Across the worlds of American politics and sports, there’s one unfortunate yet very true reality.

During the week before the semester begins, you promised yourself that this school year will be better than the last one. You vowed that you were going to sleep earlier, eat healthier, and study harder. Now, 12 weeks have passed into the semester and you’re in distress because your grades are suffering. 

The Santa Monica College Corsairs fell to the Bakersfield Renegade 41-6 to open up their first home game of the regular season. Coming off of a 49-0 defeat from Desert prior, this marks a two-game losing streak with a total overall of 1-2.

Bikes, skateboards, and rollerblades cruised the shut-down streets of Downtown Santa Monica in celebration of the annual COAST Festival on Sunday, Sept. 15. The city closed sections of Ocean Avenue, Colorado Esplanade, and Main Street from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to provide a car-free space for people to ride freely.

Santa Monica College's (SMC) Associated Students (A.S.) are currently planning the school's first Indigenous Peoples' Day event on the main campus. A.S. hopes to bring an event that focuses more on the celebration of Indigenous people rather than Christopher Columbus.

Pedestrians walking along Ocean Park Boulevard in Santa Monica, Calif. cheered on protester Therese Sweeney on the afternoon of Tuesday, September 17. Therese, a 68 year old retiree, wooed honks from cars stuck in rush hour traffic, as a group of LAPD officers monitoring President Trump’s arrival huddled up for a coffee break nearby. Therese was one of the peaceful demonstrators who turned out to protest the President’s arrival at Santa Monica Airport on one of his infrequent visits to California.

California Governor Gavin Newsom and state legislature have approved a large budget increase for California community colleges. The increased funds will go towards extending the 'California Promise Program' to a second year as well as the first.

The Cayton Center on the main campus of Santa Monica College (SMC) will be updated this semester with a $12,000 budget with the hopes of providing a better on campus experience for students.

SMC's Student Trustee Brooke Harrington is looking to SMC students first for ideas on possible new Cayton Center updates and uses, asking students for their suggestions on how the popular student lounge should be updated. Harrington has asked students to write down their needs on post-it sticky notes and hang them on a poster in the Cayton Center designated for this activity.

Youth demonstrators arrive at the South Enterance of Los Angeles City Hall. Maki Omori chants along with the crowd demanding LA Mayor Eric Garcetti step out and speak on September 20, 2019 in Santa Monica, Calif.

On what seemed like just another weekend in Miracle Mile, a small neighborhood encompassing Los Angeles’ Museum Row, pedestrians entered the La Brea Tar Pits expecting an ordinary visit. Walking in further, various dancers, DJs, and artists filled the grassy field just outside the museum. This was no random gathering; It was the 17th annual installation of Tarfest.

The 33rd Nautica Malibu Triathlon gathered many participants including pro athletes and celebrities to help raise $1,352,603 million for the Children's Hospital Los Angeles(CHLA) Sunday September 15th

Much like a child shares characteristics with their mother, Liz Lachman’s films always include resemblances of herself and her life experiences. Her current newborn short film, Pin-Up, starring Angela Sarafyan & Christina Chang, acts as a window into the director’s personal trials and tribulations over the course of her life.

The Santa Monica Corsairs shake hands with the Occidental Tigers at the end of their water polo match on Sunday, Sep 8, 2019 on the last day of the Citrus Invitational Tournament in Glendora, Calif.

Marvel fans are in uproar over the recent split between Spider-Man and Disney.

SMC has adopted a new parking system called iParq, which has eliminated the need for window decals.

Due to the limited food options near the CMD campus, many students rely on food trucks for their meals. The lack of sidewalks on Pennsylvania Avenue, however, pose a serious safety threat as it forces to pedestrians to walk on the street, putting themselves at danger of being struck by a vehicle.

The early days of September signify a multitude of events that impact the local community at Santa Monica College (SMC), our country, and the world at large.

Where were you on 9/11? On this eighteenth anniversary of the September 11 attacks, most of us have an answer to this question that comes immediately to mind; it has become a part of our consciousness, but for some Freshman at Santa Monica College (SMC) this Fall, they may not...It is for this reason that on this eighteenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we remember the day and how it changed us.

It's Santa Monica College (SMC) Aquatics coach Brian Eskridge's time to make a splash. 

During Thursday's event, the BCC highlighted the importance of having African American professors and counselors that African American SMC students can relate to.