Mahdi Baharan, a transfer student from Iran, was living abroad when two planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers on Sept. 11. Baharan, 26, was born in Dezful, Iran during the time Iran was at war with Iraq. After his birth, his family moved to Tehran. While living in Iran, Baharan witnessed the tragedy of Sept. 11 from a foreign country that does not have the best ties with the United States. He speaks of that dark afternoon as… Read more

If you think school cuts in a tough economy are inevitable, it becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy.  People need to educate themselves on the reality of the California budget, not just trust what Chancellor Reed or President Koester write in press releases. There’s a major problem which drains money from the budget every year.  It’s welfare.  Yes, welfare in California is a major problem.  We have a bunch of lazy, good for nothing welfare recipients, doing nothing but sitting on their… Read more

Associated Students will be offering a $20 public transportation subsidy for students, reducing the price of a monthly Metro bus pass to $16 a month. The subsidy program, which started in July, has already received positive feedback from student riders, and it is expected to continue, said Ken Etter, A.S. manager of support services. “We think the program is going to help a lot of people,” Etter said. Part-time and full-time students at any unit level are eligible to receive… Read more

The current recession has done one consistent thing for everyone in California. It has made us angry. Whether we are angry about getting fired from our jobs, angry that we have less money in our savings accounts than we did before, angry about budget cuts at the California primary, secondary and collegiate schools, angry that our life is significantly harder than it was before; everyone is genuinely angry and with good reason. People have been channeling that anger, especially at… Read more

Associated Students President Abel Pacheco and the Students for Change slate pitched the idea of an online student textbook exchange program last spring to reduce the cost of books for CSUN students. But the program, which would have allowed students to come into an Internet chat room to exchange books with other CSUN students for a low cost, has been stalled before it could ever get started. The program ran into an obstacle when Pacheco began talks with The University… Read more

Twenty-seven longboarders sat in a semicircle on the concrete. The number of boarders had waned from the usual showing due to summer and perhaps the newly changed meeting location. But this is only temporary, said Jonathan Pascual, president of Northridge Longboarders. Northridge Longboarders was approved by the Associated Students (A.S.) senate as an official CSUN club July 7, 2009, but is now facing the age-old dilemma that people everywhere with boards on wheels face – no skateboarding allowed. Pascual, a… Read more

Ocean Café and Restaurant lies tucked behind a giant red fluorescent Lakeshore sign. If you drive down Devonshire Street even a little over the speed limit, you might pass up the opportunity to taste the most incredible hummus Northridge has to offer. With Mediterranean cuisine and Middle Eastern decor, Ocean offers a multicultural experience unique to the Los Angeles area. It has both indoor and what appears to be patio seating. Don’t let the open air view of the busy… Read more

Loyola is trying desperately to get on the board, but the Matadors continue to carry play in the 2nd half.  Every time the Lions have position down in CSUN’s defensive end, defender Katie Fox does a great job of clogging up the lane or clearing the ball.  There is only five minutes left and CSUN still leads 2-0.

GOOOOOOAAAAALLLLL.  Junior Sonia Espitia for the Matadors a little over three minutes into the 2nd half scored on a turnover by Loyola in their defensive zone.  It was Sonia’s 2nd of the year already.  The Matadors have taken control of play so far in the 2nd half.