Hailing from the land of Israel, SMC student Elinor Nahmani is a creative and passionate patriot. A former soldier in the Israel Defense Forces and an aspiring filmmaker, Nahmani is dedicated to preserving the memory of her homeland and highlighting the tragedies on both sides of the Middle East conflict. She sat down with us to share her views on...

Hamilton High School senior shortstop Adriana Hernandez is steps away from pain in the top of the fifth inning in a game against the Westchester Comets. The Comet baserunner breaks for second to steal the base, Hernandez breaks to stop her.10 steps...nine...eightShe's run this path before with the only incident resulting from it being an out. Five...four...three. Hernandez leaps towards...

Antelope Valley. Win. Glendale. Win. West LA. Win. LA Valley. Win. LA Southwest. Win. Santa Barbara. Win. LA Pierce. Win. The Santa Monica College Corsairs' football won all seven of their conference games in the 2014-15 season. After four seasons consisting of 27 straight Western State Conference wins and four consecutive conference championships for the Corsairs, led by coach Gifford...

Sitting at a bench in the clock tower courtyard on a sunny May afternoon 24 year old Santa Monica College students Javier Lopez and Bridy Azurdia share smiles and laughs between classes. Affable, thoughtful and seemingly care free, you would never suspect at first glance that the soft spoken Biology major would also be a man of combat. Javier grew...

Most people will agree that physical health is of utmost importance to living a long and healthy life. Eating well, going to the gym, are all things that a ‘physically healthy’ person usually incorporates to their life. Would just as many people agree with that mental health is just as important as physical health, especially when it comes to living...

Inter-Club Council Vice Chair Courtney King tearfully resolved "I can't go in the office, like it's so heavy with all the things people are saying about me behind my back." Sustainability director Andrea Gonzalez echoed the feeling of negative attitudes within the Santa Monica College Associated Students office, saying she too knows of things other directors are saying of her....

The curtain is beginning to close on this semester and on an entire era of The Corsair. I mentioned two weeks ago in this very section that there were some big changes coming, and now is the time to be clear about what those changes are. First, I am ending my tenure at The Corsair as editor-in-chief after these last...

Even sitting inconspicuously at a table next to the vending machines, third-year Santa Monica College Engineering major Jonah Okike-Hephzibah was met with a greeting from a fellow student who recognized him.“You’re the guy that was in the article, right? I’m happy to hear what’s going on for you,” the student told him, before Okike-Hephzibah dispensed to him advice about applying...

Over a dozen Santa Monica College Inter-Club Council delegates showed up to the ICC Social with handmade ram horn pins in their hair. "I think they’re all wearing those horns without knowing the other side," said Isaac Medeiros from UNICEF Club. The delegates were sporting horns to commemorate ICC Vice Chair Courtney King, who was reportedly kept from attending the...

For many people across the nation, Memorial Day weekend calls for barbeques, discounts, getaways with the family, and of course the summer kick off parties at the Jersey Shore. Memorial Day, originally known as Decoration Day 150 years ago, is our day set aside to remember and honor those who paid the ultimate price serving in the country's armed forces....