Southern California's coastal communities can mitigate the plausible risks of a major tsunami with awareness and preparation.

Trash pollution on Santa Monica’s local beaches has increased due to previous COVID-19 protocols at restaurants. Single-use plastic masks litter the beaches and take-out bags flood the shores in an attempt to protect people from the virus.

"Broken Layers" to be screened at The American Pavilion, marking the sixth SMC Student Film accepted into the Cannes Film Festival.

The L.A. iconic venue reopens after historic cancellation of its 2020 season.

You’ve heard of "bucket and a mop" but what about bucket and a sandwich drop?

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The Dodger Stadium COVID-19 vaccination site in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The parking lot was converted to one of the largest vaccination sites in the country.

The famous K-pop (Korean Pop) band BTS collaborates with the fast-food chain company McDonald's in order to bring a taste of their homeland to McDonald's worldwide.

A new interactive exhibit in Downtown Los Angeles, founded by artist Paige Solomon, tells the story of a once abandoned Madcap Motel. Inside, it's 18 themed rooms take visitors on a journey of "whimsical wonders and amusing adventures."

As the number of vaccinated Californians rises and the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline, California remains on a slow but steady pace toward reopening. Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidance that allows for fully vaccinated people to enter public indoor areas unmasked, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state's mask mandate will remain through June 15. With a majority of the state’s counties being in the orange tier, the state has hopes to reopen on June 15.

Soon-to-be graduate Valerie Matias is one of many students in the Santa Monica College (SMC) class of 2021, whose unusual and challenging online-learning experience will end with a unique event — SMC’s first Diploma Drive-Thru Celebration. “It’s gonna be a drive-thru, but I’m excited because even though [school] was difficult, I’m still here, and I was able to get here,” said Matias, who is graduating with an associate's degree in sociology.

My time at the Corsair has been far from what I originally anticipated. I enrolled in Journalism 16; Producing the Campus Newspaper, simply to check off the final box I needed to get my associates degree in journalism before transferring to California State University, Northridge (CSUN) for the Fall 2020 semester.

The Corsair: Issue 7 (Spring 2021)

After nearly 60 years of operation, Pacific's Cinerama Dome in Hollywood closed its doors this April. Film-lovers all over Los Angeles have taken to social media and online petitions to save the theater.

Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. on May 17, 2021. For the first time since mask mandates began, people in Los Angeles County are allowed in public areas without masks. (Maxim Elramsisy | The Corsair)

Fans of Canadian singer-songwriter Justin Bieber share their thoughts on his new album "Justice" and on the singer's new sound.

Yvette Gellis has installed a 450 ft mural along the Annenberg Community Beach House fence.

Since typical social gatherings and public spaces have closed because of the virus, many people have turned to dating apps to continue dating throughout the pandemic.

A new Immersive Van Gogh Exhibit is making a world-wide impact.

This revealing docuseries delves into the singer's struggles with mental illness, drug addiction, and sexual trauma, which may be triggering for some.

The 18th Street Arts Center supports artists from around the globe and showcases their artwork to the world. Their annual Make Jazz Fellowship, selected pianist and composer Paul Cornish, as their 2021 artist in residence. Cornish performed his original works in a free concert streamed from the iconic World Stage in Leimert Park, on April 25, 2021.