The Santa Monica College men’s volleyball team was narrowly defeated last Friday night by the Orange Coast College Pirates, as the Pirates won the deciding fifth and final set of the California Community College Athletic Association State Championship at Santiago Canyon College. The Corsairs started the match by losing the first two sets, putting them in the difficult position of...

The public media outlet is not a reflection of reality. People are used to what’s been on television regarding the Donald Sterling call of racism. From hearing the recording of Donald Sterling’s conversation with his back door lady V. Stiviano, it’s extremely apparently that there is a lot more happening there. The conversation is odd and strange to start off...

In worlds of capes and crusaders who save humankind, Marvel is beating DC hands down. DC has had much success with Batman and Superman, but Marvel has countless superheroes that are more recognizable and profitable. Even Superman and Captain America have argued about this in print; In a crossover comic, Captain America saw the DC universe as a fascist state...

Last Thursday evening, internationalist solidarity manifested itself at Santa Monica's Third Street Promenade when a coalition of activists flash mobbed the local Adidas store to make shoppers aware of ongoing labor strife and the plight of sweatshop workers in China. The group of approximately two dozen protestors was composed of various students and local activists from the University of California,...

Amidst a crisp and warm Tuesday afternoon, the College Fair took over the main quad at Santa Monica College. Opportunistic students shuffled from booth to booth amid visions of a future in places such as Coral Gables, Florida, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Northridge, California. Students had the opportunity to interact with representatives from 200 universities and colleges ranging from major universities...

The Associated Students Board of Directors has finally come to a decision regarding the impeachment proceedings against Director of Activities, Matt Nicholson. After being cleared of charges of misappropriation of AS funds, the board instead charged Nicholson with dereliction of duty on Monday at their weekly meeting in the Cayton Center. Associate Dean of Student Life Sonali Bridges urged the...

When her country erupted in revolution, Svitlana Kostenko knew she had to return and be a witness to the great upheaval in Ukraine that gripped the world. Born and raised in the capital of Kiev, Kostenko currently studies journalism at Santa Monica College. She moved to the United States one and-a-half years ago. When protests spread against the government of...

Last Saturday, photography students at Santa Monica College had the opportunity to show their best work at the 35th annual Photography Student Exhibition. Held at the Photography Gallery on the second floor of Drescher, only 160 photos out of 1600 submissions were chosen for display. The selection of photos was made by a jury of faculty members. Photos were also...

In honor of the 40th anniversary of "Hearts and Minds" the Santa Monica College Associated Students, in conjunction with the SMC history department, held a screening of the 1974 Oscar-winning documentary in the Humanities and Social Sciences building last Friday afternoon. "Our vision of progress is not limited to our own country. We extend it to all the peoples of...

Throughout history, boycotts have been used to bring about social and global change and fight injustice, from the Birmingham bus boycotts, to NBA fans recently threatening to boycott the Clippers. Now, the country of Israel has become the target of a worldwide academic boycott. The highly controversial Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions initiative has been voted on at universities across the...