Jenelle Lum

Jenelle Lum, arts & entertainment editor

(she/her)

Fourth-year journalism major, Jenelle Lum returns as the spring ’23 arts and entertainment editor. She enjoys covering live music and shows, movies and all things Disney. She served in editorial positions at The State Hornet and The Express at Sacramento City College.

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Ultimate Summer Guide 2023

Jenelle Lum
July 3, 2023

The arts and entertainment section created a guide to celebrate.

Ultimate Spring Guide 2023

Jenelle Lum
April 10, 2023

The arts and entertainment section created a guide to celebrate.

Ultimate Winter Guide 2022

Jenelle Lum
December 14, 2022

The arts and entertainment section created a fun and festive winter guide to celebrate the chilly season.

Results: Movie of the Year 2022

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ wins

Jenelle Lum and Keyshawn Davis
November 15, 2022

32 movies were voted on and a winner has been crowned. The second installment of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever wins Movie of the Year.

Ultimate Fall Guide 2022

Jenelle Lum
October 20, 2022

Featured in this guide are an assortment of music, book, television, movie, fashion and food ideas for the new season.

Cinema Obscura Episode 2: “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” and “27 Dresses”

Steven Gutierrez Jr., James Fife, Dominique Williams, and Jenelle Lum
October 14, 2022

Hosts James Fife and Steven Gutierrez are joined by arts and entertainment editor Jenelle Lum and managing editor Dominique Williams to give their thoughts on movies “27 Dresses” and “The Ballad...

GALLERY: Aftershock stomps into Sacramento

Slipknot, KISS, My Chemical Romance and Muse headline the rock festival

Jenelle Lum and Chris Woodard
October 11, 2022

Aftershock returns to Sacramento with performances from Slipknot, KISS, My Chemical Romance, Muse and many more!

Not Just A Fad: Pretty Little Liars and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin

Hannah Asuncion, Jenelle Lum, and Steven Gutierrez Jr.
October 4, 2022

Not Just A Fad is here for fall 2022, hosted by Hannah Asuncion and with a guest appearance from Jenelle Lum! In this episode, they discuss in detail and compare the fashion choices of characters between tv shows Pretty Little Liars and Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin!

REVIEW: Kendrick Lamar makes big steps in the Golden 1 Center

‘The Big Steppers Tour’ brings the Grammy award winning artist to Sacramento

Jenelle Lum, Arts & Entertainment editor
September 3, 2022

Sounds of excited fans echoed throughout the Golden 1 Center on Tuesday, Aug. 30. They chanted Kendrick Lamar’s name and screamed as the lights went dim. A white curtain hung on the stage in the shape...

[Photo] LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Spring 2022 end-of-year-audit results

Keyshawn Davis
August 8, 2022

The State Hornet compiled the results of our spring 2022 diversity audit. The audit found that each section had over half of its stories focused or centered on underrepresented communities. (Graphic made...

Review: ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

'The Illuminati will see you now'

Jenelle Lum, Staff Writer
May 13, 2022

‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’ is “Spider-Man” and “The Evil Dead” director Sam Raimi’s first outing in the Marvel cinematic universe. Find out how Marvel’s first horror movie continues the MCU Phase 4 storyline.

Best of Sac State 2022: ‘WandaVision’ wins best TV show

This is chaos magic, Hornets

Jenelle Lum, staff writer
May 5, 2022

Marvel’s “WandaVision” was voted the best television show in Best of Sac State 2022. Tune in to find out why students found it to be the best show of the season.

Artist beabadoobee brings chill, alternative melodies to Ace of Spades

The bedroom pop singer played a sold-out show

Jenelle Lum
April 25, 2022

Gen-Z singer beabadoobee made a stop in Sacramento between her Coachella performances.

Former ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestants slay the stage at UNiQUE event

LaLa Ri and Kornbread Jeté brought Sac State’s Pride Week to a close

Jenelle Lum, staff writer
April 25, 2022

Drag queens LaLa Ri and Kornbread Jeté performed and shared their personal stories inside the University Ballroom on Thursday.

[Photo] OPINION: Sac State’s student government committed to student outreach unsuccessfully

Kris Hall, Opinion Editor
April 13, 2022

Students were invited for food and games on the ASI election night hosted KSSU DJs and card games on April 7. Hosting events like this needs to be more common for ASI if they want to accomplish their student...

Sac State ASI election winners announced after voting draws 9.6% turnout

Salma Pacheco and Laura De la Garza Garcia win ASI presidential ticket

Jenelle Lum and Alexis Hunt
April 9, 2022

Students gathered Thursday inside the Elderberry and Beetle Room at Residence Hall at Sacramento State as loud music blared through the doors during a warm spring evening. Members of Associated Students...