The task seemed easy enough for Griffin Williams: find the Santa Monica College clubs that match the riddles on the sheet of paper in order to win a prize. Putting his neurons to work, WIlliams began his quest for answers to phrases such as, "The alchemists of olde, are in row with the new, visit ye their concoctions, a tincture...

I don’t like Floyd Mayweather Jr. I’ve never liked him. No one wanted to see the man kiss the canvas this past Saturday night more than I. I tend to agree with most that can’t stand him. However, you lose me when your rationale for bashing him as a fighter is based on his conduct out of the ring. This...

Mariachis, piñatas, tequila shots, ice-cold Coronas and Tecates, margaritas, guacamole, mustaches, ponchos, sombreros, and Taco Tuesdays! These are staples of what the American consciousness thinks about when they think about Cinco de Mayo. But what exactly is Cinco de Mayo about?The club president and vice president of Santa Monica College's M. E. Ch. A. (Movimiento Estudiantil Chican@ de Aztlan) group...

Rarely in sports, as in life, does the perceived narrative line up with reality. The bad guy is not always the one who wears the black hat, the girl of your dreams turns out to be a snobby brat and rarely does an event live up to its hype. However, the good versus evil storyline that followed fight fans as...

Standing behind the starting block, headphones on, focused, adrenaline coursing through his body, the smell of chlorine intensifies, and water reflects from his goggles as Santa Monica College freshman mid-distance swimmer Gabriel Miranda prepares to dive in. "I want to fly/Can you take me far away," the chorus of Macklemore's "Wings" reverberates through his ears, blocking the outside ambiance, keeping...

The Santa Monica College Corsairs track and field team qualified only one athlete for the Southern California championships at the California Community College Athletic Association Southern California Regional Trials and Finals held at Cerritos College on Saturday. Freshman Genisis Smith's distance of 13.38 meters in the men's triple jump was enough to advance him to the Southern California Regional Championships...

With "Avengers: Age Of Ultron" opening this weekend to massive box office figures and comic book films saturating the market, it is difficult to remember that there was a time when comic book films were not taken (or treated) seriously. After having your ears and other points of sense blown out by "Age Of Ultron"'s sound mix through theater speakers,...

As the final ball fell to the floor at San Diego City College, The Santa Monica College Corsairs men's volleyball team They had just defeated the El Camino College Warriors 3-1, to earn their first state title since 1981. The scene that followed came straight out of the end scene of a video game. There was the storming of the...

Jubilant children with painted faces and ice cream smeared on their mouths, organic food trucks lined up before the sidewalk, and local art featured by 100 different artists encompassed the 2015 Brentwood Art Festival. The art festival has been in existence for over 20 years; however, the original producer Ray Leir with Del Mano Productions retired a few years back....

This Friday the highly anticipated sequel to Marvel's "The Avengers," "Avengers: Age of Ultron" hits theaters. While fanboys and fangirls alike have been anticipating the new installment for half a decade it's finally being unveiled for their fevered eyes. The film sustains its predecessor's ability to provide an enthralling experience. Action, sharp-wit, and the relentless aggressive team dynamic are here...