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

Behind the decks with Zeph

Arturo Orellana, Senior Multimedia Reporter February 13, 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An illustration showing a record player of the Grammys being outdated.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...

Reginald P. Louis as Rafael (left) and Darian Dauchan as Kenzi share a laugh during a showing of "The Joy Ride" on
Saturday, Sept. 26, 2024.

The journey to healing begins on wheels

Jackson Tammariello, Managing Editor October 9, 2024

In times of great sorrow, hope can feel like a fallacy. How can one find peace in a seemingly cruel and uncaring world? When injustice persists at home or halfway around the globe, is there room left for...

Nursing major model Alyse McIntosh, dressed for a nursing position interview, at the Interns Soar Career Fashion Show.

Career Center fashion show back from hiatus

Fae Casillas, Multimedia Reporter September 30, 2024

On Thursday, Sept. 19, Cal State LA hosted its first Career Fashion Show in nine years. The fashion show was started as a fun way for students to have a visual inspiration of how to dress and prepare themselves...

The University Student Union "U Got Talent" Show 2024 main stage ready for its contestants.

Cal State LA students prove they ‘got talent’

Joseph Chavarria, Multimedia Reporter September 22, 2024

Originally published on Sept 11, 2024 ALL PHOTOS BY JOSEPH CHAVARRIA On Wednesday evening, The University-Student Union hosted the “U Got Talent” talent show at the U-SU Plaza on Wednesday,...

Mae (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm's The Acolyte

Disney still has a lot to learn after ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’

Bryan Antunez, Multimedia Reporter September 19, 2024

This article was first published in the September 11 print edition of the University Times.   From its two-episode premiere, the new Disney+ Star Wars show “The Acolyte” seemed to be off to...

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