Selim Baccouche is not your typical freshman recruit. Many words can be used to describe his journey to the Santa Monica College football defensive line, but average is not one of them. Most SMC recruits are taken from one of many impressive high school programs in the Los Angeles area, with a handful of players coming from other regions of...

As the game came to an end, the cheers and roars from the opposing sideline sounded more like a jovial celebration of a bunch of pirates, while the Corsairs' sideline resembled that of a plundered ship. The Santa Monica College football team took to their home field Saturday afternoon in an early season matchup against the San Bernardino Valley College...

Santa Monica College Police Department motor officer Albert Echeverria was in an on-duty collision near the Airport Arts campus Tuesday morning, according to a press release from SMCPD Chief Albert Vasquez. Echeverria was on the 2800 block of Airport Way when he entered into a collision at 9:15 a.m. SMCPD Sgt. Mark Kessler was called in to take his place....

When I turned the corner, I could finally see my house. With my heart racing, I picked up speed with each step I took. I could still hear someone walking behind me, but I did not dare turn around. I was afraid; afraid to show fear. I opened my bag and desperately started digging for my keys, not just to...

Although Tom Shadyac owned a mansion and was flying private jets, he still felt as if something was missing. With movies like “Bruce Almighty,” “The Nutty Professor” and “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” the four-time award-winning director had become part of Hollywood’s culture of excess materialism where “money was God,” he said. In 2007, a bicycle accident impacted Shadyac’s health for...

Amid the sea of black leotards and ballet buns sits 73-year old professional dancer and dance historian, Gary Bates. The dance department at Santa Monica College invited Bates to speak about the history of Los Angeles Modern and Contemporary Dance on Sept. 17 and to initiate SMC's Master of Dance lecture series. Bates began his lecture by reading out the...

Frozen yogurt is not exactly what most people would call a meal, or even food for that matter. It's really more of a dessert — something to enjoy on a hot day with your family, significant other or friends. Treats Frozen Yogurt & Ice Bar is a walk just short of five minutes from the Santa Monica College main campus,...

Finding suitable roommates is anything but easy. In some cases, strangers can become new best friends and build strong bonds that last a lifetime. In others, they turn out to be a nightmare. In most situations, students need roommates due to the outrageously priced real estate in California. Even though I have been blessed with great roommates throughout my two...

The Santa Monica College men's soccer team recorded their second tie of the season last Friday with a 1-1 finish against the El Camino College Warriors. The Warriors started off with aggressive attacks, making the Corsairs work tirelessly on the defensive end, and kept the ball on SMC's end of the field for the majority of the first period. After...

The tag, #SelfieSunday, is seen all over Twitter, Instagram and now even Facebook has decided to step up its game by adding real-time hashtags, linking users to millions of strangers all around the world. So who sees these pictures besides the people they were intended for? With iPhones and Androids handling about 90 percent of handset sales worldwide, it is...