For many fans of India Arie, Friday night’s concert did not disappoint. For Ron Robinson, a senior finance major, who attended the concert with some of his friends, the concert was a pleasant surprise. “I decided to come with some of my home girls. You know, because it’s free,” he said. “I can’t say that I’ve really listened to a lot of her music. But [the show] was really nice. I really got into it.” India Arie showed the audience… Read more

Kevin McAllister was accidentally left behind when his family took off to Paris for a Christmas family vacation. He was 8 years old, and enjoyed living by himself until two intruders tried to rob his house. He protected his home and himself by learning how to fight the robbers.  He arranged traps throughout the house, left glue and nails on the steps leading to the attic and used an electric fan and feathers to distract the burglars. These are scenes… Read more

The 24th-ranked Northridge men’s soccer team (5-2-1) came into the Big West Challenge at Cal State Fullerton having won five in a row, good enough for championship trophies at its previous two tournaments. But after its most-recent games Friday and Sunday, it leaves Fullerton a disappointed and frustrated team in danger of being dropped from the top 25. After having their win-streak snapped in a 0-0 double-overtime tie with Denver, the Matadors took it on the chin Sunday against a… Read more

The CSUN women’s soccer team (4-6) lost 2-0 Friday to the No. 3-ranked UCLA Bruins at Matador Field. Despite playing without their top scorer, the Bruins had little trouble controlling play and peppering Matador goalkeeper Kellie Drenner with shots. Early in the game, UCLA had three close calls. The first shot of the game was a bullet from about 30 yards out that struck the crossbar. Luckily for Northridge, the rebound came out to the Matador defense. But at that… Read more

The selection process for the annual season of productions in the theatre department is not a simple pick-and-choose. After sifting through dozens of suggestions and requests comes more tedious work: gaining rights to the productions in question, selecting a dynamic and versatile repertoire, and factoring in the ever-decreasing funding. The theatre department at CSUN receives over 20 play suggestions throughout the year from students and faculty. A play selection committee consisting of students and faculty has the task of not… Read more

Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) had a plan: study hard, get a college scholarship, avoid the party scene, graduate and get a job at Happerman and Browning. Everything seemed to be going pretty well until she found out that she’d lost the job that she had always dreamed of to her archenemy Jessica Bard (Catherine Reitman). Of course, not getting the job meant not living at a chic apartment in Los Angeles — and moving back home instead. The Malbys are… Read more

He made his claim to fame when joining the emo-rock group Evanescence before starting his own band, Trading Yesterday, but singer-songwriter David Hodges has spent the last several years writing music for other bands. Hodges has penned songs for the likes of American Idol’s Kelly Clarkson and David Cook, three-time Teen Choice Awards winner David Archuleta and rock band Dashboard Confessional, but now Hodges is once again out in front slamming keys and belting out vocals. Hodges’ new EP, “The… Read more

CSUN comes up short against UCLA at Matador field losing 2-0. Not much happend in the second half expect that CSUN outscored the Bruins 7-6.

The Matadors defense looks great in the second half but on the offensive side can’t create anything.