A medical stretcher chair is left at the bottom of first floor stair case in Sierra Hall, Thursday, Nov. 12. Photo credit: Angelica Bonomo / Staff Photographer

After losing to No. 4-ranked UC Santa Barbara, 1-0, Wednesday on the road in the semi-final round of the Big West Conference Tournament, the Cal State Northridge men’s soccer team now finds itself at the mercy of the NCAA selection committee. At 10-8-2, the Matadors are on the fence of being awarded an at-large invitation to the College Cup Tournament. Only the conference tournament champ is guaranteed a spot in the big tournament. However, last season it took the top… Read more

At face value, The Almost is primarily a side project of Underoath drummer Aaron Gillespie. While some side projects tend to take a very self-indulgent path, often leaving fans alienated in hot pursuit of artistic crossover credibility, something about this band just fits. You certainly can’t blame Aaron for wanting to step away from the drum kit of a fierce metal-core band, albeit a hugely successful one that defined modern Christian rock, in favor of showcasing his multi-instrumental talents and… Read more

Jonnae Thompson doesn’t exactly fit the profile of a professional standup comedian. She’s young. She’s a woman. And she’s an English major. Thompson, 22, got her start as a professional comedian a year ago, and now is performing regularly at comedy clubs, such as the Comedy Store on Sunset – where some of the biggest names of comedy have performed, such as Richard Pryor and Eddie Murphy. Being in the industry dominated by males, Thompson found that she stands out…. Read more

Jared and Jerusha Hess, the team that brought us Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre, are back with another quirky comedy. This one, however, is sans the lovable characters and dry humor that won our hearts over five years ago with Napoleon Dynamite. Benjamin Purvis, the protagonist in Gentlemen Broncos, is a home-schooled 17-year-old raised in Utah by his mother. When Benjamin finds out his idol, sci-fi legend Dr. Ronald Chevalier, will be teaching a writers camp, he packs up his… Read more

Although many people have very serious jobs, none are more imperative to the survival of the human race than Oderus Urungus. Not only is he the lead vocalist of the intergalactic metal bad Gwar but he is also a bestial overlord from outer space. Himself and the other members of Gwar are not only charged with making good music but also saving the earth from intergalactic domination, most recently Cardinal Sin. “Cardinal Sin, the latest intergalactic [villain] will be appearing… Read more

I was walking through Sierra Hall the other day when the sight of someone almost made me stop cold in my tracks. My breath caught in my throat, my heart rate increased and my stomach flip-flopped. You’d think I saw Johnny Depp or a ghost or something. But no, the person I saw was very real, and someone I actually didn’t even know. So why the sudden change in vitals? It’s simple, the person I saw happened to resemble someone… Read more

Two Northwest Airline pilots were recently suspended for missing their final destination by 150 miles. Their claim was that they were looking at their laptops and had the communications turned off. There were 144 passengers on the flight. The pilots distractions were risking the lives of those 144 people plus their own. They said they were checking their schedules on their laptops. They were probably thinking about their activities on their days off. “It’s hard to stay interested in the… Read more

Mass communications graduate student Esha Momeni, formerly imprisoned in Iran, revealed she is planning an exhibition about her time in prison, while speaking at an event in her honor at CSUN. The event, From CSUN to Iran and Back Again, which was held at the University Student Union’s Northridge Center on Monday evening, gave Momeni an opportunity to recount her story and share her future plans. “The project that I’m working on is about the prison,” Momeni said. “What we… Read more