Cotton Ships is a band made up of five members, but if you ever spend any time with them, it feels like a lot more. The band consists of four SMC students: lead singer and band founder Kenny Chesler, bass player Michael Cagliata, guitar player and occasional saxophonist Evan Ho, and vocalist Kaiya Crawford. The drummer is Elliot Lowell, who...

When you live on a four-year university campus, interactions are guaranteed and almost forced. You dine in halls packed like sardines and sleep in shoebox-esque rooms with two or three other sweaty kids. Solitude is near-impossible to find and socialization is unavoidable. At a community college, community is a choice. We have the freedom to opt out of any, if...

The easiest thing I could say that I’ve learned about being the News Editor this last semester is simply this: news is hard. No matter where you go, stories are literally all around you, constantly demanding your attention and trying to become the center of your limited time. You have to be alert to all possibilities and try your best...

I wonder how many students at SMC remember George Carlin. He was a legendary comedian who died almost eight years ago, so a recent high school grad attending SMC for the first time this academic year would have been in elementary school then. It’s unlikely that anyone of that age knows who Carlin was at all, let alone the content...

With owered eyes covered in eyeliner sharp enough to kill, Luna is hard at work. She's stationed at her sewing machine, stitching patches onto a leather jacket with her rescue dog, Izzy, watching from her lap. She's wearing large platform shoes, a devilish lace-up top and a microscopic pleated skirt. Luna has just come home from a day at her...

College is supposed to be about challenging your beliefs. But the way this generally works is that kids will come from the security of their conservative families, arrive at the next four years of their life and abandon previous values — maybe get a tattoo, experiment with the same sex, or start making use of the phrase “fuck the man.”...

The Academy Awards are one of the most-widely watched spectacles on television each year, and with the added drama of the diversity controversy, the skepticism of the show has gotten so feverish that the awards end up mostly ignored. This year’s show is a better example of this than any show in recent years. Chris Rock was a unique and...

Chicago artist Chance The Rapper has once again impressed music critics and fans, this time with his latest mixtape “Coloring Book.” Ever since his breakout release, “Acid Rap,” he has gained a bit of notoriety as he has collaborated with multiple big-name artists, while maintaining his independent status. His contribution to Kanye West's latest album, “The Life of Pablo,” left...

Nineteen year old architecture major with an environmental emphasis Anthony Hengsathorn is a current candidate running for the Director of Sustainability position in the Associated Student elections. Although it’s only his second semester at SMC, Hengsathorn has club experience with the Model UN (United Nations) Club here on campus, which has helped him lay the foundation for his goals if...

Clara Prado is an 18 year old Film major originally from São Paulo, Brazil. She is a member of the SMC Debate Team and Phi Theta Kappa, as well as the secretary for the Model UN. She one day hopes to transfer to the University of British Columbia in Canada, and study to become a set designer. Prado is running...