Undergraduate interns of CSUN’s Kinesiology Department, who’ve formed the group 100 citizens, are one of 61 community groups taking part in a competition to combat childhood obesity called Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign. There will be two winning entries selected — a first-place winner will be determined by a panel of health experts the from the Let’s Move Campaign, and the other first-place winner will be chosen as a popular vote through the public. First prize wins a trip to… Read more

Thousands of students lined the walls in Bayramian Hall yesterday trying to register for the Upper Division Writing Proficiency Exam, or UDWPE. The doors opened at 8:30 a.m. but there were students waiting to register for the test as early as 6 a.m. Patrick Lewis, junior graphic design major, said that his roommates told him to get to Bayramian at 6 a.m. because the lines would be long. Despite the warning, Lewis slept in and got there at 9 a.m…. Read more

Amid protestors, promoters and political junkies, the four leading candidates for California’s 30th congressional district seat discussed the debt crisis and the outlook for graduates in the VPAC Monday evening as part one of three of the A.S. Big Politics series. Moderated by Bill Handel, the debate between Democrat Congressman Howard Berman, Democrat Congressman Brad Sherman, Republican Mark Reed and Republican Susan Shelly focused on how decisions made in Washington are affecting the San Fernando Valley, and more specifically, CSUN… Read more

Tablets are making quite an impression on some people.  Tablets are not quite a smartphone and not quite a laptop, but they are rather a combination of the two.  Are tablets here for the long haul?  Or are they just the newest fad? According to a Pearson Foundation Survey, tablets are more than just a trend, particularly among younger generations. The survey notes that tablet ownership among college students and college-bound high school seniors has more than tripled since a… Read more

CSUN’s Alpha Xi Delta chapter raised $27,000 in a week-long charity event for Autism Speaks and were given the honor of revealing the total at “Walk Now for Autism Speaks” event. Alpha Xi Delta Vice President Hillary Nadler said the honor was a response to the sorority’s $15,401 fundraising contribution to “Walk Now for Autism Speaks,“ in which 256 Xi members participated in a day-long walk. “We set our target high this year,” said Taylor Anderson, Xi princess who co-organized… Read more

This week, The Acting Company, a group of actors from New York that tours the states bringing classics to communities that may not have the chance to see them otherwise, will be on campus for five days, starting tomorrow. They will be presenting “Julius Caesar” May 1-3 and “The Comedy of Errors” May 4-6 at the Plaza del Sol Performance Hall. Tickets range from $25 to $70 and students can receive 40 percent discount with their student ID. The Acting… Read more