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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...

Graphic by Adriana Davila

Luckman Theatre premieres Rainford Rogers’ ‘Glassworks’

Adriana Davila, Multimedia Reporter August 31, 2024

As audience members poured into the Luckman Theater on Saturday, Aug. 17, the dancers of the Raiford Rogers Modern Ballet prepared to present the world premiere of “Glassworks,” choreographed by Rainford...

Amateur Special FX artist, Carlos Gomez holds his mask named "Elmer."

Creating one final masterpiece, from movie fanatic to Special FX artist

Tristan Longwell, News Editor May 10, 2024

Twenty-four year old Carlos Gomez is an amateur special fx artist and soon-to-be graduate student at Cal State LA, who creates gory sculptures, masks, puppets, props and other artwork. His fascination...

The audience watches Coleman Domingo on three screens during the “Rustin” event.

‘Rustin’ radiance: Staff and students highlight Black History Month by securing educational screening license

Edward Albert Jaros, Contributor March 26, 2024

As Cal State LA celebrated Black History Month, a group of staff from the Dreamers Resource Center (DRC) and The Guardian Scholar Program worked in tandem to screen "Rustin," which stars Colman Domingo,...

A list of artists who contributed to the 'Earth and Ember: Ceramic Exhibition' at the Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery at Cal State LA.

‘Earth and Ember: Ceramic Exhibit’ kicks off the new year at Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery

Ashley Romero, Multimedia Reporter February 12, 2024

The Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery at Cal State LA opened the semester with its first broadly intended ceramic show, from Jan. 22 to Feb. 22. The exhibit features over 20 clay pieces from internationally...

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