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The independent student news site of San Marcos, California

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Arts & Entertainment

THE CHRONICLE ENTERTAINMENT RUNDOWN

Lara Amin, Anneliese Esparza, and Tania Ortiz September 17, 2019

Podcast: “A Little Forward” Looking for a new way to tolerate traffic on your commute to school? The television channel Freeform introduced its first original podcast series “A Little Forward.” The podcast explores topics like money, relationships, imposter...

Student artists Sarah Bricke and Kimberly Lopez in front of the white rose memorial

Student artists pay tribute to original artist with memorial renovation

Annelisa Zamora, A&E Editor May 8, 2019

Approximately one year ago, students Sarah Bricke and Kimberly Lopez started planning their vision in re-dedicating CSUSM’s White Rose memorial.   Originally designed in 2003 by Cynthia Joseph in a class taught by Dr. Andrea Liss, the White Rose memorial is dedicated to a group of students...

Nicole Kidman stars in the 2001 film, Moulin Rouge!.

Moulin Rouge! dazzles as a musical master piece

Izzi Harris, Film Analyst May 8, 2019

A rowdy, colourful and unashamed portrayal of cabaret-era France, Moulin Rouge! dives headfirst into a love that will live forever.   A musical unlike any other, this film precedes movie giants from the creator of The Great Gatsby and Romeo +  Juliet. Anyone who has seen a Baz Luhrmann film...

Film still from Avengers: Endgame trailer.

Eleven year saga comes to a close in Avengers: Endgame

Briana Osuna, Features Editor May 8, 2019

After 11 years, 22 films, countless hours of suspense and emotional investment, the Infinity War saga came to a close in Marvel’s latest cinematic installment, Avengers: Endgame.   The movie picks up right where Avengers: Infinity War left off. After Thanos wiped out 50 percent of the population...

Ballet Folklorico Showcase honors Mexican heritage, delights audience

Mekala Lehmunn, Staff Writer May 8, 2019

During an evening of tamales, mariachi music and traditional dances, the Ballet Folklorico de CSUSM celebrated Mexican heritage with an enthusiastic and inspired audience. The fourth annual Ballet Folklorico Showcase took place from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on May 4 in the USU Ballroom. “We are hosting...

Entertainment Rundown

Entertainment Rundown

Annelisa Zamora, A&E Editor April 25, 2019

Show: Love, Death and Robots Netflix’s new anthology series premiered March 15 with 18 episodes ranging from 6 to 17 minute long. The series is funny, vulgar, gory, heartfelt, entertaining and definitely not safe for work. Each episode is an independent story that deals with sci-fi and dystopian...

Teddy Van Alst visits CSUSM for Community and Writing Series

Laura Jefchak, Features Writer April 25, 2019

Black and white images of Chicago, by photographer Bob Rehak, played on the screens behind Dr. Theodore (Teddy) Van Alst Jr., adding context to the stories about being American Indian in the gang neighborhoods of Chicago’s north side. His energetic reading transported the audience to a time when the...

REVIEW: The World’s End concludes the Cornetto trilogy with apocalyptic comedy

Izzi Harris, Film Analyst April 25, 2019

Edgar Wright again teams up with best mates Simon Pegg and Nick Frost to create the final film in the “Cornetto Trilogy”, and arguably the greatest film of their careers - The World’s End. Following hits Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, The World's End features five men who return to their hometown...

Important Rwandan tragedy depicted in film/ Film Something in April depicts important tragedy

Sasha Anand, Assistant Entertainment Editor April 25, 2019

Twenty five years ago this April, the Hutu people killed as many as 800,000 of the Tutsi minority in Africa during the horrific Rwandan Genocide.   To honor the victims of the 1994 genocide, CSUSM’s History and Global Studies departments, along with the Global Commitment Committee, screened...

Teddy Van Alst visits CSUSM for Community and Writing Series

Laura Jefchak, Features Writer April 25, 2019

Black and white images of Chicago, by photographer Bob Rehak, played on the screens behind Dr. Theodore (Teddy) Van Alst Jr., adding context to the stories about being American Indian in the gang neighborhoods of Chicago’s north side. His energetic reading transported the audience to a time when the...

Promotional Poster for the Film The Best of Enemies.

The Best of Enemies highlights relationship between KKK leader and black activist

Mekala Lehmunn, Staff Writer April 25, 2019

It’s one thing to make a film about an African American civil rights activist and a Ku Klux Klan leader discussing school desegregation in a small southern town. It’s another thing if this actually happened. Based on Osha Gray Davidson’s nonfiction book “The Best of Enemies: Race and Redemption...

Entertainment Rundown

Annelisa Zamora, Arts & Entertainment Editor April 12, 2019

Show: Love, Death and Robots Netflix’s new anthology series premiered March 15 with 18 episodes ranging from 6 to 17 minute runtimes. This series is funny, vulgar, gory, heartfelt, entertaining and definitely not safe for work. Each episode takes on its own story that ranges from sci-fi to dystopian...

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