By Juliana Stumpp
A&E Editor
The days are getting longer and we yearn for summer to be closer then only five more weeks. Although we are well past the halfway point in the semester, we keep pushing ourselves to not get lazy, but who says we can’t? Here are some tunes to embrace your inner laziness...
By Faith Orcino
Staff Writer
Released in 2008, “The Umbrella Academy” is musician Gerard Way’s first comic book series. While many know Way as the lead singer of My Chemical Romance, he went to the New York School of Visual Arts where he developed his artistic and writing ability before his...
By Melissa Martinez
News Editor
Fans everywhere are mourning the recent break-up of the popular alternative rock band, My Chemical Romance (MCR) which announced its separation on its website on March 2.
The band, which formed in 2001 after the Sept. 11 attacks, includes Gerard Way as lead vocalist,...
By Juliana Stumpp
A&E Editor
Throughout the semester, the CSUSM Improv team performs two types of displays for every given show. These consist of a family-friendly show and an adult show that follows. Although the players vary in every show, one of the main players is Nicole Hernandez, who has...
By Juliana Stumpp
A&E Editor
“Awkward”
3 ½ /5 pawprints
Must watch: Season 1, episode 8: “The Adventures of Aunt Ally and Lil’ Bitch.” The popular MTV series “Awkward” has now made its way to Netflix instant streaming.
Being one of the few MTV scripted shows, the story follows...
By Katlin Sweeney
Features Editor
Altadena native Chris Wesley has combined his passions for music, photography and art to create his first novel, “Regret in Triptych.”
“Regret in Triptych” highlights the story of Andros Koresh, a man searching for information about the recent death of his...
By Melissa Martinez
News Editor
As a female college student in her 20s, I must say that HBO’s “Girls” is a perfect coming-of-age series of those moments in life that you can’t believe actually happened.
“Girls,” which is directed, created and starring Lena Dunham, writer of the Netflix-Instant...
By Juliana Stumpp
A&E Editor
On March 22, the LGBTQA Pride Center and ASI partnered together to present “Glitter on the Highway: A Gender Bendering Extravaganza,” which featured drag queens and a king from the hit television show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.”
The event featured MC Regina Styles...
By Faith Orcino
Staff Cartoonist
“Xamd: Lost Memories”
4/5 Pawprints
Created by animation studio Bones, “Xamd: Lost Memories” was its first online exclusive project with Sony’s Playstation Network in 2008. Two years later, Sentai Filmworks picked up the English licensing rights to the...
By Keandre Williams-Chambers
Staff Writer
Spring has arrived and with it comes a set of sounds to keep with the season. These songs are sure to represent the essence of spring. Earthy and upbeat sounds with just a touch of expressive elements to lounge around to over break.
“Now is the Start”...
By Juliana Stumpp
A&E Editor
1/5 paws
It seemed with spring break quickly approaching, many college students would rush to the box office to see “Spring Breakers” and actually like it.
For months now, we have been seeing commercials and other forms of advertisement to get people to go see...
By Katlin Sweeney
Features Editor
"Mona Lisa Smile"
5/5 Paws
It is 1953, and a woman’s greatest achievement is not graduating from college but marrying a man. At Wellesley College, the brightest young women from across the country gather to study various subjects, however marriage is...
