By Christian Muñoz Staff Writer Daft Punk is set to release their fourth studio album, “No End” sometime this spring. “Sometime this spring” because aside from the French electronic music duo and their peers, next to know one knows when the album drops since there has been no actual announcement of a release date. … Continue reading »
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Snapchat: the app for visual indiscretion
By Cache’ Cantrell Staff Writer Released to the app store in September 2011, Snapchat is gaining popularity in the media. Founders and fraternity brothers Evan Spiegel, 22, and Bobby Murphy, 24, created a free photo and video sharing app that stands out from others on the market in that it deletes the photo or video … Continue reading »
Facebook Confessions Page Causes Controversy
Robin Gracia Staff Writer Sex, drugs and an open forum to confess it all: the CSUB Confessions page on Facebook housed, for five days, some shocking revelations and allegations. The confession page was the equivalent to a bathroom wall. It was public, anonymous and served as a listening post for student obsessions and vendettas. The … Continue reading »
The Perks of Being a Sunflower
By Athena Skapinakis Features Editor In life’s everyday garden, sometimes all we want is to blend in with the rest of the gardenias, tulips, violets and daisies; however, if you were born a sunflower – a woman 5’6” and above – then you’ve realized that towering over the other flowers doesn’t count as blending in. … Continue reading »
Stop the Harlem Shake
Nate Sanchez Senior Staff Writer From the nation that fell like a sap for Gangnam Style comes the latest dance craze that’s sweeping the Internet: the Harlem Shake. Americans live from stupid dance craze to stupid dance craze just like Arsenio Hall lives from paycheck to paycheck. Thankfully we can now look into society’s rearview … Continue reading »
Azealia Banks vs. Stone Roses
Jonathan McDonald Staff Writer While performing at the Future Music Festival, rapper Azealia Banks had an unpleasant time dealing with the rock band Stone Roses. According to Banks, the situation stems from a negative experience with her ex-tour manager Troy Carter: My ex-tour manager made a pact with the Stone Roses saying they’d sabotage my … Continue reading »
Fantasy Baseball Drafting for Dummies
By Steven Gaede Sports Editor Major League Baseball (MLB) is right around the corner and that means fantasy baseball is too. What is fantasy baseball, you ask? It is basically a team of virtual players that you draft based on real-life players. You get points based on their real-life performances, which then go toward your … Continue reading »
Parents and students get tools for academic planning at College: Making it Happen!
Yenny Nolasco Staff Writer On Saturday, March 9, the Southern San Joaquin Valley Cal-SOAP (Student Opportunity Access Program) presented “College: Making it Happen! Educational Forum” at the Icardo Center. The annual event is a program designed to communicate to families, community leaders, and school educators the importance of early academic and financial planning. The program … Continue reading »
Bill banning smoking in multiunit buildings is necessary
By Jonathan McDonald Staff Writer A new bill authored by democratic California Assemblyman of the San Rafael district Marc Levine would ban people from smoking in their own homes. When I first became aware of this bill I was shocked and thought it was a large invasion of personal privacy, but with more information I … Continue reading »
Quit caring about celebrity marriages
By Cache’ Cantrell Senior Staff Writer Most people know that the divorce rate in the U.S. has elevated throughout the years and the topic is no longer taboo. According to divorcerate.org, 41 percent of first marriages end in divorce. Divorce has become somewhat of a norm in America – last Wednesday, I was watching an … Continue reading »
