By Melissa Martinez
News Editor
As a female college student in her 20s, I must say that HBO’s “Girls” is a perfect coming-of-age series of those moments in life that you can’t believe actually happened.
“Girls,” which is directed, created and starring Lena Dunham, writer of the Netflix-Instant...
By Juliana Stumpp
A&E Editor
On March 22, the LGBTQA Pride Center and ASI partnered together to present “Glitter on the Highway: A Gender Bendering Extravaganza,” which featured drag queens and a king from the hit television show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
The event featured MC Regina Styles...
By Faith Orcino
Staff Cartoonist
“Xamd: Lost Memories”
4/5 Pawprints
Created by animation studio Bones, “Xamd: Lost Memories” was its first online exclusive project with Sony’s Playstation Network in 2008. Two years later, Sentai Filmworks picked up the English licensing rights to the...
By Keandre Williams-Chambers
Staff Writer
Spring has arrived and with it comes a set of sounds to keep with the season. These songs are sure to represent the essence of spring. Earthy and upbeat sounds with just a touch of expressive elements to lounge around to over break.
“Now is the Start”...
By Juliana Stumpp
A&E Editor
1/5 paws
It seemed with spring break quickly approaching, many college students would rush to the box office to see “Spring Breakers” and actually like it.
For months now, we have been seeing commercials and other forms of advertisement to get people to go see...
By Faith Orcino
Staff Cartoonist
“Saga” is the newest comic series to get into this spring break.
Released by Image Comics last year, writer Brian Vaughan and illustrator Fiona Staples created this story with the help of iconic letterer Fonografiks, who is also known as Steven Finch.
This “Saga”...
By Ben Carlson
Staff Writer
History has shown that films released during the first few months after awards season tend to be less than impressive at the box office and widely unpopular with audiences.
It is no surprise to see a movie like “Admission,” released on March 22, that falls short...
By Alison Seagle
Staff Writer
The bass was booming, the lights were flashing and the crowd was dancing and cheering Thursday, Feb. 28, at the Typhoon Saloon in Pacific Beach for the Red Bull Thre3style University DJ competition.
The competitors included one student each from UCSD, SDSU, USD, while...
By Katlin Sweeney
Features Editor
"Mona Lisa Smile"
5/5 Paws
It is 1953, and a woman’s greatest achievement is not graduating from college but marrying a man. At Wellesley College, the brightest young women from across the country gather to study various subjects, however marriage is...
By Juliana Stumpp
Arts Editor
Based on the bestselling novel, “Life of Pi” this 2012 film adaption was nominated for 11Academy Awards including Best Picture and Best Director. The films plot focuses on Piscine (Pi) Molitor Patel being the only survivor of a shipwreck, which leaves him stranded...
By Ryan Downs
Staff Writer
The third floor of Kellogg library has been witness to plenty of fascinating art exhibits over the many years, but there has yet to be a spotlight quite like this. CSUSM’s most trafficked art gallery is currently playing host to the work of Saul Figueroa, a painter...
By Keandre Williams-Chambers
Staff Writer
It’s hard to believe that we have only been in school for a bit more than 30 days when it actually feels we’ve been back for 30 months. With the tedium of classes and other stressors in our daily lives, we present you with a de-stressor playlist that...
