At the midpoint of the semester, one student has been at work making sure her presidential campaign promises do not go unfulfilled. Ty Moura, president of the Associated Students at Santa Monica College, has been busy working on projects that were only in their baby stages at the start of the semester. The lowering of food prices in the cafeteria...

From running and jumping in basketball to sliding in soccer or tackling in football, Santa Monica College athletic programs can make athletes susceptible to foot-related injuries. Osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease, is responsible for about 1.5 million bone fractures a year, and affects an estimated total of 28 million Americans, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons’ website....

After a 15-hour flight, you hope to breathe in fresh air, meet fascinating people, gain new friends, and have different experiences. Your English might be slightly off, but that does not scare you. You feel happy, and there is nothing that can stop you from being the adventurous international student. Soon you find yourself standing in front of an apartment...

Israel is turning into a dystopian society where ethnicity, not citizenship, determines your rank and value, where dissenters are spied on, and a fascistic right wing is gaining power, according to bestselling author and journalist Max Blumenthal. Blumenthal discussed his new, controversial book “Goliath: Life and Loathing in Greater Israel” at the Culver-Palms United Methodist Church in Culver City last...

The recent uproar between Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin of the Miami Dolphins has severely threatened the tradition of rookie hazing in any sports program. The acts of heckling and playing pranks on rookies of a sports team have long since been an intricate part of any athletic program. From professional athletes leaving rookies to pay $15,000 dinner bills to...

Tahitian dancers moving in ecstasy and Aztecs summoning a serpent god appeared on Friday night at Santa Monica College’s Broad Stage. With their show “Dance in American Culture,” SMC’s world dance company Global Motion presented an epic celebration of diverse forms of dance from east to west, and formal to tribal. For audience members, it was a global tour and...

As the sun sets on the season for the Santa Monica College women's cross country team, runners and coaches are looking on to next season, and hoping to utilize a more experienced lineup. "The women's season went well for what we had to work with," said Eric Barron, the team's head coach. "We had a lot of first-year runners who...

Today’s society consists of countless negative depictions of women that are perpetuated by the media. Reality shows such as “Bad Girls Club” promote cat fights and weave snatching between females, and music videos like “Pour it Up” by Rihanna tell women that it is OK to be half naked and spread your legs in order to make that bread. With...

When we meet new people, the first thing we see is their physical appearance, which inevitably influences our first impression of them. That works in favor for some, but to the disadvantage of others, especially when it comes to jobs and careers. Although looks are the first thing we notice, they do not have to be the last thing we...

The amount of fraudulent identification presented by individuals attempting to take the entrance exam at Santa Monica College for prospective students has increased over the past three years, according to Esau Tovar, faculty leader of the assessment center. “It used to happen sporadically,” says Tovar. “In the last year, we have probably had about ten cases, and we’ve reported about...