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Courtesy of Gustavo Pimentel Perez |  From left to right: Samuel Strong (violin), Miranda Ronan (violin), Andy Ting (viola), Ella Hoffman (cello)

Hard work takes center stage at music department recital

Estella Zea, Staff Writer April 28, 2025

The Sonoma State Department of Music held its department recital at 1 p.m. Monday, April 14, in Schroeder Hall, showcasing performances of various works student musicians prepared outside of class. The...

Stress Reduction Yoga with Doshia | Courtesy of Campus Recreation at Sonoma State University

Stress reduction yoga: you probably need it

Mariah Gragg, Staff Writer April 25, 2025

Being a student in this day and age is difficult,. Thankfully, Doshia Dodd, fitness instructor at Sonoma State, provides Stress Reduction Yoga on Thursdays from 12 p.m. to 12:30 p.m. and Fridays from 9...

Gallery main room after an artistt's talk on Feb. 27.

One of the last BFA gallery exhibits!

Amanda Davis and Estella Zea April 25, 2025

The bachelor’s of fine arts (BFA) program is a rigorous art curriculum that includes concentrations in painting, photography, printmaking, and sculpture, and the BFA installation is a landmark event...

SSU Ceramics studio // Courtesy of  art.sonoma.edu

Art students react with concern as CSU continues with plans to integrate AI

Brett Tatge, Staff Writer March 25, 2025

Despite some community backlash against the proposed plans to integrate AI at Sonoma State University, the CSU has gone forth this week towards establishing the CSU as the first AI-powered university system. In...

The dance piece 'Anchored', choreographed by Christine Cali and Kristen Daley // Photo courtesy of James Wirth

Beyond the stage: Christine Cali

Rosa Rauda, Staff Writer March 16, 2025

Christine Cali, co-director of the dance program,has performed, choreographed, and taught dance for more than 20 years, using it as a tool for education, activism, and expression.  Formerly a high...

A screen originally used in the set as a painting, switches to “We won’t go quietly” in demonstration at the end of Perfect Arrangement performance. // Courtesy of Brennan Spark.

“We will not go quietly” chant student actors in demonstration following Perfect Arrangement Performance

Rylan Valdepena, Staff Writer March 14, 2025

At the end of a long performance last weekend, actors in Sonoma State University Theater Arts department’s performance Perfect Arrangement abruptly froze. The lights dimmed, and they bowed their heads,...

Artwork by Bambi Waterman taken on Feb. 27. // STAR

Land, Sky, and Sea: ‘A Tapestry of Perspectives’ exhibition tackles climate change through art

Brett Tatge, Staff Writer March 14, 2025

A colorful coral reef, viewed from just beneath the surface of the ocean. A winding river delta, seen from far up in the sky. A metallic oak tree, with its wiry branches hanging far above. This describes...

Philosophy Major Meg Whitener stands next to her piece ‘Boyhood’ at the SSU Outdoor Gallery.

Artist Spotlight: Meg Whitener

Rylan Valdepena, Staff Writer March 10, 2025

Meg Whitener is a returning philosophy major involved in the student arts here at SSU. “For me, making art is like breathing,” Whitener said. Once an executive pastry chef, she quit her career to return...

 Art by Françoise Foliot // CC-BY-SA 4.0

How AI Could Affect the Future of the Arts at SSU

Rylan Valdepena, Staff Writer March 2, 2025

Chancellor Mildred García of the CSU system sent an email on in early february announcing their new vision to create “the nation’s first and largest AI-powered public university system”. Partnering...

“US rapper Kendrick Lamar performs during Super Bowl LIX Chiefs vs Eagles Apple Music Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana, February 9, 2025. (Photo by TIMOTHY A. CLARY / AFP)”

Sonoma State community members respond to Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance

Rosa Rauda, Staff Writer February 23, 2025

Captivating or controversial?  That’s been the discourse following the annual 49th Super Bowl halftime performance by rapper and grammy award winner Kendrick Lamar, with some supporting his use of...

Game Dev Club Group photo Fall 2024 // Courtesy of Meaghan Boykin

SSU’S Game Development Club brings art, programming and video games together

Brett Tatge, Staff Writer February 22, 2025

Every Friday evening, a group of students meet in a computer lab in the basement of Darwin Hall. These students aren’t just computer science majors - they’re a mix of artists, programmers, and gamers....

Cast members from 'Perfect Arrangement 
From top left: Bucky Brynjegard-Bialik, Andi Ostwald, Scott Moeller, Maggie Nakisher, Samwise Kiessig, Matilda Bowen, and Ryder Amick.
Middle: Sierra Reid, Sydnie Crumrine, and Lydia Bouza.
Bottom: Vivo Cunningham (ASM) and Kirsten Vanderspek"

‘Perfect Arrangement’ Performance by SSU Department of Theater Arts may be it’s Last

Rylan Valdepena, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Sonoma State University’s (SSU) Theater Arts Department’s upcoming performance ‘Perfect Arrangement’, taking place March 6-9 at 7:30 p.m. in the Person Theater is based on a true story, and sheds...

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