The rift between the National Football League's Washington Redskins and several Native American groups has recently raised questions on the offensiveness of some sports mascots. For as long as sports teams have existed, they have identified themselves by a nickname chosen by owners and organizations. Santa Monica College sports teams are identified as Corsairs for the men and Lady Corsairs...

For anyone looking to travel to an environmentally friendly country, Santa Monica College student, Nelly Alavez says there is no better place than Germany. "It was nice; it was very green," Alavez said, adding that she has observed that Europe is very environmentally cautious. "In the streets when you walk around, there's always recycling trash cans everywhere," she said, also...

Santa Monica College freshman Jacqueline Portillo has yet to rebound after missing only one day of her Spanish class. “I came back, and I didn’t know what was going on,” says Portillo, a radio broadcast major at SMC. “Its a four-hour class, so I kind of lost a week of work, and it was really stressful trying to get back...

In front of a full house of more than 200 people on Thursday, Film 33, a short film directing course at Santa Monica College, presented four short films and one trailer, each directed and produced by SMC students. The event was hosted by Salvador Carrasco, who teaches the film course, which gives students the opportunity to experience every aspect of...

At the midpoint of the semester, one student has been at work making sure her presidential campaign promises do not go unfulfilled. Ty Moura, president of the Associated Students at Santa Monica College, has been busy working on projects that were only in their baby stages at the start of the semester. The lowering of food prices in the cafeteria...

The recent uproar between Richie Incognito and Jonathan Martin of the Miami Dolphins has severely threatened the tradition of rookie hazing in any sports program. The acts of heckling and playing pranks on rookies of a sports team have long since been an intricate part of any athletic program. From professional athletes leaving rookies to pay $15,000 dinner bills to...

As the sun sets on the season for the Santa Monica College women's cross country team, runners and coaches are looking on to next season, and hoping to utilize a more experienced lineup. "The women's season went well for what we had to work with," said Eric Barron, the team's head coach. "We had a lot of first-year runners who...

Santa Monica College media professor Jacquelyn Horwitz was on her way to teach a class at the Bundy campus when a private jet from the Santa Monica Municipal Airport flew a little too close for comfort. "That thing was right above my head," said Horwitz, while sharing her feelings of what she called a "highly dangerous" location for an airport....

After finishing in fifth place in the Western State Conference, the Santa Monica College men's cross country team is looking ahead to the Southern California regional championships. "We've done really well," said head coach Eric Barron. "I think the men had a good training season throughout the summer, so they came into the season more fit to begin with." Although...

As a student in high school, I was never the most outspoken nor the most popular on campus. I grew up with constant discouragement from my peers who never failed to remind me that I was not good enough to fit in with the cool kids. After joining the football team, I made friends and was able to gain self-discipline...