Tues., March 10 was supposed to be a scheduled staff development Flex Day, but instead, it was changed to accomodate an evolving COVID-19 preparedness effort. To prepare for the possibility that Santa Monica College (SMC) may close its campus and move classes online, faculty members were invited to participate in both hands-on and webinar-based classes to learn about internet education. This comes amidst a smattering of statewide school closures to decrease campus-wide risk of contracting coronavirus.

Prior to the start of the Spring semester, the International Education Center (IEC) of Santa Monica College (SMC) received approximately 169 emails from Chinese students whose recent travels to China inhibited them from returning in time for their classes.

On Tuesday, March 3, voters in Santa Monica waited approximately two and a half hours outside Santa Monica College’s (SMC) poll center, hosted in the SMC Foundation building. Patrons stepped outside of line to sneak a look inside the voting center: a meek, half empty room, with only four volunteer workers attending to the masses, and stepped back in line.

We live in the Age of Information. Since the rise of the internet and smartphones, search engines and Siri, virtually all of the public knowledge in the world can be accessed in a matter of seconds. However, does quantity of information equate to quality?

Today’s black athletes carry a big responsibility, believe it or not, they are much more than someone who shoots a basketball, who catches or throws a football, or is even able to hit a 90 plus mph fastball into the stands. They carry the legacies of the Bill Russell’s, Kareem Abdul-Jabar’s, Muhammed Ali’s, Jackie Robinsons’, Laila Ali’s, Doug Williams, and Lisa Leslie. Some of the greatest, most iconic African-American athletes to not only grace their respective sports, but become positive influences in the community.

One of the biggest days of the 2020 primary election looms over the remaining Democrats competing for the presidential nomination. On Tuesday, Mar. 3, 14 states will vote to select the Democratic nominee for the upcoming battle with President Donald Trump on Nov. 3. More delegates can be won next Tuesday than on any other single day of the campaign trail.

The Santa Monica College (SMC) campus will be hosting the Olympic Trials for Table Tennis event from Feb. 27 through March 1 in the Corsair Gym starting at 11 a.m. Over 100 male and female athletes from the United States will compete head-to-head for a spot on the Olympic team in the Summer 2020 games in Tokyo, Japan. This marks the second time SMC has hosted an intercollegiate event. Last year the school hosted the Pan American Trials games.

The first time I watched "Breakfast at Tiffany’s", I thought it was a bore apart from Audrey Hepburn's performance as Holly Golightly. And the cat. The second time I watched it, I got it.

In October 2019, a face mask ban was enacted by Hong Kong’s authorities without legislative approval, authorities in Hong Kong who reflect the interests of mainland China’s government. These emergency measures were designed to intimidate the pro-democracy activists demonstrating daily in the Hong Kong street in often violent clashes with riot police.

In an old building in downtown Los Angeles, California on February 21, 2020 members of the PSL (Party for Socialism and Liberation) gathered together and chattered before the beginning of the black history workshop. There are pictures set up around the room of iconic black figures: Assata Shakur, Claudia Jones, Nina Simone, Audrey Lorde, and Malcolm X.

A collage is used to show the metamorphosis of the late Toni Morrison's physical self, from refined young, striking beauty to gorgeous, giggling gray-haired matriarch. The way her ​collage-like Black Book ​served as a shocking, artfully true compilation of American blackness,​ the documentary The Pieces I Am ​is just as true for the writer's life.

Whoopi Goldberg is bathing in milk right next to late comedian Richard Pryor, the priest. A little to the right is actress Ali Wong as Marie Antoinette. Welcome to Vanity Fair: Hollywood Calling – The Stars, the Parties, and the Powerbrokers. Beginning Feb. 8, the photography exhibition is hosted by the Annenberg Space for Photography in Century City.

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475-1564), was an influential artist during the Italian Renaissance, and a new exhibition at the Getty Center -- "Michelangelo: Mind of the Master" -- brings together over 28 of his drawings, many of which have never been seen outside of Europe.

The Everytable-SmartFridge lounge is officially open. This first location is at the Center for Media and Design (CMD) at Santa Monica College (SMC).

The Glossary of coronavirus provides basic terminology that helps define the dynamics of what may prove to be the 21st century’s first global pandemic of a disease for which to date there is no known cure.

In their final game of the season the Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs faced the West LA Wildcats on February 21, 2020. It was a rematch from a prior matchup earlier in the season which the Corsairs lost against their conference rival 80-75. SMC was able to avenge their loss, and get a win as they look forward to State playoffs.

On a highly emotional sophomore night, Santa Monica College (SMC) women’s basketball team came into the final game of the season with a record of (11-16). The Corsairs were faced against West LA College (10-17), who gave SMC trouble in their last match, which resulted in a loss for SMC.

President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2020, in Phoenix, Ariz.

On February 15, 2020 the Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs faced off against LA Valley Monarchs in a conference matchup that could have some playoff implications for both teams, as they are both three games away from the postseason. The match ended in a Corsairs loss 73-64, their next match is away against Glendale February 19 at 7:00pm.

Riding a three-game win streak, the Santa Monica College Corsairs faced off against conference rival 17-7 Citrus College. The game was big for both teams as they are looking to make their playoff push. The Corsairs ended up falling to Citrus 83-77, and a 18-7 record.