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10 Steps for Dismantling your University and continuing Institutionalized Racism; a handbook

10 Steps for Dismantling your University and continuing Institutionalized Racism; a handbook

STAR Editorial Board March 11, 2025

NOTE: This is a satire article. The STAR Editorial Board does not support continuing Institutionalized Racism and Dismantling Universities. 1. Divide your community by race, gender, and class, aligning...

The Instagram post from North Bay Organizing Project

ICE Confirmed in Sonoma County

STAR Editorial Board March 6, 2025

  The North Bay Organizing Project confirmed this week that three ICE arrests have taken place, including two in Santa Rosa, and one in Rohnert Park/Cotati. The information came through the...

Sonoma State Interim President Emily Cutrer answers questions from the Sonoma State Star editors and staff. 1/4

Q&A with the President

STAR Editorial Board and Marc Duran February 27, 2025

In an exclusive interview on Feb. 18, the Sonoma State Star sat down with the school's interim President Emily F. Cutrer, to discuss the budget cut crisis and other issues affecting everyone at Sonoma...

The Sonoma State community protested in the Seawolf Plaza as the Town Hall meeting was held virtually.

Sonoma State slashes departments that reflect Trump’s executive orders

Tess Wilkinson, News Editor February 20, 2025

In Trump’s America, the terms ‘woke’ and ‘social justice warrior’ have become insults that equate caring, compassion, and awareness to weakness. At a moment in history when the United States...

 A sight that won’t soon be replicated: the Wolves’ Den packed with students // Photo Courtesy of Sonoma State Athletics

Why Sonoma State should save sports

Tony Moeckel, Sports Editor February 6, 2025

Look at the facts: Sonoma State has been represented in pro sports’ so-called Big 3 - the NFL, NBA and MLB - and currently on campus, we have coaches who have given much of their lives to the school...

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Trump won. Now what?

STAR Editorial Board November 7, 2024

There is no way to sugarcoat that we are living in confusing, scary unprecedented circumstances. What was supposed to be a celebration of potentially the first woman of color president and a glimmer of...

A flyer for a community potluck posted by SSU Students for Justice in Palestine on Instagram last August. In September, organizers of the event received warnings for violation of the Time Place Manner policy.

Free speech or suppression?

STAR Editorial Board October 28, 2024

Protest on campus On Thursday, Oct. 10, Sonoma State’s chapter of Turning Point USA invited and hosted Paula Scanlan onto campus, a conservative media influencer who has campaigned to segregate transgender...

Sonoma State Students for Justice in Palestine protesting during last year's commencement ceremony following Mike Lee's absence (May. 18, 2024)

Insubordination or Integrity? The Impact of Mike Lee’s Departure on Sonoma State

STAR Editorial Board September 17, 2024

On May 15, CSU Chancellor Mildred García placed Sonoma State University President Mike Lee on leave for “ insubordination”, after he agreed to four demands by Sonoma State State Students for Justice...

SSU should protect students' right to protest

SSU should protect students’ right to protest

May 2, 2024

On Friday, April 26, Sonoma State students established an encampment to join a movement already active in dozens of universities and colleges across the country, protesting the ongoing genocide in Gaza. Student...

Sylvia P. Photography | Courtesy

SSU 2024 graduates face an uncertain job and housing market

Editorial April 30, 2024

Graduating seniors at Sonoma State agree we are entering a world of uncertainty. Students who have worked hard their entire college career are worried about expensive housing and underpaying job opportunities....

Counting the dollars: understanding the true cost of graduation celebrations

Counting the dollars: understanding the true cost of graduation celebrations

Célia Aline Amaral, Student Life Editor April 30, 2024

With the school year coming to an end and graduation being right around the corner for some, the excitement of reaching this milestone is often accompanied by the financial realities of celebrating it. One...

The six current academic schools will be condensed into three by July 1, 2024.

Campus reorganization moving forward despite faculty pushback

March 11, 2024

The Academic Reorganization Omnibus Proposal allegedly responds to a budget deficit from declining enrollment in our university. This plan will officially take effect on July 1, completely changing the...

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