Month” written in imperfect calligraphy. This May is Santa Monica College’s (SMC) second annual First Amendment Month. SMC held a First Amendment Teach-In on Thursday to raise awareness of the amendment's implications.

The Swimming and Diving State Championships took place from May 2-4 at De Anza College in Cupertino, Calif. In spite of injuries, Santa Monica College (SMC) placed seventh on the men's side. Matt Holt, who was the top-seeded swimmer in the mile event, was out with a concussion,

Santa Monica College (SMC) Sophomore and defender Jacqueline Montepeque has earned a scholarship to Kansas Wesleyan University. An early childhood education student, Montepeque is a back-to-back Western State Conference champion with the SMC Corsairs women’s soccer team.

Santa Monica College (SMC) soccer player Renee Escobar has received a full-ride scholarship to Cal State Dominguez Hills. As one of the older members of the team, Escobar didn’t anticipate being a great asset to the team. “I honestly never expect it,” said Escobar.

Filippa Struxsjo is a sophomore midfielder for the Santa Monica College (SMC) women’s soccer team. Struxsjo moved to Los Angeles from Finna, Sweden to play soccer and attend SMC. As the leading goal scorer for the Corsairs,

You may be wondering what I mean when I say dumb as a rock. There is a lot of shame around learning disabilities. People might be ashamed that they have a learning disability. Like me. I have a learning disability. I didn’t think that I would be able to make it in college, and now I am preparing to transfer to a four year university.

On Thursday, May 9, Santa Monica College's (SMC) Public Policy Institute hosted a panel discussion on potential solutions to California's housing crisis. The keynote discussion, which took place in the Broad Stage at the Performance Arts Center, was the culminating event of this year's Spring Symposium.

Deep, faltering breaths, teary eyes, and a heartfelt standing ovation—these were the responses from the Associated Students (A.S.) board as Dr. Nancy Grass announced her decision to step down as Associate Dean of the Student Life at the A.S. board meeting on May 6.

Extravagant Baroque-inspired suits, Spanish Flamenco music, and colorful uninhibited witches. At first, the audience wonders if they are in the right theater. The play begins with a Flamenco performance, where the traditionally very Scottish General Macbeth looks like a Spanish Torero as he shouts a loud "Ole!"

Money. It's a five-letter word. It's a word everyone is familiar with. Seemingly simple, it's the nucleus of modern society. It's like the Cabaret song goes, "money makes the world go ‘round." It's also the thing college students are most concerned about.

Art gallery La Luz de Jesus' new art opening debuted on May 3, and runs through June 2. One room features a debut solo exhibition by Matthew Couper, and a second room holds a group exhibition titled “Onward.”

The teenage boy’s ears are blown out, and blackish crimson is flooding out of his nose. A Nazi paratrooper is ensnared in the trees above him, struggling to grab a hold of a machine gun and spray the boy down with bullets. The teenage girl, her grip limply holding the strap of her rifle, once so eager to fight the enemy, has the opportunity to take her shot and defend her new friend.

The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees voted unanimously on Tuesday to adopt goals aimed at aggressively combating racial inequities among students. A crowd of students and faculty members spilled into the overflow room and erupted into applause when the measure passed.

Celebration of Obama drive on May 4, 2019 in Baldwin Hills California at 5 PM.

“Sailin’ off to search the islands gone west for somethin’ new found paniolo and wave riders, but choose neither,” sings American singer-songwriter Colbie Caillat to a full house at the Troubadour in West Hollywood on May 10.

Mayor of South Bend, Indiana and Democratic Presidential Candidate Pete Buttigieg, as well as Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti, spoke in the Koreatown neighborhood of Los Angeles, Calif. today to a crowd of union representatives.

In honor of Santa Monica College’s (SMC) 2nd Annual First Amendment Month, the Communication & Media Studies Department hosted a screening of two student-made films on the Center for Media and Design’s campus on May 7. The films, ‘Undocumented’ and ‘Muñecas’, both shine a light on the immigrant experience.

From Corsair news editor Theo Greenly: Activists took to the streets on Wednesday, demanding rights for workers, labor unions, and immigrants, as this year’s International Workers’ Day