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Photos Hint of California’s Charms At Gallery Obscura

Photos Hint of California’s Charms At Gallery Obscura

By Michaela Payne The new show at the photography department’s Gallery Obscura is “Space Oddity” by Heidi Judge, featuring 11 black and white images through April 30. Judge named the show “Space Oddity” only partly after the David Bowie album with the same name. “It’s more because my

Never Again, Please

Never Again, Please

MARCH 11 MARKED FIFTH ANNIVERSARY OF FUKUSHIMA MELTDOWN By Michaela Payne Five years have passed since the Fukushima disaster, but containment of the radioactive leakage is still not under control. An earthquake and tsunami on March 11, 2011 caused the “level 7” explosion and meltdown of three out of six

“El Mad Mex” To Perform Free at Diego Rivera Theatre

PERFORMANCE ARTIST GUILLERMO GOMEZ PENA HAS HELD AUDIENCES SPELLBOUND FOR DECADES By Michaela Payne Performance artist and cultural critic Guillermo Gómez-Peña will perform his latest solo work as “el Mad Mex” in the Diego Rivera Theatre at 7 p.m. on Friday, March 18, presenting his views on the future

Author Krakauer Tackles Sexual Assault In College Towns

Author Krakauer Tackles Sexual Assault In College Towns

"MISSOULA" EXPLORES HOW PROSECUTION OF RAPISTS CAN BE INEFFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO CHANGE By Michaela Payne Everyone should read this book or a book like it. Even if sexual assault hasn’t happened to you, it’s happened to many people you know. Best-selling author Jon Krakauer’s

CCSF Instructor Greg Landau Nominated for 2 Grammy Awards

By Michaela Payne This year’s Grammy Awards on February 15 will be tense for Greg Landau. The City College instructor and music producer is up for his seventh and eighth nominations, for “Mondongo” by La Cuneta Son Machín in the best Latin rock category and “Zapateando” by Los Cojolites

Goodbye Bowie

Goodbye Bowie

By Michaela Payne/ Culture Editor After decades spent reinventing rock music, David Bowie passed away in New York City on January 10 after an 18-month fight with cancer. He was 69. The multi-talented recording artist and music producer became a hugely recognizable icon after releasing the song “Space Oddity,” used

Paris Attacks Were Horrible But So is That Band

Paris Attacks Were Horrible But So is That Band

By Michaela Payne/Copy Editor My thoughts are in Paris, one of my hometowns. Many people there died, suffered or lost someone to hate-fueled violence in the attacks last week. This time of grief is also a time to examine other expressions of hatred in our world. The Californian band