Known for its diverse and international student body, Santa Monica College is stirring with holiday anticipation, and with Thanksgiving approaching, many students will be cooking cultural dishes from different nationalities. Geri Rosales, a 27-year-old Filipino business student at Santa Monica College, has a few special dishes that she and her family cook on special occasions, and in this case Thanksgiving....

Santa Monica College veteran student Ronald Gray served three years of active duty in the United States Marine Corps, four years in the Reserve, two years in the Texas National Guard, and two years in the California Guard. Two weeks ago, Gray received a denial from the Social Security Office of Disability, stating that he has to wait until it...

The destructive results of Global Warming in the Arctic tundra were shown in full color to attendees of the"Chasing Ice" screening at SMC on Tuesday. The short documentary was presented as part of the EcoAction Club's Sustainability Week activities. The club held the event in hopes of making students and faculty more aware and active about climate change. The presentation...

"12 Years A Slave," the latest film from auteur Steve McQueen, is a film of raw, brutal emotion. Its subject is the enslavement of a free black man in 1841 and his journey through a hell of oppression amid the fields of American slavery. It is history on film laid bare drop by bloody drop. The film stars Chiwetel Ejiofor...

Santa Monica College students were exposed to the unsettling images and testimonials of the inhumane treatment of captive orcas, which focused on the core journey of the most notorious killer whale, Tilikum. On Feb, 24, 2010, during one of SeaWold’s routine shows, Dawn Brancheau, who had worked for more than 16 years to become one of SeaWorld’s most well-known trainers,...

The ceiling began to cave in. Father Merrin's breath penetrated through the bitter, cold room, as he attempted to condemn the demon back to hell. The demon that had possessed young Regan MacNeil slowly twisted her head around her shoulders, smiling malevolently, reflecting on the chaos that it had brought upon the MacNeil family. Arguably, the most horrendous and terrifying...

The Great California ShakeOut fell short of being a statewide emergency earthquake drill, and felt more like an elementary school student's dream of not doing anything while class was in session. Rather than being organized, during what was supposed to be a precautionary drill, students were wandering about the campus clueless as to what the actual purpose of the drill...

With only two returning players from last season, the Santa Monica College women’s water polo team entered this semester with a relatively new team. A few players were completely new to the sport as well. After Thursday's loss to the San Diego Mesa College Olympians, 10-7, SMC fell to 3-9 on the season, 0-2 in Western State Conference play, and...

The doors of the Barrett Art Gallery at The Broad Stage opened on Saturday to reveal the abstract works of Los Angeles artist Scot Heywood. The gallery show, titled "Scot Heywood: A Survey Of Large Paintings 2006-2013," showcased Heywood's smooth yet direct works which embody the abstract spirit with their defiance of narrative or convention. The paintings on display at...

Today's professional athletes live in an age where $30 million contracts resemble pocket change. These athletes normally come with a heavy skill set and an overwhelming dose of talent. However, rich or poor, they have all undergone a process of grade school and sometimes college in order to earn the wealth they so vigorously crave. Now, due to the money-starved...