Many students at Sonoma State University are required to complete a certain number of hours as an intern in order to graduate. It may look good on a resume, but on top of school, jobs, social life, and maintaining a good mental state, are internships worth sacrificing students’ sanity?
Read MoreThere are many pros and cons to online dating, and there will always be risks in meeting up with someone you met online. The recent uptick in dating app scandals in the media serve as a reminder to never let your guard down.
Read MoreOne of Netflix's reality dating shows, “Love is Blind”, runs on the idea that love is not solely based on looks. The show is run like a psychological experiment, and the goal is to have each contestant find love without knowing what their partner looks like until they propose. In the show’s newly released second season, one contestant, Abhishek “Shake” Chatterjee, entered the experiment knowing all he cared about was looks, causing quite the controversy.
Read MoreOn Feb. 25, the Florida state senate voted in favor of the “Don’t Say Gay” bill, which prohibits “classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity” in all Florida primary schools. This bill has caused an uproar amongst America’s LGBTQ+ youth and allies alike, as it prevents students from openly expressing their identities and has turned a once safe environment into a battleground.
Read MoreAs the beloved children’s show “Sesame Street” welcomes their newest character, an Asian-American girl named Ji-Young, PBS is being met with heavy backlash from parents.
Read MoreOn Oct.21, actor Alec Baldwin and renowned cinematographer Halyna Hutchins were involved in an incident during the filming of “Rust” that left Hutchins with a fatal gunshot wound. Since this horrific event, Baldwin has been under major scrutiny, and the entire situation presents the question: how did a live round end up in a prop gun?
Read MoreBlack students celebrated their culture on campus and were able to freely embrace what it means to be Black. As Black History Month comes to an end, conversations took place about whether Black students felt represented on Sonoma State University’s campus this February.
Read MoreInglewood, Calif. has an ever-growing homeless population, and instead of funding housing or aid programs for these citizens, the city chose to host and sponsor Super Bowl LVI.
Read MoreThousands of athletes dream of participating in the Olympics, but very few get to compete, and even fewer achieve gold. It is an opportunity to achieve lifelong dreams, but is it worth the crippling pressure?
Read MoreIt has been three long years of never ending Zoom calls and mundane conversations with black screens, courtesy of the dreaded breakout rooms. For many college students, this transition to in-person classes may be their first real experience on campus. There is so much to look forward to—a more engaging learning experience, face to face interaction or even just getting to sit in an actual classroom. On the other hand, this switch to in-person instruction brings anxiety and uncertainty along with it.
Read MoreAs new innovations in horror films continue to emerge, audiences are beginning to grow accustomed to images of gore and death. With directors like Jordan Peele and Ari Aster revolutionizing the genre, horror films are more popular than ever, thus making blood and guts a normal occurance on the big screen.
Read MoreEveryone enjoys a trip to the local movie theater; with the smell of popcorn, booming surround sound and the enchanting silver screen. However, since the beginning of the pandemic, there have been considerable changes to how audiences watch movies.
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