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On Sept. 24, Alphonso Horne was the special guest for In the Studio series. Horne described in details his journey of becoming the trumpeter he is today.

Trumpeter shares life story and music experiences

Prince Lott, Staff Writer
October 6, 2021
Album cover for J. Coles sixth album, The Off-Season. The album was released on Friday.

J. Cole does his best work in ‘The Off-Season’

Chris Woodard, Staff Writer
May 18, 2021
Photo of womens activist Alice Paul. Paul was a prominent figure in the fight for womens suffrage.

CRC professors use films to highlight women’s history

Edith Nunez, Staff Writer
April 2, 2021
Cover of the horror film Jakobs Wife, which premieres this week at SXSW. The film is directed by Travis Stevens.

CRC professor’s screenplay, ‘Jakob’s Wife’, to premiere at film festival

Nathaniel McInnes, Staff Writer
March 17, 2021
Recent events such as America’s Got Talent, the Presidential Inauguration and the Super Bowl have brought poetry, more especially spoken word, to a national level. Some of CRC’s English professors talk about spoken word poetry and how it can become a top-tier activity and art form.

Professors discuss the emergence of spoken word poetry

Austin Scott, Staff Writer
February 17, 2021
Taylor Swift on her album cover Evermore. Evermore is Swifts ninth studio album and is out now.

Taylor Swift’s new album ‘Evermore’ tells a story

Asyah Zamani, Staff Writer
January 20, 2021
Bad Bunny posing for cameras at the 2020 Billboard Music Awards on Oct. 14, where he won best Latin Artist and Latin Album of the year.

Spotify’s most-streamed artist globally deserves more praise

Alejandro Barron, Staff Writer
December 3, 2020
Flute Player Al Striplen performed for CRC students in an online event hosted by Native American Planning Committee on Nov. 17. Stiplen has played for almost nine years, often playing at the Sacramento State Indian Museum.

Native American Heritage Month presents flute player Al Striplen

Asyah Zamani, Staff Writer
November 30, 2020
The Weeknd accepting an award at the American Music Awards. His face is bandaged and beaten as hes still playing the character from his After Hours persona.

Grammy snubs and shocks

Chris Woodard, Staff Writer
November 24, 2020
Ariana Grande becomes president in her new music video Positions. Her sixth album is out now.

Ariana Grande glows in ‘Positions’ but doesn’t push the envelope

Chris Woodard, Staff Writer
November 4, 2020
Sacha Baron Cohen and Jeremy Strong as Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin leading protestors through the streets of Chicago. The Trial of the Chicago 7 is now available on Netflix.

Netflix’s newest film showcases a relevant historical hearing at the perfect time

Chris Woodard, Staff Writer
October 19, 2020
The Theatre Department premiered My Mother#*!^%#! College Life on Oct. 2, with its final show taking place on Friday. The show features college students sharing their experiences in college through monologues and dialogues.

Theatre Department premieres first entirely digital production

Miguel Polanco Barrios, Staff Writer
October 13, 2020

Fall TV preview; what to catch up on and what to look out for

Chris Woodard and Jacob Peterson
September 26, 2020
The Theatre Department was nominated for two Best of awards at the 2020 Elly Awards presented on Sep. 13. While they didnt win these, they did receive eight Outstanding Achievement certificates for their fall shows.

Theatre Department recognized at Elly Awards

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
September 23, 2020

2020 Emmy awards discussion panel with Professor Wagner and Professor Wadenius

September 18, 2020
The Sep. 11 entry in the music departments weekly In the Studio series of presentations featured the musical talents of students. Named Raise your Voice the student focused presentations will take place on the fourth week of the month.

‘In the Studio’ series presents ‘Raise Your Voice’

Asyah Zamani, Staff Writer
September 15, 2020
Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves return to the roles of Bill and Ted, respectively, for the first time in nearly 30 years. Released to audiences on Aug. 28, the movie sees the now adult duo take on one more adventure through time.

‘Bill & Ted’s’ most excellent sequel

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
September 9, 2020
Staff writer Asyah Zamani joins in on Fridays “In The Studio” Zoom event featuring music instructor Dr. Derek Keller. In the event, Keller talks about different digital ways students can present audio for the best possible quality.

Music department launches weekly ‘In the Studio’ series

Asyah Zamani, Staff Writer
September 3, 2020
An American Pickle was released on the streaming platform HBO Max on Aug. 6. It is the first original HBO Max movie and it stars Seth Rogen.

‘An American Pickle’ becomes first original HBO Max movie

Chris Woodard, Staff Writer
August 19, 2020
Eleven students, including Nicholas Radke and Tim Dimal, received awards for their work. Their photos were chosen for an exhibition entitled Voices: Speaking with your Photographic Eye. This image was taken by Timothy Dimal who titled this Leaky.

Students photographs are chosen for an exhibit at Crocker Art

Alejandro Barron, Staff Writer
May 12, 2020
Games to play during the shutdown

Games to play during the shutdown

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
April 21, 2020
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