Linda Sturesson, Arts Editor
May 10, 2013
Film students will showcase their hard work and stylish attire on the red carpet during City College’s first Film Screening and Awards Gala next Friday. “We’re going to ask everyone to dress up [and] pretend for one night like it’s the Oscars,” said event coordinator Mikhael Catapang. “We... Read more »
Freshman photography student to transfer to Paris College of Art
Justine Young, Staff Writer
May 10, 2013
When she first started City College a year ago, all she knew about cameras was to point them at what she wanted to shoot. Now, photography major Guro Leopperød, 23, from Norway is getting ready to attend the Paris College of Art. “I don’t know how this is going to go,” said Leopperød. “I... Read more »
‘Theater Camp’ class to be offered in the summer
Reghan Jameson, Staff Writer
May 6, 2013
The theater department is looking to shine the spotlight on a different type of class for summer session: a theater intensive. The summer intensive, called “the Theater Camp,” will be a six-week class offered to any student above 9th grade. The camp will teach all things production including acting,... Read more »
Theater students to showcase talent in six-day long recital
Tram Nguyen, Staff Writer
May 6, 2013
The theater arts department will continue the annual student directed series of one-act plays after a year of discontinuity. “I’d like [the audience] to be surprised,” said student director Isabeau Denis, 20. “[The show] has some twists and turns, but it’s fun and it’s goofy.” The series... Read more »
Film student motivated by ‘adventure and deadlines’
Reghan Jameson, Staff Writer
May 3, 2013
Jesse Boels was 15 years old when he realized that making film was what he wanted to do. It started out as mimicking interviews at his elementary school, to making goofy films with his best friends in the woods, to changing countries and raising over a million dollars for his beloved film school. Needless... Read more »
Wrestler turned photography student wins best of show
Tram Nguyen, Staff Writer
May 3, 2013
Love at first sight with a Canon Rebel XS turned a high school wrestler into a photographer. At 17, he became the first photographer to ever win the $3000 Best of Show prize from Santa Barbara Art Scholarship Foundation. “You’re inundated with so many pictures, so many videos… nowadays that sometimes... Read more »
Human sexuality courses divulge into importance of sex in culture
Laura Oikawa, Staff Writer
May 1, 2013
Sex education has certainly come a long way from the awkward days of learning how to roll a condom onto a banana. Gone are the days of preaching abstinence and segregated talks for boys and girls. In City College’s human sexuality classes, students can expect nothing less than a completely relaxed... Read more »
Review: Music Now! concert features eclectic student talent
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Tram Nguyen, Staff Writer
April 29, 2013
Under the direction of Dominic Camardella, students enthralled the audience with their talents in composing, singing and performing during the Music Now! concert. The event took place from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, April 26, in the Garvin Theatre. Students from the “Music 120—Sound Recording and Electronic... Read more »
Review: White supremacy, pencils and Dresden dolls
Emerson Malone, Associate Editor
April 29, 2013
The first artwork that snags your interest at the Student Art Exhibition is a road map of Arizona pinned to the wall with this legend in bold, green lettering: “WHITE SUPREMACY CAN BE SUBTLE.” The words stretch from the Northern Colorado River to south of Phoenix. Oliver Murray’s untitled silkscreen... Read more »
Dark past leads to a bright future for talented musician
Tram Nguyen, Staff Writer
April 26, 2013
Seven years ago, a punk tattooed drummer rushed to Seattle radio station 107.7 The End to accept a challenge by DJ No Name. He later became character “Thibeault – the punk rock opera singer” of the station where he’d sing a rock or hip-hop song in a classical way. Brandon Thibeault, 26, from... Read more »
