Google Inc. was recently sued and settled a lawsuit concerning alleged privacy violations, according to an e-mail sent on Nov. 2 to all Gmail users in the United States. Google’s social networking program, Google Buzz, which launched in February of this year, was at the crux of the allegations. Google automatically registered Gmail users in Buzz, and the program released their information publicly. This information includes users’ most frequent Gmail contacts, and was exposed without enough user consent, according to… Read more

When Conor Lansdale took office as A.S. president this fall, his agenda was not strictly to get the newly appointed senators settled. Instead, after rumblings of a revered faculty member’s retirement, Lansdale spent his time working to create a new scholarship to honor the time Susan Curzon, dean of the Oviatt Library, spent nurturing CSUN students. “Administrators start talking about retirement and I caught wind that the phenomenal Dr. Curzon was set to do just that,” Lansdale said. “I started… Read more

CSUN is taking steps to resolve recommendations on an off-campus activities audit from the Chancellor’s Office. “An audit determines whether a campus is in compliance with the executive orders issued by the Chancellor’s Office,” said Jerry Luedders, assistant provost. “It is a way for the Chancellor’s Office to determine whether it is providing a clear guidance to the campus.” During the last quarter in 2008, the Office of the University Auditor conducted a system-wide risk assessment. According to the audit,… Read more

Members of the Chicana/o studies club, MEChA, traveled to Arizona for a weekend of political campaigning. Students including junior Omar Romero, communications major, campaigned for the congressional candidate for the Democratic party, Raul Grijalva. “I’m a hard-core democrat and wanted to see a democratic candidate elected,” the 20-year-old said. “He (Grijalva) shares the same values and beliefs as me.” Grijalva’s career in public service for Tucson has spanned over 30 years. He has served as the representative for Arizona’s 7th… Read more

After starting the season 0-2 against Pac-10 opponents UCLA and Cal on the road, CSUN returns to the Matadome for its home opener on Saturday afternoon to face Vanguard University of Southern California. Sluggish starts hurt the Matadors in the first two games, as they fell behind 15-0 to start the game Friday against UCLA and allowed Cal to jump out to a 15-2 run in the second half of Tuesday’s game. Freshman guard Aqeel Quinn wants the team to… Read more

Northridge looks to close out the season on a high note when they take on the top two teams in the Big West Conference.  CSUN will host Long Beach State on Friday and Cal State Fullerton on Saturday, at the Matadome. The Matadors (12-18; 4-10 Big West) have won four out of their last five home games and are 4-5 at home for the season. In their last game at the Matadome, CSUN had an upset over UC Davis 3-2. CSUN… Read more

Arguing for the government: Armine Aleksanian If you’re thinking San Francisco’s ban on toys with unhealthy Happy Meals wasn’t making news worldwide, consider this. The Center for Science in the Public Internet (CSPI) plans on suing McDonald’s if the fast-food chain continues to use toys to promote Happy Meals. The message is that the Happy Meal should be banned from all the fast-food restaurants in California. It’s unhealthy for our children and it’s unnecessary to trick them by offering toys… Read more

            The curtain on the Plaza del Sol performance hall stage rose Tuesday night to present months of hard work and dedication by graduate students and faculty from the Department of Kinesiology.  “Colaboratoria: Graduate Student and Faculty Dance Concert” is a showcase of new dances from students and professors of  the departments choreography and dance performance analysis classes.  Not only are these dances a representation of the extraordinary ways in which the human body can move, but also how they… Read more

Where many may see a dualism, one student sees a deep connectivity between body and spirit. Mike Bunch, a 23-year-old senior anthropology major, runs, rock climbs, shoots, practices martial arts and does body art to enhance and express his inner spirituality. “I’ve had some of my best ideas about life and existence as a whole while running,” Bunch said. “The endorphins and the adrenaline and all those types of biological factors, in a way unlock certain parts of your mind… Read more