By Melissa Martinez & Alex Franco Staff Writers With the release of the newest addition to the James Bond film, “Skyfall,” starring Daniel Craig, it is not surprising that musical sensation Adele will be introducing the new feature with her single titled the same. The Bond theme songs are...

By Ally Ruiz Staff Writer Academy Award-winning director Martin McDonagh has stunned movie critics once again with his latest movie “7 Psychopaths,” which premiered Sept. 29 at the San Diego Film festival and earned 4 ½ stars. The film opens in wide release Oct. 12 with an all-star cast...

By Fredrick Misleh Senior Staff Writer Argo is based on the true story of the seizure of the U.S. Embassy in Iran in 1979 and the Hostage Crisis that followed. Six Foreign Service officers escaped the embassy out the back door. After the British, Australians, and New Zealand turned the six down, they...

By Juliana Stumpp A&E Co-Editor The studio that brought Hollywood some of its most memorable films celebrates their 100th Anniversary by re-releasing their best movies. Universal is America’s oldest movie production studio, having been created by Carl Laemmle in 1912 who adopted an interest...

By Juliana Stumpp Co-A&E Editor On Feb. 8, 2009, pop singer Rihanna was hospitalized after a heated argument with her boyfriend, R&B singer Chris Brown, left her with bruises and injuries to her face. Brown was later charged with felony assault and pleaded guilty in court. He was sentenced...

By Melissa Martinez News Editor For young adults, surviving love can be a demanding, chaotic and stressful time in your life. Taylor Swift’s love life is no different. However, not many young adults can say the ups and downs of love have won them six Grammy awards, 10 American Music Awards,...

By Melissa Martinez News Editor Improvisational comedy is a good way to relax, let off steam and have fun. It’s also a way to build confidence and self-esteem. For self-described “super-duper senior” Frank John Tabarez, being a member of the CSUSM Improv Team has not only taught him valuable...

By Jessie Gambrell A&E Co-Editor Junior Alec Pagliaro, also known as DJ “T3ch F4ll” has been a DJ since middle school, when his brother introduced the skill to him. As well as playing on campus, he regularly plays at bars and clubs in the San Diego area as well as Comic-Con International. His...

By Juliana Stumpp A&E Co-Editor It’s never too early to start planning your concert calendar, right? After a summer filled with new songs by your favorite artists, singers are getting ready to hit the road in 2013. Here’s a look at some big concerts coming up next year and how to get the...

CSUSM welcomes Kaja Dunn and Victor Contreras By Jessie Gambrell Staff Writer This 2012 fall semester has brought two new faces to CSUSM’s theater department. Kaja Dunn and Victor Contreras come to campus to bring new and exciting flavors to our theater program. Merryl Goldberg, director...

Mark Owen’s Navy SEAL memoirs rife with humor, patriotism By Fredrick Misleh Senior Staff Writer When I heard there was a book being released by a retired Navy SEAL, especially a SEAL who was a member of the Naval Special Warfare Development Group [a.k.a. DEVGRU, formerly known as SEAL Team 6]...

By Tara Flesner Staff Writer Next week, rural Appalachia native filmmaker, Brent Green, will display on campus his animated films of the “folk-gothic” genre stylistically similar to director Tim Burton. Cougars, do the words “folk-gothic” make you shiver? Don’t be nervous! Come and...