Teqball: A New Game in Town
Student discovers new alternative for SMC's cancelled soccer season.
Food Trucks Return to Main Street Santa Monica After Long Hiatus
Once exiled from Main Street, the food trucks are now slowly returning. The food trucks are mandated to follow health measures such as requiring social distancing, only serving people with masks, and providing hand sanitizer.
Masking of America
Masks are defining life in America. People wear a face mask to prevent the spread of COVID-19, which has already killed over 100,000 Americans before the start of this month. Today, any cautious American does not leave home without wearing a face mask.
A Crash Course in Protective Equipment
The PPE shortage has inspired community innovation. CrashSpace is a collection of volunteer hackers, programmers, builders, makers, artists and people who generally like to break things and see what new things they can build with the pieces.
"Coronavirus Song": Self Isolation Jam by the Quaranteens
The art of writing a catchy tune in this era of grim news is a special talent. Ryan Bratton shows this talent as a songwriter and producer. Bratton started a virtual rock group named The QuaranTeens™. He wrote and produced a humorous song called "Coronavirus Song" (COVID-19). The QuaranTeens’ song was then uploaded to YouTube as an official video.
The Remasking of Hong Kong
In October 2019, a face mask ban was enacted by Hong Kong’s authorities without legislative approval, authorities in Hong Kong who reflect the interests of mainland China’s government. These emergency measures were designed to intimidate the pro-democracy activists demonstrating daily in the Hong Kong street in often violent clashes with riot police.
Terms To Know: Coronavirus Outbreak
The Glossary of coronavirus provides basic terminology that helps define the dynamics of what may prove to be the 21st century’s first global pandemic of a disease for which to date there is no known cure.
Unmasking of Hong Kong
Hong 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.
Editorial Cartoon: An Explosive Attorney
“Giuliana’s a hand grenade who’s gonna blow everybody up,” said former White House National Security Advisor, John Bolton. Former White House advisor Fiona Hill, reportedly testified during the closed-door House impeachment hearings that Bolton made the comment to her.
The Glossary of Impeachment
This glossary aims to define some of the terms surrounding the ongoing impeachment proceedings in order to clarify the processes at hand.
AI Technology Nails Parking Violators
Parking officer Jonathan Rosas patrols Santa Monica College’s (SMC) parking structures every day, checking to see if each vehicle has the required valid permit to park within the designated spaces marked by white lines. Hundreds of student and staff vehicles stream in and out of the four major parking structures on campus each school day and night. Rosas's job is to identify which vehicles are in compliance with SMC's regulations and which are not.
China threatened by massive Hong Kong pro-democracy demonstrations
In Hong Kong, pro-democracy camp's protest marches have filled the streets for over one hundred days. The often violent clashes between Hong Kong citizens and riot police cracking down on protesters is a thorn in the side of Beijing. The authoritarian regime on the mainland desires to display the face of calm unity in its celebration of the 70th anniversary of the declaration of the People's Republic of China (PRC) on Oct. 1.