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Mulan (2020) made its debut on September 4, 2020 and immediately faced controversy. The filming location, Xinjiang, is especially disputed, considering Xinjiang is also the area holding Muslim concentration camps.

The Controversy Behind the New Mulan (2020) Movie

Alyssa Morrone, Staff Writer September 20, 2020

Disney’s much-anticipated “Mulan” reboot has finally been released to the public, but it has received immediate backlash due to the filming location, Xingjian, a region of China that currently has...

Kids sit by a TV screen to watch a movie. Majority of people find themselves doing the same thing due to the lockdown on account of COVID-19.

Top 5 Series to Binge Over Quarantine

Eva Smedeby, Entertainment Editor April 17, 2020

With all the madness going on right now, a good movie is what everyone needs to get by. Fortunately for us, the endless days indoors give us time, but the hard part can be finding movies and shows that...

Archaeologist/author Seth Mallios offered a tour of Harrisons cabin site on Palomar Mountain to visitors in July of 2019. Students from SDSU have contributed to the excavation over the last 20 years.

Born a Slave, Died a Pioneer

Bill Kaiser, Newspaper Adviser February 28, 2020

In the late 1800’s former slave, Nate Harrison, often boldly told travelers heading up the long, steep road to the top of Palomar Mountain he was the “first white man on the mountain.” This seemingly...

Actresses, (from left to right) Eliza Scanlen, Saoirse Ronan, Laura Dern and Florence PughGreta Gerwig talk among themselves in the movie “Little Women.” Florence PughGreta Gerwig, playing Amy March, tells her mother and sisters that she was invited to travel to Europe with her aunt. Amy was picked out of all of the sisters because their aunt believed she was most likely to find a rich man to marry.

‘Little Women’ Creates A New Perspective on Women

Ella Villar, Managing Editor February 3, 2020

Recipient of six Academy Award nominations, Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women recognizes the importance of women in all epochs. The story follows the March sisters Jo, Meg, Beth and Amy, from...

Art by Ryan Healy

Upcoming Shows of 2020

Kaitlyn Kittredge, Staff Writer February 3, 2020

With a new year comes new resolutions, new people, and most excitingly new TV shows. Take a look at eight of the most anticipated television series of 2020. Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist: In this...

Jojo Rabbit is one of the Best Films of the Year

Jojo Rabbit is one of the Best Films of the Year

Ben Bartlett, Sports Editor January 15, 2020

Jojo Rabbit, the newest film from writer-director Taika Waititi, is a hilarious and touching World War II satire.  This was an incredibly risky follow-up to Waititi’s 2017 hit, Thor: Ragnorok. The...

Juliet Capulet, played by Lily Shaw, fakes her death by a medicine from Friar Lawrence, the night before her arranged marriage to avoid having to marry Paris. Romeo Montegue, played by Grant Halliburton believes she is dead, and drinks poison from an apothecary because he does not want to live a life without her. Juliet wakes up from her sleep to see Romeo dead, and stabs herself to be with him.

Romeo and Juliet Production Set in Era of Equality

Nikki Iyer, Staff Writer December 13, 2019

Romeo and Juliet made its debut December 4-7 in the Black Box. In this production, written by William Shakespeare, certain male roles were played by females. Actors Repertoire, the highest level of...

Art by Ella Villar

The Best of the 2010’s

Kate Meyers, News Editor November 3, 2019

Throughout the 2010s, music has developed greatly in all kinds of genres. The decade introduced new alternatives of pop, hip-hop, and rap, encouraging entirely new styles in fashion. 2010: The release...

LGBTQ Representation on the Rise in Media

LGBTQ Representation on the Rise in Media

Sandhya Ganesan, Opinion Editor October 20, 2019

LGBTQ representation in media has risen in relation to attention the LGBTQ community has received over the past few years.  “When I was in high school and first really [started] paying attention...

Drama students, Olivia Roselli(11), Madeline Halliburton(12), Grant Halliburton(11) and Lily Shaw(11), practice their lines before callbacks for She Kills Monsters.

‘She Kills Monsters’ Play Incorporates Puppets

Rylan Weber and Isabella Mahar September 10, 2019

The Stallion Theater Company is producing the play She Kills Monsters, written by Qui Nguyen. The play features Agnes, a senior in high school, whose freshman sister, Tilly has just passed away. Agnes...

It Chapter Two Box Office Sales Float Above Competition

‘It Chapter Two’ Box Office Sales Float Above Competition

Ava Nguyen, Staff Writer September 9, 2019

Warner Bros.’ and New Line Cinema’s It Chapter Two grossed approximately $193 million in the first week after its release. Compared to its adversarial films, Abominable and Downton Abbey, the total...

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