The Santa Monica College cosmetology department presented its second graduation fashion show with a pin ceremony showcasing the creative work of their students on Saturday, Oct. 26. Every three months, cosmetology students graduate and are brought together for the annual graduation ceremony, said John Rogers, chair of the cosmetology department. Rogers said that the graduation ceremony, along with the fashion...

November is here, and Thanksgiving is approaching. But Santa Monica College student Isadora Calella will not be having the traditional juicy turkey this year. Instead, her Dutch and Italian family has adapted a vegetarian lifestyle to fit an all-meat holiday. Calella's father is a first-generation American whose parents immigrated to the United States from Sicily in the 1920s. Her mother...

Known for its diverse and international student body, Santa Monica College is stirring with holiday anticipation, and with Thanksgiving approaching, many students will be cooking cultural dishes from different nationalities. Geri Rosales, a 27-year-old Filipino business student at Santa Monica College, has a few special dishes that she and her family cook on special occasions, and in this case Thanksgiving....

Flying in a prop plane over the Santa Barbara mountains, turbulence hit. The plane was out of the pilot's control. Seconds went by, and the turbulence continued. Santa Monica College student and pilot Dennis Borik regained control of his plane, but the threat of what could have been hung in the air. This is only one of many problems encountered...

Students applying to colleges might wonder if there is anyone who knows exactly what it takes to be accepted into a college. Zorrane Abdeali, who was an undergraduate business administration student at University of California, Riverside, had the same question in mind when his younger brother, Komail, a political science major at Saddleback College, took his first steps transferring to...

Before going to college, some students may pause for a moment, enjoy a carefree life and wait before plunging headfirst into school again. But then there are some who have a dream and choose to work hard for it to become a reality, which is exactly what Oskar Martinsson did. A freshman forward on the Santa Monica College men's soccer...

From Sept. 28 through Oct. 25, the "4th Bi-Annual Alumni Exhibition" showcases the works of past Santa Monica College photography students, bringing together alumni from different generations. In 2005, Ford Lowcock, SMC's department chair of photography and fashion, started the now traditional “Bi-Annual Alumni Exhibition," displayed at Drescher Hall. His motivation to start the tradition is to keep in touch...

Fear, horror, and ear-wrenching screams. If that is what you are seeking this Halloween, then Halloween Horror Nights is the place to visit. Regardless of age and height, the Universal Studios' Horror Nights in Hollywood will suck you in with scare and dread until you find your way out to escape the horror of the park. If you want to...

The Santa Monica College men's soccer team recorded their second tie of the season last Friday with a 1-1 finish against the El Camino College Warriors. The Warriors started off with aggressive attacks, making the Corsairs work tirelessly on the defensive end, and kept the ball on SMC's end of the field for the majority of the first period. After...

The atmosphere at the Emeritus College was transformed from an urban landscape to an eye-catching world of imagination on Thursday evening. The acrylic paintings by artist and Emeritus College art instructor Catherine Tirr had been created over different decades and are now exhibited in Tirr's own solo show from Sept. 5 to Oct. 4. At the art exhibition, Tirr used...