How SMC students are going to spend Thanksgiving and what they are most thankful for this year. Name: Zulma ChinchillaMajor: Political Science Hometown: Gardena, Calif. I'm going to celebrate it with my family. This year we are going to my aunts house and just eat turkey, chicken, ham, a lot of food. I have family in Guatemala who comes in...

This time of the year, the country is taken over by images of families gathering around the table, ready to dig into a roasted turkey. Unfortunately, not everyone is lucky enough to experience the iconic Thanksgiving dinner with their families, whether it be because they can’t go home for the weekend or because they simply can’t afford it. Thankfully, however,...

Last Thursday the quad came alive with the flags, sounds and tastes of SMC’s international community at the Global Festival Day. Amid the gentle winds of an emerging winter, Santa Monica College celebrated its place as a campus renowned for its diverse, international character. Flags of nations as diverse Saudi Arabia, Ecuador, Turkey and South Africa fluttered as in nearby...

'Tis the season of giving thanks. Being thankful is of course the cliche term of the Thanksgiving holiday. But it's a healthy act to take the time to be truly thankful for the things we can be appreciative about. It's easy to forget to say "thank you," especially during the smaller moments when we should, I'm guilty of this quite...

Electro swing music blared in the Cayton Center lounge as delegates and members of campus clubs gathered for tea, sandwiches, desserts, and dancing for the Inter-Club Council Social. ICC Vice-Chair Courtney King had just passed the funding for the event at the Associated Students meeting the day before, despite months of planning. King rallied students to act as tea servers...

Dancers wearing massive feathered headdresses flooded the sidewalks as twilight settled on the downtown Los Angeles skyline behind them. They chanted to the methodical beat of drums, enticing others to rush the streets amidst traffic to join them. The dance company and nearly 20 other collectives gathered outside the Mexican Consulate in solidarity for the families of 43 missing students...

Stuffing, mashed potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, and pecan pie are all foods that Americans salivate over when thinking about Thanksgiving. However, a traditional Thanksgiving surrounds the turkey, the real star of the show. When preparing for Thanksgiving, some people want a fat, plump turkey, while others are looking for a leaner, healthier choice. Like common food trends towards...

Impatience and social anxiety turned violent on Monday when protestors took to the streets of Ferguson, Missouri after a grand jury decided not to indict police Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black male. Immediately after the decision, rioters began looting shops and setting fire to police cars, including police cruisers, and several...

While Ferguson plunges deeper into chaos, here in California the overlords of our university system have announced that anyone seeking a higher education will now have to face higher, greater fees. The devouring beast of capitalism, dressed in a monocle and top hat, has announced that UC fees will be raised by 5% every year for the next five years....

One of the great functions of popular art is its ability to record the moods, dreams and nightmares of its time and place. The latest installment of "The Hunger Games" films, "Mockingjay Part 1," is a perfect example of this. It is not only a superb entertainment, but like all great dystopian fiction, it is a mirror image of the...