Xiaoy Li, a Santa Monica College student from Hong Kong, has an idea of what she wants to do after college.“My dream is to open a school when I am done with my education,” says Li. “This school will have English and math classes and not focus on elite students, but also those who struggle with these subjects.” This goal...

She turned down a full scholarship for dance to Dixie State University. She chose to leave the familiar cold of Utah for the distant and foreign Los Angeles. Pursuing a passion, Carmel Peterson is finishing up her freshman year at Santa Monica College, and has emerged as a force on the tennis court. "I heard about coach Richard," said Peterson...

Santa Monica College's annual Health Fair provided students with information on what to do and where to go to protect their health. This year's Health Fair, which was sponsored by the Associated Students and the SMC Health Services, took place last Tuesday on SMC's main campus and hosted several representatives from health care resources and providers. Many of the representatives...

The Santa Monica College men’s volleyball team suffered a disappointing defeat, their eleventh in a row, on Friday night at the hands of the El Camino College Warriors. Despite a thrilling end-to-end match and an impressive team effort, it was not enough for the Corsairs to prevail. The loss drops the Corsairs to 3-12 on the year, 0-8 in conference...

Spring break for Santa Monica College students is just around the corner. For some, this break may only be a treasured chance to rest, catch up with friends, or put down the textbooks. But for many college students, spring break is synonymous with parties and drinking. Although spring break is meant to be enjoyed, students should be cautious of potential...

Santa Monica College's first theater production of this semester is a story of lust and greed. "Salome," written by Oscar Wilde in 1891, originally in French, comes from a biblical story that uses symbolism to describe it. The play shows a variety of characters obsessing over one another, starting off with the Young Syrian, played by Brandon Blum, who desires...

Santa Monica College photography students showed their work at the 34th installment of the annual Photography Student Exhibition at the Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery and the Photography Gallery in Drescher Hall last Saturday night. The exhibit gave students a chance to display their best work and compete for awards in several categories against each other. Of the 700-plus...

A solider in his helmet was covered in dirt and grime. His eyes looked like they told a story only another solider would understand, with a cigarette in his mouth, clean and ready to burn. That scene and others were on display at the opening of the Annenberg Space for Photography's new exhibit, "War/Photography: Images of Armed Conflict and Its...

The air at the downtown Los Angeles PYO Gallery was filled with high-energy, excited faces, as guests gathered to examine paintings categorized as "process art" for their thorough detail. The artist behind it all, whose 50 years of work brought attendees together, is Kyle Lind, who started painting at age 2, and said that his inspiration is “the conscious of...

Words from Chioma Ojini’s original song “Oopsie Daisy” floated down the quad Thursday, announcing the start of the 2013-14 Associated Students election debates. Ojini, one of the four presidential candidates, sang her own song as people gathered. But even though Ojini has sung since the age of seven, stage fright still comes like clockwork to her. "With singing, I can...