Tuesday, Nov. 12A 2009 Toyota Corolla in Parking Structure 3 was defaced at around 6:30 p.m. after a number of yellow Post-It notes were left on the Toyota driver's windshield insulting her parking ability. The suspect also smeared some form of jelly or jam on the left side of the driver's window and door handle. A Samsung Galaxy Note cellphone...

The 2013 season came to a close on Saturday for the Santa Monica College football team as they trounced the Antelope Valley College Marauders, 57-30. Not only did the win cap off the Corsairs third straight conference championship, but it also preserved SMC’s conference win streak, which now stands at an unprecedented 20 games. “That’s three straight conference championships, which...

Some of Santa Monica College's musical talents graced The Broad Stage on Friday, Nov. 1 for the SMC applied music program's annual benefit concert. Led by SMC jazz professor Keith Fiddmont, the concert offered students a chance to showcase their talents, while raising funds for scholarships that allow transfer music students to attend a university of their choice. This year's...

For anyone looking to travel to an environmentally friendly country, Santa Monica College student, Nelly Alavez says there is no better place than Germany. "It was nice; it was very green," Alavez said, adding that she has observed that Europe is very environmentally cautious. "In the streets when you walk around, there's always recycling trash cans everywhere," she said, also...

For Jihan Casquejo, a Filipino Santa Monica College student, a special sweet treat his mother makes called leche flan, reminds him of the delicious food and family gatherings that come with Christmas. Casquejo explains that this desert is very popular in the Philippines, even though it originates from France and Spain. His mother, who has adapted the dessert in her...

Ridley Scott, director of "Gladiator" and "Blade Runner," returned to the big screen with "The Counselor," a violent but bland take on the drug trade in the U. S.-Mexico border. Bland, but still relevant, it touches on the theme of the Drug War, which is still costing millions of dollars and thousands of lives while enriching devious figures. Set in...

On a cloudy Monday November morning, students walking by the quad at Santa Monica College were treated to a ninety-minute outdoor performance of Shakespeare's bloody, dark play "Richard III." Performed by the Salty Shakespeare theatre troupe, the play came to life Nov. 4 as actors raged, plotted and wept for all to watch. Salty Shakespeare has been a company for...

As the clock winded down and the Gatorade showers flowed, as the entire team surrounded him, Gifford Lindheim couldn’t help but celebrate as he and his players danced and jumped into each other's arms in a scene that would have put the Red Sox World Series celebration to shame. In their last road game of the season, the Santa Monica...

Santa Monica College freshman Jacqueline Portillo has yet to rebound after missing only one day of her Spanish class. “I came back, and I didn’t know what was going on,” says Portillo, a radio broadcast major at SMC. “Its a four-hour class, so I kind of lost a week of work, and it was really stressful trying to get back...

In front of a full house of more than 200 people on Thursday, Film 33, a short film directing course at Santa Monica College, presented four short films and one trailer, each directed and produced by SMC students. The event was hosted by Salvador Carrasco, who teaches the film course, which gives students the opportunity to experience every aspect of...