Burtland Dixon, Web & Social Media Manager
• February 9, 2016
Controversy has the potential to appear at the 2016 Grammys, where dreams will either be realized or crushed. Predictions are often made, but which artists are truly deserving?
Viewers usually have a specific category they watch in hopes that their favorite artist or song will win. The powerhouse...
Shannon Gallacher, Assistant Arts & Entertainment Editor
• February 9, 2016
It seems like as soon as the holiday season ends, Valentine’s Day preparation beings.
Some stroll the store aisles planning a romantic gesture for their significant other, while others walk past the aisle and scoff with disgust.
Whether you’re single or committed this Valentine’s Day, here...
Faith Orcino, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• December 10, 2015
There are so many comics and over the past three years I covered only a tiny portion of what are on the shelves. It has been an absolute pleasure to provide recommendations and reviews of interesting books for all to check out. Before this semester ends, I would like to leave one last entry...
Tiffany Trent, Assistant Opinion Editor
• December 10, 2015
English singer/songwriter sensation Adele debuted her newest album, “25” after a four-year hiatus. Despite having a break from music, it is clear that this album was well worth the wait.
In typical Adele fashion, “25” is an album full of power, raw honesty, regret, love and hope....
Many celebrate the holidays with an inexplicable fixation on embellished trees and snow including our neighbors across the Pacific Ocean, Japan. Some anime series will throw in a holiday episode within the lineup to celebrate seasonal cheer.
There are films that are also holiday themes....
The next installment of the Rocky series, “Creed,” premiered in movie theaters on Thanksgiving Day.
Starring Michael B. Jordan and Sylvester Stallone, the film centers on Adonis Johnson (Jordan), a young man who never had the chance to meet his father, the world famous boxing champion...
The California Indian Cultural and Sovereignty Center hosted California’s American Indian & Indigenous Film Festival at CSUSM and the Pechanga Resort and Casino from Nov. 19-21.
Producers and actors of the films, students and professors from CSUSM and residents of the San Diego...
Grandmother’s voice warns of a spiritual sickness, over images of an evacuated Muskogee town.
“Mekko,” written and directed by Sterlin Harjo, follows the middle-aged titular character’s release back into society after a 19-year prison sentence. Outcast by his family for reasons...
Diana Son’s play “STOP KISS” follows the gentle progression of two female protagonists, Callie and Sara, who experience a brutal attack following their first kiss that turns their world upside down.
CSUSM’s production of the play, a companion to October’s “Good Kids,”...
There are people who were born to dance. I’m not one of those people.
Nonetheless, when I’m swing dancing, I’m not thinking about the $10 I have left in my bank account or my usual mantra: “Figure out what you’re going to do with your degree...Figure out what you’re going...
Faith Orcino, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• November 27, 2015
Marvel teased the return of the 1970s character Red Wolf into the main universe in a poster advertising the latest event, “All-New, All-Different Marvel.”
Following the recent “Secret Wars,” many characters from various universes scattered and relocated. This incarnation of William...
Faith Orcino, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• November 27, 2015
Organizers of Balboa December Nights will be hosting the 38th annual event in early December.
From 3 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Dec. 4 and from 12 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Dec. 5, the whole park will be transformed into a holiday festival where attendees can enjoy the various part of the area while...
