SMC’s student government will vote on a directive declaring students’ right to speak freely at school; meanwhile, the federal government boasts about eradicating ideas and intellectual property that are “illegal,” and student visas are revoked from coast to coast.

Half a million rallied nationwide against Trump and Musk on Saturday; in Los Angeles, tens of thousands joined in at City Hall.

Over 300 student visas have been revoked in the U.S. in recent weeks; according to ICE databases, the federal government terminated nine F-1 visas belonging to SMC students as of Thursday.

In the wake of the wildfires, a special program by FEMA offers debris removal for private, and some commercial, estates. Now, the program applies to condos and multi-family buildings with occupied units.

Concerned citizens and SMC staffers rallied at Tesla facilities across the country and the planet to air every last grievance about the current state of the federal government.

At 10 a.m., Associated Students announced 2025-26 election results, including two contested positions and a controversial legislative initiative.

The A.S. ballot features a resolution by Students for Justice in Palestine that sparked controversy among Jewish students, the Jewish student center, and even students who “support SJP wholeheartedly.”

After years of using reserves, the Health Center hopes to balance the budget by increasing student fees.

Candidates running for next year’s student government faced a jury of their peers, who brought the heat.

This week, students will vote on a resolution of Palestinian solidarity, sponsored by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

Santa Monica re-entered the immigration protest arena with a two-mile trek on Saturday.

The Adelante Club held an Anti-ICE Solidarity March attracting students, staff and counter-protesters.

Lawyers and local leaders offer advice and promises to undocumented Santa Monicans.

In protest of the Oscars, differing political groups occupied the streets, resulting in citations.

The contentious ban on food in the Math Lab is compounded with the demotion of tutoring coordinator Judith Eckstein.

 In the Santa Monica Mountains, Resistance Rangers protested federal layoffs.

Stand With Ukraine held their annual patriotic rally in Santa Monica

 ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ serves as a prudent third place for the undocumented.

Los Angeles joined state capitals in protesting Project 2025 and President Trump’s executive orders.

 In response to Trump’s inauguration, citizens of Los Angeles rallied behind a multitude of ideologies.