Print Edition Volume 6 out now
-
Print Edition Volume 6 out now -
95th commencement at SMC boasts second-largest graduating class ever
NEWS
Chemistry students are piloting SMC’s new textbook system during summer intersession. In the system, a collaboration with the education company Slingshot, students can purchase all their course materials at once, for $32 per enrolled credit. Students can opt out, but the campus bookstore is to carry less physical stock and instead serve as a communal spot for students.
On Tuesday, SMC waved goodbye to 7,248 graduates, designated by President Dr. Kathryn Jeffery as the college’s second-largest commencement ever. The school bestowed bachelor’s degrees, associate’s degrees, certificates of achievement, certificates of competency, and completion certificates upon those students.
Law enforcement officers unleashed self-described “numerous” amounts of less-lethal munitions on “No Kings” protesters, after issuing an unlawful assembly order.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
After losing their home in the Eaton fire, artist Camilla Taylor curated an exhibition made up of just artists whose houses have burned down. “My House Burned Down”, located at Track 16 in Downtown LA, hosts 8 different artists, 4 who lost their home in the recent LA fires and 4 who have lost their home from fires in the past. Taylor explores themes of loss, destruction and grief, as well as what happens when you have nothing left.
SMC’s Opera Theatre and Symphony Orchestra close the spring semester with “The Marriage of Figaro” by Mozart.
Global Motion took place on May 17 and 18, 2025 and showcased three student choreographers: Mayu Oishi, Simon Lathrop and Aiden Cook
Santa Monica College (SMC) students display their artwork at the Art Complex.
CULTURE
In a blooming garden in Santa Monica, Santa Monica College’s English professors invited their students to share and read their poetry works.
Amidst closures and charred hillsides, a quiet recovery continues as the Santa Monica Mountains heal from the Palisades wildfire devastation.
Students and community members gather for a morning of language, culture, and connection over tea.
There are major differences in online student ratings for Rate My Professors, but SMC pass rates remain the same across different subjects.
SPORTS
The Santa Monica College (SMC) Chess Club hosted their last chess tournament of the school year with Navarro emerging as the winner in the Armageddon tie-breaker.
Santa Monica College’s Business in Sports Club presented the Run to Rebuild fundraiser for wildfire victims on May 15 at Corsair Field on Morrison Track.
Club América and Chivas host the first ever Clásico Femenil match in the United States at BMO Stadium as the rivalry between both clubs intensified.
The Santa Monica College Corsairs sink the competition en route to winning the 2025 3C2A Beach Volleyball State Pairs Championship.
Print in the Digital Age
