For decades, the Santa Monica Airport (SMO) has been the rope of an incessant game of tug-of-war. Many Santa Monica city officials and residents of Santa Monica have been in conflict with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) with the regards of closing the airport or reducing its activity. The FAA, which leased the airport for defensive purposes during World War...

Spring break came and went. For The Corsair it was a well-deserved break after our staff took 18 awards at the Journalism Association Of Community Colleges (JACC) conference in Sacramento. Our staff labors day and night (literally) to bring you print and online content and the efforts paid off. Not only did we win multiple awards in top categories, but...

Till this date one of the most prospective inventions of the 21st century is starting to take place in California. Elon Musk, a 43 year-old South African born and American-Canadian entrepreneur, engineer and inventor introduced a new project, one that will totally change the way transit transportation is seen in the world, and downtown Los Angeles will be the base...

Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer is currently negotiating with the California Coastal Commission (CCC) regarding the removal of the curfew on Los Angeles beaches implemented by the City of Los Angeles in 1988. The curfew is currently in place, restricting people from visiting Dockweiler State Beach, Venice Beach, and Will Rogers Beach from midnight to 5 a.m. According to...

Monday night’s Board of Trustees meeting marked a passing of the torch for two reasons. One was the presence of new Student Trustee Jonathan Eady, the other was that this was President and Superintendent Tsang’s final Board meeting after nine years here at Santa Monica College. After announcing his retirement in January, Jeff Shimizu was chosen to serve as Interim...

When a shooter made his way to Santa Monica College on June 7, 2013 and took three lives before being shot down in the campus library, SMC professor Wendy Parise was shocked to recognize the face of the suspect. It was her former pre-school student, John Zawahri. Two years later and many questions still hover over the day when Zawahri,...

If one were to ask the average student voting populace of Santa Monica College what it was the student trustee does, most students would be at a loss. At most, they know that trustees represent students on the Board of Trustees, which if you ask former student trustees, is just the tip of the iceberg. The role of student trustee...

The roads between the Pico Youth & Family (PYFC) Center and the Santa Monica City Hall were trodden with fervent protest last Thursday. In the protest, PYFC members, families, friends and children marched with hopes of the Center’s continuance. A few passing by cars honked in support. Many protesters came with signs and drums, chanting in orchestrated cadence:“Let PYFC thrive!...

Like a well-mobilized small army, the Film 33 production class began production on its latest short film project over the weekend. Led by professor Salvador Carrasco, a crew composed entirely have students have been trekking their way from the Bundy campus to the Van Nays to make "The Shape Shifter." Written and directed by SMC film student Kelly Thompson, the...

An hour before showtime and the backstage area of The Broad was a scene of controlled chaos as dancers, instructors and stage hands swarmed to prepare for Saturday night's performance. On nearby stairs a dancer stepped on broken glass and pressed a band aid against her slashed toe, determined to not miss the show. It was the return of Synapse,...