Supplemental to the existing film studies program, Santa Monica College is planning to give students the opportunity to earn a certificate and an associate degree in film production, in addition to learning the craft of screenwriting and filmmaking. Although practical film classes have been provided before at the college, the faculty is working on a new program, according to SMC...

The light at the end of the tunnel seems to be getting further away from the Santa Monica College's men's volleyball team. The Corsairs lost three sets to none against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Wednesday night. They followed it up with another defeat against Moorpark College on Friday. SMC has had a problem with closing out sets...

During last year's Los Angeles Marathon, Charles Delvalle was in a wheelchair, watching the marathon on television while recovering from a coma, unable to participate in the race he had been running since 1995. On Sunday, he was back on the course dressed as Uncle Fester, a character from the television show "The Addams Family," as he has over the...

Theatre Raymond Kabbaz will present "A Week of French Language in Cinema" from March 18 to March 22. The theater will be showing a different foreign film each night, all in French with English subtitles, according to the event's Facebook page. The event kicked off with a reception in the courtyard in front of the theater, with plenty of appetizers...

Chui L. Tsang, president and superintendent of Santa Monica College, announced an intensive new student recruitment campaign last week due to a dive in student enrollment last semester. The highest increase in enrollment normally occurs in the fall semester because high schoolers graduate in the spring. However student enrollment increased in the spring semester of 2013 due to the passage...

Leaders of Santa Monica filed into the Sheraton Delfina Hotel in Santa Monica last Wednesday to honor businesses in the area who have made positive changes to the city as well as the environment. The Sustainable Quality Awards celebrated these businesses in three categories: economic development, social responsibility, and stewardship of the natural environment, according to the Santa Monica Chamber...

Resembling the once popular television show “7th Heaven,” the close-knit Czer family of seven children continues their legacy of transfer success stories. Paul Czer, a pre-medical and history major, is the sixth and most current sibling to use Santa Monica College as a stepping stone toward accomplishing academic and athletic goals. The Czer legacy began with Peter, the first to...

Santa Monica College finally did the Harlem Shake. Right before noon, Yacob Zuriaw, Associated Students director of financial support and student advocacy, invited students to fill the grassy area of the quad to take part in the recently popular YouTube sensation. The filming began with the group shot, which is actually the second portion of the Harlem Shake video. Once...

The tight schedule continued for the Santa Monica College women's tennis team when they defeated Santa Barbara City College on Thursday, and dropped their first game of the season against Mount San Antonio on Friday. The Lady Corsairs came to the game against Santa Barbara with six straight wins, while their opponent was struggling with one lone win. The 2001...

The orange carpet welcomed attendees to the 34th Annual Food Fare, held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Thursday. Guests experienced an exquisite array of the area’s best cuisines, up-and-coming chefs, distillers, and music. People arrived from all over Los Angeles, including local Santa Monica foodies and Planned Parenthood supporters. The Planned Parenthood Los Angeles Guild, who has organized...