As they limp toward Big West Conference play, the CSUN women’s soccer team recovered in time with a 1-0 victory against the University of San Diego on Monday night at Matador Field. Coming off subpar performances at home against the University of Pennsylvania and a humiliating 5-0 road loss to Texas A&M, the Matadors looked to rebound against the Toreros. The first half came at a stalemate for both the Matadors and the Toreros, as neither team was able to… Read more

Despite some controversy and disapproval, plans to build a Matador statue at CSUN are moving forward. The Cal State Northridge Alumni Association and Associated Students (A.S.) have collaborated together to raise the estimated $150,000 it will take to erect a statue on campus. “It’s supposed to be a point of pride,” said Conor Lansdale, A.S. president. “We’re trying to give them a tangible, physical representation of a Matador.” He added that many students had been expressing a desire for such… Read more

CSUN’s KCSN now features the nationally syndicated music program “World Café.” The two-hour program, hosting a variety of music and artist interviews, airs Monday through Friday evenings starting at 7 p.m. Karen Kearns, KCSN general manager, said CSUN began broadcasting the program July 19. “World Café” fit into the station’s new Triple A (Adult Album Alternative) formatting adopted March 1,” she said. “We play singers and songwriters, both acoustic and electronic,” Kearns said.  “We play classics like Springsteen and Dylan,… Read more

Ongoing What: 5th Annual Pumpkin Patch When: Through Sunday, Oct. 31; Monday – Fridays, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.; Saturdays and Sundays, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Where: Irvine Park Railroad, 1 Irvine Park Road, Orange, CA 92869 Price: Free. Parking $3 weekdays, $5 weekends For more info: Call (714) 997-3968 What: The Glass Menagerie When: Through Sunday, Oct. 17, times vary Where: Mark Taper Forum at the Music Center, 135 N. Grand Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90012 For more info:… Read more

Universal Studios Hollywood hosted the annual 2010 Eyegore Awards and kicked off Halloween Horror Nights Sept. 24. Several big names in the horror film industry made their way through the red carpet to receive and honor recipients of the awards. Corey Feldman, from the movie “Lost Boys,” was the host of the ceremony. Rob Zombie and Christopher Lloyd were among those present at the show. Horror Nights is a nightly event that includes Halloween-themed mazes and tram rides along with… Read more

While it is easier and more comfortable in your own home, living in the dorms has its advantages by letting the student live the true college experience. Cal State Northridge is known for being major commuter school Therfore CSUN students struggle with making new friends. We all have that fear the night before school that everyone is going to know everyone else and we will never meet anyone. Living in the dorms can help alleviate some of that insecurity. In… Read more

October looks like a major month to be reintroduced to sequels, classics and new cult films. It’s time to catch up on your favorite summer films and discover some new ones. 10/5/2010 “Beauty and the Beast” Suggested Retail: $29.99 two-disc DVD / $39.99 Blu-ray One of Disney’s most celebrated animated films reappears on DVD since its original release in 2002. This Academy Award nominee for Best Picture of 1991 is being re-released on DVD in a two-disc standard edition and… Read more

10/1/2010 “The Social Network” The tagline advertises, “You don’t get to 500 million friends without making a few enemies.” David Fincher’s “The Social Network” chronicles the rise of Mark Zuckerberg (Jesse Eisenberg from “Zombieland”), the 26-year-old billionaire, CEO, president and co-founder of Facebook who formed the web empire in his Harvard dorm room. Zuckerberg allegedly stole the concept of Facebook and forced former friends out of the company. Lawsuits were filed and became the film’s basis from the book “The… Read more

Jacob Rostovsky, known as Jake, may look like an ordinary college student. However, his trials and tribulations distinguish him from most students at CSUN. Jake has undergone a change of gender – he was born a girl. Named “Julia” by his parents, Jake has lived with the insecurity of feeling one way on the inside and appearing another way on the outside. Now a 19-year-old sophomore psychology student at CSUN, Jake has struggled several years with the comprehension of his… Read more