As 2014 nears, some are concerned about the plume of incoming radioactive material from Japan said to reach the U. S. coast. Since the Tohoku tsunami that ravaged Japan on March 11, 2011, a large plume of radioactive material traveling with the ocean’s current will reach U. S. coastal waters in 2014, and will peak in 2016, according to ocean...

Chances are that you or someone you know has some sort of mental illness. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, one in four adults in America is afflicted by mental illness. This past spring semester put mental health on the forefront of Santa Monica College’s attention with issues such as suicide, bomb threats and shootings. But according to...

What to eat may be easier for some than others, but if you are like me, and you care about price, nutrition and proximity, that choice may not come as easy to you. However, this past week I've gone to The Bread Factory a few times. What used to be a place where only coffee was available has now become...

As Fashion Week comes to an end, it's safe to say it was a success. Designers showed off their fashionable, statement-making spring 2014 lines. People came from all over and filled the streets of New York with fashion. Some of the most influential people in the business showed off their skills or just came to show support. Parties were had...

Lights! Camera! Fashion! The Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week kicked off in New York, N. Y. at 9 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Sept. 5, and anyone who is someone was there. Celebrities and socialites filled the seats to watch their favorite designers showcase their spring 2014 lines. After starting on a bit of a boring note with designs by Nicholas K, whose...

On any given day, a walk through the Santa Monica College campus reveals a mix of faces, colors and nationalities. Like any major college campus in the United States, SMC features a generation of students who have come of age under the shadow of Sept. 11, 2001 and its aftermath. Atheer Althobaiti, dressed in a traditional Muslim hijab, sat on...

Hugo Grégoire, a Santa Monica College student, loves to travel to a new place at least once a year. The upgrade to high-level security at airports has not changed his mind about traveling, nor does the chance of hijackers on a plane affect his love for going places. As for Grégoire's family, they are still concerned every time he boards...

Although many students have grown more aware of politics, theories, and the idea that tragic events such as 9/11 can happen, they remain inadequately prepared to recognize when these situations present themselves. As technology rapidly continues to evolve and increase in popularity, students are supplied with devices that have the potential to distract them from their surroundings. Most students who...

It is Tuesday afternoon and as I am walking down Pico Boulevard toward 14th Street, I feel the heat of the sun and the nasty smell of rush hour traffic. Tired of campus cafeteria food and hungry for something new, I have heard there is a woman that makes pupusas, a traditional El Salvadorian dish. A pupusa is a kind...

With numerous classes, work commitments, and extracurricular activities, compounded by the notorious Los Angeles traffic, some college students find it hard to fit a meal — notably breakfast or lunch — into their busy schedules. “I leave my house extra early and all I eat is a yogurt, and then I have a chewy bar after one of my classes,”...