“The Maze” by Michael Schulte
For those out there feeling a bit lost coming into graduation, know that you're not alone. We’ve all been lost before, but we always find our way back. For some of us, we felt a little lost finding our major in the beginning, and then maybe a few times there...
Isaac Eddens, Staff Writer and Video Editor
• May 18, 2021
Album: Slime Language 2
Young Thug, one of the most distinctive contemporary rap artists, released the long-anticipated album Slime Language 2 from his label Young Stoner Life Records on April 16. The album has various songs ranging from energetic-club music to eccentric slow love ones. Some commentators...
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Netflix's new film Things Heard and Seen features Catherine Claire, played by Amanda Seyfried, as an artist stuck in a marriage with George Claire, played by James Norton. The couple seems to be a picture-perfect family: Catherine and George attended college and...
Movie: The Mitchells vs. the Machines
The Mitchells vs. the Machines is a newly-released Netflix kids’ animated film. The film follows the story of Katie Mitchell, the eldest daughter of the dysfunctional and anything-but-ordinary Mitchell family, who go on a road trip. The family goes on a...
Ten music students specializing in vocal performance, composition, piano, bass guitar and more performed or will perform in three livestreamed recitals this month. An additional six music seniors performed their projects during their capstone class.
Performances came from homes, backyards and CSUSM’s...
Barb and Star go to Vista Del Mar is an eccentric and poppy new film that amplifies vacation vibes on the sunny coast of Florida.
As we head into spring and summer months, this film livens the mood for coming holidays and is perfect to watch with family and friends. This film is a physical representation...
Book: Transcendent Kingdom
Yaa Gyasi released her debut novel Transcendent Kingdom in September 2020. The book does not hesitate to take on darker topics such as abuse, addiction and depression. The story follows Gifty, the youngest daughter of a Ghanian family that immigrated to America. Gifty...
Netflix released Why Did You Kill Me?, a true-crime documentary about the tragic death of Crystal Theobald, on April 14. This Netflix original brings to light to the fatal 2006 shooting of the innocent 24-year-old woman.
Crystal, her boyfriend and her brother were driving around one night when...
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Ben Wheatley’s new film, In the Earth (2021) blends both fictional and scientific ideologies.
The story centers around Dr. Martin Lowery (Joel Fry) and Zach (Reece Shearsmith). Both the scientist and park scout are seemingly innocent comprehensions of folklore...
The Cross-Cultural Center held an online event called “Writing as a Tool of Resistance” on April 13.
Cross-Cultural Center programs specialist Karla May introduced Sonia Gutierrez, who led and discussed the necessary elements in creating a story. Gutierrez teaches critical thinking and writing,...
CSUSM’S Office of Global Education hosted their first multi-campus international student virtual showcase event in conjunction with San Diego State University (SDSU), UC San Diego (UCSD) and the University of San Diego on April 15.
Danielle McMartin, director of Global Education, introduced the...
Book: Ripples by Wai Wai Pang
Ripples by Wai Wai Pang is a unique mystery graphic novel. As Pang’s debut novel, Pang redefines the boundaries of graphic novels. The story follows two detectives who work for the Big Lakes police department. When they investigate a missing person’s report, the...
