With yet another increase in tuition, rising book costs, and various other academic fees necessary to receive an education today, students’ wallets are running dry. Luckily, being a student at CSUN comes with some great perks – if students know where to look. As long as students have a valid student ID card, there are many ways they can save money at places from fast-food joints to amusement parks. Here’s a list of places that honor CSUN discounts, and several… Read more

Señor Sol Restaurante Mexicano Location: 9233 Reseda Blvd. (818) 341-3024 Price: Reasonable; from $2.65-$10 Charge Cards: Visa or MasterCard Hours: Sunday-Saturday, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Parking: Rear of the building Cuisine: Mexican Website: N/A “One of the most popular items on our menu is the steak burrito, gringo style,” says the woman behind the register. So my decision was made. Señor Sol, a Mexican restaurant located about two minutes from CSUN, has been open for three months now and… Read more

Cal State Northridge offers a medical health clinic that serves as a critical facility needed for underinsured, underpaid, overworked college students. Klotz Student Health Center offers basic health services that are vital to a person’s health and wellness at no cost or a low affordable cost to currently enrolled students. The facility includes doctors who specialize in internal medicine, men’s health, gynecology, optometry, dermatology, nutrition, and dental to name a few. It also offers an on-site pharmacy, radiology (x-ray) technician… Read more

Friday’s vote to legalize same-sex marriage in New York State was narrow, 33 to 29. It comes 42 years after the genesis of the gay rights movement in June 1969 at the Stonewall Inn, a bar in the West Village in New York City. California, long touted to be a progressive state may now only seem so in comparison to Bible Belt states. Bill Maher said on, “Somehow bigotry won out here, even in liberal California. We voted to outlaw… Read more

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a budget proposal drafted by Democrats in the Legislature last Thursday that would cut billions in state funding, including an additional $150 million from the CSU. Senate Bill 69 and Assembly Bill 98 were sent back to the Legislature without approval from Brown after the budget was found to be unbalanced, continuing big deficits for years to come and adding billions of dollars of new debt, he said in a statement. Chancellor Charles Reed agreed the… Read more

The lobby of the historic Pantages Theatre in Hollywood was buzzing after a marathon performance by one of music’s best live acts, My Morning Jacket, Wednesday night. Two hours earlier, the inside of the theater was starting to fill up with excited concert-goers consisting mainly of fans in their early and late 20’s. As the lights in the lobby began to flicker at 8:45, people finished up their drinks and entered the showroom, eagerly waiting for My Morning Jacket to… Read more

The average student’s age on the CSUN campus drops during summer. The  age drop is caused by students who are on campus temporarily for summer classes, tours, and others for the summer youth sports camps.   CSUN’s athletic department is offering five youth camps in tennis, soccer, basketball, softball, and for the first time, volleyball. Head Coach Jeff Stork spoke enthusiastically about being able to pass on his many years of volleyball experience to the 72 young athletes who will be attending… Read more

In a vast campus, incoming freshmen and every other CSUN student have the opportunity to find benefits they might not known they had in the University Student Union. The University Student Union is a non-profit student driven organization at CSUN that is committed to enhance the college experience through countless programs, activities, and social events. This is especially helpful to incoming freshmen that are in pursuit of a positive college experience. “Freshmen can benefit in so many ways,” said Amanda… Read more

An annual beach report released in May by a non-profit environmental group revealed that high levels of poor water quality exist in Los Angeles County beaches. According to Heal the Bay, four of the 10 most polluted beaches in California are Avalon, Cabrillo, Topanga and Colorado Lagoon.  In total, water quality of L.A. County beaches is at its lowest from 79-percent  last year to 76-percent of beaches, earning an A or a B.  Heal the Bay Beach Water Quality Scientist… Read more