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Vu Chau, Author

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Everyone is a little mad on ‘Mad Men’

Vu Chau
March 22, 2017

Watching Mad Men was like stepping into another world — a world where cigarette scent is overpowering, women are viewed as amusement for men and people who aren’t white Americans live and work in their...

Top to bottom: Pierre Balthazar, Christopher Vaeches and Anne Fuller (Photos by various photographers. Illustration by Sebastian Cambrey)

Sac State Says: Craziest Business Pitches

Vu Chau
March 5, 2017

What are the craziest ideas that Sac State students have pitched to you or consulted with you on in the past? Pierre Balthazard Dean of the College of Business Administration “There aren’t...

Photo Courtesy of The University Union

Taste the rainbow at Phlagleblast 2016

Vu Chau
September 6, 2016

The University Union will be decorated in all shades of the rainbow on Sept. 7 to commence its 17th annual Phlagleblast open-house celebration in the theme of "A Burst of Color," which welcomes students...

The City of Trees Brass Band performs a mixture of New Orleans funk and West Coast contemporary in Old Sacrament, Saturday, March 26. The band will be performing the last Nooner concert of the spring semester, which will be hosted by UNIQUE Programs in the University Union Serna Plaza, Wednesday, May 4.

City of Trees Brass Band brings sass to jazz

Vu Chau
May 3, 2016

For being only four years old, City of Trees Brass Band has already garnered widespread attention across Sacramento for being able to infuse the local music scene with its mixture of traditional New...

Cory Phillips, Carlos Gutierrez, Minh le, Nick Bretz and Chandler Hale of Epsilona outside the AIRC building at Sacramento State on April 16.

Epsilona loves being one of a kind

Vu Chau
April 25, 2016

When in search of an apartment to rent on Craigslist in 2015, Nick Bretz stumbled upon a listing from Minh Le and Chandler Hale. After moving in, the three realized that there was one bigger connection...

Sac State squirrels generating tweets

Vu Chau
April 22, 2016

A Sacramento State freshman is giving a voice to all squirrels on campus through a Twitter account. @CSUS_Squirrel’s creator, who asked to keep his true identity anonymous to maintain the squirrels'...

University Unions celebrates 40 with a bang

Vu Chau
April 14, 2016

The University Union at Sacramento State will be celebrating its 40th anniversary with the campus community and the general public by hosting a series of entertainment events on Thursday, April 14. The...

ASI elections kick off with coffee

Vu Chau
March 30, 2016

The 2016 Associated Students, Inc. elections kick-started with a social event where students were given an opportunity to chat with candidates who are running for office for the 2016-17 school year. One...

Xochitl performing with her band at a Nooner concert on Wednesday, March 16 in the University Union Redwood Room.

Xochitl excites Nooner audience

Vu Chau
March 16, 2016

At this week’s Nooner concert, Xochitl achieved something that most Nooner performers hadn’t before: audience members left the show with the musician’s CD in hand. At the show in the University...

Bay Area-based Varden Labs brought the all-electric, self-driving shuttle for a two-day demo at Sacramento State in March 2016. The shuttle can seat up to four passengers — including a backup driver — and uses motion sensors to detect surrounding traffic on campus.

Driverless shuttle being displayed at Sac State

Vu Chau
March 14, 2016

This week, the Sacramento State campus community will get to ride in a golf cart-sized driverless shuttle between Serna Plaza and the steps in front of the Guy West Bridge on Monday, March 14 and Tuesday,...

Sac State gives notice to Cesar Chavez

Vu Chau
March 10, 2016

Associated Students, Inc.; Serna Center; and the College Assistance Migrant Program have collaborated to host a series of events on Sacramento State campus to commemorate the legacy of labor leader...

Photo Credit: Diamond One Photography

An Aztec flower that sings

Vu Chau
March 9, 2016

Xochitl: an Aztec word that means flower and the name of a singer-songwriter who is currently infusing the local music scene with her acoustic pop, folk and jazz tunes. Xochitl is a 23-year-old...

Mona Villamayor performs at Sac State

Vu Chau
March 3, 2016

  Sacramento State’s UNIQUE Program continued its weekly Nooner concert on Wednesday with performances from local singer/songwriter Mona Villamayor and guitarist Andrew Harris. Villamayor,...

Day of the Dead comes early at Sac State

Vu Chau
February 27, 2016

The University Union Gallery is putting an emphasis on the contrast between life and death for its current art exhibition entitled “Sweet Souls Remembered.” This new exhibition features colorful...

Average League talks music

Vu Chau
February 9, 2016

Members of this week’s band at Sacramento State's Nooner, Average League, spoke about the band’s inception, the win at Sac State’s 2015 Battle of the Bands, their debut album and their camaraderie. Average...

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