On a beautiful Sunday afternoon, the Sonoma State Seawolves held their home opener against the No. 8 ranked Ducks of the University of Oregon. The ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 1.2789596 Sports Seawolves held their home opener against the No. 8 ranked Ducks of the University of Oregon. The Chris Thoma Sports http://www.sonomastatestar.com/sports/men-s-basketball-wins-two-road-games-1.2789590 Zachary Zell
As end of regular season approaches, Seawolves look forward to playoffs

Sonoma State's men's basketball team used this weekend to prove themselves with two dominant winning performances; one on Thursday night against the Broncos of Cal Poly Pomona at the Kellogg Gym in Pomona, and Friday night against the Gators of San Fra...

The Sonoma State women's basketball team (10-14, 8-12 CCAA) had their final road trip weekend of their 2011-12 season this past weekend. The Seaw...

The Sonoma State men's baseball team traveled to San Bernardino, Calif. on Friday where they took on the Cal State San Bernardino Coyotes for their first CCAA series of the season. The ]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 1.2789580 Sports CCAA series of the season. The Sean Mayall Sports http://www.sonomastatestar.com/features/model-un-takes-learning-to-the-next-level-1.2789571 Becca Pilkington
Students prepare, fundraise for trip to New York City in April

Most classes involve lectures, taking notes, tests and quizzes. POLS 345, however, has other things on its agenda: researching global issues, role-playing as diplomats and trying to create world peac...

On Feb. 13, Bill DeJong and Barrett Seaman met at Sonoma State University to discuss arguments for and against lowering the drinking age. After students filled the Cooperage, Seaman asked the cro...

'Don't have sex, because you will get pregnant and die.' Although this classic Mean Girls quote had us in stitches for days, its message is not far off from the advice we are given as young adults...

Every four years, there is a year with 366 days, also known as a leap year. To many, this may just seem like an extra day, but to SSU students Andrea Ott]]> Tue, 21 Feb 2012 1.2789558 Features SSU students Andrea Ott Kelly Fitch Features http://www.sonomastatestar.com/arts-entertainment/the-vow-confuses-and-disappoints-1.2789552 Cassie Wahl

'The Vow,' not surprisingly, opened just in time for the Valentine's Day holiday rush. Mothers, daughters, boyfriends, husbands, friends and singles of all ages cashed in their dollars for a film advertised to be the next best thing and a classic resem...

As a young child, 22-year-old Gina Mott would drive her younger brother crazy with her incessant singing. Now in her senior year of college, she never thought she would have pursued it this far in her educational career. Declaring as a freshman, Mott h...

Black History Month celebrations at Sonoma State University are finishing off with a bang, featuring a performance by comedian Clinton Jackson on Thursday, Feb. 23 at 8 p.m. in the Pub. Black History Month honors those who have made major contributio...

On the eve on this year's 54th Grammy Award celebration, a dark cloud surrounded the event. The death of a dynamic diva was announced on Feb. 11, just before the much-awaited Grammy award show. Whi...

Picture yourself walking down the twilight strip of some nameless downtown, when you pass a small bar and restaurant, heavy electric bass shaking not just the windows of this shady establishment but also the waxed handlebars mustaches of the hip patron...

I am so sick and tired of hearing the term 'GDI' being thrown about by members of the Greek community. Literally, not a day goes by where I don't hear it being used in a derogatory manner. To those guilty of this practice, I have one legitimate questio...

I am a freshman at Sonoma State. I am writing in regards to the cafeteria hours of operation. On the weekdays, the cafeteria is open for breakfast from 7-10 a.m., for lunch from 11 ]]> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 1.2788571 Opinion a.m., for lunch from 11 Alison Brady Opinion http://www.sonomastatestar.com/opinion/you-can-talk-the-talk-but-can-you-walk-the-walk-1.2788564 Maria Tzouvelekis

I am so surprised at the amount of people that can talk the talk, but not walk the walk. Hypocrisy. I pay total respect to the people that live their lives with consistency. I know that at first glance consistency may appear to be a synonym for boring,...

Dear Editor, I am writing in regards to a recent opinion piece called 'Done With Disappointing Dining Services.' First, the author noted that our employee gave a forced 'Sorry' in regards to spilling his beer. It would seem that there was miscomm...

Dear Editor, Your publication of Matt Hines' 'Done with disappointing Dining Services' was shortsighted and offensive. Mr. Hines arrogance and whining are no basis for a serious opinion piece, and it is disappointing, pun intended, that your paper ...

Dear Editor, I recently picked up a copy of our school newspaper, only to quickly throw it in the trash. I was absolutely appalled at complete lack of quality writing I found no more than three pages into the publication. While I do not expect the ...

It's like the little cause that could. As of last week, gay marriage is now legal again in California. Even though they can't rush off to the chapel just yet, there is a new ray of hope for the LGBTQ community. Though, perhaps it would be smart for t...