Kevin Kolb, 28, Masters Program Senate Position: Graduate Senator (II) Major: Political Science What interests you about politics? What interests me about politics is discussing, critiquing and analyzing concerns of people and institutions in society. Describe the qualifications for an A.S. senator. First one would be, have the motivation and drive to represent a large number of people. To be co…
Read moreAfter being shut out, 2-0, at No. 4 UC Santa Barbara Wednesday night, the Cal State Northridge men’s soccer team now faces a critical two-game homestand starting Saturday. The loss keeps the Matadors tied for fifth place with UC Davis at seven points apiece, and with a mere three games remaining in Big West Conference play. [...]…
Read moreWhat came first, the chicken or the egg? If a tree falls in the woods and there’s no one around, does it make a sound? Can a heterosexual male and a heterosexual female be just friends? Some questions really do require some deep philosophical thinking. Imagine this, you’re walking to class, minding your [...]…
Read moreThe Cal State Northridge women’s soccer team (9-9, 5-2 Big West) welcomes Long Beach State to Matador Field Sunday afternoon to close out the regular season on senior day. Northridge is currently third in the Big West standings, but with a win, the Matadors will clinch the second spot in the conference and claim [...]…
Read moreWith the team’s second best statistical hitter injured, Britney Graff, the Northridge women’s volleyball team will have their hands full this Friday with a non-conference match against the Cal State Bakersfield Roadrunners. The Roadrunners are coming off a four-set loss to the San Diego State Aztecs, and have yet to find a conference to call […
Read moreVeterans are returning from Iraq and Afghanistan today finding it more difficult to cope with everyday life in America than it was to deal with war. In September 2007, I came home thinking that it was taboo for an infantry soldier to discuss personal problems with a doctor. It took me about a year to [...]…
Read moreWhat can you do when the air is so hot that the milk is going sour and you live in an overcrowded apartment with tenants who are stricken with poverty, alcoholics or worse, murderers? Kurt Weill’s “Street Scene” based on Elmer Rice’s Pulitzer Prize winning play asks that same question. Based in New York during the [...]…
Read moreCanadian singer-songwriter Lights’ debut album, “The Listening,” brings her hit singles “Drive My Soul” and “February Air”, along with her other quirky synthpop songs to our ears. I don’t really care for the genre, because I tend to think that singer-songwriter albums are something I would decide to buy while waiting in line at Starbucks. [...]…
Read moreHonestly, what drives us to do any of the things that we decide to do? Why do some of us play music where others don’t? It’s simple really; it’s passion. It’s also passion that drives those who love music to make it their entire life. Carl Verheyen is a great poster child for this. Just [...]…
Read moreThe electronic music scene is reaching critical mass. Now at its apex of mainstream saturation it seems not a day goes by where top 40 divas and superstars cross genres and reinvent themselves “electronic” almost the same way Dylan went “electric”. Britney Spears sounds like she’s being produced by Tiesto and your 14-year-old sibling [..…
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