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The hands-on artist

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer December 9, 2014

She picks up the clay and pushes down on the pedal. The wheel begins to turn round and round and Jessica Levey begins her delicate process.

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Pink Floyd’s farewell

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer November 18, 2014

Having sold 250 million records worldwide, ranking number eight on MSNBC’s “The 10 Best Rock Bands Ever” and named as Q magazine’s biggest band ever, Pink Floyd’s 15th and final album, “The Endless River,” has been much anticipated.

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Liberal studies does art

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer November 11, 2014

Charcoal, oil paint and galkyd, fiber paper, bronze and steel, bamboo, cloth and hemp. These and more are examples the diversity of tools used in the Hutchins Community Art Show on campus Wednesday and Thursday can only speak wonders to the diversity of the exhibits themselves.

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The struggle in progression

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer November 4, 2014

Racism is not dead. It is alive and thriving on the fear and judgments of the ignorant. 

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Lyla Elmassian: The modern performer

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer October 28, 2014

For some, the summer before sophomore year in high school can be a time of developing a “cool” factor and dabbling with first dates. For Lyla Elmassian, the summer before sophomore year was full of Shakespeare and sonnets. 

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A story of murder, adolescence

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer October 21, 2014

The only way to love someone is to kill them. Sonoma State University’s theater arts and dance department’s first performance of the fall season, “The Trestle at Pope Lick Creek,” explores and exploits the themes of love and death, leaving audience members equally inspired and shocked.

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A classical, acoustic experience

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer October 14, 2014

The guitarist immediately sat down on a black stool in the middle of the stage and set his guitar on his knee. Without a word to the crowd, he began playing his first song of the night. The delicate and invested way in which he plucked each string in his guitar grabbed every ear in the audience right from the start.

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‘Vampire Diaries’: More mystery

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer October 7, 2014

Grief associated with the mourning of death is the focus of the season six premiere of “The Vampire Diaries.” While some of the characters seemed to be moving on from the upsetting finale of season five, others had not adjusted that quickly.

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New ‘dramedy’ at Summerfield Cinemas

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer September 30, 2014

Linked by depression and the same birthday, Maggie (Kristin Wiig), and Milo (Bill Hader), are reunited after not speaking for 10 years. These twins have a lot of catching up to do.

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Student Health Committee emphasizes smoking ban

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer September 23, 2014

The Student Health Advisory Committee (SHAC), one of the clubs responsible for connecting student needs with campus resources, assists and advises the Student Health Center by helping to publicize and improve the awareness of the services provided by its workers. 

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Labor union protest sparks controversy

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer September 16, 2014

Members of University Carpenters 46 Workers Union gathered in protest at Sonoma State early last week. Representatives from the union passed out flyers on campus sporting a grim reaper holding a money bag with the words SUNDT and Profit on the image.

Professor leads infidelity, forgiveness study

Sara Molenda, Staff Writer September 12, 2014

Some people say that forgiveness is the final form of love. That may be true for some, but according to a new case study, forgiveness might actually reflect badly on the victim of infidelity. Heather Smith, a psychology professor at Sonoma State, led a study with her team of co-authors Chris Goode and Desiree Ryan to explore the correlation of infidelity and forgiveness and how society views the actions of victims of infidelity.

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