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Disney's latest animated movie got help from a Stanislaus State professor. What he did The Modesto Bee 4/28/2021 John Holland, The Modesto Bee Apr. 28—Disney created "Raya and the Last Dragon," its first animated film with a Southeast Asian heroine, with help from an anthropologist in Turlock. Associate Professor Steve Arounsack consulted on the production over about two years, while continuing to teach at California State University, Stanislaus. Arounsack helped to assure that Raya's fictional story was true to the region that inspired it. He was born in Laos himself and ...

Graphic courtesy of Stan State Associated Students, Inc. Associated Students Inc. (ASI) elections take place every academic spring semester, but the election process happens to be a bit different this year. Due to the pandemic, everything has been moved to a virtual format, including the election and the election process.  Maria Marquez Mendoza is the elections committee chair and is the former ASI president of Stan State. Mendoza enjoys the process of learning about candidates and seeing how passionate and eager each of them are.  “My favorite thing about the ASI elections is when...

On Wednesday, March 10, Stan State held a "Secrets of Motivation and Delegating Authority" virtual event for its students. The talk featured America’s Student Leadership Trainer, Dave Kelly, who shared his tips relating to effective delegation and motivation.  Kelly is an expert on all things revolving around leadership and motivation, having spent over 20 years training leaders in different student government organizations. He dedicates much of his training to college students across the country, guiding them with engaging tools they can put into effect when needed. Kelly expresse...

38,000 of those vaccinations have come through the county's walk-in model for their mass clinics. Author: Eric Escalante Updated: 5:51 PM PST March 4, 2021 MODESTO, Calif. — Stanislaus County’s walk-in model for coronavirus vaccinations is about as simple as they come: show up to the clinic, wait in line and get your vaccine. To that tune, the county has vaccinated more than 38,000 people with their four mass clinics. “I think it has been successful so far. We pretty much run out of all the doses we have allocated for each day,” said Kamlesh Kaur, Stani...

University’s Black Power Matters event ‘Zoombombed’ with racial slurs Stanislaus State launched an investigation over the weekend after a virtual event was infiltrated by anonymous users posting racist messages and obscene images.  The presentation, held Friday via Zoom, was titled “Black Power STILL Matters” and was the third annual Black Power Matters event hosted by the university’s Ethnic Studies Program meant to empower and uplift black voices. The event fell victim to a “Zoombombing” as things got started, said event speaker and Turlock Black Lives Matte...