Did Willie Galick walk under a ladder before entering the visitor’s locker room in Mackey Arena? Did Mark Hill see a black cat run on the court while warming up before his game against the Boilermakers? There has to be an explanation as to why everything went wrong for the Matadors in the first half versus No.7 Purdue. Oh, that’s right, it was Friday the 13th. The Matadors were unlucky in their season opener against Purdue, losing 89-64. The only… Read more
The women’s basketball team wanted to get off to a great start Friday afternoon in their first regular-season game against New Mexico State, but their first half performance put them in a hole. They tried to come back, but it wasn’t enough as they lost 79-72. The announcer called the women’s basketball team one by one and they were excited for the season opener. However, it did not look like that by the opening tip. All the energy that the… Read more
Special Investigative Report Pedestrian Safety at CSUN Part 4 of 4 This article was reported by: Megan Blumenthal, Danielle Directo, Brittany Glover, Alexis Lipnicki, Sandra Parada, Mike Tersigni, Alex Viray, Tade Williams Written by: Danielle Directo Current laws dictate that in order to use radar or laser traffic enforcement, the speed limits must be updated to reflect drivers’ average speeds. Despite the opposition from neighborhood councils and residents, the Los Angeles City Council approved a motion to raise speed limits… Read more
CSUN students slept Saturday night on CSUN’s lawns in an effort to “Survive the Night” and experience life as a homeless person as part of Homeless Awareness Month. The students, provided with cardboard boxes, spent the night experiencing soup kitchens, homeless shelter simulations and unforgiving weather conditions as part of the event held by CSUN’s newly revived Unified We Serve volunteer program. According to Justin Weiss, the coordinator for the volunteer program, Saturday night’s event was an effort to create… Read more
The Iranian Student Association’s (ISA) recognized the literary work of Persian writer Rumi through an original scripted play Nov. 10, bringing close to 100 community members and students to the Northridge Center. President of ISA Farzad Madarshahian said the idea behind the play, “Alchemy of Love,” was to unify the Iranian community and show them in a new light, as opposed to what the media displays. Diana Naderi, co vice-president of ISA, said it’s important to promote the culture to… Read more
Mario Perez is a testament to the importance mentors can have to motivate and inspire youth to make the right choices and get on the path to success. Now majoring in biology with a minor in Chicano studies, Perez has struggled to heal and get to this place of success. “Keeping in contact with my mentor helped motivate me to go to college,” Perez said of his mentor, Johnny Ramirez, former professor in the Chicano studies department. A year ago… Read more
The average citizen has long been a part of not just consuming news, but also assisting the mainstream media in gathering and reporting it. Radio and television stations are always inviting their audiences to call in with tips and accounts of unfolding news events in their neighborhoods. Web sites like CNN’s iReport afford their contributors an opportunity to provide original stories or recount their stake in major regional, national, and even international news. Twitter and other social networking services are… Read more
L ala’s Grill is quintessential L.A. On a Wednesday night, the place was crowded. A film crew was filming just outside the restaurant, while the valet charged restaurant patrons $3.50 to park cars. Lala’s offers both patio and inside seating. The tables inside the restaurant are so close together that you can’t help but eavesdrop on the conversations around you. However, the dimly lit restaurant and the orange glow radiating from the ceiling tiles distract you long enough to tune… Read more
Every year we seem to forget about the holidays that do not drive us to shell out the big bucks. This year we seem to have skipped over Thanksgiving, again. What many have not forgotten is Black Friday and Christmas. Malls all around are already advertising their enticing sales prices for the day after Thanksgiving and the red and green Christmas decorations are up. I often wonder if we are aware that every purchase we make has an impact on this… Read more