St. Patrick’s Day is an excuse to drink, pinch people who are not wearing green, and dye the Chicago River the color of Nickelodeon slime. St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, spread the gospel to a country that had not heard about Jesus before, according to the Catholic Encyclopedia. The national holiday is celebrated in Ireland and America. Originally,...

Life as a cynic can be crummy at times. You often feel compelled to speak out against seemingly perfect solutions for no other reason than the sake of arguing. Gov. Jerry Brown's budget proposal set to take effect later this year has been causing quite a conundrum. The part that has attracted my attention is the governor's proposed changes to...

Eat Street, one of Santa Monica College's dining options, promotes healthier eating habits, but many find it difficult to afford the $7.25 per-pound salad bar price. Some students test their luck with the "guess the price" option with the cashier. This allows a person purchasing from the salad bar to guess the cost; if correct, it is free, and if...

In the year 2050, we can expect to live in a world greatly influenced and scarred by the forces of growing population demographics, the scarcity of natural resources, the ever-webbing network of globalization, and climate change. This is a compelling and frightening portrait that Laurence C. Smith, author and professor at University of California, Los Angeles, visually described during his...

The Santa Monica College men’s volleyball team suffered a late fifth-set loss Wednesday night at the hands of the Long Beach City College Vikings, dropping the Corsairs' record to 3-6. The Vikings, who are at the top of the conference standings with a record of 8-1, needed all the strength they could gather to narrowly edge the Corsairs 15-13 in...

Co-op 7, a group of almost fifty artists who support artistic and spiritual growth, presented artwork from five of their members in the latest exhibition "What's up?" at the Schomburg Gallery Saturday evening. The five exhibiting artists were Adria Becker, Abira Breskal, Selina Cheng, Susan Gesundheit, and Eileen Hecht, whose art was made with watercolors, oil and picture collages. Half...

Three recently vacant director positions within the Associated Students were filled Wednesday during the AS weekly board meeting. The three positions, vice president, director of student services, and director of student support and shared governance, opened up only two weeks ago, after the students heading those positions resigned due to personal reasons. Jemal Hussein was appointed as vice president, Chioma...

The Harlem Shake is officially coming to Santa Monica College during the Club Awareness Day on Thursday. The event will begin with a gathering in front of the library at 11:45 a.m. where students are invited to dance for half an hour, starting at noon. The Harlem Shake phenomenon started when YouTube user TheSunnyCoastSkate, composed by five teenagers from Queensland,...

Green glitter garlands, leprechauns and shamrocks can only mean one thing. It is St. Patrick's Day. But the origins and true meaning of the holiday can be fuzzy, at best. "Isn't it Irish?" asks Santa Monica College student Tamara Alessa. "I think it's about leprechauns, clovers, pot of gold, rainbows, and good luck." While St. Patrick's Day was originally only...

Santa Monica College student Allison Griffin went to a Catholic church in Los Angeles as a child, but since her youth, she has not committed to Lent. "I believe in God, but honestly, I don't follow any particular religion," said Griffin. "I really wouldn't give anything up for Lent since I haven't done it in so long." But some religious...