SMC Scenes: Motivational Madness

Welcome to SMC Scenes, a weekly photo story showcasing student life and events at Santa Monica College.

This week at SMC, the Motivational Madness event in the main campus quad gave students a much-needed break from studying for midterms.

Rusty, therapy dog, wearing his school uniform while providing stress relief for students on the Quad during midterm week at Motivational Madness, an event for students to relax and take a break from studying on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)

Sophia Markgraf, Psychology major, plays ping pong on the Quad during Motivational Madness, an event for students to relax and take a break from studying on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)

Lucas Colella, Early Childhood Education major, plays ping pong on the Quad during Motivational Madness, an event for students to relax and take a break from studying on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)

Sebastian Billot, nursing major, plays Connect Four on the Quad at Motivational Madness, an event for students to relax and take a break from studying on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)

From L to R, Conor O'Sullivan, Film and Media Studies major chats with Art Department faculty Briana Simmons and Carlson Hatton amidst a cloud of bubbles on the Quad at Motivational Madness, an event for students to relax and take a break from studying on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)

From L to R, Conor O'Sullivan, Film and Media Studies major colors on an art project with Art Department faculty Briana Simmons and Carlson Hatton amidst a cloud of bubbles on the Quad at Motivational Madness, an event for students to relax and take a break from studying on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)

Students in the library studying for midterms on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at the main campus library at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)

Allyson Jimenez, Animal Science major, kneels to pet Rusty, an American Staffordshire Terrier therapy dog, on the Quad at Motivational Madness, an event for students to relax and take a break from studying on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)

Emily Benavides, Law major, pets Rusty, an American Staffordshire Terrier therapy dog, on the Quad during midterm week at Motivational Madness, an event for students to relax and take a break from studying on Tuesday, March 4th, 2023 at Santa Monica College, Santa Monica, Calif. (Akemi Rico | The Corsair)