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A.S. Provides Fuel for Finals

In order to help Santa Monica College (SMC) students complete their finals without growling stomachs, there will be free food provided through “Fuel for Finals Week.” The Associated Students (A.S.) is paying for the food, and the Community and Academic Relations is coordinating the faculty and staff who are volunteering to serve the food. 

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Culture Michael Waas and Tanya Azari Culture Michael Waas and Tanya Azari

SMC Guitar Showcase Plays To Student Talent

The SMC Guitar Showcase is a biannual performance put on by students and professors, intended to exhibit the hard work of guitar students each semester. This year’s showcase featured performers playing a variety of original guitar pieces and covers, some of which were accompanied by keyboard, percussion, vocals, and other backings.

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News Markeis Jefferson News Markeis Jefferson

First Generation Day

Many students who attend Santa Monica College (SMC) are first generation students. Being the first person in your immediate family to attend college can be an exciting yet overwhelming feeling for a student. The meaning of being a first-generation student is different for everyone. These students know and understand the struggles that their families have endured, and they strive to make their loved ones proud. On Nov. 5, SMC students had the opportunity to express their thoughts on being a first generation student through the school's First Generation Day.

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Opinion Earl Agustines Opinion Earl Agustines

NBA Defends Money-Making China from Athlete Activism

In February, LeBron James expressed his support for Colin Kaepernick by wearing a jacket with Kaepernick's number on it and spreading his message of fighting against the social injustice American minorities face. It was a small gesture but one that clearly pointed that James supports Kaepernick's cause. So it came as a shock when James criticized Houston Rockets General Manager, Daryl Morey, who did something similar by tweeting support for the Hong Kong protesters.

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Opinion Michael Goldsmith Opinion Michael Goldsmith

Make ISIS Great Again: A Look at how President Trump's Abandonment of our Kurdish Allies is Leading to a Resurgence of ISIS

President Trump’s recent decision to pull all American forces out of northeast Syria hasn’t just abandoned our closest ally in the region, he has pumped new life into the so-called Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). A U.S. official recently told CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh that the campaign to defeat ISIS in Syria is “over for now,” saying ISIS “has a second lease on life with nearly 100,000 [fighters and their families] who will re-join their jihad.” ISIS has been made great again.

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Impeachment Drew Andersen Impeachment Drew Andersen

Editorial Cartoon: An Explosive Attorney

“Giuliana’s a hand grenade who’s gonna blow everybody up,” said former White House National Security Advisor, John Bolton. Former White House advisor Fiona Hill, reportedly testified during the closed-door House impeachment hearings that Bolton made the comment to her.

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Sports, Water Polo Jinea Cole Sports, Water Polo Jinea Cole

SMC Men's Water Polo Wrap Up

This year Santa Monica College (SMC) men’s water polo team falls to another hard season. Going 2-5 in conference, and 9-20 overall in the 2019-2020 season. The Corsairs went through a difficult season, trying to get over the hump, only having a couple of wins under their belt.

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Opinion Conner Savage Opinion Conner Savage

The Limbo Between Life and Death

Let me start this by saying I hope this article will show some of you reading this that you are not alone.

I have, at a handful of points in my life, battled suicidal thoughts. In fact, I have almost committed suicide. It has been quite a while since I have had any of those thoughts, but having them in the first place is still something I don’t like to admit, even to myself. There are three times that I can vividly recall almost committing suicide and without going into detail, I can attribute my very rational fear of making that decision as the only reason I am here today. It truly is something else when you feel there is no hope, and as far as you can see there is no way out.

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Opinion Eline Millenaar Opinion Eline Millenaar

A Life-Changing Pledge to an Ethical Wardrobe

My wardrobe was killing people.

Caught in the rat race of mass consumption and swayed by cradle-to-grave marketing campaigns, I filled my closet with fashion brands with questionable labor practices. Countless news reports showed how child labor, extremely low wages, and dangerous working conditions were the fuel to the global fast fashion machine; but, honestly, I felt overwhelmed by it all. I was just a community college student with journalistic aspirations confined to a barely-read blog.

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