Stephany Triska is a 19 year old majoring in political science with an emphasis on international relations, hoping to graduate from UCLA and work in the diplomatic field. She was born and raised in Brazil, and participates in the Model UN, Phi Theta Kappa, and Sigma Chi Eta clubs. Triska is running for Director of Community Relations as part of...

Last Thursday, candidates for the Associated Student (AS) Elections gathered at the clock tower quad on the SMC Main Campus for a debate hosted by The Corsair. A crowd that numbered close to 200 students listened to each candidate give a short speech summarizing their campaign, followed by debates between those running for the positions of Student Trustee, Vice President...

On opening night of the SMC dance show Global Motion, an event meant to promote global awareness and the learning of other cultures, I witnessed some great dances that touched my heart, and some that felt more like tutorials than actual performances. The opening dance, which originated in France, told an unspoken story of a Spanish prince dreaming about meeting...

Last weekend, the SMC Theater Department launched their final production of the spring, "Man of La Mancha." Winner of five Tony awards, "Man of La Mancha" is a play-within-a-play, based on a book by Dale Wasserman, which tells the story of Miguel de Cervantes and his alter ego Don Quixote. It's an out of the ordinary musical which is not...

Every day, SMC students pass through the Cafeteria on the Main Campus in search of a hot meal, a cup of coffee, a place to sit and catch up with friends or play a few rounds of “Magic: The Gathering.” Most students are familiar with all the sustenance the cafeteria has to offer: the Eat Street food emporium, the Campus...

For how gloomy the month of May has shown itself to be, that Saturday morning was beautiful. The sun was shining, the sky was blue, and a light breeze tickled the bare arms of those who made it out to the Pico Storm Drain beside Santa Monica Beach, where a wedding was planned for noon. Lead by UC Santa Cruz...

Here at Santa Monica College, construction is an all too familiar sight. From fenced-off areas and altered pathways, to the now legendary pit, the SMC community is used to views of ongoing construction projects as signs of both progress and stagnation. At the Main Campus as well as the satellites, there are so many construction projects underway that it can...

Nearly everyone who’s lived through a few elections will tell you this year’s is one of the craziest in living memory. The most obvious reason is Donald J. Trump, the former reality television star and real estate mogul who announced his candidacy last June. I’m not going to argue for why Trump should or shouldn’t be president. Whether he’s a...

After several years of nearly constant construction, the time has come for a smoother connection between downtown Los Angeles and the city of Santa Monica, with an expansion of the Los Angeles Metro's Expo Line. Beginning on May 20, tourists and locals will be able to ride into downtown Santa Monica, specifically all the way to Colorado and 4th street,...

On April 23, Beyonce surprise-released her sixth album “Lemonade” as an exclusive on TIDAL, the music streaming service she owns along with her husband Jay-Z. As if this wasn’t a significant enough cultural event on its own, it marked the beginning of a three-week thrill ride of noteworthy album releases, both expected and unexpected. Between April 23 and May 13,...