The CSUN community has about 200 recycling bins throughout campus and with a number of food courts and trash bins, this creates a draw for scavengers around campus who have become eyesores. Recycling has become quite a big business especially in larger communities and with the economy’s slow recovery, more people search for ways to make money. But they are not just in our neighborhoods but on college campuses, wandering around, digging in trash cans in search of aluminum cans,… Read more

The day the bomb dropped, an entire culture disappeared. Before, the town was bustling with life. Festivals were held in the streets. In the summers, cicadas buzzed in the trees, birds chirped and children played in the river. After the “a-Bomb” dropped, there was nothing, recalled a Hiroshima survivor, “not even the sound of birds … it was a soundless world.” Documentary film director and Hiroshima survivor, Masaaki Tanabe, presented his 33 minute film, “An Unrecognized Loss: Message from Hiroshima,”… Read more

Ten CSUN students will be traveling to Shanghai to participate in the 2010 World Expo this summer. Peter Grego, the theatre department chair, said on Tuesday evening, they received confirmation from the U.S. producers that the CSUN students will be performing with their Chinese sister university, Shanghai Normal University, at the USA Pavilion. “Being invited to perform at the World Expo is truly a once in a lifetime opportunity and as a graduating senior this is the best opportunity that I… Read more

PALO ALTO, Calif. — A dreadful first set by the Matadors set the tone for the rest of the match, as Stanford overpowered CSUN 3-0 (24-30, 28-30, 17-30) to win the MPSF Championship on Saturday night at Maples Pavilion. With the loss to Stanford, the Matadors lost the automatic bid to nationals but on Sunday morning the team received the news that they were selected as the at-large team for this week’s four-team NCAA National Tournament Championship. “We are all… Read more

Collaboration between Associated Students’ Environmental Affairs Committee and the University Corporation will yield CSUN’s first ever Meatless Monday, an all-day event taking place today in the PUB Sports Grill. The event will offer students healthier food options and information about the biological and environmental effects of meat production, event officials said. “If it makes people change their way of eating one day a week for a healthy reason then I think that’s great,” said Betsy Corrigan, associate director of campus… Read more

Palo Alto, California–In their first MPSF Tournament final appearance in 17 years the Matadors were blown away 3-0 (24-30, 28-30, 17-30) by the Cardinal Saturday night at Maples Pavilion. “Great atmosphere here (Maples Pavilion), the crowd is relentless and we kind of let them get to us a little bit which is out of our character,” redshirt freshman John Baker said on how it affected the team playing in front of the Stanford fans.       Senior middle blocker Jacek Ratajczak led… Read more