When I graduated two years ago from a community college with my associate’s degree in journalism, my son was there. He even wore my graduate medal. I cannot wait for him to see me graduate from CSUN with my bachelor’s degree. Graduating from junior college was special, especially since I graduated high school in June 1999 and did one semester at Santa Monica Community College before joining the Navy in February 2000. I lived in Japan the first two years… Read more

CSUN’s National Center on Deafness will host its fourth annual Summer Institute June 21 through 30 on campus. The event consists of a series of workshops for American Sign Language interpreters from CSUN and the surrounding community. “It’s intensive skills building training for interpreters in a variety of topics,” said Shawn Clark, the coordinator of interpreting services for the National Center on Deafness (NCOD), who encourages both certified and uncertified interpreters to participate in the workshops. Just because people have… Read more

As the rain poured in front of the Freudian Sip near the Sierra Center two years ago, Debbie Chutuk lost her footing, slipped and fell. When Chutuk hit the ground she injured her knee. The 54-year-old liberal studies major feared she had torn a muscle or a broken bone. At the time she didn’t have a personal doctor and was unaware of CSUN’s Klotz Student Health Center. She had no idea affordable treatment was only steps away. That’s when another… Read more

Walking into Frozen Crush Ultimate Italian Ice, there are a lot of kids jumping around, laughing with tinted blue and green lips revealing the flavor syrup they chose for their Italian ice. In the middle of a Monday afternoon, the line is out the door. Frozen Crush is the place to be during the hot summer days. In line people are discussing the whether they will stick to their favorite or venture to try a new flavor. From the outside,… Read more

Legislation that will allow physical therapy programs in the CSU system to offer a doctor of physical therapy has passed the state Assembly and is headed to the state Senate for consideration. Assembly Bill 2382 passed the state Assembly on a vote of 75-1 and is intended to provide an exception to California law, which currently forbids CSU schools from offering doctoral degrees in any field of study. “Absent my bill, many students would be forced to go out of… Read more

Dr. William Watkins has accepted the regular appointment as Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students at CSUN following the recommendation of the Faculty Senate’s Personnel Planning and Review Committee. The appointment was effective as of June 1, 2010 after the university decided to forgo a formal search for a candidate deciding instead to appoint Watkins, a CSUN veteran of Student Affairs for the job. “My strongest reason for stepping up to the call was to take on… Read more

This past May the Pub Sports Grill announced it was hosting Meatless Monday, a day designated to an entirely meatless menu.  I passed by, saw the signs, and being the carnivore that I am, thought — Hmmm, interesting. Turns out this Meatless Monday thing is part of a bigger trend, not about vegetarianism per say, but about helping our environment, something (hopefully) we can all get on board with. There’s actually an entire non-profit organization devoted to the cause. By… Read more