CSUN’s communications department ranked eighth in the nation, out of the top 100 schools that awarded bachelor’s degrees to minority students in communications by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine on Aug. 4. “I think one of the things unique about broadcast journalism is that our assignments were often a reflection of our own interests,” said Matt Johnson, a 2010 CSUN graduate from the department. “We had free range to do what we wanted, so a lot of our Hispanic… Read more

Students can turn back the clock, conjure memories of kindergarten or grade school and simply be a kid again, at Craft Corner every Thursday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the USU. “I think sometimes we forget the little things — especially being in college and being stressed out all the time — that the little things in life are fun and they mean a lot,” said Ayo Kether-Maat, a business assistant for the USU events department. Event coordinator… Read more

CSUN’s communications department ranked eighth in the nation, out of the top 100 schools that awarded bachelor’s degrees to minority students in communications by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine on Aug. 4. The Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication has a strong Latino population and provides a Spanish news outlet with El Nuevo Sol. “I think one of the things unique about broadcast journalism is that our assignments were often a reflection of our own interests,” said… Read more

Graduate students at CSUN will have to start paying interest on their loans next fall while undergraduate students will still be able to breathe easy when it comes to their borrowed money. As part of a way to trim the national deficit by at least $2.1 trillion, the federal government will no longer pay the interest of graduate loans while the student is still in school beginning July 1, 2012. “It’s certainly not a good deal if you’re a graduate… Read more

  Associated Students passed a resolution in July objecting to Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent budget approval that would cut at least $650 million from the CSU. A.S. has been historically politically neutral, but this administration sent a message to Sacramento and CSU leaders condemning cuts to higher education and suggesting the state look at other options instead of cutting funding for the CSU and UC systems. “This year (A.S.) decided that the cuts in higher education have much more significance… Read more