You've found yourself trapped in a room with a few other individuals you may or may not know. There's barely enough light to see your hands in front of you. There are no cell phones and no connections to the outside. You try to open doors but they're locked, and then... a glimmer of hope in the form of a...

IN BRIEF Rascal Arrested Over Recyclables On Wednesday, March 9 at 9:22 p.m., a man was arrested by the SMCPD after a call came in that he was stealing recyclables on campus and it was discovered that he had several outstanding warrants. He was taken to the Santa Monica Police Department for processing and released with a warning to not...

Ted Cruz gets no slack. Our sports editor actually called him “evil.” His looks have been compared to the Zodiac Killer and Joseph McCarthy. The Onion called his face “f***ing infuriating.” From where I’m standing in the world, it seems impossible that he would have any supporters, much less 100,000. But it’s not like half of the country is just...

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Pulling up to campus riding a bright neon green bicycle emblazoned with a decal for Hulu on the front basket, SMC student Erfan Heydari dismounts and locks his Breeze bike at the Pearl Street bike station on the southern end of campus before heading off to class. He describes the process as hassle-free and says, “It’s hard to find parking...

While Donald Trump is running away with the Republican Party nomination, Ted Cruz sits in the shadows— and rightfully so. The face of "repeal Obamacare" can't elude the fact that he's simply unlikeable. It's his elitist arrogance, his McCarthy-esque finger wagging and that his name isn't even Ted. Ted is typically short for Theodore. Mr. Cruz's real name is Rafael...

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Entering from the Pearl St. side of campus, one is familiar with this routine: weaving around concrete rectangles and flower pots full of cigarette butts, cutting through a mob of students and pushing through clouds of vape smoke akin to a nightclub. Standing amongst the crowd with a football in one hand and a cigarette in the other is Christopher...

The SMC Debate team took on the visiting Japanese National Debate team in a debate held on Thursday, March 10 on the main campus of SMC. The topic of the night was whether the United States should or should not implement significant new gun control. The SMC team, consisting of Mendez and her co-captain Alfredo Gama and arguing the affirmative,...

After one of the craziest NCAA basketball seasons in recent memory, no one team can come into March as a favorite. Every week it seemed like upset after upset, and we can expect March Madness to be no different. The storylines are endless. Number one seeds, North Carolina (26-8) and Virginia (26-7) lead the pack of ACC teams that will...