Thousands of dollars of debt, domestic problems, bank robbery, murder and suicide. These are only a few possible consequences of gambling addiction. Dr. Timothy Fong, associate professor of psychiatry and co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program, said that he has had patients who drained all their life savings in a matter of months, were left by their spouse, neglected...

On May 23, the theater department at Santa Monica College will preview their interpretation of the Tony Award-winning comedic musical "Thoroughly Modern Millie," directed by theater professor Janie Jones. Set in 1922, the show features a girl from Kansas named Millie, who has just arrived in New York City. Determined to be "modern" during the times when women started to...

Are you that community college student that did not have the best grades in high school, which practically forced you to attend a community college? After you graduated high school, did you watch all your friends move forward with their lives as they attended big universities, while you went to a community college? Did this make you feel like you...

Former National Football League players Chad "Ochocinco" Johnson and Terrell Owens practiced with prospective athletes on the football field of Santa Monica College on Tuesday. Johnson was a student at SMC from 1997 to 1999, and spoke to what it felt like to be back. "I'm back here, back to my roots how it all started, trying to remember what...

Work, motherhood, art, change, and friendship. These are the themes in Mary Trunk's documentary "Lost in Living," which showed the lives of four women and their daily ups and downs as mothers, artists, daughters, and friends. Between work, family and change, they are "lost in living." On May 9, Trunk screened her documentary, which she directed and produced with Ma...

From afar, it looked like a garden-variety dress on a mannequin. But upon closer inspection, the real message of the art piece comes through. Words like "trafficking," "victimization" and "violence" were written on cards showing seemingly-malnoursished children, depicting the horrors of the fashion-making industry The Santa Monica College art department had the opening reception for its annual student exhibit at...

In fall 2012, Santa Monica College fielded a men’s soccer team for the first time in over 20 years. The team narrowly missed the playoffs, and head coach Tim Pierce believes it was still successful. “For the first season, I think it went really well,” said Pierce. “We had a winning record and a great group. It was a good...

Playing every day, five hours a day, attending multiple camps, it was only a matter of time before Jessica Goldbeck began to rake in victory after victory. Her whole life, Goldbeck has been playing tennis, consistently being a top contender in the sport. "I stated to get serious about the game five years ago," said Goldbeck. On the heels of...

He never had aspirations for being a track star, he did not even like running. He was more likely to be found on a baseball diamond or a basketball court. But after years of urging from his parents and friends, Santa Monica College freshman Terrance Luevano finally started to run and he has not looked back. “My running career started...

Machismo and masculinity have long been associated with sports. Stanford University graduate and current National Basketball Association player Jason Collins took a huge leap recently when he publicly announced he was gay. Going forward, it is a challenge that Collins will have to be prepared for. Santa Monica College head basketball coach Jerome Jenkins said he believes that it is...