As children, many of us grew up watching the storybook worlds of Cinderella, Snow White, and Sleeping Beauty, being told that one day we would find our prince charming and live happily ever after. That theme seems to continue into the romantic comedies and dramas that we watch as adults. The message is clear — we are to find that...

Nancy Grass-Hemmert's interest in communication studies started in third grade, when her mother allowed her to sit in on a psychology class she was taking at Los Angeles Valley College. "They were talking that night about perception," said Grass-Hemmert. "And I still do the perception lectures in all of my classes because that really was a profound awareness for me,...

As the writer of the piece in question I will respond here to the accusations made directly at the article “Pole Dancing Olympics.” There appears to be a serious misunderstanding here as to what journalism entails. The article was a report about a specific event, an awards ceremony, on a specific evening, in a specific place. As a reporter I...

There he was in all his glory. Only seconds after being drafted with the 249th overall pick by the Saint Louis Rams, Michael Sam could not help but let the emotions pour as he and his boyfriend Vito Cammisano celebrated with a kiss, after being the first openly gay player selected in the National Football League Draft. Immediately following Sam’s...

The new Associated Students board for next year has been completed. With the Inter-Club Council election, each club casted their vote to cement next year's ICC leaders. Maya Kaitel, former vice chair, was voted ICC Chair. Former AS Presidential candidate Courtney King won her desired position of ICC Vice-Chair. German Club president Rizwan Rashid won the position of ICC communications...

Students were given a chance to taste and hear the foods and music of Iran on Tuesday when Santa Monica College's Persian Club held a special, one day event called The Persian Culture Festival. The event was held on the main quad and was sponsored by the Associated Students. Persian food, such as rice and chicken kabab, was handed out...

The SCCC Track and Field Finals were held in Riverside this past weekend, and an astonishing 10 members of the Santa Monica College track and field team were there to represent the Corsairs. The day started with eliminations for the the women's 4x100 relay team, as they did not qualify for the state finals. Also failing to qualify for the...

Nansi Cisneros is still searching for her brother. On the afternoon of Oct. 19, in the small city of Tala, Mexico, 30 miles from Guadalajara, someone came for Javier Cisneros. A white Toyota Tacoma pulled up to Javier's home where he was with his friends. Men in bulletproof vests exited the car, brandishing shotguns. His mother, who lives six houses...

Elegant footwork on the studio floor was on display as the Santa Monica College dance department prepared its fleet of dancers for the upcoming Global Motion and Synapse dance shows that have won wide acclaim during previous semesters. The first of these spectacles will be Global Motion, which will be held at The Broad Stage at the Performing Arts Campus...

There's a humming in the restless summer air. The searing horror of war, both ancient and modern, is felt all too closely in the play "Ajax In Iraq," a production now being staged at Santa Monica's Miles Playhouse by the No Man Apart Physical Theatre Ensemble. Written by Ellen McLaughlin and directed with modernist force by John Farmanesh-Bocca, the play...