While exercise and diet have become the two most popular hobbies for plenty of people, maintaining mental awareness and visual perceptions, which can be negatively affected by excessive exercising, are imperative while on an exercising or dieting commitment. You can meditate, stretch or jog yourself to good health along with the wide array of fruit drinks with wheat germ, vegetable...

The variety of music, video and pop culture content available on the Internet has left music companies and physical albums striving for survival. The trend toward digital music, which engages its audience through audiovisual, has challenged the music industry to change.“You could download the music and rip and burn to your heart’s content,” said music blogger Mark Mulligan of Music...

The third annual Food Day celebration was held on Santa Monica College's main campus next to the Organic Learning Garden, as part of Sustainability Week, on Thursday, Oct. 24. Kathleen Green, organizer for this year’s event, is helping to educate students on healthy and affordable food while addressing how food can be produced agriculturally in a more sustainable way. One...

Santa Monica College veteran student Ronald Gray served three years of active duty in the United States Marine Corps, four years in the Reserve, two years in the Texas National Guard, and two years in the California Guard. Two weeks ago, Gray received a denial from the Social Security Office of Disability, stating that he has to wait until it...

Last Tuesday, the Santa Monica College Associates invited talk show host, political commentator and author Tavis Smiley to speak at SMC’s lecture series. Smiley remained outspoken about foreign policy in the United States during his lecture. Smiley is a broadcaster, author and publisher who has emerged as a voice for change, according to his online profile. He currently hosts the...

Since construction began at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology satellite campus at Santa Monica College, food trucks have been brought to serve students during peak lunchtime hours at the Bundy campus in lieu of a cafeteria. Students and staff from the AET campus temporarily moved to the Bundy and Airport campuses, where portable classroom modules and a parking lot...

It started with a horrible tutoring experience. Okky Jaya, Santa Monica College business major and Associated Students director of student advocacy, who hails from Indonesia, enlisted a tutor to help him with his English. "The tutors expected me to know English, and I didn't know when I had errors, because they sometimes didn't tell me," said Jaya. That is when...

Four new police hires are authorized for the Santa Monica College Police Department, but it could take several months to hire them, especially if they are in the military or have lived out of state. The officers slated for hire are not necessarily a part of the recent security changes that came about as a result of the June 7...

Los Angeles Music and Art School celebrated its 16th annual Stars for the Arts benefit at the Santa Monica College Broad Stage last Saturday. LAMusArt hosted a night of music for friends and supporters of art education to benefit underserved children in East Los Angeles. The event opened with the LAMusArt Youth Choral ensemble, who sang John Lennon and Paul...

Neighborhood resident Gabrielle Smith decided not to take her dogs Bailey and Clover out for their usual walk on Friday. Upon looking out her kitchen window, Smith saw smoke rising from a home nearby and, after hearing gunshots, thought perhaps a meth lab had blown up. "It's more a mental health issue than a gun issue," said Smith, an ex-juvenile...