A typical college scene is students walking around campus with their eyes fixated on a screen and thumbs feverishly tapping on their electronic devices. The influx of new devices released every year, sold out pre-orders and endless lines of customers on release days provide reassurance to companies that the smartphone market is going strong. The launch of the newest iPhone...

Darkness lies in everyone’s hearts, but adjacent to the midst of blackness lies the sole producer of everything good — light. The night is associated with the dark, and the opposite of night, which is associated with light is day. Sayings of old always create terrifying myths about the horrors of the dark, and what foul creature or threat that...

As the final minutes winded down on the 2013 season for the Santa Monica College men's soccer team, sophomore defender and captain Ricky Malmstroem entered the game against College of the Canyons. Battling an ankle injury, Malmstroem scored on a corner kick header, sealing both the 5-1 victory and his career on SMC's soccer team. For head coach Tim Pierce,...

For the 2013 Santa Monica College football team, most, if not all, of their celebrations began after they clinched their third straight Pacific Conference championship against Los Angeles Pierce College. But unlike most other top teams, who began prepping for a postseason bowl game, the Corsairs were banned from participating for a year due to a recruiting violation. About a...

Anise the dog just celebrated her 12th birthday — 84th in dog years — last Tuesday. She is a yellow labrador retriever with a white-gold coat, missing her left eye as a result of surgery performed after a tumor was discovered during a routine health checkup. This did not change the dog’s inherent drive and work ethic. Only two weeks...

For James Martin, chair of the music department at Santa Monica College, the music program is only as strong as the success of its students. Looking back at the year 2013, Martin said that the applied music program has played a significant part in why the program is held in such high regard. "We're very proud in developing our applied...

With the sounds of Claude Debussy's "Prelude to the Afternoon of a Faun" filling the office, Judith Douglas, Santa Monica College's dance department chair, discussed a memorable 2013 and what is in store for the coming year."As a proud parent and as a proud department chair, I am very pleased with everything [the dancers] have achieved in such a short...

Since the launch of the Affordable Care Act, also known as "Obamacare," United States citizens have been treated to a roller coaster ride of the country's health reform. Perhaps the most outstanding issue with the ACA is its website, healthcare.gov, which lists dates and deadlines and takes shoppers through the process of acquiring a health plan. The site has been...

Nearly three weeks after a deadly typhoon struck the Philippine islands, an outpour of grief and aid is still felt in Santa Monica and around the world. According to the United Nations, the death toll from Typhoon Haiyan continues to paint an even grimmer picture than was previously perceived. The government’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has updated...

Modern American society is constantly in a fast-paced, go-all-the-way mindset that sometimes has people looking for that little boost in the middle of the day. In this environment, people often turn to boosters with terms such as “vitamin supplements” as well as traditional energy drinks. Energy drink sales were up 6.7 percent this year, according to the online journal Caffeine...