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University Times

Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, the new Captain America. Photo Courtesy of Disney.

Marvel has fallen into a state of mediocrity

Bryan Antunez, Senior Multimedia Reporter March 13, 2025

Disney and Marvel Studios released “Captain America: Brave New World,” the 35th installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), last month to middling word of mouth and subpar reviews. The newest...

Tyler Thang performs live. Photo courtesy of Tyler Thang.

Student by day, artist by night

Arturo Orellana, Senior Multimedia Reporter March 13, 2025

Tyler Thang, also known as Pretty Havoc, is a Cal State LA student getting his degree in business while making a name for himself in the music industry as a songwriter, producer, and audio engineer.  Thang...

The "Invincible" TV show is adapted from the 144-issue comic series written by Robert Kirkman and published by Image Comics. Photo by Jose Oliver.

Animation is the kryptonite for “Invincible” Season 3

Jose Oliver, Opinion Editor March 1, 2025

After a loaded three episode premiere, the third season of“Invincible” has reached a little past the halfway point after having its previous season end with less punch than expected. Season 3 currently...

(From left to right) Edgar Ortega moderates a panel consisting of Jax Nolan, Matt Castro, and Kasey Tran at Best of the Fest on Thursday, Feb. 20. Photo by Bryan Antunez.

Student filmmakers exhibit their work at Best of the Fest

Bryan Antunez, Senior Multimedia Reporter March 1, 2025

On Feb. 20, Cal State LA debuted the inaugural Best of the Fest, an event meant to showcase short films from previous film festivals and bring awareness to the 26th annual Golden Eagle Film Festival, set...

Zeph Pascasio DJs at a show. Photo courtesy of Zeph Pascasio.

Behind the decks with Zeph

Arturo Orellana, Senior Multimedia Reporter February 14, 2025

A music career is sought out by people all over the world with varying success. Cal State LA alum Zeph Pascasio is new to this journey, with a bright future ahead.  Pascasio, a 23-year-old DJ and producer...

Graphic by Jackson Tammariello

Kendrick Lamar holds a mirror up to America on the grandest stage

Joseph Chavarria and Sasha Funes February 13, 2025

This story was developed in partnership with students from Dorsey High School as part of an internship program with the University Times. While the highly anticipated showdown between the Philadelphia...

An illustration showing a record player of the Grammys being outdated. Illustration by Samuel Valencia.

Out of touch Grammy’s forget Angelenos in need

Samuel Valencia, Copy Editor February 13, 2025

As celebrities marched the red carpet for the 67th Grammy Awards, the internet went just as crazy as it usually does. Every outfit, glambot, and interview were shared over and over again, and all of this...

Graphic by Jose Cabrera

TikTok died, then brought back to life. Is it for good?

Jose Cabrera, Multimedia Reporter February 12, 2025

Users were in for quite a surprise on Jan. 18 when the popular social media app TikTok pulled its plug early, before a federal law banning the platform could go into effect the following day. As American...

Damaris Garcia as Medea (front) during Sunday's showing of "Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles" on Nov. 17. Photo courtesy of Xavier Zamora.

A Greek tragedy reimagined in Los Angeles 

Cynthia Harbott and Tigran Aslanyan November 21, 2024

Humor, tragedy, love and violence — “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles” does not shy away from raw emotion when sharing the stories of migrant experiences.  The play, which premiered last weekend,...

Actors run through the tech rehearsal before the premiere of "Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles" on Saturday, Nov. 9. Photo by Tigran Aslanyan

‘Mojada’ to premiere at Cal State LA

Cynthia Harbott and Tigran Aslanyan November 13, 2024

The box office opens this weekend to present “Mojada: A Medea in Los Angeles,” a modern take on a Greek theater classic. The play draws together archaic themes of betrayal and passion in the context...

Student musician playing the Bassoon in a private practice room.

Music department students are back and ready to take masks off

Irene Hernandez, Contributor November 4, 2024

Music majors at Cal State LA are still struggling to work with the mask mandate that the university has put in place. When students first came back to campus, they had to play under a white tent outside...

Dalila Droege poses with the poster of her newest feature length film "No More Time," which premiered at Eagle-Con on Oct. 16, 2024.

All the time in the world

Bryan Antúnez, Multimedia Reporter October 28, 2024

In her 20s, Dalila Droege was experiencing a quarter-life crisis. The classically trained musician found herself applying to different school programs in biology and psychology, but she still felt aimless.  After...

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