If you don't have to read the Wells Report, and want to keep your faith in humanity, take it from me, don't read it. The scandal that surrounded and sunk the Miami Dolphins 2013 season came to a shocking and disturbing peak recently when the highly anticipated report was released, essentially convicting Dolphins guard Richie Incognito and his morally flawed...

As the light slowly turned down and a warm, dim hue was focused on the stage, the noises from the excited audience in the crowded concert hall dimmed to an almost complete silence. Shortly after, Carlos Núñez appeared on stage and played the first chord on his traditional bagpipe called a gaita. He was then joined by his fellow band...

When a show kicks off with a big, belting rendition of Sondheim calibre, expect the unexpected. This was especially true during actress Megan Mullaly's unique show at The Broad Stage. Once the opening number was done, Mullally and musician/radio host Seth Rudetsky settled into a talk show-esque setting on Saturday night to dish about the star’s life, making the audience...

Allegations against the recently shuttered Bread Factory have surfaced suggesting that the owner stopped paying student workers in the months leading to the proprietor's eviction after she allegedly failed to pay rent to Santa Monica College. These allegations follow on the heels of a lawsuit filed on behalf of the college against owner Soo Jeong Pak, who owes $77,000 in...

As a soft breeze enveloped the Santa Monica Pier on Wednesday, crowds of visitors made their way towards a vast set of tents by the beach. They belonged to the visiting, world-renowned troupe, Circus du Soleil. The latest incarnation of what is without a doubt the world's most famous, gloriously inventive circus, is titled Totem and deals with the birth,...

In the Corsairs final home game of the season, the Los Angeles Valley College Monarchs spoiled sophomore night with a thrilling overtime win, 77-75. After a brief ceremony recognizing the sophomores before tipoff, Santa Monica College started the game with staunch team defense and intense play leading to a 14 point lead in the early going. However that intensity faded...

It was the night of November 19, 2004. In the waning seconds of a National Basketball Association game between the Detroit Pistons and Indiana Pacers, Pistons forward Ben Wallace took exception to a hard foul from Pacers forward Ron Artest. As players and coaches from both teams tried to diffuse the situation while the referees sorted things out, a fan...

It was the first week of school as I was sitting in class and noticed the girl in front of me using her phone to look at the syllabus that the professor had posted online. The professor took a glance at her and immediately told everyone that she did not want to see anyone using any electronics in class for...

The great Polish/Jewish revolutionary Rosa Luxemburg once stated "I feel at home in the world wherever there are birds, clouds and human tears." Such is the essence of global citizenship. Global citizenship is not some pipe dream concept Santa Monica College uses to advertise itself as a beacon for those seeking a genuine melting pot of languages, ethnicities and nationalities....

On Monday morning, Santa Monica College's main campus is quiet. At 9:59 a.m. the only audible sounds are the murmurs of those who haven't had enough coffee to deal with the day yet. At 10:01 a.m. the quad is still quiet, eerily quiet, as if something is missing. The quiet is due to the absence of Manuel Anderson Henriquez's music...