The untamed noise of a jackhammer, the sight of men in florescent orange t-shirts, and the view of mountainous piles of dirt can finally be over and done with. Well, that is, for the next 90 days.

I had planned out my perfect trip for this winter break a long time ago. I bought my plane ticket from Los Angeles to Houston, and from El Paso to Washington, D.C. I figured I’d kill three birds with one stone and visit as many people as I could over our extra long vacation.

On my quest to save a trip to the beauty salon I decided to wax my own eyebrows. The waxing kit only cost $3.28 and it came with eyebrow shaper’s that I could use time and time again. As opposed to a trip to the salon that would cost me $8 every time. Unfortunately, that was an unwise investment because now I have funny mismatching eyebrows and need to go get them shaped by someone else with more experience.

The CSUN women’s basketball team won 88-84 in overtime against the Long Beach State 49ers on Saturday and finished the winter break with three wins and three losses to add to their overall 4-13 record and 1-3 Big West Conference record.

After another dominant performance by All-American Senior Eric Vance on Friday, the men’s volleyball team improved to 5-0 on the season and 2-0 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

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Meet Randy ‘The Ram’ Robinson. Twenty years ago, Randy was at the height of his wrestling career, fighting ‘The Ayatollah’ at Madison Square Garden. Now watch as Randy works at a local store unloading trucks and eventually working the deli counter. Watch as he sits at the local strip club, Cheeques, drinking a cold one and remembering the good old days as Cassidy the naked stripper gives him a lap dance.

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CSUN communications grad student Esha Momeni, who was arrested and jailed in Iran in mid-October of last year, is still unable to leave the Middle Eastern country after a travel ban against her was renewed.

So, classes have started and students are busy buying scantrons and hunting down that elusive biology lab workbook. But just because the semester has begun doesn’t mean the fun needs to end. ‘Movin’ Out,’ the Grammy Award winning Broadway musical, featuring the music of Billy Joel, is at the Plaza Del Sol Performance Hall Jan. 20 and 21 at 8 p.m.