The June 18 trial date has been postponed for CSUN’s leading basketball scorer Deon Tresvant, basketball coach Bobby Braswell’s son, Jeffrey Braswell, and actor Phannuel Gbewonyo.  June 18 was the scheduled date for the jury trial at the San Fernando Superior Court for felony charges of theft. According to Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Stodel, the defense requested more time and therefore the trail has been postponed.  A pre-trial date has been set for July 2, and the jury trial is… Read more

Get a room. That’s what resident advisor, Piero Procida, advises incoming CSUN students to do. Originally from South Africa, Procida, 24, has been a R.A. for two years. The biology major says living in student housing is a great experience, especially at CSUN. “[CSUN] really teaches you a lot about people because this college is so diverse, especially the resident’s life halls,” said Procida. “It teaches people to kind of get along with people that they never thought they would… Read more

According to a blog posted by ESPN’s Andy Katz, Cal State-Northridge’s Bobby Braswell is a potential candidate for the vacant USC men’s basketball head coach position.  Braswell is being mentioned following a remarkable run that ended with a near upset of no.2 seed Memphis, in the NCAA Tournament. “I was not aware that he was being considered as a candidate for this position, but I am not surprised,” said CSUN’s Assistant Athletic Director Bob Vazquez.  “He is a great coach… Read more

Over 50 years of atrocity, war, and rape, we now have a new president who is willing to try a new way. Since 1947 when, in absolute good intentions, the state of Israel was created alongside the state of Palestine, there has been tremendous loss of life and trust on both sides. In many scholars’ opinions, this is due to an unjust territorial division. During the following 60 years, bullets, missiles, and bombs have been tried to bring peace to… Read more

Campus Moviefest is the world’s largest student film festival and this year CTVA student Daniel Lee won best comedy for his movie “Retro Boy.” Lee wrote the script for the movie and also plays the leading role. The film is about a new kid in town who goes to college for the first time. The world around him is new and modern and he thinks he is still living in the 80’s. The movie was filmed at CSUN. It took… Read more

During the past three decades, terrorism, hate and violence have mostly been associated with Muslims. Yet today, we are attacked and harmed by a terrorist whose profiler does not match the usual stereotype. The connection between Muslims and terrorism was mainly triggered by the 1979 Iranian Revolution when the monarchy government of Iran led by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was overthrown by the Shiite Muslim opposition, led by Ayatollah Khomeini. On April 1, 1979, Khomeini declared an Islamic Republic with a… Read more