On February 15, 2020 the Santa Monica College (SMC) Corsairs faced off against LA Valley Monarchs in a conference matchup that could have some playoff implications for both teams, as they are both three games away from the postseason. The match ended in a Corsairs loss 73-64, their next match is away against Glendale February 19 at 7:00pm.
Read MoreRiding a three-game win streak, the Santa Monica College Corsairs faced off against conference rival 17-7 Citrus College. The game was big for both teams as they are looking to make their playoff push. The Corsairs ended up falling to Citrus 83-77, and a 18-7 record.
Read MoreOur Sports Editor pens a personalized letter to one of the greatest players to have played in the NBA from a perspective as a Boston Celtics fan, and a Los Angeles native. The passing of Laker legend Kobe Bryant on January 26, 2020 due to a helicopter accident has left the entire NBA community and the city of Los Angeles in disbelief, and pain even a few days after the incident. Kobe Bryant was able to bring joy to Los Angeles with his highlight reel dunks, and his five NBA titles. Thank You, Kobe.
Read MoreDear Kobe,
Some kids had their capes,
Some kids had their princess dresses,
Some kids had their toy guns,
But me
I had my Kobe Bryant jersey.
And every time I put on that jersey
I was invincible.
In their first Conference matchup of the season on Jan. 08, the Santa Monica College Corsair Women’s basketball team took on the Bakersfield City College Renegades in what turned out to be a close one as the Corsairs were able to edge out the win 78-67.
Read MoreTwo days after the Democratic debate at Loyola Marymount University, Senator Bernie Sanders held a rally at Venice Beach on Saturday, December 22nd.
Read MoreIn 1973, museum curator and art collector Sam Wagstaff moved away from acquiring paintings and sculptures, and began buying photographs. By the early 1980s he'd assembled one of the largest private collections in the world. He'd begun by collecting 19th and early 20th century photographs, and with the help of a young photographer named Robert Mapplethorpe — Wagstaff's protegé and lover — he turned his attention to more contemporary work.
In 1984, the Getty Museum created their Department of Photographs and inaugurated the exhibit with the acquisition of several world-famous private collections, including over 26,000 prints that Sam Wagstaff had assembled. The Getty's dramatic entry into collecting photography immediately established it as a major center for photographic art.
Read MoreThe Santa Monica College (SMC) Film Club members, friends, and family blended together in a pizza-eating, film-loving crowd outside the Center for Media and Design (CMD) campus this past Thursday night. At 7 p.m., the CMD quad turned into a box office lobby for the SMC Film Festival with an auditorium awaiting the audience inside.
As the hosts of the event, Film Club presented a total of nine original productions of both its members and Film 33 students. As the crowd watched the films one by one, Professor Kanin and Professor Flood judged the films for the later presented awards. Film Club has long hosted the SMC Film Festival, but now sees an “all-time high” membership this year with over 150 members, according to club president Carlos Flores Jr.
Read MoreA guide to all the important figures in the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
Read MoreIt has only been one month since Disney+ started streaming content including original movies and television shows. An immediate success is their new live-action Star Wars series called The Mandalorian, which takes place a few years after the events of Return of the Jedi. The new series involves director, producer and screenwriter Jon Favereau, who is known for directing Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Disney’s live-action The Jungle Book and The Lion King.
Favereau is the creator, head writer, and showrunner, as well as executive producer of The Mandalorian, and although he plans to direct an episode of the second season, he was too busy with the production of The Lion King to direct any of the series' first season.
Read MoreThe first two weeks of open public hearings in President Trump’s impeachment inquiry have concluded in the U.S. House of Representatives. The hearings were held by the House Intelligence Committee, led by Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.).
Read MoreFormer vice president and 2020 Democratic presidential hopeful Joe Biden visited Los Angeles Trade Technical College last Thursday in his first public campaign event in the state. His half-hour speech in front of hundreds of students and locals focused mainly on the issues of gun violence, immigration, access to higher education, and President Donald Trump.
Read MoreRiverside's Historic Landmark Hotel Celebrates Its 27th Annual Festival of Lights
Read MoreMassey’s initial inspiration to create the concrete and steel-based sculpture came after an encounter with a homeless man roughly 21 years ago in Westwood, Calif. He was walking down the street late at night and wrongfully assumed that the 7 foot tall homeless man walking towards him was going to do harm. After the man proved Massey’s gut feeling wrong and continued down the road, the artist turned to creative expression as a way to document his experience.
Read MoreThis Wednesday, the House of Representatives’ Judiciary Committee will proceed over hearings focusing on the legal nature of possible abuse of power by President Donald Trump. As these proceedings move forward, the concept of the impeachment process hovers abstractly.
Read MoreThe United States is currently embattled in a clash of narratives. President Donald Trump is currently under investigation for abuse of presidential power in the House of Representatives. The investigations center on Trump's conduct with regard to Ukraine, specifically his July 25 phone call where he asked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for political favor while at the same time withholding from Ukraine $400 million in congressionally appropriated military aid, which was only later released by the president due to political pressure.
Read MoreSanta Monica College (SMC) is home to 16 sports teams, 30,000 students, and a variety of student-athletes with various backgrounds. From basketball players to swimmers, student-athletes could always use guidance during their careers one way, or another. SMC has the necessities for their athletes to succeed, in and out of the classroom. Coaches, staff members, and athletic directors do all they can for athletes to get to the next level and pursue their careers.
Read MoreImagine waking up to a world plagued by drought and engulfed in the flames of a never-ending wildfire. Where the warming of our world’s oceans has caused every coastal home and building to be enveloped by the sea. Species all over the world have been met with extinction, as Earth falls into chaos. All because of the hamburger you ate for lunch and the eggs you had for breakfast.
Read MoreHong Kong has been torn apart by violent anti-government protests. Clouds of tear gas are a common sight. Television crews and photographers record shopping centers where pro-democracy demonstrators clash with riot police.
Read More"Rhinoceros," a production directed by Santa Monica College (SMC) Theatre’s Terrin Adair-Lynch, made its debut Friday, Nov. 22 at the school's Main Stage. The play, written by Eugene Ionesco in 1959, focuses on the transformation of a normal town into something unrecognizable to itself.
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