Tuesday afternoon the Santa Monica College men's soccer team left their scoring boots somewhere in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere or Jyväskylä. After a string of multi-goal games, the Corsairs could not find the finish to stave off a shutout at the hands of the Oxnard College Condors, dropping their sixth game of the season 2-0. After Condor sophomore forward...

Welcome to another episode of "Black Swan", with your host, the completely forgotten and possibly schizophrenic Michael Keaton as your star obsessed with feeling relevant (aren't we all) in "Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)."This time, though the star still has repressed bird episodes, the madness takes place in the hectic environment of a doomed to fail Broadway play....

Not so long ago, Hollywood native Nick Boles was studying accounting at Santa Monica College, finding himself standing by the back wall of a full classroom where all the seats were taken. Now he seeks a seat on the Santa Monica City Council. Boles is one of the candidates who's political aspirations will be weighed by voters on November 4....

Members of the Board of Trustees have gone on unopposed and endorsed by Santa Monica Renter's Rights (SMRR) in the last two elections cycles, maintaining the same cast of characters for the last eight years. This is, however, with the exception of the recent appointment of Barry Snell in February and the passing of Vice President Randal Lawson in August....

How many craigslist adds, rental websites, and roommate wanted postings does it take for an Santa Monica College student to find adequate housing before class is in session? I’m still trying to find out. When I moved to the greater Los Angeles Area as an out-of-state student with no family or friends to accompany me on my search for shelter,...

The Santa Monica College Corsair women’s soccer team shut out the Bakersfield College Renegades 4-0, behind a second half hat trick from sophomore forward Allysa Ortega. Ortega’s goals in the 74, 75 and 86 minutes earned the Corsairs their eleventh win of the season. Throughout the game the Corsairs were better organized, conforming to head coach Joe Pehanich’s sideline commands...

The Santa Monica College Corsairs came away with a victory in their most exciting game of the season Saturday afternoon, narrowly beating cross-town rival West Los Angeles College 49-48. With less than a minute to go in the fourth quarter, the Corsairs took a seven-point lead going up 49-42 behind a beautifully orchestrated drive led by quarterback Christian Smith. “I...

The Santa Monica College Corsair football team is coming off of one of their toughest losses of the season this past Saturday, losing a thriller in the waning moments of the fourth quarter to LA Harbor College 33-27. Though SMC’s conference win streak is still intact at 23, the loss dropped their overall record to 2-3. If the Corsairs are...

This letter will begin in tribute to a revolutionary icon who died this past May but who’s death was not reported until this week. I am referring to Loukanikos, the legendary riot dog of Athens. When a mass uprising broke out in Greece in December 2008 following the police murder of an unarmed Athens youth, Loukanikos, an oak-colored mutt (I...

The green movement in the United States continues to make waves in California legislation. Statewide, cities are becoming more bike-friendly and power is being harnessed more efficiently though solar energy. Recently, California made a big step in the green direction by becoming the first state to ban all single-use plastic bags statewide. On September 30, Governor Jerry Brown signed the...