The Selective Service System requires all American males to sign up for conscription on their 18th birthday. In the event of a conflict that requires more forces than the volunteer military can provide, Congress and the president can authorize a draft.  Registered men between the ages of 18 and 25 can be called to service. In his State of the Union address in January, President Obama promised to begin bringing troops home from Afghanistan in July. “This year, we will… Read more

PRO by Domenick Booker-Pomata In my college experience, I have witnessed numerous accounts of underage drinking leading to trouble with authority.  Why must young adults be persecuted for trying to enjoy themselves after an excruciating week of studying and working? It is time for the legal drinking age to be lowered to 18 years of age. Some argue, 18-year-olds are too immature and irresponsible to consume alcohol, but I disagree.  Once someone turns 18, life opens up and they acquire multiple… Read more

Sigma Phi Epsilon will host a game show-like event Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. at the Plaza del Sol, where the winning team’s charity will receive a monetary donation from the fraternity. The event is called “SigEp Minute to Win It,” after the “Minute to Win It” TV show.  It will consist of seven mini games, like the TV show. Emmanuel Soto, 19, Sigma Phi Epsilon vice president of communications said the fraternity currently has $200 to give to the winning… Read more

CSUN President Jolene Koester and A.S. Vice President Neil Sanchez with California State Student Association (CSSA) will lobby for students’ health care, approval of the Dream Act and the maintenance of Pell Grants in Washington, D.C. Koester, Sanchez and the CSSA will present their concerns March 1 and 2 to the staff members of California Sens. Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein, as well as the staff of various state representatives. “In my personal opinion, Pell Grants are the (main) lobbying… Read more

A chance to walk down a red carpet and showcase ones individuality was presented Tuesday at “Glitz and Glam: The Star I Am,” an event hosted by Joint Advocates on Eating Disorders (JADE), in collaboration with other organizations stemming from the University Counseling Services. According to the National Eating Disorders Association data, nearly 20 percent of college students admit having an eating disorder and nearly three-quarters have never received treatment. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental… Read more

The A.S. senate amended election codes Tuesday in an effort to make student involvement in campus government more appealing. Among the changes, students will no longer have to post a participation bond to run in the student elections.  Prior to these changes, students were required to post $40 individually or $80 for a president-vice president ticket, said A.S. President Conor Lansdale. “I had to deal with these fees in my own election,” Lansdale said.  “I don’t want other students to… Read more

The University Student Union held an event sponsoring national recreational sports and fitness day at the Plaza del Sol on Tuesday to bring awareness to health issues and the new recreation center being built on campus. “We want to get awareness that we’re opening the center, and we want people to get healthy,” Aida Johnson, student recreational director said. This event will be held annually and the USU hopes with each coming year, the event will become larger than the… Read more

At 1 p.m. last Thursday, a group of CSUN students departed from Fish Harbor in Long Beach aboard the Yellow Fin vessel and headed out onto the choppy waves of the Pacific Ocean. Dr. Michael Franklin of the CSUN marine biology department led students from his marine biology 421 class on an excursion from the Southern California Marine Institute in Long Beach. As a requirement for this upper division course, the deep sea trip entails field study of the diverse… Read more

The Matadors look to get even with the top-ranked USC Trojans tonight at the Matadome. CSUN has dominated the Trojans, beating them in 17 straight matches that extended back to February 2004 before this season. The tides turned when the Cal State Northridge men’s volleyball team traveled to the Galen Center on Jan. 12 to open the 2011 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play. Northridge lost to No. 1 USC in straight sets 25-18, 25-17, 25-20. This season, USC (8-1, 8-1 MPSF) leads several conference categories… Read more