2036 Yorkshire Ave. in Santa Monica is a sad house. The roof is pockmarked with holes, the remaining shingles sit heavy on walls that bear the scars left behind by the flames from last year's fire. The gate that once kept onlookers at bay is gone and the weeds are occasionally chopped down, but neither can hide the pain that...

“If the world is where we hide from ourselves, what do we do when the world is no longer accessible? We invent a false name, invent a destiny, purchase a firearm through the mail." - Don DeLillo, "Libra."On the morning of June 7, 2013 I walked up the steps of the campus library and came across my friend, former Film...

A Southern California horse from humble beginnings is on the verge of making horse racing history. California Chrome, the 3-year-old horse who currently trains at Los Alamitos Race Course, is one win away from the Triple Crown, horse racing’s most storied set of races which has not been won for 36 years. He won the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness...

For many students, dealing with mental health issues can seem daunting, causing them to forgo treatment and in some cases it can lead to them harming themselves or others. With a graffiti inspired wall open for all students to write their feelings, and a wall of postcards decorated with secrets ranging from “While I was kissing you, I was thinking...

Born in Thailand and raised in Australia, freshman tennis player Thanapha “Bess” Bencharongkul, first picked up a racquet at the age of nine. She has not taken the average path to Santa Monica College, but since arriving in Santa Monica, she has made the most of her time. In fact, her time in Santa Monica actually gave her the nudge...

The ultimate X-Men ensemble is back again to fight the same war of survival, but this time across two time periods. In one dimension, the actions of the past have wrought the chaos and violent end of the mutant existence in the future. The past holds the key to saving the mutant species and creating a sustainable harmony and peace...

Being a reporter can be very polarizing. Facts and figures are the bread and butter and if a reporter gets even the slightest of facts wrong, he or she may be subjected to a world of backlash. Opinion writing can be just as, if not more sensitive; especially at the publication of a community college. At times, you will be...

In an office full of overflowing bookcases, Santa Monica College History Professor Dennis Frisch reclined behind his desk, nonchalantly regarding a stack of papers with sharp eyes behind his trademark thick-rimmed, tortoise-shell glasses. Frisch is retiring this year after teaching for 28 years at SMC. He arrived at SMC in 1981, originally working as an executive secretary and was instrumental...

As most of France prepared for the European Union elections, others gathered by the glistening shore of the Riviera for the 67th annual Cannes Film Festival. Cannes is the world's most famous and notable gathering of the cinema world. It was there that classics like "Apocalypse Now" and "E. T." made their thunderous premieres. This year the festival featured a...

Something is terribly wrong with individuals in our society. Almost a year after a gunman shattered the peace at Santa Monica College, Santa Barbara has now experienced its own tragedy through bloodshed at the hands of Elliot Rodger, a Santa Barbara City College student, who claimed to be incensed by the fact that women on campus would reject him for...