It’s that angry feeling you get when you’re sitting in class and then out of the blue, the professor throws a pop quiz in the middle of class. Worst of all, you have no clue what has been going on. It’s perfect times like these when someone can say “FML!”

FML, an acronym for the saying “F*#% My Life,” has become a hit word in the pop culture world. Not only has the word been seen on people’s Facebook newsfeeds, but it has its own official web page, www.fmylife.com. An individual can go on the Web page and post anything that stirs that FML feeling.

People like the website because they can share funny stories and their feelings.  City College student Monica Belmonte feels that there is no negative connotation to the word and it’s a word that she uses frequently in unfortunate situations.

“I don’t think of the term in a bad way. I actually use it quite often,” Belmonte says. “I actually just used it yesterday. I was leaning down to pick up my niece and at the same she jumped up for me to catch her. She headbutted me right in the eye. I then said, ‘Cool,…» Read More

Every aspiring performer dreams of rubbing elbows with Hollywood hotshots and hobnobbing with top musicians.

From entertaining his classmates in elementary school to being one of the founding members of the Sacramento City Arts and Media Productions club (S.C.A.M.P.), 25-year-old City College student Maximillian De Beni is living this dream to its fullest.

“I have been a class clown since the first grade. I like the attention,” De Beni says. “I like saying something out of the ordinary and seeing people’s reactions and making them laugh and smile.”

De Beni found his inspiration for S.C.A.M.P when he moved to Los Angeles in December 2009. During his seven months in Los Angeles, De Beni hung out with R&B artists Ray J and Bobby Brakins and rapper Soulja Boy, who granted him access to the inner workings of the music business.

“I was on set of a lot of music videos and I [saw] how it was done.” De Beni says. “I thought to myself, ‘We can do this in Sacramento.’”

S.C.A.M.P, founded last month, involves anything artistic including directing films, documentaries, music videos, photography, acting, and dancing and other arts.

De Beni says he fills many roles in S.C.A.M.P., including directing,…» Read More