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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 write messages to the president and administration on "broken heart" valentines in Stevenson Hall on Feb 13

Students and faculty express their “broken hearts,” as they deliver a petition with over 13,000 signatures to the Interim President’s office with hope to reverse budget cuts

Austin Metzger, Staff Writer February 21, 2025

On Feb. 13 over a hundred students, faculty, and members of the California Faculty Association gathered in Stevenson Hall to create “broken heart valentines” and to unveil and deliver the petition...

Students protesting in the Seawolf Plaza as the Town Hall meeting was held virtually

“I won’t be held accountable,” says Interim President Cutrer, in a meeting after hundreds protested the budget cuts

Austin Metzger, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

During an in person meeting with the Academic Senate on Jan. 30, Interim President of Sonoma State Emily Cutrer said, in response to a question about who was being held accountable for the budget cuts,...

A screenshot of the Jan. 30 Town Hall meeting on Zoom

SSU Students Protest Against Budget Cuts in Virtual Town Hall

Mackenzie Blosser, Staff Writer February 4, 2025

Students and faculty demand answers from SSU administration amid their $24 million deficit On Thursday, Jan. 30, Sonoma State University held a virtual Town Hall meeting to address the critical budget...

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...

Students for Justice in Palestine set up protest encampment at Sonoma State

Students for Justice in Palestine set up protest encampment at Sonoma State

Olivia Keeler, Editor-in-Chief April 30, 2024

All photos by Olivia Keeler

Protesters in the Santa Rosa Plaza on Nov. 17.

SSU workers and alumni march for Palestine in Courtyard Square

Albert Levine, Staff Writer December 6, 2023

On Tuesday Nov. 17 roughly 100 protestors gathered in the Downtown Santa Rosa Courtyard Square to protest the ongoing bombing in Gaza and the Israeli occupation of Palestine. “We’re calling...

Students walk through Sonoma State's campus demanding a ceasefire and aid for the people of Gaza.

Students walk out in support of Palestine and ceasefire

Albert Levine, Staff Writer October 31, 2023

Students around the world, including at Sonoma State, have been reacting to the ongoing conflict in Palestine and Israel. Around 10 people attended two “Brave Space sessions” on Zoom, offered by the...

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