As the American public continues to voice their frustration with Washington, there is a temptation to channel that discontent into voting out incumbents, the people perceived to have created the burdens we currently carry as a country. This idea that we can just “clean house” and elect a bunch of people who will walk into Congress and immediately fix everything is a dangerous one, and voting out incumbent Democratic senator Barbara Boxer in order to send a message would be… Read more

The recent tragic death of a high school cross-country runner in Sherman Oaks is a reminder that running can be risky on city streets.  But runners have few options, even at a school with a track like CSUN. The CSUN track cannot be used by its students, only its student athletes.  One morning, the usually locked gate was open and there were a few students running.  I felt it was my lucky day.  After running a few miles I was… Read more

Student-parents at CSUN, Babies begin to learn language from the first time their born.  They develop an eagerness to communicate as soon as they leave the womb.  It’s evident that the parents voices are recognized in an instant.  So, it’s only understandable that parents are just as eager to increase the ability of communication with their babies, that will continue well into their teenage years. Each of my three children, have all had different ways in which they developed their… Read more

A Holocaust survivor spoke to a crowded classroom about his life and struggle to keep his hope and survive in a time of turmoil in history, when millions of people died for being different. Students and other campus members gathered Thursday afternoon in Michele Paskow’s Jewish Studies 300 class to listen to Michael Mark speak. “Talking about this matter is very hard for me every time I go back to that time of pain and suffering,” Mark said. “Till this… Read more

As CSUN professor Kathleen Young presented a 2010 Phenomenal Woman award to her mentor, Roberta Madison, she compared the achievements of the evening’s honorees to another phenomenal woman. “Ginger Rogers did everything Fred Astaire could do, but she did it backwards and in high heels,” Young said to the audience at the Grand Salon in the University Student Union on Saturday, Oct. 23. The CSUN Gender and Women’s Studies Department Ninth Biennial Phenomenal Women Awards celebrated six Los Angeles-based women… Read more

Earlier this month, voters in Brazil elected illiterate clown Francisco Everardo Oliveira  Silva “Tiririca” to their Congress. And no, that wasn’t a jocular insult. Silva actually works as a clown and is unable to read. He beat out the second-place finisher by more than double the votes using a campaign slogan of: “It can’t get any worse.” When things are bad here in the U.S., we all love to blame the government. It’s easy, legal, and often times legitimate. But… Read more

From the second period to the end of the game, the Matadors showed a glimpse of last season’s high-scoring offense, only this time fresh faces were scoring as CSUN cruised by Sacramento State 14-5.  “It was nice to get that contribution,” assistant coach J.P. Gale said. “There were three new players that scored their first goals of the season.” The Matadors, who are 3-2 in Division III play, extended the Hornets (3-3) losing streak to three games. Prior to Saturday’s… Read more

The CSUN women’s volleyball team went winless in its two road games during the weekend, losing to Cal Poly San Luis Obispo 3-2 and UC Santa Barbara 3-0. The Matadors extended their road-game losing streak to five. CSUN vs. Cal Poly San Luis Obispo The Matadors (9-15, 2-7 Big West) lost the first set, 26-14, after trailing for the entire set.  The closest CSUN got was 8-7 after an attack error by San Luis Obispo.  The Mustangs (16-6, 6-3 Big… Read more