This past Saturday, the city of Santa Monica held its 24th annual community festival. Members of the community, local businesses, and city officials gathered in Clover Park to enjoy and provide a wide range of family-friendly activities including sports, fitness, food, music, and energy conservation. The event, which attracted nearly 8,000 attendees, was planned by Santa Monica's Cultural Affairs division,...

So here we are with only three issues to go before this semester's printing cycle comes to an end. One constant in life is change and some big changes are coming soon to The Corsair, but it isn't the time yet to make big announcements. But with so few issues to go before summer, it's a startling reminder of how...

As I begin writing this piece my children are walking out of the door to have breakfast with their mother. It's Sunday May 10, 2015; mother's day. By now there is not a single person who knows me well that expects a breakfast, brunch, call or any other acknowledgement on this day. Or, on any other holiday for that matter....

The numbers are in and as expected, "Avengers: Age Of Ultron," the sequel to 2012's first super hero super band film "The Avengers," has hit the $100 million mark in the United States. The success of "Age Of Ultron," and nearly every other Marvel or DC Comics film that hits the market, can be attributed to a number of obvious...

Santa Monica College students Andres Rennella and Corey Eichenberger, founders of the non-profit Pure Drift, just returned from their last trip to Northern Baja, Mexico, where they installed water filters at a local orphanage in La Morelos. Come fall, the Pure Drift crew will embark on a four-month drive through Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America distributing water...

Last Wednesday Art 214 was aglow with images from the final, tragic moments of the Vietnam War. Students and faculty were being treated to a special screening of the Oscar-nominated documentary "Last Days In Vietnam." The documentary was presented along with a Q&A moderated by SMC English professor David Burak featuring a special guest, the film's director, Rory Kennedy. he...

For the average Santa Monica College student, focusing on schoolwork and transferring to a four-year university is the goal. However, for some people leading an average life is not a path to their liking. This is true for former SMC student and previous Associated Students Director of Instructional Support, Jeffrey Lewis, who follows some wise words from Will Smith, "Being...

Former SMC film student Matthew Childs was on his way to Nepal for business when the shattering earthquake of April 25 hit, killing over 8,000 people and injuring more than 18,000. What began as a trip for a clothing line Childs works for turned into an effort to help with aid relief. Childs is still in the country and was...

As Day three of the 2015 NFL Draft was well underway on May 2nd at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, Illinois, late in the 5th round, with the 169th pick of the draft, the Carolina Panthers selected a 6'2, 228 pound, linebacker with long blonde hair from Texas State. The Panthers drafted the Sun Belt Conference Defensive Player of the...

Unlike the previous week where he had teammates to soothe his anxiety, Santa Monica College track and field athlete Genesis Smith calmly warmed himself up for his triple jump heat alone. "I should have warmed up earlier," Smith said as he stretched his body. Despite showing great signs of nervousness and restlessness the previous week, Smith remained calmed as he...