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Tego skins: A unique gift idea

Karen Balmes
December 17, 2006

If you're sick of how boring your cell phone looks and hate how every device seems to come in neutral colors, look no further than www.mytego.com for myTego, an online company that offers personalized...

Blood Diamond: Not just another action flick

Karen Balmes
December 8, 2006

Diamonds may be a girl's best friend and worth a guy's whole paycheck, but there has always been a looming violent history behind the diamond mining industry. "Blood Diamond," opening today, manages to...

Ozomatli returns to Sac State during tour

Karen Balmes
December 6, 2006

Scroll to the bottom to hear samples of this band's music. Named after the Aztec god of dance, Ozomatli is sure to deliver its infectious vibes for the last Sacramento State concert of the semester, provided...

Make room for the Zune

Karen Balmes
November 23, 2006

It seems like everyone has an mp3 player; a necessity for students, joggers and bored cubicle residents. With the iPod as the most popular MP3 player in the market, most people think of the Apple product...

No more toe socks for artist

Karen Balmes
November 1, 2006

Scroll to the bottom to hear samples of Megan Slankard's music In the music industry, good fashion sense is as important as talent. Committing a fashion faux pas may have the audience cringe, distracted...

Sandi Thom – Just another pop princess

Karen Balmes
October 28, 2006

Oh great - another Avril Lavigne, Michelle Branch or Ashlee Simpson has come to continue the pop-princess passivity that has latched onto rock n' roll. At least that's what I thought when I saw the cover...

Oregonian band not just chump change

Karen Balmes
October 17, 2006

Scroll to the bottom to hear some music from The Dimes With gas prices still up, travel expenses can usually impede a band, especially an independent local band, from touring out of state. Not so with...

NotePods: Audio summaries of books that you can listen to on your IPod

Karen Balmes
October 16, 2006

It's 1 a.m. and you're screwed. The computer screen is a desolate blank slate and all you've managed to type is, "Crime and Punishment was about-" ?" what was it all about? Why couldn't Dostoevsky make...

Zion I hits Sac State before tour starts

Karen Balmes
October 3, 2006

Zion I will perform a free show tonight at 7:30 p.m. in the University Union Ballroom provided by UNIQUE Programs. The Oakland hip-hop duo will be headlining the show, which also features Bay Area hip-hop...

Palm trees grow at noon at Serna Plaza

Karen Balmes
September 26, 2006

For one Sacramento band, the music of the past is not to be forgotten. The foundations of rock and R&B are of theutmost importance in everything it creates. That band is Cuesta Drive, and it will play...

Blood drive sponsors seek minority donors

Karen Balmes
September 19, 2006

To give or not to give ?" students will have to make the choice when the blood drive comes to campus Monday and Tuesday. BloodSource, a blood services provider for Northern and Central California, will...

Review: Sounding a Mosaic by Bedouin Soundclash

Karen Balmes
September 14, 2006

Sure, the Canadian band Bedouin Soundclash blends a myriad of different sounds and styles, but it doesn't "clash" in the way that the band's influences do, such as WashingtonD.C. veterans Bad Brains. Unlike...

Church group keeps Christ Crunk

Karen Balmes
September 12, 2006

Forget Crunk Juice. Another way to get "crunked" is not in acting crazy and drunk in any club, but within the confines of spirituality. Crunk for Christ, a bible study group that meets at Sacramento State,...

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