Inside the Oviatt Library, rests a one-of-a-kind storage and retrieval system with a mix of different archival materials ranging from medieval European manuscripts to a 4,000-year-old stone containing Sumerian cuneiform. The Special Collections and Archives are located in the Tseng Wing, on the second floor of the Oviatt Library and were first created in 1973 by Norman Tanis, library dean. “One of the main differences between our special collection archives and other ones is our size,” said David Sigler, reading… Read more

On Saturday the Ninth Biennial Phenomenal Woman Reception and Awards Fundraiser will be held to celebrate and honor the achievements and contributions of local women who dedicate themselves to the field of gender and women’s studies. The event, which is hosted by the Department of Gender and Women’s Studies, will be in the Grand Salon from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. “The auction is a fun way for us to raise money,” said Professor Shira Brown, Director of the Women’s… Read more

After an early lead the CSUN men’s soccer team was unable to come away with conference points on Wednesday night, losing 2-1 against the top team in the Big West, No. 8 UC Irvine. In what was supposed to be a game that UC Irvine (11-1-2, 4-0-1) was expected to dominate from start to finish, the game’s deciding goal came with controversy in the 81st minute of play. After a questionable cross, which could have been called offsides, Anteater points… Read more

Drop, cover and hold on are what millions of people including the CSUN campus, businesses, government offices and residences will be doing at 10:21 a.m. today. CSUN will partake in the Third Annual Earthquake Drill this morning by dropping to the ground, taking cover under a sturdy desk or table and holding on that desk or table until the drill comes to an end. The drill will be announced through the CSUN phone messaging system but will not be broadcast… Read more

Samantha Tata Contributing Reporter With consistently beautiful weather, picturesque landscapes and unending entertainment, the only downside to the place that is Los Angeles County– aside from the budget deficit – is its own flimsy foundation. Southern California lies on a plate boundary, a major fault between the North American and Pacific plates, said Gerry Simila, CSUN geological professor and director of the Center for Earthquake Studies.  Their fusion peeks through the surface at the San Andreas Fault, part of which runs along Palm Springs…. Read more

The phrase “one-of-a-kind” was the official slogan for an exhibition organized by CSUN’s Special Collections and Archives team commemorating the thirty-seventh anniversary of the library’s Special Collections. The event was held on Tuesday night at the C.K. and Teresa Tseng Gallery on the second floor of the Oviatt Library. The featured speaker of the evening was Stephen Tabor, Curator of Early Printed Books at the Huntington Library. Tabor spoke about the importance of preserving original documents in today’s digitized world… Read more

After six intense Big West Conference matches, the Matadors (9-7, 4-2 Big West) will look to trample the Roadrunners (4-5-5) as the two rivals meet for a head-to -head bout on Thursday night in a non-conference matchup at Main Soccer Field. CSUN plays its first of two non-league games against Cal State Bakersfield and the other against Seattle University in the final game of the regular season. The Matadors are coming away from an electrifying game Sunday night as the… Read more

“Ballad of Baby Doe” is a classic American love-story told in a 400-year-old Italian art form. It is a story about the boom-and-bust days of the Colorado mines in the Wild West, just before the turn of the century. “The Ballad of Baby Doe” is an opera about the American West. Music director David Aks said, “It’s based on real people in Leadville, Colorado from about 1880 through the turn of the century.” “The Ballad of Baby Doe” is the… Read more

As a teenager in San Francisco, when Maria Elena Altany’s parents would go out for the night, she threw a party like no other kid her age was having. But, she wasn’t blasting Beyonce or Christina Aguilera from the speakers like the other girls her age.  Those pop stars couldn’t riff anything like the iconic singers Altany was obsessedwith, like renowned coloratura soprano Joan Sutherland. “I would just lay on the floor and listen to her sing this music seven… Read more