The atmosphere was highly charged as thousands of supporters came to hear the highly controversial republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump speak at a relatively unannounced rally at the Pacific Ampitheatre in Costa Mesa on Thursday, April 28. Temperatures were already heating up for Trump's supporters while they waited in line for their favorite candidate. They led chants against republican...

The other day upon paying for a male friend of mine’s lunch, I caught myself saying “Yeah, fuck gender norms” to no one in particular, with a sense of pride in the fact that I had defied the rules of gender that currently plague our society. The cashier across the counter from me responded with furrowed brows and a look...

There’s one special day a year where you might have your face and attention buried in your phone while you type a text, and then out of the corner of your eye, you spot an astronaut strolling by. You might start questioning your sanity when you then see Chewbacca making a cup of boba, but when you see Buzz Lightyear...

When Kevin Maxwell first told his grandmother he was going to make a film about her life, her first question was “how are you going to do that?” It was a fair question. At that time, Maxwell had never made a film, and had only recently left a full-time government job, working with the Transportation Security Agency.“No one in my...

Brenda De Angel wakes up in her shared bedroom in downtown Los Angeles, throws on a pair of jeans and a flannel, puts her hair up in a messy bun and walks out of the door, probably similar to other Santa Monica College students. On her hour-long bus ride to school, the 18-year-old whips out the book “Just Mercy” by...

Most Angelinos are familiar with only one kind of jungle: the urban jungle full of concrete, cars and cellphones. The constant sound of car horns and engines boom as you walk down the street. As a college student, one tends to be locked into this man-made world that seems to have no escape. However, there may be. Envision a land...

In recent years, many city-dwellers have taken to growing their own food. Community urban gardens have sprung up all over major cities, Los Angeles being one of them. And at our very own school, students have been busy cultivating our Organic Learning Garden. Club Grow is a student club that teaches people on campus about how to grow their own...

Stepping onto the floor of the Pierce College gym for the state semifinals, the reigning men's volleyball State Champion Santa Monica College Corsairs knew they were in for a tough battle against arguably the best team in the state this year, the Orange Coast College Pirates. The Corsairs have history against the Pirates. Two years ago, both teams met in...

There is this real sense of loneliness. It must be the combination of the endless, flat landscape and the equally infinite sky. All you can hear is the wind and the occasional thumping of your racing heart. Storm chasing is as exciting as it is frightening. Living in Southern California, it’s easy to forget what bad weather is like. During...

As the late April morning sun hid behind the gloomy, grey clouds that filled the sky, Prince Mumba lightly strolled onto the Santa Monica College Track with only a small bag in his hands. For a man just shy of 6-feet tall, Mumba doesn't draw much attention when he arrives for his morning ritual. Hidden behind his humble demeanor, Prince...