Last Tuesday’s false bomb threat at Santa Monica College proved to be a whirlwind of confusion for many students as it unfolded with partially correct misinformation between students, faculty and police. A note was found by two female students last Tuesday at noon in the library’s lower level women’s restroom, which stated that there was a bomb in the quad...

The large black gate surrounding the Library Village on Pearl Street marks the start of an 18-month construction project to the Media Center at Santa Monica College. The reconstruction of the center costs $12 million, according to Greg Brown, director of telecommunications and media services and a member of the facilities planning subcommittee at SMC. The Media Center offers instructional...

On Tuesday, Gianni Manganelli, a deaf student, was stopped by the Santa Monica College Police Department for skateboarding on campus. Manganelli was confused by the situation and demanded an interpreter. A representative from a campus disability services group acted as his interpreter, and he was not charged. Friday afternoon at the library proved to be an unlucky day for a...

Today, society's obsession with supplements has become not only part of common conversation but a multimillion dollar industry that is constantly introducing new products, from uppers to stay awake to downers to relax. As one of these marketed products, Dream Water is a water-based drink that claims to help a person fall asleep quickly and receive a solid four to...

It is past midnight and you are walking out of a bar with your friends, ready to reach your bed in record time and sleep off the hangover. What you are not prepared for is having one of those friends take revenge on you by snapping a photo of you in your drunken glory because you gave her number to...

Last Wednesday morning, a male student was arrested and booked at the Santa Monica city jail after a female Santa Monica College student was being bullied by a group of female students in the cafeteria. An SMC male student defended the female victim by approaching the badgering bunch of girls and explaining the ramifications of bullying. This exchange caught the...

On Wednesday, a case of grand theft reportedly occurred at 5:15 p.m. in the library on the main campus. A student left an Apple Macbook Pro unattended on the second floor, and upon returning from the reference desk, found it missing. There were no witnesses, and there have been no recent developments. Any item stolen that is valued over $950...

A week of opportunistic thefts in Santa Monica College's library, gym, math complex, and cafeteria, left some on campus without cell phones. An iPhone was left on a metal ledge in the stall of a women's bathroom in the Humanities and Social Sciences Building last Monday morning. Upon returning to search for it, the victim found it missing. Also on...

Members of the Associated Students held a town-hall-style meeting from 11:15 a.m. to 12:40 p.m. on the Santa Monica College quad. The goal was to close the gap between the students and their government, according to Yacob Zuriaw, AS director of student advocacy, who headed the meeting. "Here's the place where you can be heard," Zuriaw said during the meeting....

The second week of the spring semester was packed full of punches, hit-and-runs, and theft opportunities. Last Tuesday at around 2 p.m. a dispute among two individuals occurred in parking structure three, resulting in battery charges. A male and female were approached by a man who exchanged words, as well as a few pushes and shoves, with the man. According...