CSUN originally began as San Fernando Valley State College in 1958 and was changed to California State University, Northridge in 1972. Today’s events are serving as a launching point designed to celebrate CSUN’s 50-year anniversary.

Hollywood veterans Robert De Niro and Al Pacino team up for the second time in ‘Righteous Kill,’ and they manage to cook up a thrillingly lame cop flick strung together by a repertoire of mildly amusing tough-guy quips and a disappointingly predictable twist.

Ever since the show ‘Survivor’ conquered the ratings board at the turn of the century, reality television has been the meat and potatoes of prime time. America’s fervor for gossip and conflict has culminated in Fox’s hit series American Idol, and now we have a slew of tabloid trash on the air.

When Ari Morguelan asked for a copy of the Los Angeles Times at a newsstand in Buenos Aires, he was questioned about where he lives.’ Once he told them he was from Los Angeles himself, Morguelan began an interesting conversation about politics.

An increasing number of voters now’ agree that the United States political system should be conductive of a major third party, most are unwilling to commit to a third-party candidate when it comes time to cast a ballot ‘- especially young voters.

‘Henry Poole is Here’ might as well have flashed the words ‘Jesus Saves’ across the screen for 89 minutes instead of dragging the audience through a vat of superficial muck to its disappointingly banal conclusion.

CSUN students are coping with the skyrocketing cost of textbooks, and many have found a wide variety of solutions to maximize their budget. If you haven’t already figured it out, here are some tips that will lead you to financial success. Well, maybe not, but at least you’ll have a few extra bucks in your pocket.