During the beginning of the semester, 26-year-old Daehyan Kim’s future looked bleak. Like others, he was not able to get into the classes he needed due to the effects of the budget crisis. Kim is an international student from Korea who transferred from Santa Monica College. As an international student, the CTVA major is required to be enrolled in 12 units to have his student visa renewed. He was not and faced potential deportation. “I was frustrated and worried about… Read more

Some of us attend college so that we can have an increased shot at landing a job. Some attend to prolong their athletic careers, and some attend to get away from home and experience their first taste of independence. But all of us who attend CSUN, regardless of our reasons, should take the time to get to know our fellow classmates. At a commuter college, during rough times, we find it easy to be wrapped up in our individual worries…. Read more

The Bruins are showing the Matadors why they are the third rank team in the country. UCLA leads CSUN 2-0 at halftime. UCLA Kristina Larsen scored the first goal in the 17th minute and Lauren Cheney scored the second goal in the 43rd minute of play. The Matadaors have only managed to get two shots with only one being on goal. The only highlight for the game came when Hedi Farran did a nice move on a UCLA defender making her buckle… Read more

Some people believe that some things get better with time.  Wine.  Beauty.  Wisdom. In the case of Raffi’s Place Restaurant in Glendale, it’s my belief that the food on the menu has definitely gotten better over time.  This may possibly be due to the fact that when I was young, my family frequented the Iranian restaurant so often that it became sort of a weekend tradition. But isn’t that what good food should do, remind you of good times with… Read more

The Cal State Northridge women’s volleyball team (4-8) will travel north this weekend as it kicks off Big West Conference play with matches against the Aggies of UC Davis (9-5) and the Pacific Tigers (10-1). The Matadors are coming off of a split weekend, with a five-set loss to Fresno State (just days after a match against Loyola Marymount with the same result) balanced out by a three-game sweep over Portland. “Fresno and LMU got away from us,” CSUN head… Read more

Ask Northridge men’s soccer coach Terry Davila about the level of soccer played in his team’s conference, and he will bluntly sum it up: “The Big West is a monster. It’s one of the best leagues in the nation.” With the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America poll released Tuesday, four teams from conference are ranked in the top 10 of the Far West region. And after going 2-0 and being crowned tournament champion of the Prego Italian Express… Read more

Leilani Silva, a CSUN business major, received a one of a kind birthday present when her raffle ticket was selected out of the glass jar during a CSUN Public Art Club event on Sept. 16. An original graffiti artwork by Man One was the perfect 19th birthday surprise for Silva, who is a self- admitted “art freak.” Silva has been studying Mexican-American artists in her Chicano art class and decided to attend the lecture and demonstration of Los Angeles graffiti… Read more