A typical college scene is students walking around campus with their eyes fixated on a screen and thumbs feverishly tapping on their electronic devices. The influx of new devices released every year, sold out pre-orders and endless lines of customers on release days provide reassurance to companies that the smartphone market is going strong. The launch of the newest iPhone...

Nearly three weeks after a deadly typhoon struck the Philippine islands, an outpour of grief and aid is still felt in Santa Monica and around the world. According to the United Nations, the death toll from Typhoon Haiyan continues to paint an even grimmer picture than was previously perceived. The government’s National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council has updated...

When the Santa Monica College music department moved to the Performing Arts Center in 2008, the main campus remained the home of only a few classes dedicated to music. “I’m sure the main campus feels a little devoid of music,” said James Martin, chair of the music department. “Over here at the Performing Arts Center, we’re busy all the time.”While...

With her tongue waving to the world, wearing barely anything, a lithe figure strutted onto the stage. A barrage of stuffed teddy bears followed behind and pranced around. The crowd's bewilderment soon turned to shock once artist Robin Thicke joined the bizarre choreography as she twerked on him, provocatively touching herself with a foam finger. The next day, she was...

Jeffrey Wasserstrom, professor of history at University of California, Irvine, is a specialist in modern Chinese history, author and blogger, who gave a lecture at Santa Monica College on Thursday on the history of U. S. relations with China, as well as the future ahead. A Santa Monica native, Wasserstrom first visited China in 1981, where he spent a full...

From running and jumping in basketball to sliding in soccer or tackling in football, Santa Monica College athletic programs can make athletes susceptible to foot-related injuries. Osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease, is responsible for about 1.5 million bone fractures a year, and affects an estimated total of 28 million Americans, according to the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons’ website....

For the first time, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing rules that would govern and regulate the production of all animal foods, protecting them from disease-causing contaminants. Under the proposed rule, facilities manufacturing, processing, packing and holding animal food would be required to practice procedures that can minimize or prevent hazards that are likely to occur, according to the...

you try walking into the Counseling Complex at Santa Monica College expecting to drop in, you will be met with a whiteboard that states “Drop-ins are over! Now taking appointments only!”It seems like every year as more students are enrolling at SMC, it becomes apparent that if you want your questions answered, you are going to have to think ahead...

After a deadly attack in Syria on Aug. 21, the United Nations confirmed that sarin, a deadly chemical nerve agent, was the culprit. Syria is just one of only a few countries in the world that has not yet banned chemical weapons, and although they were banned by most countries in the 1993 Chemical Weapons Convention, these weapons are still...

Hundreds of volunteers marched across California coastlines, including Santa Monica Beach, on Saturday to pick up trash on International Coastal Cleanup Day. More than 11,000 people went to Santa Monica Beach to remove 24,000 pounds of trash by participating in one last summer event that stretched across the California coast, according to Heal The Bay, a nonprofit environmental organization. For...