Once a week I get a notification on my phone telling me the average amount of screen time I’ve used over the past 7 days. What was once an alert I didn’t put too much thought into, now serves as a reminder of how I spend the majority of my time each day on my phone.

College athletes might be entitled to additional compensation if SCOTUS rules in their favor

Santa Monica College's Speech and Debate team hosted their first annual intramural tournament, resulting in one winner taking home the first place medallion.

Community activist David Busch-Lilly resting across the street on the Clinton Street Stairway no longer able to live on the grounds of the Echo Park a community that once was his home before he was removed from Echo Park by city of Los Angeles on March 25, 2021. David Busch-Lilly is still fighting for the right for the homeless to live there Thursday May 5th, 2021. (Photographer Kevin Tidmore/The Corsair)

The Corsair: Issue 6 (Spring 2021)

On April 19, all adults in the United States became eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine. This is a cause for celebration for many — myself included — after the difficult months the state faced over the winter season. In December, California received its first shipment of the Pfizer vaccine, and began vaccinating essential healthcare workers. At that same time, Los Angeles became the latest epicenter in the country, where it was averaging over 15,000 cases a day during the holidays.

Infographic by Sam Plascencia | The Corsair

SMC student-athletes find themselves in uncharted territory.

The UC and CSU systems join forces with a plan set to enroll over one million students and employees across 33 major campuses

The Santa Monica Library is now offering Reading-2-Go kits for cardholders.

"Moxie," directed by Amy Poehler, aims to represent young girls undergoing sexism in public high schools.

The Rapper DMX, birth name Earl Simmons, died at White Plains Hospital in New York on April 9.

The Corsair: Issue 5 (Spring 2021)

Santa Monica College (SMC) plans to reopen this next fall. With proper COVID-19 protocols, in-person learning benefits for anyone attending the school.

Open Up Santa Monica and Malibu Schools Protesters hold signs up as they cross the street at 4th and Pico Blvd. Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Santa Monica, Calif. They started their march from Belmar Park to Virginia Park via Pico Blvd. They are urging the Sant Monica School District to open schools back up to the children.(Corsair | Brad Wilhite)

Santa Monica College has done its best to accommodate low-income and unhoused students and connect them with the resources that they need, but is there more they can do to improve the homelessness epidemic?

Students are using the popular site OnlyFans, a digitized content subscription service, to earn extra income during times of uncertainty.

Black Student Success Week is a daily webinar series with different topics each day directed towards Black students and their success in community college.

As I write this Letter from the Editor, news has just broken of the verdict for the trial of Derek Chauvin, the former police officer who murdered George Floyd on May 25, 2020. Chauvin has been found guilty on all three counts — second-degree and third-degree murder, as well as second-degree manslaughter.

Ex-Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is convicted of multiple counts of murder in the death of George Floyd.