The Santa Monica College women's tennis team began a pivotal week in the 2015 season by falling to Western State Conference rival Santa Barbara City College 5-4 on Tuesday. The loss dropped the lady Corsairs out of a a three-way-tie for first place, against both Santa Barbara--their opponent for Tuesday--and Glendale, whom they will be seeing Thursday. The Lady Corsairs,...

From the yesteryear of Napster to today’s torrent sites, YouTube rips, and streaming services, music lovers are always on the lookout for a free fix of their favorite artists, finding ways around paying for music downloads. According to the latest Nielsen ratings on music sales, digital downloads are the primary source for music sales, but the numbers are declining due...

Like a mad seer, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pretended to predict the apocalypse in front of the United States Congress last week. Negotiations with Iran are worthless according to him, adding that they're the greatest threat to the planet and a year away from getting the bomb; he even went so far as to describe Iran as "spreading its...

Santa Monica College student Rom Mir describes secret parties, the delicate task of illegally drinking alcohol, constant hook ups, and dancing to the latest pop hits. But Mir is not describing student life in Los Angeles, she is describing life in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Mir belongs to the generation of Iranians growing up in a fast changing, technologically...

Our campus is a vast collection of nationalities and international students. In this week's issue a Santa Monica College student gives us a small look into student life inside the Islamic Republic of Iran. While most of the world is going through turbulent times, Iran is a particularly important country to know about because of its importance to the Middle...

The roar of a police helicopter and the electric, all-seeing crackle of a megaphone shattered a serene, early spring morning in Santa Monica on Saturday. David Carrillo, a fugitive on the run, had made his way to a house on the corner of Lincoln and Ocean Park. A suspect in a fatal February 10 stabbing near South Los Angeles, Carrillo...

Before there were Michael Bay movies and edgy Zack Snyder comic book movies, there were the 90’s. The 90’s came pre-packaged with so much cheesy pop culture that it gave birth to more ridiculous cartoon themed music than the 80’s (a dangerous opinion, I know). But crowned king atop all the cheesy cartoons and Saturday morning kids shows was Power...

"The DUFF" is a newly released teen comedy based on a book by Kody Keplinger “The DUFF: Designated Ugly Fat Friend” about your run-of-the-mill, stereotypical troubles of name calling and bullying in high school, just with a millennial twist. Directed by Ari Sandel, known for "West Bank Story" and "Wild West," uses jump-shots often to emphasize the humor and condescending...

The Santa Monica College Board of Trustees have appointed Executive Vice President Jeffery “Jeff” Shimizu as Interim President at their regular meeting on Tuesday. The appointment will go into effect July 1 and comes after current president Chui L. Tsang announced his upcoming retirement in January. “I echo the entire Board’s sentiment when I say that we were all counting...

On Monday, the Associated Students took a trip to Sacramento to take part in “March in March”, a yearly event meant to bring students together behind a cause. However, the AS Directors returned home early facing disciplinary action, due to their participation in an impromptu student-led march they were not allowed to attend. This year, the “March in March” event...