The weather reflected the mood of the team – just the right amount of sunshine, coupled with a gentle breeze that teases the hair and leaves the skin feeling refreshed. Matt Herold, assistant coach of the Santa Monica College women's soccer team, had just put the team through several drills that cultivated ball-control skills and overall physical fitness. It is...

Arriving at the eighth hole, jokes were passed around. "If I win this hole, lunch is on me," one golfer jested. He planted his feet on the green, grips his club, aims, hits. The ball made it ten feet from the hole. There was disappointment and anticipation as the next golfer lined up at the $10,000 hole, where anyone who...

The international popularity of Santa Monica College strikes again as Thales Corrêa, a film student from Brazil, had his first short film "Parents" screened during the Festival de Cannes this past week. Corrêa wrote and directed the film, which features a teenager who is bullied by her friends and misunderstood by her own parents, a situation that tragically leads to...

YouTube is transforming the platform for comedy and is redefining the creative capabilities for the hopeful comic. Students may have heard of YouTube's Comedy Week that took place from May 19 to 25. There are roughly 150 videos that are the product of the one-week-long event; although this was a proposed "live" event, the videos will forever remain viewable on...

To kick off the summer, MAC Cosmetics used Memorial Day weekend to launch their new summer collection called Temperature Rising in front of their store, located on Third Street Promenade. The event included entertainment such as DJs, performances and models. People passing by or participating in the event were able to take pictures with the well-defined male models, who were...

If you start marking things you like with Post-It notes, you might be a Facebook addict. If your mom lets you know that dinner is ready by posting on your wall, instead of coming to your room, you might be a Facebook addict. If on your first date, you suggest changing your relationship status to "in a relationship," you might...

What's love got to do with it? Everything. Love, a subject that has plagued mankind for centuries, is one of the central themes at the heart of "Thoroughly Modern Millie," the latest production from the Santa Monica College Theatre Arts Department. Originally written by Richard Morris, the play takes the audience on a journey back to the Roaring '20s, a...

Student Athlete of the Year might be a lifetime achievement for some people. It might signal the winding down of a dream that began during childhood. But for Weber State University quarterback Alfonso Medina, it is just the beginning. “I think winning [Student Athlete of the Year] is pretty crazy," said Medina. "I thought I had a good season, but...

Finn Reske-Nielsen currently retains functions as the United Nations' resident coordinator and the UN Development Programme resident representative in the Timor-Leste, making this his third post in the country. His UN career began in Zambia in 1977 when he wanted to take a short break from academia to "see the real world." During a lecture at Santa Monica College last...

Not too long ago, Santa Monica College applied-vocal student Jonathan Hernandez was performing "Drinking Song" from the famous opera "La Traviatta" with SMC's symphony orchestra at the Broad Stage. After the show, Hernandez was approached by two people in the audience with a huge opportunity that he just could not pass up — a chance to sing the National Anthem...