“The Heist” touches and teaches
Rashad Muhammad, Opinion Editor
May 12, 2013
“The Heist” paints Macklemore and Ryan Lewis as the ultimate machine. Even though it was originally released in 2010, the album didn’t seem to pick up speed in mainstream until this year following the video release of “Thrift Shop”. Their collaborative efforts challenges the Drake... Read more »
A Tale of Two Plays
M.A. Damron, Photo Editor
March 13, 2013
Being a man of high culture, I jumped at the opportunity to attend two college theater productions over the last two weekends. I would be understating the fact by saying that they were both very different on a lot of levels. San Diego State University Theater Department’s production of “Crimes of... Read more »
Herd on Campus – A new look at student life
Coryna Hoffman, Staff Cartoonist
February 14, 2013
Sheep: “Hey, do you know where I can get something Xeroxed, and what does that mean?” Wolf: “Uhh, I think it’s a copy…” Share this:EmailDiggLinkedInTwitterFacebookPrint Read More →
Minimal pop in ‘Coexist’
Andrew Fernandez, Staff Writer
September 11, 2012
Three years after their popular and critically acclaimed self-tilted LP, the XX (stylized as “xx”) release their sophomore album “Coexist”. Formed in London in 2008, the group emerged in the music scene with a splash and rode on the wave of success after the debut of their first album, titled... Read more »
Top movies coming this fall
Joe Llorin, Features Editor
September 11, 2012
Ask anyone- this summer has been one of the hottest we’ve ever experienced- and not just literally. It’s been a sizzling year in a wide assortment of categories like politics, science, sports and of course, movies. “The Dark Knight Rises” and “The Avengers” alone made almost $2.6 billion... Read more »
Bay gets festive
Kyla Brown, Staff Writer
September 6, 2012
The 18th annual Pacific Islander Festival is geared up to party island style through live music, dance performances, and mouthwatering food Sept. 22-23 at Ski Beach in Mission Bay. The festival will begin at 9 a.m. Saturday and will host continuous performances and events through 3p.m. Sunday. The event... Read more »
Q&A with local graphic designer, Christopher Avila
Nguyen Do
March 1, 2012
Q: What’s your name? A: Christopher Avila. Q: Where were you born? A: San Diego. Q: How did you get into graphic design? A: I got into graphic design after i started applying filters to pictures using Photoshop. Back then, I used to think that was graphic design. Q: How long have you been designing? A:... Read more »
Line between drama and comedy ‘Grey’ in new hit film
Lauren J. Mapp, Editor-in-Chief
February 6, 2012
Though the line between dark comedy and dramatic thriller may be a little fuzzy in director Joe Carnahan’s newest film The Grey, this film’s one-liners and fearsome jumps are sure to entertain audiences from multiple angles. Based on co-screenwriter Ian Mackenzie Jeffers’ short story “Ghost Walker,”... Read more »
Travel abroad without leaving San Diego’s borders
Lauren J. Mapp, Features Editor
December 6, 2011
San Diego is great to explore in many perspectives, but the vast quantity of internationally-inspired restaurants across the city make it an especially eclectic and fun city to live in. From the Mexican taco stands around the corner where you pick up your favorite burritos to the sit-down restaurants... Read more »
Recycled jokes and racism key to ‘Jack and Jill’ comedy
Lauren J. Mapp, Features Editor
November 18, 2011
Robin Williams dressed as a woman in Mrs. Doubtfire, Tyler Perry dons a female persona in every dreadful Madea film and now Adam Sandler ungracefully hits the silver screen in Jack and Jill as both Jack Sadelstein and his twin sister Jill. As with all of Sandler’s previous films, Jack and Jill recycles... Read more »
