It’s a warm day in the Monrovia forest as the cast and crew work on the set of Santa Monica College’s most recent short film project “Like A Rolling Stone.” The heat is encapsulated by the trees and makes it all the more challenging for the make-up department to keep the actors their foundation and wounds intact. Among them is...

“A love that can last forever takes but a second to come about.” This is a Cuban proverb that had proven itself to be true the moment I arrived on the Caribbean island. I was hanging out of the crooked car window of an old American vehicle that had been renovated over a dozen times. My hair was dancing in...

It’s a very big step when someone realizes there is something missing from their life and then decides to work to fill in those gaps. For artists especially, those gaps can be a fierce inhibitor to someone’s necessary expression of self. That search is a common theme amongst artists at Santa Monica College. “It’s one thing to play guitar and...

The peace of Friday June 7, 2013 was shattered at 11:52 a.m. when Santa Monica police officers received calls reporting gunshots around the area of the Santa Monica College campus. Amidst the chaos that ensued during that morning and in the days following, the psychological services office at SMC helped the campus deal with the repercussions of such an horrific...

For many students, dealing with mental health issues can seem daunting, causing them to forgo treatment and in some cases it can lead to them harming themselves or others. With a graffiti inspired wall open for all students to write their feelings, and a wall of postcards decorated with secrets ranging from “While I was kissing you, I was thinking...

In an office full of overflowing bookcases, Santa Monica College History Professor Dennis Frisch reclined behind his desk, nonchalantly regarding a stack of papers with sharp eyes behind his trademark thick-rimmed, tortoise-shell glasses. Frisch is retiring this year after teaching for 28 years at SMC. He arrived at SMC in 1981, originally working as an executive secretary and was instrumental...

A line of girls in fashionable wear and summer clothing stood around as cloth was strewn and examined in preparation for the May 29th LA Mode fashion show. The event will be held by the SMC Fashion Department to showcase the latest, stylistic visions of the department's students and emerging artisans. On Thursday designers and instructors gathered to select what...

We all have that one person who follows us around campus, a nagging ex, or even that guy who always stops you on the quad when you're late to class. Technology has now advanced to where you can avoid these awkward people and situations with your smartphone. The Cloak app — incognito mode in real life, is an app created...

Everyone is cheering and clapping as a surfer girl, dressed in pink, catches a wave and rides it out back with the biggest smile on her face. She high-fives all the members of the pink team as they gather around her wheelchair to take a group photo. On Saturday morning, staff members of the organization "Life Rolls On" gathered along...

Students were given a chance to taste and hear the foods and music of Iran on Tuesday when Santa Monica College's Persian Club held a special, one day event called The Persian Culture Festival. The event was held on the main quad and was sponsored by the Associated Students. Persian food, such as rice and chicken kabab, was handed out...