For Norma Garcia, 23, fashion apparel and design major at CSUN, fashion defines her life. “Fashion is my passion and is a big part of my everyday life, I dress to the way I feel, I don’t need to impress anyone, I am me, and that is it,” Garcia said. “Growing up, I remember playing with my dolls, and mixing and matching outfits was the best part of it all.” Garcia’s mother, also named Norma, remembers buying a sewing machine… Read more

Question: Dear Life & Style, I started seeing someone at the beginning of the summer. Things have been great, and we haven’t put pressure on each other to define our relationship. However now that school is starting again and we technically are not official, I’m not sure whether to end it and focus on my studies or take a chance and pursue our fling to see if it leads to something more serious. –Summer Fling Response: Dear Summer Fling, I… Read more

Arguing for the government: Stephanie Smith I would like to introduce you to a young woman by the name of Sasha Rodriguez.  Sasha’s family lives in the city of Atwater, California, which has a population of 14,000. Today, however, there is one less person to be accounted for in this city. Sasha is dead at the age of 15. Sasha tragically lost her life after she attended her first rave party June 26 at the L.A. Coliseum. She died as… Read more

Television and fashion united once more at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM) in downtown Los Angeles for the fifth annual “Outstanding Art of Television Costume Design” exhibit. In honor of this year’s Primetime Emmy-nominated costume designers, FIDM partnered with the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences to host the exhibit in the institute’s museum and galleries space. The free public event has been running since July 27 and will end on Saturday, Sept. 4. Emily Jackson, who… Read more

Peter Grego flips hotdogs and burgers on the large grill outside Nordhoff Hall. Laughing and joking with the crowd of staff and students awaiting their lunch, Grego’s informal demeanor may seem atypical of a department chair.  In a bright red apron which reads “Caffe Grego,” a chef’s hat and sunglasses, he doesn’t look like one. A seasoned veteran of the stage, Grego knows how to dress the part, and the CSUN theatre department’s semester kick-off barbecue is no exception. Grego… Read more

  CSUN Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Alliance club received $1960 from A.S. to educate and entertain students about the LGBT community. LGBTA president Martel Okonji, 21, sociology major, addressed the Senate Tuesday and requested funds for multiple events including National Coming Out Day celebrated on October 11. Okonji said National Coming Out Day created awareness about the LGBT community and celebrated people who had publicly announced their sexuality and supported people who had not come out. “Typically students will come… Read more