With roughly 50 people in attendance, the spacious Weill Hall was dramatically unoccupied, yet the excitement for the Sonoma State guitar ensemble was evident.
When one thinks of mystic story weaving, a talking crow may not be the first narrator that comes to mind. In Caitlin Kiernan’s newest graphic novel “Alabaster: The Grimmer Tales,” this is just the case. The three-chapter novel offers a story including mystery, adventure and suspense, all within brightly animated boxes.
As lights dimmed, cellphones chimed to sleep and programs rustled, dozens of SSU dancers clamored backstage, eager to perform. It was closing night of the Sonoma State Dance Department’s 2014 Spring Concert, and the energy in Person Theater was as alive as ever.
Futuristic lighting paired with projected psychedelic twirls turned the backdrop of the stage into a kaleidoscope, appropriately matching the sound produced by classic rock band Moonalice.
Columbian songstress Shakira added an eponymous English release to her collection of 10 studio albums on March 21 via RCA Records, the newest since 2010’s “Sale el Sol”.
While many college students pursue part-time jobs for extra cash, these adventures into the working world don’t always turn out as expected. Christopher Graham, a third-year computer science major, recently pursued a job listing from Seawolf Jobs, the university’s job search platform, only to discover that the employer was fraudulent.
They say history repeats itself; at SSU, students’ evidence of the past is firsthand. On Feb. 7, SSU Residential Student Association buried a time capsule to be opened 20 years from now.
Sonoma State University’s 301 Womens’ and Gender Studies lecture series hosted artist and activist Kortney Ryan Ziegler. Ziegler’s presentation “Black, Trans and Indie” discussed his work in the Black Transgender community and other resources for information on this topic.
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