Jackie Wang, Boston based writer and poet, spoke about her experience and research on the United States continuum of incarceration and read from her recently published book of essays, Carceral Capitalism at the first Community and World Literary Series (CWLS) event this fall.
Wang is a black studies...
Hispanic Heritage month brings students to Kellogg Plaza for a very special show.
Ballet Folklorico de CSUSM created a two part region dance showcase, La Raza de Folklore, for students on Thursday, Oct. 4 during U-hour.
President of Ballet Folklorico Veronica Vaca gathers everyone in the organization...
Dylan McCall, Assistant Entertainment Editor
• October 13, 2018
The documentary Which Way Home presents the journey of unaccompanied children as they avoid death by trains, starvation, rape, muggings, police brutality and deportation to immigrate to the U.S..
After viewing the 2009 feature documentary directed by Rebecca Cammisa, the CHABBS Global Commitment Committee...
Thirty years in the making, three primary films and two crossovers with everyone’s favorite face-munching alien, comes the next installment in the Predator franchise. That’s right, The Predator has returned, and with him comes a cinematic experience soaked in a pool of blood, well-placed nostalgia...
Comedy, romance and heartbreak; all of which could be found at the production of Almost, Maine, a tale of nine different love stories that take place in the fictional town of Almost, Maine.
Dominique Duren, director of the play, is a recent CSUSM graduate who got special permission to direct the production...
The Nun, written and directed by Corin Hardy, who made his directorial debut at Sundance 2015 with the well received horror film The Hallow; betrays his lack of experience. This is not to say that he did not make some interesting choices; rather that those choices relied heavily on spoon-fed jump scares...
Hillel, CSUSM’s Jewish student organization, held a film screening of the documentary Healing Ink at the USU on Sept. 14. In the United States, especially in this day and age, society has gradually become more accepting of the many ways that people express themselves. One of the more popular forms...
The movie BlacKkKlansman is based on the true story of the first African-American detective in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the first black klansman of the American nation.
Set in the 1970s, daring “young, hip, soul brother” Ron Stallworth (portrayed by John David Washington) joins...
Lara Amin, Assistant Arts Editor
• September 13, 2018
The LGBTQA Pride Center (PC) warmly welcomed in new and returning students with their first event of the semester, Queer-a-palooza, which encouraged students to start a conversation with one another and openly express themselves through laughs, relatable stories, and free pizza.
The host...
Marielle Alindogan & Lara Amin, A&E Assistant and Arts Assistant
• September 13, 2018
On Saturday Aug. 25, CSUSM Orientation & New Student Program (ONSP) partnered with Playfair to host Miiyu along with fellow organizations on campus, such as Associate Students Inc. (ASI), Campus Recreation and University Student Union (USU).
The ONSP hosted incoming freshman and returning...
Khari Ford, Entertainment Analysist
• September 13, 2018
The movie Searching directed by Aneesh Chaganty and starring John Cho (known best for his depiction of Harold in the “Harold and Kumar” franchise) is one of the greatest suspense films I have ever seen. It is a roller coaster ride of intrigue, false leads and deception delivered in a masterful...
Just when you thought the Muppets were limited to singing, dancing, and trying to teach children the alphabet and how to count, Brian Henson releases his best puppet film in years.
Mixing classical film noir with Henson's natural proclivity for puppeteering and gut-wrenching comedy, "The Happytime...
