This semester, Santa Monica College clubs were under the impression they have been mandated by President Chui L. Tsang to cease all activities after December 1. Multiple clubs on campus voiced their frustration with this decision, such as the Strategic Gaming Club (SGC), GAX club, and the Student Veterans Association (SVA). President of the Chess Club Douglas Perez said, “We...

Dressed in holiday-themed costumes, the Westside communities gathered for the 37th annual Santa Monica-Venice Christmas run this Saturday. Various families and groups participated in the various events held early that morning, including a 5K and 10K run, as well as and holiday costume contest. Kids and adults alike ran from Ocean Front Walk to Abbot Kinney Blvd. and back in...

The global conflicts of 2014 will reverberate for years to come. It is a year of politics, war and race stirring together and, in some cases, erupting in a furious crescendo. From shattered borders of the Middle East and in the streets of the 'land of the free', these dark clouds gathering on the horizon are a sign of what...

Police brutality isn’t going to change until we do. As the college students and young adults who are supposed to be leading the way for future generations, for our future, how can we possibly even begin to reform laws when we are all so busy battling each others likes on Instagram and trying to afford the rising cost of a...

There was absolutely no time to talk. Dancers were running in and out of rooms, changing into different outfits constantly, essentially becoming new characters every few minutes. Backstage at Global Motion Dance Company’s “Dance in American Culture” performance, spirits were high and performers were hustling to get ready. At the Broad Stage on Saturday, Global Motion Dance Company performed yet...

This year's candidates for best picture truly pale in comparison to the last few years of nominated films that have rolled on through. This year, the academy will be pulling from a rather impressive pile of repeats, poor rhetoric, and massive ego trips the size of traffic on 405 at 6 p.m. 1. Boyhood At the top of the list...

On Friday night, stage manager Cinderella Cortas walked between two dressing rooms in the cavernous underground of The Broad Stage. "Five minutes!" she shouted with drill sergeant precision. Cortas, in a black dress proper for a fashionable dinner, was alerting male and female cast members that it was almost time to initiate "Operatastic," a showcase of SMC's best vocal talent...

Endless parties, never-ending smiles, young couples in love, and generally the proverbial “best hits” of life all in a few photos. This is generally what you tend to see on social media sites like Facebook and Twitter, but the biggest offender of those tendencies today is the popular online application Instagram. The app has garnered over 200 million active users...

Say you have to present a project to a class, a project that you've spent weeks on and gave your all. Your notes are prepared, you know every aspect of what you're about to talk about, and yet your palms are sweaty, or you can feel a tingle down your spine, or your hands are shaking. The feeling only makes...

It is difficult to believe a debate as passionate and historical as the one over the use of Native American mascots has a singular starting point. Yet, this argument has one flashpoint. After the fall of 1914, the Miracle Boston Braves, originally named for the foot soldiers of the Tammany Hall political machine, came back from last place on the...