Unexpected vacancy leaves position open on Citizens Bond Oversight Committee. Applications close Thursday. 

LA Comic Con took place Sept. 26-28 at the Convention Center. Corsair Managing Editor Mollie Bishop and Copy Editor Jacqueline Martin attended to check it out.

The upcoming Board of Trustees meeting consent agenda contains an amendment that would provide President Dr. Kathryn Jeffrey with post-retirement income. 

At LA Comic Con, Corsair reporter and copy editor Jacqueline Martin spoke with the organizers of the Cosplay National Championships. People competed in various categories for a chance to win up to $10,000.

Assata Shakur, a former Black Panther and the first woman ever added to the FBI’s Most Wanted Terrorist list, died Thursday, Sept. 26, in Havana at the age of 78. 

In a shocking turn of events, the Santa Monica College (SMC) women’s water polo season has been forfeited just before their conference match against Bakersfield College on Wednesday, September 24th at 3:30 pm. The abrupt cancellation results from the program failing to meet a sufficient roster size. 

Students connected with award-winning journalist Soudi Jiménez’s conversation on cultural resilience and representation in L.A.’s Latin American communities.

 SMC unveils a memorial rock dedicated to Felicia Hudson, days before the anniversary of her on-campus murder. 

Valley Film Festival Showcase, highlights diverse realities of filmmaking and local talent. “Valley Film Festival SMC Alumni”

 The Los Angeles Convention Center hosted the annual LA Comic Con over the weekend. While there, our team experienced the community and diverse culture of the convention. From AI Stan Lee fan interactions to impromptu tattoo appointments, Comic Con truly offered something for the whole family.

This year, at LA Comic Con, the company Proto debuted their A.I. recreation of Stan Lee. They charged $5 for fans to get a chance to speak with the comic book creator, who died in 2018.

Managing Editor Mollie Bishop spoke to Brand Manager Hazel Homer-Wambeam to learn more.

Volunteers cleared trash off Santa Monica Beach at the annual International Coastal Cleanup day

Central Avenue Jazz Festival hosts 29th annual event in South Central Los Angeles

The Corsair Fall 2025 - Issue 2

Everyone, hide your record deals, an AI persona is storming into the music industry.

With The Conjuring: Last Rites debuting in theaters Sept. 5, ratings have significantly dropped compared to the first movie of the franchise, “The Conjuring” which was released in 2013. Have horror movies really decreased in quality?

Santa Monica College (SMC) took a visit to Los Angeles Valley College (VC) at Monarch Stadium, Saturday, Sept. 27. The day started out overcast, but surprisingly hot and humid. Both teams showed high energy during their warmups. 

LA Opera opened their 40th season with a free live simulcast of ‘West Side Story’ to the Santa Monica Pier on Sept. 27. SMC Symphony Orchestra played a selection of pieces before the broadcast began, while patrons enjoyed activities such as face painting, caricature artwork, and learning more about Heal the Bay through a live baby swell shark on display. 

Santa Monica College students have the opportunity to meet face-to-face with companies actively seeking new hires on Oct. 2. 

After 162 games and 4 bobblehead nights Shohei Ohtani is still taking the baseball world by storm in his second year with the Dodgers. Japan has also been caught in this storm of their own star. In March of this year one Corsair writer went to Japan and saw how popular Ohtani truly was.