Album: Star-Crossed
by Brittany Stroffolino
Kacey Musgraves crosses from solely country to country-pop in her newly released album Star-Crossed. Everyone has experienced a difficult love scene filled with heartbreak, the songs on this album reassures people that they’re not alone. The opening...
Jaelyn Decena, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• October 26, 2021
Since the reopening of CSUSM, students and faculty have had to find ways to adapt to school while trying to resume normal life. However, the pandemic has affected all students and introduced new challenges to keep students and staff safe and healthy, while giving students an opportunity to learn in a...
After suffering a stroke in 2010, CSUSM Alumni Alfred Chu’s post-graduation plans would be sidelined, changing his life forever. However, Chu would find a sense of purpose through the production of his memoir, “Stroke: Recovering from Human Errors.”
Chu’s memoir is very detail orientated as...
Album: STICKER
by Marbella Ramirez
NCT 127, a Korean subunit belonging to global themed boy group NCT, released their long-awaited third full-length album STICKER on Sept. 17. The album consists of 11 tracks, including title track “Sticker,'' which features songwriting by members Taeyong and...
On Sept. 9, CSUSM’s Theatre Arts Department debuted the first play of the fall semester, “The Hatmaker’s Wife,” a play written by Lauren Yee and directed by CSUSM theatre professor Jason Heil. The performance was extra special because it is the first in-person event since before the pandemic.
“The...
Jaelyn Decena, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• September 29, 2021
This review may contain spoilers.
Marvel kicks off the next phase of the Avengers with Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. As one of the first Marvel films to be traditionally released in theatres, the film rose quickly to become the number one film worldwide.
Shang Chi and the Legend...
As we know, the pandemic created a lot of difficulties through this past year. The theatre industry faced having to take traditional in-person performances to an online medium thus removing the performer from the stage. As restrictions are lifted, CSUSM’s Theatre Department is able to return to the...
Jaelyn Decena, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• September 15, 2021
One thing that makes CSUSM so special is the faculty; professors are always open to helping students to the best of their ability.
A professor who always goes above and beyond for students is Professor Laura Skokan of literature and writing studies and art, media, and design. Professor Skokan...
Jaelyn Decena, Arts & Entertainment Editor
• September 15, 2021
As CSUSM begins to transition to traditional online learning, School of Arts departments such as the Theatre Arts are slowly transitioning to in-person performances and events. In-person performances allow more opportunities for actors to gauge audience response and connect with an audience. However,...
Following the success of their autobiographical album Manic, Halsey crosses over to alternative rock with their fourth studio album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power.
The singer teams up with Nine Inch Nails members and Academy Award-winning composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross to tell a story...
Single: “LO$ER=LOVER"
by Tania Ortiz
K-Pop group, Tomorrow by Together released “LO$ER=LOVER '' on Aug. 17 as a part of their first repackaged album, The Chaos Chapter: Fight or Escape. “LO$ER=LOVER'' is a continuation of the band’s dive into a pop-rock sound from their second album, The...
Since its conception almost 30 years ago, Mortal Kombat has kept our attention with each fatality and new character added. However, the legacy has fallen short when it came to the silver screen adaptations in the mid-90s.
For most fans when the announcement of the newest release of Mortal Kombat...
