At first glance, Associated Students President Ali Khan seems like the most busy human being on the planet as he walks through the already busy AS office, approached by anyone who needs his help with something or another. This first impression of him is not deceitful. Even as he sits down at his desk, he promises to help his fellow...

When Peter Frates was diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) he was forced to give up his baseball career and live the remainder of his life in a wheelchair while speaking through a computer keyboard. Rather than letting the disease defeat him, Frates instead fought to develop a fundraising tool for the ALS Association that has become a worldwide phenomenon,...

The fighting between Israel and Hamas has ravaged the Gaza strip in violence in recent months, with over two-thousand Palestinian casualties, and 67 Israeli deaths, according to a graph in the New York Times. Currently, both sides are in an agreed ceasefire, though it is feared that one side or the other will make an aggressive action and the ceasefire...

August 19th may have been just another day for everyday students but for our Earth it was probably be the most important day of the year. Earth Overshoot day, also known as ecological debt day, is a marker to commemorate the day that we have used up all of the natural resources our Earth can produce in one year. This...

The state of California has been through so much lately from protesting, to electing new city mayors, to numerous earthquakes, to a drought. Back in January, Governor Jerry Brown issued a voluntary statewide reduction in water consumption when water levels dropped to dangerous record lows. Though harsh legislation was passed aiming to decrease water usage by implementing $500 fines, water...

This week's issue of The Corsair is a collection of reporting on the latest campus political news, some local festivities, the boiling inner streets of South Central Los Angeles and reflections on the new war now brewing in the Middle East. The recent shooting of Ezell Ford by the LAPD South Central Los Angeles has sparked small but determined waves...

The gallery is empty. The room is pleasantly cool. The desk operators are patiently awaiting arrivals and making the last necessary adjustments. While you look around and watch how the white walls and wooden floor in the yellow lighting give off an elegant glow, you thank yourself to have dressed accordingly. In Roxanne Sexauer’s opening at the Barrett Art Gallery...

Ten years ago, Greek first year Santa Monica College student Chrissa Loukadakis was battling a powerful addiction to drugs. Rather than remember it with despair, she now carries expression of pride in herself, because after years of battle she managed to turn her life around and made it back to school.“I come from a family that was very messy and...

Now that spotlight for the Ray Rice issue has shifted to the National Football League administration, including league commissioner Roger Goodell, discussions about domestic abuse and its place in the home have now come to light. Domestic violence is a common occurrence for women. According to the recent global prevalence figures from the World Health Organization, 35% of women worldwide...

Santa Monica College starting left tackle Steven Tart always has two fans watching him on Saturday afternoons when he and his brother A. G. take the field. Tart can hear his mother cheer at every home game. His brother, Shakur Rashinduddin, not so much. Rashindduin is there though, out on the field with Tart on the sidelines, watching his back...