Sustainability Workshop Continue's on for the Spring Semester
For over two decades Santa Monica College (SMC) has provided it’s students with an experience known as the Student Sustainability Workshop, hosted by the Sustainable Works program on campus.
Review: Pandemic How to Prevent an Outbreak
An invisible enemy threatens the globe and tests if the world is equipped to confront it. The equation presented in this docuseries: “Detect the case, isolate the case, then stop the chain of transmission.”
A Timeline of Santa Monica College Coronavirus Updates
A visual guide to the updates students of Santa Monica College (SMC) have received to how the college is adjusting during this pandemic.
‘Contagion’ Called It, Revisiting the Prophetic Medical Thriller
Contagion explores how healthcare professionals, government officials, and everyday people handle a global pandemic.
White House, Senate Leaders Reach $2 Trillion Deal to Revitalize U.S. Economy
Leaders in the Senate and the White House reached a compromise early Wednesday morning on a $2 trillion plan to resuscitate the U.S. economy from the unprecedented economic damage in response to the growth of the coronavirus epidemic.
SCENES FROM A WORRIED CITY
People wait in line in front of a gun store in Culver City, California on March 16, 2020. Businesses selling guns, marijuana, cigarettes and liquor have seen a major increase in business as people anticipate closures for the COVID-19 pandemic. (Maxim Elramsisy / The Corsair)
UPDATE: Sports world call timeout as COVID-19 make its impact on the nation;IOC postpones 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games
As COVID-19 continues to make an impact throughout the nation, the sports world come to a halt as it infiltrates professional and collegiate athletics. While Pro leagues like the NBA, NHL, MLB are able to suspend play indefinitely, the NCAA and the CCCAA are cancelling the rest of their winter, and spring sports.
How The U.S. Surpassed 30,000 COVID-19 Cases
COVID-19, a pandemic has taken the world’s breath away, by transforming every area of human life in the nation. The constant efforts to contain it include, but are not limited to closures, stay at home orders and a financial battle is spread with furloughs around the country.
A.S. Board of Directors
A simplified top-three list of what each A.S. Director is responsible for and a further breakdown of the organizations/committees they work with.
Shelves Lay Bare as Fears Over COVID-19 Spread
As the coronavirus has spread throughout the world, with China picking up the pieces in Wuhan and Italy’s death toll still rising, a sudden and continual blast of media coverage has translated in to fear and empty shelves in Southern California.
L.A. Mayor's Major Moves
In a whirlwind of a week, Mayor Eric Garcetti of Los Angeles has taken tremendous action to reassure Angelenos of their safety and to prevent the coronavirus COVID-19 from spreading.
Candidacy Requirements For Associate Students Stay the Same; Covid-19 Alter's Campaigning Procedure
Student Trustee Brooke Harrington during one of her speeches at Santa Monica College, amidst the last week of elections for Associated Students, 27 March, 2019. (Tanya Barcessat/The Corsair)
What is Associated Students?
Director of Budget Management Skander Zmerli during the last week of elections, greeting Associated Students at Santa Monica College, 27 March, 2019. (Tanya Barcessat/The Corsair)
Bringing New Life To Lucky Brand Denim
Santa Monica College’s (SMC) fashion department partners with Lucky Brand to prioritize and encourage sustainability among their design students with a “chop shop” where they use recycled fabric scraps to create fashion collections.
Santa Monica Pier Closure
Santa Monica Beach, and in the distance the Santa Monica Mountains, on the first day of business closures due to the Coronavirus pandemic, in Santa Monica, California, on Monday, March 16th 2020.
How to Succeed in Your Online Classes
Many of us are in the same boat right now, having to adapt to the world of online classes.
For those of us who take our classes in person out of preference, this switch might seem stressful, or even have you debating if it’s better to drop your class and try again next semester. Before you make that call, here’s some tips that will better help you navigate this different structure.
Yes, There's a Pandemic... But, Really, No Polenta?
Rummaging through my pantry this morning, I found a bag of borlotti (aka cranberry) beans, which I use in my family's recipe for pasta fagioli. Thinking I'd try something different, I found a delicious looking recipe online that married the beans with another of my favorite foods: polenta. I had all the ingredients except the polenta, so off to Ralph's I went.
Lego to the Museum
Nathan Sawaya, a New York City corporate lawyer turned contemporary artist, transformed over one million LEGO® bricks into more than 100 sculptures in California Science Center's new exhibit "The Art of the Brick" which opened Friday, Feb. 28.
A New Club at Santa Monica College Supports Parenting Students
Elizabeth Prevolos, founder of the Parenting Student Network (PSA), is a mother of two children, and a full-time student looking to major in Sociology and Gender Studies. Her goal is to transfer to UCLA, while building up a network that will support parenting students at Santa Monica College (SMC) in the meantime.
The Suffragette’s Roar Echoes In A Society That Diminishes Females
‘A woman’s place is in the home.’ This was a fundamental belief up until the 1920s that served as an obstacle for women to express their opinion and exercise other freedoms. Nevertheless, the 21st century still carries similar beliefs and expectations that diminish the value of women.