In Alfred Hitchcock's classic 1960 film "Psycho" is a scene where Janet Leigh, the film's female lead, steps into the shower of a low-rent hotel room. As she bathes, a shadowy figure steps inside, opens the shower curtain and repeatedly slashes Leigh with a butcher knife. While the violence of the scene is eerie and visceral, what has truly helped...

Home to Chicago sports teams, Lincoln Park, and the Chicago-style hot dog, SMC student Jon Ball says the city of Chicago is definitely a place to visit. After living in the western suburbs of Chicago, Ill. for nearly 14 years of his life, Ball says the passion for the seasons and holidays of Chicago were some of his most memorable...

Francisco Munoz spent Thanksgiving 2012 in Afghanistan with his fellow soldiers. Although sharing a holiday dinner with his unit felt like a family gathering, he relished the feeling of having a Thanksgiving meal back home in the United States. On Thursday, Munoz and other veterans who attend Santa Monica College were treated to an early Thanksgiving feast courtesy of the...

Christmas is a holiday celebrated by many, but with the great concentration on the worldwide holiday, many do not realize that there is more than one Christmas that people celebrate around the globe. Veronika Oleynik, a 22-year-old linguistics major at Santa Monica College from Russia, celebrates Orthodox Christmas with her family on Jan. 7, enjoying traditional eastern European dishes. Some...

Students crowd in front of the Santa Monica College library before it opens, rush to desks to study and do homework, and occasionally take a nap. But in the flurry of it all, they are caught by thieving opportunists. Although laptops, smartphones and textbooks have been targeted and stolen by thieves at the same rate as in previous semesters, methods...

Cher has a butterfly tattooed on her butt cheek as a sign of freedom. Theodore Roosevelt had his family crest inked on his chest. My uncle, a retired captain, collected tattoos on his body to always remember the places he explored around the world. Personal inscriptions on the skin is a form of art as old as humanity itself. In...

Photography as physical endurance and dangerous adventure illuminated The Broad Stage on Thursday night when Paul Nicklen, one of National Geographic's most respected photographers, presented his work, a collection of memories gathered for 14 years in the polar region. Nicklen has traveled to the farthest, coldest regions of the earth and captured through his lens the enrapturing vistas and wildlife....

Cocooned within the intimacy of The Edye Second Space at Santa Monica College’s Broad Stage on Friday night, the audience heard the music of trumpet master Ron Meza and his jazz band Planet Afrobeat. “We’re going to get dangerous,” Meza said, as the band set up and prepared to play a selection of jazz classics and one original composition. Meza,...

Ever wanted to gain experience working in the career of your dreams while still attending school? Some college students do not wait until they graduate and receive their degree to begin working in the professional field of their choice. These students obtain internships that usually deal with their major. College-level internships can last for a few months, and summer and...

Sleeping in the library is not just a bad idea; it is a dangerously bad idea. It is a common sight to see Santa Monica College students in the library putting aside their daily schoolwork to catch a nap in between classes. These individuals take up space that could be used by students who want to finish homework and study...