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Senior art major Tammy Helenske's elaborate set for her performance at show entitled "Barmecidal Banquet: An Illusionary Feast of Dreams" at the Sacramento State University Arboretum on Wednesday night.
(Photo by Edrian Pamintuan)

Art student reinterprets Arboretum’s darkness as own gloomy dreams

Edrian Pamintuan
December 1, 2016

The Sacramento State University Arboretum’s darkness and its three-acre space was the set of a live performance art show Wednesday night featuring a massive brain-like apparatus represented using black...

Kanye West performs on the hovering platform at his concert in Boston  on Sept. 9, 2016. (Photo by Kenny Sun / Flickr)

Sac State students not surprised with Kanye West’s rant, 30-minute Sacramento show

Edrian Pamintuan
November 21, 2016

Rapper Kanye West unleashed a tirade at his Saint Pablo Tour stop at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento Saturday night before storming out and ended the concert after just 30 minutes. This happened days...

Students argue during a protest in the Library Quad following the election of Donald J. Trump on Nov. 9, 2016. (Photo by Barbara Harvey)

Sac State offers post-election counseling to distraught students

Edrian Pamintuan
November 11, 2016

Following the surprise victory of Donald Trump in the U.S. presidential election, the College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) hosted a workshop Thursday intended to help students who may be distraught...

Sacramento-based painter Gregory Kondos recently loaned "Lady Librety" to Sacramento State, where it hangs in the Library. A different piece of art by Kondos is on permanent display in the Leslie and Anita Harper Alumni Center.
(Photo by Francisco Medina)

Gregory Kondos’ 93-plus years of blue subtlety

Edrian Pamintuan
November 10, 2016

During the Sunday of Super Bowl 50 in February, world renowned artist Gregory Kondos received a phone call from President Robert Nelsen saying that he will receive an honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts degree...

Senior theater major Panagiotis Roditis (center) leads the ensemble during rehearsal in the new production of "Guys and Dolls" in Shasta Hall. The musical will run from Nov. 9 to 20.
(Photo by Edrian Pamintuan)

Guys and Dolls: Conman, gambler cross paths in new musical production

Edrian Pamintuan
November 2, 2016

The Department of Theatre and Dance will bring the bustling streets of New York City and vibrant colors of Havana, Cuba to the stage at Sacramento State in a new musical production of “Guys and Dolls”,...

Celebrate Halloween with these 13 haunted sites around town.
(Graphic by Pierce Grohosky)

Get your spooky on at these 13 haunted sites around town

Edrian Pamintuan
October 27, 2016

We’ve rounded up 13 haunted sites in and around the city of Sacramento to get you into the spooky spirit of this year’s Halloween. Old Sac Tunnel Dorothea Puente Citizen Hotel Dyer Lane Delta...

Local singer-songwriter Andrew Castro will perform at Sac State as part of UNIQUE Programs' Nooner concert series on Wednesday. (Courtesy of Andrew Castro)

Andrew Castro overcomes stage fright, gains fans from coast to coast

Edrian Pamintuan
October 18, 2016

A man who has suffered from a myriad of obstacles such as stage fright, anxiety, and ruptured vocal chords has grown into a performer whose fan base extends from coast to coast. This man is local singer-songwriter...

Rapper Mr. Hooper performs at the Old Ironsides bar on Feb. 27. He will hit the stage at the University Union Serna Plaza for a Nooner concert on Oct. 12.
(Courtesy of Letrice Fowler)

Sixth time’s a charm

Edrian Pamintuan
October 6, 2016

South Sacramento rapper Mr. Hooper will bring his deep-rooted hip-hop style to Sacramento State with a Nooner performance on Oct. 12 at the University Union Serna Plaza. Mr. Hooper, whose real name...

(Photo courtesy of Big Sticky Mess)

Big Sticky Mess to rock Nooner stage

Edrian Pamintuan
September 20, 2016

Big Sticky Mess can sound like a negative judgment but in the case of this Davis-based band, it was more an aftermath of its older group’s breakup. And eventually, the name stuck, although big, sticky...

The Ghost Town Rebellion performs at River City Saloon in Old Sac, Sep. 1, 2016.  The band will be playing at the Nooner in the University Union at 12 pm, Sep. 14, 2016.
(Photo by Matthew Dyer)

Ghostly good vibes at Nooner

Edrian Pamintuan
September 13, 2016

The Ghost Town Rebellion is a local Americana band that proves Sacramento does have a growing music scene - one that is dedicated to playing good old-fashioned rock ‘n’ roll. The group is...

Lady Gaga released her new single, Perfect Illusion, Sept. 8, 2016.
[Photo courtesy of Lady Gaga's official Twitter account]

No delusion for this Perfect Illusion

Edrian Pamintuan
September 8, 2016

“It was just an illusion”, cries Gaga in her rock-inspired new single. Perhaps that’s what three years of absence was to the general public. In the three years it’s been since Stefani Joanne...

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