In our modern world, there seems to be a fine line between hate and free speech in regards to Islam. This fine line has been the subject of intense debate between moderate Muslims and right wing anti-Islamic pundits. Over the years, groups like the Center for American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) have been advocating for better understanding and treatment of our Muslim...

As the residents of Baltimore begin the process of recovering, it is important to put the situation into its correct context. The burning of Baltimore was not about Freddie Gray, any more than the riots in Ferguson were about Mike Brown or the riots in LA were about Rodney King. It’s simply about hopelessness and survival. We live in a...

For an entire week local artist Andrew Ham labored in a crane overlooking Santa Monica College as he changed the face of the Science building. With brushstrokes of color he turned a barren wall into an image of a hooded teen standing in the ocean."Dr. Tsang and people were saying that there were so many blank walls and they wanted...

Santa Monica College Corsairs men's volleyball head coach John Mayer couldn't remember exactly when he knew that the 2015 edition of the blue and white could take the state championship. It was somewhere in the preseason non traditional tournaments when two of the returning sophomores Taylor Tattersall and Luis Palos showed their growth over the offseason."You could see Tattersall, who...

It's not everyday you get people from different political movements all rallying together around one central cause. Black Lives Matter, transnational activists and environmentalists all came together to celebrate women. Any privilege from other attendees was checked at the door for this moment of recognition. On Saturday, for the 2nd Annual Global Eco-feminism Conference hosted in Santa Monica College's HSS...

The task seemed easy enough for Griffin Williams: find the Santa Monica College clubs that match the riddles on the sheet of paper in order to win a prize. Putting his neurons to work, WIlliams began his quest for answers to phrases such as, "The alchemists of olde, are in row with the new, visit ye their concoctions, a tincture...

I don’t like Floyd Mayweather Jr. I’ve never liked him. No one wanted to see the man kiss the canvas this past Saturday night more than I. I tend to agree with most that can’t stand him. However, you lose me when your rationale for bashing him as a fighter is based on his conduct out of the ring. This...

Mariachis, piñatas, tequila shots, ice-cold Coronas and Tecates, margaritas, guacamole, mustaches, ponchos, sombreros, and Taco Tuesdays! These are staples of what the American consciousness thinks about when they think about Cinco de Mayo. But what exactly is Cinco de Mayo about?The club president and vice president of Santa Monica College's M. E. Ch. A. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan) group...

Rarely in sports, as in life, does the perceived narrative line up with reality. The bad guy is not always the one who wears the black hat, the girl of your dreams turns out to be a snobby brat and rarely does an event live up to its hype. However, the good versus evil storyline that followed fight fans as...

Standing behind the starting block, headphones on, focused, adrenaline coursing through his body, the smell of chlorine intensifies, and water reflects from his goggles as Santa Monica College freshman mid-distance swimmer Gabriel Miranda prepares to dive in. "I want to fly/Can you take me far away," the chorus of Macklemore's "Wings" reverberates through his ears, blocking the outside ambiance, keeping...