The band “Big Moves” has a thing for dinosaurs and the color purple. More than half the songs on their first album, “In the Beginning”, were named after dinosaurs. “Dinosaurs were a passion of mind as a child,” Blake Straus, 22, said. “It’s something we ran with in the first album. Purple is my favorite color; I think everyone in the band now likes the color. I wish it was deeper than that.” What is deeper is the level of… Read more

Living in Los Angeles, it isn’t rare to meet local musicians striving to be the next big act. What is rare is Jarred Tibbetts, 22-year-old creative writing English major and History minor, a musician striving to have a career emphasis in writing songs, not performing them. Tibbetts, who is self-taught, has been playing the drums since the sixth grade and has been in a total eight official bands. Currently the drummer of four bands, Tibbetts advocates that being a member… Read more

A medical stretcher chair is left at the bottom of first floor stair case in Sierra Hall, Thursday, Nov. 12. Photo credit: Angelica Bonomo / Staff Photographer

Oh plaid, it was so good in the beginning. Hot and heavy, I couldn’t get enough of you. But now your charm has started to dull, and I wonder if this love affair has ended. Keeping love alive requires time, attention and the willingness to keep things fresh and learn how to constantly reconnect. Here are some steps that will help us reconnect with our beloved plaid, and keep the love alive. Break the “rules” every once in a while:… Read more

I can’t help but cringe at the phrase “animal print trend.” Tacky Jane of the jungle dresses comes to mind. The truth is animal print can be a fashion disaster, or pleasantly pleasing, depending on how you wear it. Even though it seems as if animal print comes in and out of style every couple of years, it’s always in, whether it be tiger, cheetah, zebra or even giraffe spots. The trick is because animal print is such a bold… Read more

Whether you cringe at the thought of dressing up, work really hard on a costume, or fall somewhere in the middle, Oct. 31 is fast approaching. So what are you going to be for Halloween? If you are like a lot of students on campus right now, you can’t afford to spend a lot of money on one of those store costumes and I’m guessing you don’t have money to go ruining your bed sheets either. Luckily for the creatively… Read more

Mentalist and Illusionist Wayne Hoffman read minds and watched audience members freak out when he performed tricks Oct. 6 in the Pub Sports Grill. In one hour, Hoffman delivered a comedic performance full of visually stunning tricks for his audience, making believers out of several CSUN students. “He put together a really good show,” said Jonathan Gsemso, a mechanical engineering major. “ He was funny, entertaining…he kept the audience alive.” “I know what people think, I know what they’ll do… Read more