For individuals pursuing a career in business, professionalism is essentially important. However, many college students may find it difficult to afford a suit after paying for their tuition, textbooks, and other daily needs. Eight years ago the Santa Monica College Business Administration started the Career Closet. A program that provides suits to SMC Business students in need for any business...

Studying in a different country can be difficult. Except that you have to adapt to a new culture and speak a foreign language, you experience a lot of new things. From clubs and grades to the size of our library, SMC international students compare SMC to the schools in their home countries. Name: Jae Soon ParkMajor: Political ScienceHome Country: South...

President Harry S. Truman once said "The only thing new in the world is the history you do not know." There are individuals who live by this coda and apply it to nearly everything. One such individual is a local Santa Monica resident whom I will only call by his first name: Dave. Dave sees a world just underneath the...

He is a student at Santa Monica College, but his nationality has been quite literally torn in half. An anonymous student sat down with a Corsair contributor to discuss being from Crimea, the former Ukrainian territory annexed by Russia through a popular vote last year. The annexation was the result of a 2014 revolt in Ukraine which overthrew a Moscow-aligned...

Drawing endless of graphs in his math classes was what made Ron Chinitz, former student at Santa Monica College, come up with the idea of Coordimate. But the day his favorite professor, Don Murray, took 5 minutes from class to give a short speech about the importance of being precise in graphing, his decision was solidified. “I was like 'Okay,...

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...

On Saturday, May 23, skateboard company Z-Flex organized the second annual Jay Boy Classic was held at Venice Skate Park in Venice Beach, California. Jay Boy Classic started last year with the purpose of giving bowl skaters the opportunity to show off their skills and compete against each other for various prizes. Just as last year, this years arrangement attracted...

Under a grey sunless sky, about 50 Santa Monica College students gathered this past Friday to join volunteers from Heal the Bay and do their part to care for the local sand and surf. At the volunteer tables by lifeguard tower 20, students could sign in, select their supplies and split up into groups of four, as they prepared to...

Four short blocks south of the Santa Monica College main campus, a culinary institution is gaining its sea legs. Shaka Shack has been open for only two and a half years and has managed to gain a following strong enough to garner a four and a half star rating on Yelp and a growing number of glowing reviews from publications....

May is Mental Health Awareness Month and Santa Monica College's Psychological Services department is raising awareness through its Ready to Talk, Ready to Listen Peer Educator pilot program. Two student pioneers of this project are SMC psych majors Nicole Cutrona and Mirian De La Cruz. Both are working through an internship as 'Peer Educators' to essentially provide a service that...