Pulling an ‘all-nighter’ should be the last thing college students pull off. Many college students are not getting the proper eight hours of sleep at night. With students’ fluctuating schedules it could be hard to stay on track. Between exams, projects, work and a social life, how does one ever do it? It is times like these when independence could bite you in the butt. For some, college is the first time students have control over their schedule, including what… Read more

For the past 23 years, Cal State Northridge has been the home for the nationally acclaimed performance program called Opera Works.  Every summer, the top emerging opera artists in the country gather at CSUN for the rigorous program.  Opera Works consists of six hour days including: performance techniques, voice coaching, yoga, movement techniques, and much more. The founder and executive director of the program, Ann Baltz, has been heralded as one of the leading opera educators in America today.  She… Read more

With all of the success of Cal State Northridge’s mens basketball team this year, many of the other sports programs have been overlooked. The Talent on the Baseball diamond for the Matadors was apparent during the recent Major League Baseball Draft. The professional dreams of four Matador student-athletes took one step closer toward becoming a reality as pitcher Brian Slover, outfielder/first baseman Richard Cates, outfielder Jeff Pruitt, and pitcher Ryan McCarney were selected during the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft… Read more

The hopes of CSUN coach Bobby Braswell being hired as the USC head basketball coach ended this weekend, when the Trojans hired Kevin O’Neill. O’Neill’s latest coaching gig came during the 2007-08 season, when he was named as the interm coach at Arizona when Lute Olsen took a leave of absence.  O’Neill was scheduled to be Olson’s eventual replacement whenever the Hall of Fame coach chose to retired.  Well, it looks like that won’t happen as O’Neill gladly accepted the… Read more

Although USC is looking for a basketball coach with pro experience, Braswell is still being considered as a fallback choice according to a June 17 ESPN blog.  It seems unlikely that Braswell will land the high profile coaching position, but the consideration is worth mentioning. USC is likely to go in the direction of hiring current New Mexico State coach Reggie Theus.  Theus is meeting with USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett on campus Thursday.  According to Andy Katz’s ESPN blog,… Read more

The old saying of “Those who can’t do, teach” is being proved wrong by CSUN softball coach Kia Fennell.  Fennell is the assistant coach for the Matadors and she will be spending her summer as a pitcher with the USSSA Pride in the National Pro Fastpitch League. “I am very excited to have this opportunity to continue my playing career,” Fennell said.  “All of my teammates are great and have been very nice so far.  We have a lot of… Read more

Tens of thousands of Iranians have relentlessly taken the streets of Iran seeking democracy and justice. Rather than missiles and ammunition, their weapon has been unity and faith.  Unity brought upon them by their common longing for freedom and change, and faith brought upon them by their common belief that it is, at last, their turn. Protesters, amongst which are determined middle-class, educated, and the youth, wear green and black.  Green represents the color of, opposition leader, Mir Hossein Mousavi’s… Read more

Australian band, Children Collide, played Silverlake’s Spaceland club on June 11, 2009 promoting their debut album, The Long Now, during their North American tour. Children Collide is Johnny Mackay (vocals/guitars), Heath Crawley (bass), and Ryan Caesar (drums). Children Collide’s influence comes from bands in the early to mid 90’s. “We all meet in the middle with Sonic Youth and early The Cure. People throw Nirvana at us a bit,” says Mackay. The members of the band have traveled far from… Read more