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Cal State LA Alumna’s Career Started Early — in 4th Grade

Boushra Rafi, Contributing Writer October 30, 2018

Mesmerized by theater and the storytelling involved, Randee Trabitz wrote and directed her first play when she was in fourth grade. It seems she never stopped since. She went on to do stage managing,...

Under an Electric Sky

Monica Tamayo, PR October 30, 2018

  Thousands of EDM lovers flooded in line to enter one of Insomniac’s most anticipated events of the year: Escape: Psycho Circus.   The sold out event took place Oct., 26 and 27 at The National...

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Rebelde, Rebelde

Michael Griego, Multimedia Journalist October 30, 2018

On Saturday evening, Grammy award-winning artist Seu Jorge performed a set highlighted with David Bowie’s classics to a sold-out Luckman Theatre crowd.   Dressed as Pelé dos Santos, a singing...

Ballet Folklórico Comes to Life at the Luckman Theatre

Danny Robles, Copy Editor October 23, 2018

On Fri., Oct. 19, The world-renowned Mexico City–based company, Ballet Folklórico de Amalia Hernandez returned to Cal State LA’s Luckman Fine Arts Theatre. From Oct. 19 through Oct. 21, Angeleno’s...

Damon Albarn is singing his heart and guitar riffs out at Demon Days Festival

Gorillaz’s Demon Dayz Festival Becomes One with LA

Steven Smith, Contributing Writer October 23, 2018

About 16 years ago, musician Damon Albarn’s and artist Jamie Hewlett’s Gorillaz opened their Los Angeles debut with the heavier-on-the-rock sounding track, “M1 A1.”  This last Saturday at their...

Actresses/Actors acting on the stage at CSULA

A Play Within a Play for the People Who Wrote It

Anthony Karambelas, General Assignment Reporter October 16, 2018

They say immigrants are the heartbeat of Wall Street. But an apple core never sees the light of day unless you clear the cold-blooded, bureaucratic pulp.   Susan Soon He Stanton leads audience...

Camille Jessie, one of the photographers at the showcase, is displaying her work at the Arts & Letters Showcase. Courtesy of Brian Delgado

Philistines Begone! Bring on the Art!

Anthony Karambelas, General Assignment Reporter October 16, 2018

What do a piece of fiction, a music concert, and a chess set all have in common? All were featured at the Arts and Letters Showcase Opening Reception on October 11th, a grand opening for one of the most...

How Luxury Met Street

September 24, 2018

Within recent years, streetwear has become the focus of audiences and fashion designers all over the world due to image-centric platforms like Instagram that help deliver this fashion subculture’s loud...

Children dancing with Hispanic Culture dresses.

El problema con el Mes de la Herencia Hispana

Nasario Vásquez Jr., Writer September 24, 2018

Del 15 de septiembre al 15 de octubre, se celebra el Mes de la Herencia Hispana en los Estados Unidos. Esta tradición formalmente empezó a fines de los años sesenta, durante la presidencia de Lyndon...

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A Look into Women’s Fall/Winter 2018 Fashion

September 17, 2018

Welcome to the Jungle: The runways in Milan, NYC, London and Paris took a walk on the wild side, as models adorning animal print pieces roamed through the audiences. Leopard print has already become...

Dreamgirls singer and ‘Moesha’ actor speaks at Cal State LA Saturday

P’Etra Davis, Contributing Writer September 13, 2018

One of the original Dreamgirls, Sheryl Lee Ralph, is coming to Cal State LA. It’s part of the 7th Annual Literary Soul Symposium on Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The event costs $35 for most people...

Cal State LA students create communal art with the founder of Circle Painting

Cal State LA students create communal art with the founder of Circle Painting

Jesse Seo, Contributing Writer September 12, 2018

Students who weren't in too much of a rush, stopped at the student union last week to grab a paint brush. They participated in an event called Circle Painting, which is a meditative art form that begins...

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