While most Bernie Sanders supporters had their eyes turned to Carson, CA, on Tuesday, May 17, where the presidential hopeful was holding a rally at the Stubhub Center, SMC was feeling the bern in its own way. Just a few hours before the event, students gathered in front of the SMC library, and a barrage of cell phones and cameras...

When rivals clash, the battle is more often than not arduous and savage; and sometimes the best choice in battlefield is the pitch. After a hard fought match against El Camino on our home pitch, the Corsairs settle for a 1-1 tie. Coming off the heels of a 3-0 loss to Glendale on Tuesday, the Corsairs were very hungry for...

At the end of the 2015 season, the SMC football team was deflated by the departure of head coach Gifford Lindheim. With the Corsairs coming off of an undefeated season and conference championship, Coach Lindheim's move to El Camino College marks the end of an unprecedented era of success for the team. Along with a change in leadership, the Corsairs...

Corsair Stadium was filled Saturday afternoon with excited fans anticipating SMC’s first home game of the season against West LA College. This season’s football team has large shoes to fill, considering last year’s conference champs had a perfect 11-0 record. The pressure was on new head Coach Bill Laslett who intends to “create a new chapter for Santa Monica athletics,"...

On Monday, Dr. Kathryn Jeffery prepared for the first day of Fall Semester. With years of experience under her belt, a charismatic nature and routine surveying of the campus’s day-to-day activities, she’s definitely got the attention of staff and students alike. “What do I want students to know about me?” Jeffery pondered, took a breath and said: “What I’m doing...

The California incline was reopened on Thursday, September 1, after being closed back in April 2015. The historic incline, which connects the Pacific Coast Highway and downtown Santa Monica, was used by 15,000 cars daily until its closure for a reconstruction to meet seismic standards, which changed significantly since its last renovation in the 1930s. The project took 17 months...

We are told that we have freedom of speech, freedom of the press, and the right to peacefully assemble. While this holds true, our expressive freedoms often come with the aggressive and sometimes violent disagreement of others. This 2016 presidential campaign has caused an uproar among opposing supporters unlike anything seen since the late 1960s, when Martin Luther King Jr....

There was a time when the idea of an 18 year old college freshman – or any person under the age of 25, for that matter – was ineligible for a car rental. Driving under the influence, irresponsibility, and a lack of driving history seemed to influence the strict requirements that underwrote car rental policies. Now, in major cities that...

Standing barely over five feet tall, Shirley Ceasar comes in a small package. But don’t let her petite frame fool you. Her voice is bold and soulful. Her performances are electrifying. Her presence is powerful and her calling is to spread the gospel. What the people close to her emphasize most, however, is that she is not just a great...

If there's a familiar sight for all SMC students, it's construction sites -- the main campus is littered with them. But students commuting to school along Pico Blvd. may have noticed an interesting construction site off-campus. 2121 Cloverfield Blvd., on the Northeast corner of Pico and Cloverfield, is undergoing a massive overhaul, with a demolition and renovation project currently turning...