On Sunday, April 10 the first CicLAvia of the year will go on throughout some LA neighborhoods from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. The first ever ciclovía in LA was last October and there was a great turn out that this year three events will take place. The other two will be on July 10 and October 9. April 10 is projected to be a sunny 81 degree-day for all Angelenos to walk, jog or bike the 7.5 miles from… Read more

CSUN’s Iranian Student Association commemorated Persian New Year by organizing a celebratory event on Wednesday in the USU’s Plaza del Sol. Persian New Year commemorates the first day of spring and has been celebrated for over 1,000 years in the area that makes up modern-day Iran. “It is Persian New Year, so every year we (the Iranian Student Association) have this event where we want to get people at CSUN to interact and get to know the Persian culture,” Sorme… Read more

  In 2001, the CSUN football team was discontinued due to financial issues. On Monday, individuals were asking students to sign a petition to reinstate the football team. They hope to get the motion to get the team back on the next ballot. The idea is that a football team will increase student unity and community. The question is, will you be willing to pay for it? The Los Angeles Times reported in 2001 that the team cost CSUN $1… Read more

Dajnae Wilford contributor In a press conference held on March 21, President Obama reiterated that Libyan leader Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi must step down, cease the attacks on Libyan citizens, pull his troops out, and establish electricity, water, and gas throughout Libya. The United States, UK, France and several other nations have all agreed those conditions are not negotiable and must be met. Obama had not, however, clearly stated what actions specifically the U.S. would take in the conflict, nor had… Read more

Amanda Beene Contributor Many people protest that the money being spent on prisons is outrageous and unnecessary, but budgeting money for prisons is very important and crucial to the safety of the public, community and inmates. Prisoners are already subject to terrible living conditions but they have become overpopulated and dangerous for the inmates. Many incarcerated people are diagnosed with disease from being in an overcrowded prison. The U.S. prison population is at a record high and such diseases like… Read more

Twenty-five games in the books before beginning what the team has been focused on since the start of the season: Big West Conference play. “As a team, conference is what we’ve been focused on; it’s what we’ve been building for and what we’ve been building towards. That’s the opportunity to play for a championship,” said head coach Matt Curtis, who is in his first season at CSUN. With a 14-11 record, the Cal State Northridge baseball team is traveling to… Read more

The CSUN men’s volleyball team travels to Hawaii this week for a double-header against the Warriors (12-11, 10-8 MPSF) for a conference match. CSUN is coming off a three straight match losses and looks to get back on track. “We all are just playing for pride ride right now. We as a team are still going to try and get as many wins as possible to finish out the season. I think we are out of the playoffs, but we… Read more

Coming off a two-week break, the CSUN water polo team will start Big West play starting this weekend when it will face the UC Davis Aggies and Pacific Tigers. Northridge (16 -11) is coming off two victories and players seem optimistic about going into conference play. “We feel really good. The two-week break was good for us before conference because we have been conditioning and we went back to working on our basics with our shooting, skill work and improving… Read more

A student organization concerned with the effects of second-hand smoke  presented A.S. with a petition to ban smoking on campus. The petition presented during Tuesday’s meeting by Campuses Organized and United for Good Health (COUGH) stated CSUN should be a smoke-free campus with the exception of parking areas. “We’re a student organization that formed on campus in 2008,” COUGH Vice President Marlene Eguizabal said. “We are working towards the same goal (as other health-conscious organizations), a healthier environment.” According to… Read more