Unleash Creativity and Control with Paint
Students unleashed their creativity and control over paint pouring at an art workshop hosted by the Foster Youth Service Support Programs at Santa Monica College.
Rehearsals before the big show: Global Motion World Dance
The Global Motion World Dance Company prepares for their Spring performances.
SMC student, an aspiring nurse, detained and deported by ICE
Tony Lopez was two classes away from completing his associates in nursing when he was apprehended and detained by ICE on his way to school. He was subsequently deported to Mexico.
Special Election results: Lewis, Gutierrez, Rivas, Kashani to take office
Following a Special Election to fill vacant seats, the 2025-26 Board of Directors is finally fully occupied. No Campaign Violations were reported in this election cycle, but some warnings were issued.
Palestinian Youth Movement: Global Day of Action for Gaza
Palestinian Youth Movement declares a Global Day of Action for Gaza protest on April 25, which three countries and 10 cities participated in.
Union Strong: SEIU Local 721 Goes On 55,000-Member Strike
Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 holds a 48-hour Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) strike over 44 alleged labor law violations.
Sherman is squirming, constituents close to fisticuffs
A raucous Town Hall by Rep. Brad Sherman sparked lively argument and debate, particularly on transgender rights, pro-Palestine efforts and anti-Trump combat.
Gender-neutral restrooms to arrive on SMC’s main campus in 2026
Santa Monica College (SMC) has started construction on gender-neutral restrooms, to be completed in 2026.
Meet the 2025-26 Associated Students Special Elections candidates
An introduction to the candidates of the Special Elections taking place to fill vacancies within the Associated Students Board of Directors.
"AI in Music: The End of Originality?"
A Look at Innovation, Ethics, and the Future of Sound.
Lankton and Legaspi Bring Home SMC’s First State Pairs Championship
The Santa Monica College Corsairs sink the competition en route to winning the 2025 3C2A Beach Volleyball State Pairs Championship.
From South Korea to Koreatown: In the middle, a fire
Jihu Kang, an international art student, lost everything in the Palisades Fire. The college community is her strongest stalwart for rebuilding, filling in where the administration faltered.
Amadour: An interdisciplinary artist shaped by SMC and exploring queer identity through art
Amadour, a former Santa Monica College (SMC) and University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) alum shares their journey as a nonbinary, first-generation American artist.
Creativity takes center stage at 2025 L.A. County Fair
From racing pigs to exotic fruits to blacksmithing demos, the Los Angeles County Fair is bursting with imagination this year under its “Art Unleashed” theme.
“Living Archive” Converge+Vertex: Traversing the Minor Gesture of Timeliness concludes exhibition at Barrett Art Gallery
Santa Monica College Barret Art Gallery hosted closing reception for its 2024-2025 exhibit Converge+Vertex: Traversing the Minor Gesture of Timeliness.
Beach volleyball pairs championship: Day one
The Corsairs No. 1 pair wins all matches on the first day of the state championship.
Grand Prix in Long Beach: 50 Years at full speed
After 50 years of the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the anniversary celebration roared through Shoreline Drive.
L.A. Times celebrates 30 years of Festival of Books
L.A. Times’s Festival of Books marks their 30th anniversary this year. The festival is hosted on the USC campus and filled with exhibitors and attendees.
Brawls break out at Republican rally arranged by Jan. 6 rioter, resulting in arrest
There was no shortage of scuffling at the conservative #WalkAway march and rally in Beverly Hills on Sunday. The march’s founder was one of 1,500 recently pardoned by Trump for storming the Capitol.