The hair style staples, the cheesy 90’s rock transitions between scenes, the familiar faces of people who wouldn’t make it far from that set in their careers and the cliché life-lessons; the classic recipe of 90’s American TV shows. ABC Family managed to produce a number of hit family sitcoms from the 1980’s through the 2000’s, including Family Matters, Sabrina,...

In worlds of capes and crusaders who save humankind, Marvel is beating DC hands down. DC has had much success with Batman and Superman, but Marvel has countless superheroes that are more recognizable and profitable. Even Superman and Captain America have argued about this in print; In a crossover comic, Captain America saw the DC universe as a fascist state...

Last Thursday evening, internationalist solidarity manifested itself at Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade when a coalition of activists flash mobbed the local Adidas store to make shoppers aware of ongoing labor strife and the plight of sweatshop workers in China. The group of approximately two dozen protestors was composed of various students and local activists from the University of California,...

When her country erupted in revolution, Svitlana Kostenko knew she had to return and be a witness to the great upheaval in Ukraine that gripped the world. Born and raised in the capital of Kiev, Kostenko currently studies journalism at Santa Monica College. She moved to the United States one and-a-half years ago. When protests spread against the government of...

Last Saturday, photography students at Santa Monica College had the opportunity to show their best work at the 35th annual Photography Student Exhibition. Held at the Photography Gallery on the second floor of Drescher, only 160 photos out of 1600 submissions were chosen for display. The selection of photos was made by a jury of faculty members. Photos were also...

In honor of the 40th anniversary of "Hearts and Minds" the Santa Monica College Associated Students, in conjunction with the SMC history department, held a screening of the 1974 Oscar-winning documentary in the Humanities and Social Sciences building last Friday afternoon. "Our vision of progress is not limited to our own country. We extend it to all the peoples of...

With a slew of electronic-heavy rock artists dominating the charts, its good to look back at a time when rock music was influenced not by electronic music or hip hop, but by the textures of reggae and punk rock. The Police were formed in London, England in 1977 by Stewart Copeland, Andy Summers, and Sting (real name Gordon Sumner). With...

For some Santa Monica College students, the last objects they viewed before leaving on spring break were large amorphous figures on the quad lawn. A large black cube next to the Humanities and Social Sciences building. A hall of human forms next to the fountain. A wooden frame supporting a limp, pale form. This wasn’t the setup of some sci-fi...

The case against Santa Monica College filed by former Bread Factory owner Soo Jeong Pak was thrown out by the Santa Monica courts Tuesday morning. The latest hearing took place at the Santa Monica Courthouse where Pak again failed to make an appearance. In her place was court appearance attorney Kevin Jang. This has been a common practice by Pak...

When Noemi Bocardo first moved to the United States to study at Santa Monica College, she soon found herself in the arms of her first boyfriend. But an enflamed heart is blind. For six months, while lost in the revelry of young love, Bocardo was unaware that her boyfriend already had a girlfriend who was attending the University of California,...