West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval Yearning for an exciting, inexpensive Halloween idea this year? Look no further than the world-renowned West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval. Experience Halloween like a kid again. Dress up and join the masses parading down Santa Monica Boulevard. The five-hour masquerade starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 and officially ends at 11 p.m., but Santa Monica Boulevard will remain closed from Doheny Drive to La Cienega Boulevard until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. West… Read more

A recent Daily News article showed the day in a life, or better yet, a spur of a moment in the life, of two grand theft auto suspects and the LAPD Bait Car Unit. The two suspects both had criminal records for theft, and one was on probation. They also not only were arrested for suspicion of grand theft auto, but also on suspicion of possessing methamphetamine pipes. It’s no surprise which party had the better day in the article…. Read more

CSUN students talked trash Wednesday during the ninth annual Campus Sustainability Day, a nationwide program sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education. Hosted by CSUN’s Institute for Sustainability, the event allowed students, faculty and community members to talk about solutions for a sustainable future. “Our goal is to educate people on issues of sustainability,” said Helen Cox, director of the Institute. The event began with a film screening of “Bag It,” a documentary on plastic… Read more

With over 33,000 students, CSUN is no stranger to colorful personalities, and a new freshman has danced his way onto campus. “Right now, I’m planning on going out for the dance team or the cheer squad,” Christian Vidaure said. A dancer for six years, Vidaure has performed tap, jazz, ballet, hip-hop, musical theater, lyrical and Latin ballroom dancing. He has competed in multiple hip-hop and jazz competitions, taught classes in those genres and performed in a dance workshop called The… Read more

Former foster youth who attend institutes of higher education require more assistance in their college career, Superior Court Judge Zeke Zeidler said in a presentation to CSUN students Wednesday. These youth have unique barriers to receiving higher education, said Zeidler, CSUN alumnus and former president of Associated Students. Almost 100 percent of former foster youth need to take remedial math and English courses when they enter the CSU system, Zeidler said.  This is compared to 50 percent of overall incoming… Read more

For only the third time this season, the CSUN men’s soccer team was held scoreless and on two occasions it came at the hands of UC Irvine. After 110 minutes of gameplay, CSUN and No. 4 UCI could not find the back of the net and the match ended in a 0-0 tie Wednesday night at Matador Soccer Field. “I’m just happy we didn’t lose because we’ve been losing the last overtime (games),” said defender and co-captain Joe Franco, whose… Read more

Coming off two consecutive home wins against UC Irvine Oct. 15 and UC Riverside Saturday, CSUN head coach Jeff Stork has seen enough offensive improvements from the Matadors (10-10, 4-4 Big West) to like their chances going into Cal State Fullerton (9-12, 4-5) and Long Beach State (14-6, 8-2)  this weekend. “We’re playing pretty well right now,” Stork said. However, even as well as the Matadors are playing, the task of taking down both the defending Big West Conference champion… Read more