The Associated Students (A.S.) internal affairs reported on a new program that was introduced July, 2009 that offered a subsidy on 10-day and monthly public transit passes. This program gives $20 for each student using MTA, AVTA, and Metrolink services. The internal affairs committee sent out a survey of nine questions, which asked about 30 students who use the program how they heard about it and what they found most positive and other related information. The benefits of the transit… Read more

The No. 10 CSUN water polo team (19-5) cruised through Colorado State (4-11) and had a close game against Redlands (3-7) in a doubleheader at Redlands University on Sunday, to give them an eight-game win streak. “It was our last opportunity to play all the players before conference play and to see what works together,” CSUN head coach Marcelo Leonardi said. CSUN vs. Colorado State In their first game the Matadors matched up with Colorado State were they defeated the… Read more

After their upset win over No. 11 East Carolina on Wednesday, the Matadors (8-6) were looking to end a five-game losing streak to Loyola Marymount (4-10) that dated back to the 2007 season. The Matadors put an end to their losing streak against the Lions with a 12-5 victory on Friday at Page Stadium. Ryan Juarez earned the victory for CSUN  pitching 7 2/3 innings and striking out eight batters, which tied his career high. After tying the score 2-2… Read more

The first round of Meet the Candidates debates was held on Monday to introduce the at-large senator contenders as candidates spoke of student participation and input to a barren audience. The event, which was supposed to start at 11:30 a.m. the Plaza del Sol area was empty until around 11:40 a.m. when Dan Monteleone, director of elections, arrived to finish setting up tables. Three of the five candidates arrived soon after and the introductions started around 11:50 a.m. At the… Read more

Two CSUN graduates received honorable mention from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) for Directors of Photography in the student film project, “The Sounds of Silence.” Ryan Carmody, 23, and Masaki Imai, 28, who graduated last May said they were glad to be the first honorees from CSUN. They both showed high regard in the process, from the beginning of the project to attending the awards ceremony. “It meant a lot because we got to go to the ASC awards… Read more

The Gender and Women’s Studies’ Student Association (GWSSA) sponsored a lecture by Linda Sax entitled “The Gender Gap in College: Findings from a National Study and Implications for Campus Practice” on Monday, March 15 in the Flintridge room in the University Student Union. The lecture is part of the “Women’s Herstory Month” calendar of events. Sax, a professor at UCLA, who teaches courses in research methods, college student development and gender issues, graduated from UC Berkeley where she majored in… Read more

Brandon Tong came to CSUN with an interest in the music program, five years later Tong is working on getting his master’s in Clinical Psychology and helping others by volunteering his time as a trainer for the CSUN hotline. “I auditioned and got in the program to see if I would like it and if I could keep up with it but I’ve always has an inkling towards psychology,” said the 22-year-old. Despite his change of heart, Tong has nothing… Read more

St. Patrick’s Day lands on a Wednesday this year therefore save the Guinness beer and Irish coffee until the weekend since you do not want to show up to class or work hung over. Fortunately, there is one thing to do on St. Paddy’s Day and remain clean and sober. Have a small party by celebrating the Irish culture or to simply have fun with friends. Be sure to tell your guests that they must wear the color green or… Read more

Star rating: 4 out of 5 The door leading from the street opened into a small cramped room with about seven chairs on the corresponding wall. There was a shelf alongside the opposite wall with bottled water, candy and a jar for donations. A few feet ahead was a modest table and chair and beyond it, my entry to the pleasant surprise about to engross me for the next two hours. The living room setting produced Rachel, an attractive, well-kept,… Read more