Dressed in comfortable clothes, Santa Monica College student Francisco Muñoz sits at a stone table outside SMC's Liberal Arts building enjoying his bowl of cereal. The sky is nothing special that day but every so often he takes the view in with a quick glance as he scoops spoonfuls of milk and cheerios. No one would ever suspect that this...

Last Saturday, Santa Monica College’s Student Nursing Association invited students and alternative health advocates to experience “a holistic approach to health.” For attendees, this meant allowing oneself to bathe in the sounds of gongs and Tibetan singing bowls, letting essential oils awaken the senses, or receiving a healing touch from a reiki practitioner while performing a gentler form of yoga....

Hackathons are long, rigorous events that test the limits of computer programmers' minds. These events call for creativity, passion and of course, knowledge of coding languages like Ruby and Java. Filled with tech and engineering sponsors, prizes, workshops and lectures, these are the places to be in the world of computer science. Hack CC, the very first hackathon for community...

"Pure will without the confusions of Intellect...how happy! How free!"- Friedrich Nietzsche The American Republic has given the world a demonstration of how to conduct national harakiri. On November 4, the tradition of retaliating against the standing president by voting for the opposite party was recycled, this time in a large enough quantity that the entire Congress is now dominated...

Fasting, paleo, vegan, south beach, and the mediterranean diet are all faddish diets that have become a part of our culture because of the believed health benefits that they possess. Here today and gone tomorrow, these strict diets are often popularized as quickly as they fade away. The gluten-free diet has become more available and recognized by the public in...

Shakespeare's Globe is visiting The Broad Stage with a traditional depiction of Shakespeare’s “King Lear,” the tragic tale of the true meaning of love, the art of duplicity, and lessons about what it truly means to be wise. For members of Shakespeare's Globe, Shakespeare is a way of life, and studying the origins and details of every play is a...

On Saturday night, as rowdy crowds of Homecoming dissipated, a large audience gathered at room 165 of the Humanities & Social Sciences building for the screening of SMC Film Department's short film "Hurt," followed by the presentation of a feature-length zombie thriller shot by UCLA film students. Professor Salvador Carrasco, head of SMC's film production program, introduced "Hurt," the fifth...

Like him or not, Christopher Nolan is firmly established as an "event director," as one of those filmmakers who is known by reputation as much as by his film titles. The success of his "Dark Knight" trilogy has granted him the power to direct whatever the man wants, and for his latest outing, the sci-fi fable "Interstellar," Nolan has decided...

The 15th ranked Corsairs have already secured at least a share of the 2014 American Pacific Conference Championship, but it just doesn’t have the same ring to it as grabbing the crown all to themselves. With Glendale, and Santa Barbara only one loss back in the win column, it will take a win at Pierce College this Saturday in the...

Veteran’s Day came early this Thursday when the Santa Monica College Veterans Association gathered at the school’s memorial clock tower to honor the holiday. The gathering began with an address by SMC Student Veterans Association (SVA) President Jennifer Garcia, who voiced her passion for the importance and significance of vets today and in history past, despite never having served in...