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The Dodger Stadium COVID-19 vaccination site in Los Angeles, California on Tuesday, March 30, 2021. The parking lot was converted to one of the largest vaccination sites in the country.

As the number of vaccinated Californians rises and the number of COVID-19 cases continues to decline, California remains on a slow but steady pace toward reopening. Despite the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidance that allows for fully vaccinated people to enter public indoor areas unmasked, Governor Gavin Newsom announced that the state's mask mandate will remain through June 15. With a majority of the state’s counties being in the orange tier, the state has hopes to reopen on June 15.

Soon-to-be graduate Valerie Matias is one of many students in the Santa Monica College (SMC) class of 2021, whose unusual and challenging online-learning experience will end with a unique event — SMC’s first Diploma Drive-Thru Celebration. “It’s gonna be a drive-thru, but I’m excited because even though [school] was difficult, I’m still here, and I was able to get here,” said Matias, who is graduating with an associate's degree in sociology.

Santa Monica Pier in Santa Monica, Calif. on May 17, 2021. For the first time since mask mandates began, people in Los Angeles County are allowed in public areas without masks. (Maxim Elramsisy | The Corsair)

Santa Monica College's Speech and Debate team hosted their first annual intramural tournament, resulting in one winner taking home the first place medallion.

Community activist David Busch-Lilly resting across the street on the Clinton Street Stairway no longer able to live on the grounds of the Echo Park a community that once was his home before he was removed from Echo Park by city of Los Angeles on March 25, 2021. David Busch-Lilly is still fighting for the right for the homeless to live there Thursday May 5th, 2021. (Photographer Kevin Tidmore/The Corsair)

Infographic by Sam Plascencia | The Corsair

The UC and CSU systems join forces with a plan set to enroll over one million students and employees across 33 major campuses

Open Up Santa Monica and Malibu Schools Protesters hold signs up as they cross the street at 4th and Pico Blvd. Saturday, March 13, 2021 in Santa Monica, Calif. They started their march from Belmar Park to Virginia Park via Pico Blvd. They are urging the Sant Monica School District to open schools back up to the children.(Corsair | Brad Wilhite)

Students are using the popular site OnlyFans, a digitized content subscription service, to earn extra income during times of uncertainty.

Black Student Success Week is a daily webinar series with different topics each day directed towards Black students and their success in community college.

Ex-Minneapolis Police officer Derek Chauvin is convicted of multiple counts of murder in the death of George Floyd.

The Police Chief of Santa Monica College delves into his perspective on anti-Asian racism and the history behind it.

Students weigh educational plans as they face unprecedented challenges.

On Friday, April 2 results for the 2021 Associated Students (A.S.) were posted onto the A.S. Election page of the Santa Monica College website.

The virtual Candidate Forum will serve as an opportunity for Santa Monica College students to find out more about the candidates running for positions on the A.S. board. The event is moderated by the Corsair’s Editor-in-Chief, Carolyn Burt. While the Corsair has hosted this forum for many years, this marks the first time the forum will take place virtually over zoom.

Get to know the Candidates running for Santa Monica College’s Associated Students

Breakdown of Candidates running for Associated Students

Many Santa Monica College (SMC) students don't know the name of their student government, let alone its role in student life and affairs — especially in pandemic times.

The Corsair is holding a Candidate Forum for the Santa Monica College’s (SMC) student government, Associated Students (A.S.), elections this Sunday, March 27, at 5 p.m.