The Santa Monica College men’s volleyball team suffered a disappointing defeat, their eleventh in a row, on Friday night at the hands of the El Camino College Warriors. Despite a thrilling end-to-end match and an impressive team effort, it was not enough for the Corsairs to prevail. The loss drops the Corsairs to 3-12 on the year, 0-8 in conference...

Good communication is the key to any relationship. According to Noke Taumalolo, a lack of communication is the biggest issue between the student body at Santa Monica College and their elected representatives on the Associated Students board. Taumalolo, who is running for AS president as part of the "Change We Deserve" slate, wishes to bridge the gap between the AS...

In the face of defeat, great players stand tall and progress forward. Athletes often find that volleyball, like other sports, promotes growth with losses, and serves as a learning experience. Keeping his head held high and moving forward, sophomore Charlie Schmittdiel leads the Santa Monica College men's volleyball team, despite their recent struggles. Schmittdiel started playing volleyball his sophomore year...

All it took was a $660 parking ticket for Gao Jun to find out about Santa Monica College's table tennis program. Being unfamiliar with United States parking laws, Jun unknowingly parked in a red zone while picking up a food order and was promptly cited. Jun, a highly decorated, former Olympic medalist and one of the world's most renowned table...

The Santa Monica College Lady Corsairs fought it out at home on Thursday, winning five of the nine matches against the Ventura College Pirates. SMC's number one ranked singles player, Carmel Peterson, beat Ventura's Katy Scheck in two decisive sets, 6-0 and 6-1. Peterson's strategy seemed to have worked. "I was focused on hitting the backhand, and after the backhand,...

The Santa Monica College women's tennis team endured the hot weather, retook the Western State Conference Championship, and secured a spot in the playoffs by defeating the Glendale College Vaqueros on the road. The singles matches were hard fought as SMC's first-ranked Carmel Peterson lost to Glendale's top singles player Sofia Tavitian 6-4 and 6-4. The exchanges between Peterson and...

The light at the end of the tunnel seems to be getting further away from the Santa Monica College's men's volleyball team. The Corsairs lost three sets to none against the Santa Barbara City College Vaqueros on Wednesday night. They followed it up with another defeat against Moorpark College on Friday. SMC has had a problem with closing out sets...

Resembling the once popular television show “7th Heaven,” the close-knit Czer family of seven children continues their legacy of transfer success stories. Paul Czer, a pre-medical and history major, is the sixth and most current sibling to use Santa Monica College as a stepping stone toward accomplishing academic and athletic goals. The Czer legacy began with Peter, the first to...

The tight schedule continued for the Santa Monica College women's tennis team when they defeated Santa Barbara City College on Thursday, and dropped their first game of the season against Mount San Antonio on Friday. The Lady Corsairs came to the game against Santa Barbara with six straight wins, while their opponent was struggling with one lone win. The 2001...

The Santa Monica College men’s volleyball team suffered a late fifth-set loss Wednesday night at the hands of the Long Beach City College Vikings, dropping the Corsairs' record to 3-6. The Vikings, who are at the top of the conference standings with a record of 8-1, needed all the strength they could gather to narrowly edge the Corsairs 15-13 in...