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The first national demonstration for women’s rights in over 50 years shown on Connecticut
Avenue NW in Washington, DC August 26, 1970. Photo by Warren K. Leffler. Courtesy of the Library of Congress.

Honoring women’s legacy

Fernanda Rodriguez, Staff Writer March 24, 2025

As the month of March unfolds, Sonoma State University is recognizing Women’s History Month with a series of events to bring the community together and honor influential women who work hard and inspire...

Sonoma State Star staff and editors talk to Sonoma State Communications Professor Emily Acosta Lewis on March 11.

Q&A with Emily Acosta Lewis

Mackenzie Blosser, Staff Writer March 21, 2025

In an interview on March 11, Emily Acosta Lewis answered questions from the Sonoma State Star about the CSU AI initiative, budget cuts, sports, and DEI. Lewis was able to offer perspective on the leadership...

Sonoma State Women and Gender Studies Department Chair Don Romesburg asks a question during the budget and planning forum on March 13.

Tensions rise at budget and planning forum as administrators stand firm on budget cuts

Austin Metzger, Staff Writer March 17, 2025

Tensions escalated at the budget and planning forum on March 13 as faculty, staff, and community members expressed their resistance towards impending budget cuts.  Of 50 attendees, many faculty, staff,...

Zoe Rosenberg and her attorney Chris Carraway stand outside the Sonoma County Superior Court on March 3 along with protesters.

Animal rights activists protest at home of Perdue Farms’ director of operations, after a court hearing for fellow activist

Austin Metzger, Staff Writer March 12, 2025

Zoe Rosenberg is a 22-year-old UC Berkeley student, a factory farm investigator and animal rescuer for Direct Action Everywhere, a grassroots organization of animal activists in the San Francisco Bay Area....

Students, faculty, and staff march to protest budget cuts on March 6.

Faculty and students march ahead of bargaining session on budget cuts

Austin Metzger, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

“Chop from the top!” chanted more than a hundred students, faculty, and staff as they marched around Salazar Hall on March 6 to protest the budget cuts at Sonoma State. This was ahead of the first...

US Rep. Lateefah Simon speaks at the CFA statewide organizing conference on Feb. 22 at San Fransisco State.

US Rep. Lateefah Simon speaks in solidarity at CFA organizing conference

Austin Metzger, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

In a building filled with 150 people, U.S. Rep. Lateefah Simon began her speech explaining how her aunt was one of two black women at San Francisco State University who in 1968 helped lead a historic student-led...

Ajay Gehlawat, Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies, Theatre & Film.

SSU Academic Senate elects new chair, bringing up past controversies

Mackenzie Blosser, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

Sonoma State University Professor Ajay Gehlawat was elected as Faculty Chair of the Academic Senate, the faculty’s governing body, which oversees curriculum, academic policies and faculty advancement....

A poster in the Hub Cultural Center at Sonoma State.

Trump’s DEI executive order: What Sonoma State students fear

Fernanda Rodriguez, Staff Writer March 11, 2025

The Sonoma State University community is facing fear after President Donald Trump signed an executive order which restricts Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion programs in higher education, raising uncertainty...

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...

California State Legislature talks to Sonoma State about the budget cuts on Feb. 21 during the forum.

California legislators demand “comeback” plan from Sonoma State administration during forum on campus

Austin Metzger and Rylan Valdepena March 1, 2025

The California State Legislature has demanded the administration produce a “comeback” plan following recent cuts within 30 to 60 days. This was after a nearly 6-hour long forum at Sonoma State...

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...

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