Political Science professor Richard Tahvildaran-Jesswein is a man with little free time on hand while stage managing for Global Motion at the Broad Stage. This holds especially true now that Tahvildaran-Jesswein was voted as a Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District board member after the November local elections. The night of the election, he stood fourth place in the polls, just...

If you want to recreate the feel and culture of a traditional German Oktoberfest without serving sausages, schnitzels, chicken or any other meat, dust off your lederhosen and go see for yourself. On October 4, the world's first Vegan Oktoberfest will take place, right here in Santa Monica. Instead of meat they will offer many German-themed foods such as potato...

After months of heavy drought, this weekend brought rain to California. All over metropolitan Los Angeles and the surrounding counties, the rain and strong winds continued from 8 a.m. until late in the evening. Flash flood and mudslide warnings were issued throughout the hillside cities, including the Hollywood Hills and the L. A. County Mountains. Buildings and cars all over...

A group of Santa Monica College students lead a protest on campus yesterday afternoon demanding justice in the case of Michael Brown and bringing attention to the injustices felt by African Americans everywhere. The shooting of Brown by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri has galvanized protests nationwide after Wilson was acquitted by a grand jury last Monday. Lead...

With the ongoing enrollment, it is time for students to plan ahead and start thinking about how they can make their schedule for spring 2015 to set them up for a good semester. You probably want to make sure you end up making the right choices but in the jungle of classes and different teachers it's not always easy to...

2014 was a year dominated by big budget behemoths that again showed off Hollywood's knack for investing vast sums of money into CGI spectacles. Some of it was lots of fun like "Guardians Of The Galaxy" or "X-Men: Days Of Future Past," but among the big box office hits, there were also notable works of pure vision and storytelling. Here...

Santa Monica College film buffs brace yourselves and get ready because a major series of film screenings are coming your way. The screenings will feature director Samuel Fuller from December 5 through 7 in the HSS 165. If you're an indie film lover and prefer movies with relatable messages, Fuller is a director who will speak to your inner-film geek....

Coach Steven Contarsy leads the Santa Monica College swim team. In this interview he sits down with The Corsair to discuss his career, highlights and what to expect come spring semester. How many years have you been coaching at SMC? This is the middle of my 16th year here at SMC. I’m in the middle of my 47th year of...

And so we begin a winter of discontent. On Tuesday, students and activists gathered in the quad area amid the rain to protest the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. The subsequent wave of protests that have included various cities across the U. S. following the acquittal of the police officer who shot Brown has now made an appearance...

Friday morning on Third Street Promenade started with a chill. While notably busy given that it was only 9 a.m., the pure insanity that characterizes Black Friday hadn’t shown itself yet, and wouldn’t as the day progressed. Store employees, street performers, and even Bible pushers took their usual places along the Promenade. It was almost like any other shopping trip,...