As I flip through the business section of the newspaper, I constantly come across headlines of corporations asking for government bailout, banks asking for government bailout and most recently, the state of California asking for bailout. It makes me wonder, will financial aid now be asking for bailout or get completely phased out? I raised my concerns to Gregorio Alcantar, counselor in the Financial Aid and Scholarship office at CSUN. The good news is the federal government will not eliminate… Read more

Cal State Northridge students got to rub elbows with other college student filmmakers at the International Grand Finale for the Campus Movie Fest screening and awards ceremony that took place at Paramount Studios. The world’s largest student film festival took place last Friday to celebrate the best of student made movie competition. Last year, CMF lent participating students a laptop and video camera to produce a five-minute short film with the time limit of a week to complete. Two teams… Read more

A majority of college students never took a personal finance class while in high school. As a result, many college students are financially illiterate. To help avoid students from making expensive lessons, the University Student Union hosted a Cash Management workshop. Citibank Personal Banker, Sara Yohanna, said some of the common mistakes seen with college students is not budgeting their credit. “What will happen is that a lot of college students will take advantage of special promotions from retail stores… Read more

For the incoming freshman, stepping foot at a new campus can mean making new friends and finding out how to release the stresses from a demanding college course load. Getting a gym membership is a good way to take care of both. “One of the biggest things of working or even joining the gym is that you become popular,” said Aron Tiongco, shift supervisor for the Fitness Center, located at the University Student Union. “It’s funny how many head nods… Read more