The journey from Tokyo to Los Angeles was a necessary one for Kaori Tsuda, to chart a course that led to Santa Monica College and a historic win for the Lady Corsairs tennis team. For the first time in team history, SMC won the doubles competition of the Western State Conference Championships, highlighted by Kaori Tsuda, and her teammate Juliana...

Bradley Rava was out of the pool by 9 a.m. on Sunday, after finishing what he called a “warm down,” a type of recuperative workout. Rava, along with the rest of the Santa Monica College swim team, had just returned from the Western State Conference swim championships at Los Angeles Valley College. It was a typical Sunday for him in...

Dismembered limbs, blood spraying everywhere and plenty of gore. Throw in a little demonic possession into the mixture, and that is a typical horror movie these days. Being a fan of horror movies, early previews sparked my curiosity of "The Evil Dead," even though I was not very familiar with the franchise. While the original "The Evil Dead," released in...

It was the worst of times again for the Santa Monica College women's softball team on Tuesday afternoon. On the last home game of the season, the Corsairs fell to the Glendale Vaqueros, 12-1, extending their losing streak to 27. The loss brings the Corsairs record to just 2-28 overall and 0-15 in the Western State Conference. The game got...

The Santa Monica College women's tennis team had a strong showing on Friday, April 12, at the Western State Conference Championships. The duo of Kaori Tsuda and Juliana Nelkin won the doubles championship against the Santa Barbara City College team of Bruna Malgalhes and Nadya Bravo 6-2 and 6-3. Tsuda and Nelkin had lost a match to Malgalhes and Bravo...

Born in Recife, Brazil, raised in New York, and currently living in Santa Monica, life has taken Juliana Nelkin from one place to another. But there is one constant that follows her wherever she goes: tennis. She picked up the racket at age 5 after seeing her parents, who she said are her two biggest inspirations, playing recreational tennis. "I...

The Santa Monica College men’s volleyball team finished up their season last Wednesday with a three-set loss to the Moorpark College Raiders. The Corsairs came out initially with impressive energy. Led by sophomore Zach Brown, the Corsairs pushed the Raiders to the brink only to be edged out in the closing moments, 25-21. “I don’t feel like I was carrying...

Taynara Moura was officially elected as the new Santa Monica College Associated Students president on Friday afternoon, after narrowly edging out runner-up Alex Abramoff, With the official election results posted in the hallway outside the AS offices, Moura brought in 30.1 percent of the votes, compared to the 29.2 percent garnered by Abramoff. "I really can't believe it," said Moura....

The Santa Monica College men's and women's swim teams dove into the pool on Friday, hosting a meet in which they competed against College of the Canyons, Cuesta College and LA Pierce. The men's swim team outscored LA Pierce, 117-63, outscored Canyons, 118-50, but fell short to Cuesta, 109-75. The women's swim team was not as fortunate, falling to LA...

She turned down a full scholarship for dance to Dixie State University. She chose to leave the familiar cold of Utah for the distant and foreign Los Angeles. Pursuing a passion, Carmel Peterson is finishing up her freshman year at Santa Monica College, and has emerged as a force on the tennis court. "I heard about coach Richard," said Peterson...