A vacant spot on the Board of Trustees at Santa Monica College was filled in time for the Spring semester, nearly a month after David Finkel stepped down due to health issues. Local community member and accountant, Barry Snell filled the position on Feb. 4. and will finish the five months remaining in Finkel's term. Snell was selected from a...

Imagine doing something you love for the very last time in your life. Years of preparation and devotion have brought you to this moment and suddenly you have no choice but to give up on a dream. A moved crowd of familiar faces jumps up and applauds with tears in their eyes. The future stares you right in the face...

The arrival of Valentine's Day sends a chill down the spine and makes the bowels start to turn. It is a worthless "holiday" that benefits merchants and no one else. There is nothing like this particular day when ideas of love and romance are packaged and processed into consumerist product. This repackaging has created a shallow, superficial vision of deep...

On Friday, December 13, a select group of viewers were able to escape the chilly Los Angeles night inside the exclusive Wilshire Screening room and be transported into the halls of Ecuador's quirky, decadent elite at a place known as Rock City. Director Javier Andrade's "The Porcelain Horse" is a classic cinema underdog, a strong personal drama Ecuador has submitted...

As the final minutes winded down on the 2013 season for the Santa Monica College men's soccer team, sophomore defender and captain Ricky Malmstroem entered the game against College of the Canyons. Battling an ankle injury, Malmstroem scored on a corner kick header, sealing both the 5-1 victory and his career on SMC's soccer team. For head coach Tim Pierce,...

For the 2013 Santa Monica College football team, most, if not all, of their celebrations began after they clinched their third straight Pacific Conference championship against Los Angeles Pierce College. But unlike most other top teams, who began prepping for a postseason bowl game, the Corsairs were banned from participating for a year due to a recruiting violation. About a...

In sports, there is an unspoken agreement between the coaches, the athletes and the opposing teams. Everyone is expected to follow the rules to ensure a fair game. There is nothing people hate more in sports than a cheater. Even those who bend the rules are viewed as underhanded and downright villainous. Trick plays have recently been trending and gaining...

As Santa Monica College's football team inched closer to their third straight Pacific Conference title, a play was unleashed that neither Los Angeles Pierce College nor the rest of the fans saw coming. Up 10 and looking to secure victory, SMC's left tackle Maurquice Shikir caught a screen pass behind scrimmage, only to heave it to wide receiver Deontay Banks...

You may have heard it blaring through the speakers across Corsair Stadium this fall as the football team scored another touchdown. All great colleges and universities have a memorable fight song, and now Santa Monica College will finally join the ranks. Jessie Moorehead, head coach of SMC’s cheer squad, was the innovator behind the creation of the song.“It seems to...

The pressure can be daunting. With fans cheering and booing, and the opposing team walking on the court, easy distractions can deter any athlete preparing for battle. But while sitting on the bench with pressure in the air, athletes often turn to one thing to keep them calm — music. Valerie Carillo, a former Santa Monica College volleyball player, listens...