As the Israeli war on Gaza intensifies, protesters again gathered on Sunday in front of the Federal Building on Wilshire Blvd to protest their anger at the latest military attacks on the besieged strip. The tone of Sunday's protest was a more palpable anger than in recent weeks. This was due to the increasing ferocity of the war as reports...

On Saturday room 261 of the HSS building at Santa Monica College became the site of what English professor Carl Burak called "scholar diplomacy." On this occasion two communications professors from Vietnam, Cao Thi Quiynh Loan and her husband, Richard Bradley, held a private conference with various SMC instructors to discuss the labyrinths of language and pronunciation. Loan and Bradley's...

Filming began on a new advertisement for Santa Monica College, Wednesday. The advertisement featured groups of student volunteers dancing along with the song and chart topper “Happy” by Pharrell Williams. Though the college brought in an outside director for the shoot, the choreography was often left to the volunteers while basic crew duties were carried out by SMC film students....

On Sunday Wilshire Blvd again became the site of intense protests centered around the ongoing Israeli military assault on the Gaza Strip. The latest round of demonstrations were organized by the organization Friends Of The IDF which seeks to build support for Israel's military campaign against Gaza as world criticisms mount over the high civilian toll among Palestinians. On a...

The scent of a dream and the palpating heartbeat of living course through the pages of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's "One Hundred Years Of Solitude." If there was ever a novel worth diving into during the Summer, when the weather in Santa Monica can shift from embracing sunshine to sudden, ethereal overcast, it is this one. It's a powerful mixture of...

"O country of mine you do not exist except as my deformed shadow, a word coined by my enemy."- Roque Dalton, "In A Fit Of Anger." The dogs of war are being unleashed once again as Israel bombs Gaza and a endless conflict reaches a new, bloody phase. Peace talks have collapsed, tit for tat killings have initiated a cycle...

In an interview at the Corsair Newsroom on Wednesday afternoon, Ali Khan discussed Pablo Garcia's sudden resignation as the Associated Students president and his own ascension to the role. Khan, who had won the office of Vice President during May's student elections, was caught by surprise when Garcia, who had won the presidency itself, resigned before assuming office."A few days...

As the World Cup nears its final and unpredictable end and as international battles come to a head, the losers must now face the music of their countries. And for Brazil, this may mean the government handing over the players to the protesting populations surrounding the stadium. Everyone figured it would prove difficult for Brazil to win without their Achilles...

The front of the Israeli Consulate on Wilshire Blvd. became the site of a major protest on Tuesday against the latest Israeli bombing of the Gaza Strip. Protesters which included students, activists, locals and organizations such as CodePink and Jewish Voice For Peace, chanted slogans and read messages from Gaza. Palestinian flags filled the air while cars sped by, their...

Ali Kahn is now officially the new president of the Santa Monica College Associated Students following the resignation of former president Pablo Garcia. Kahn, who until now was the AS Vice President, made the confirmation during a late night exchange in the early hours of Tuesday morning. According to Kahn, the AS Dean Sonali Bridges informed him of Garcia's resignation...