Social media played a key role in keeping the CSUN campus informed Tuesday as officials searched for a suspected gunman. English major Eduard Cabanban was in the Oviatt Library when the police were first contacted and the building was evacuated. Cabanban said he was writing an essay on the third floor when he heard a fire alarm and joined other students who headed outside. “There were police at the exits watching us leave,” Cabanban said. “People were confused and just… Read more

Big Show received a $26,559 bonus during Tuesday’s Associated Students senate meeting.  The allocation was approved to prevent this weekend’s campus event from being cancelled. “I think that it is very unfortunate that this happened, but I want every student to have a safe and fun experience,” said President Amanda Flavin. Police services mandated an increase in security, which prompted the steep rise in the event’s budget. New required security measures include more police officers at the event, a portable… Read more

>>>UPDATE 9:03 p.m.: The suspect turned himself in, said Carmen Ramos Chandler, director of news and information. He is currently in custody with CSUN Police, said Christina Villalobos, special assistant to the chief of police & public information officer. >>>UPDATE 8:40 p.m.: The suspect has been apprehended and is in custody, according to an automated phone message from CSUN. >>>UPDATE 6:30 p.m.: The bomb squad and K-9 unit have left the Oviatt Library. >>>UPDATE 5:30 p.m.: CSUNPD, LAPD and the… Read more

Family and faculty came together Friday to honor English students published in Wings and New Voices at the USU Grand Salon. “Learning how to write and write well is essential to your future,” President Jolene Koester said at the introduction of the ceremony. Ranging from personal memoirs to current events, New Voices and Wings contain writings by 58 students and is meant to serve as an example to incoming students of university-level writing. New Voices, a volume of essays from… Read more