Helping: Austin Heap When Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was “re-elected,” the violence of the Iranian regime was personified through the viral video of protestor Neda Soltan’s death by armed militia and police. Ahmadinejad figured a reasonable solution was total internet censorship. But Austin Heap, a 26-year-old programmer from San Francisco, had other plans. Heap created Haystack, software which encrypts a user’s data and hides it to look like normal surfing and nothing a censor might deem dangerous. Now, I’m not… Read more

UPDATE: myNorthridge portal is now back up. The myNorthridge portal has been down since 9:30 this morning, Kendra O’Brien of CSUN’s Information Technology (IT) department said. Technicians are working on the problem but are uncertain when the portal will be back up. IT has an information booth outside Bayramian Hall all this week to aid students and those who don’t know where or when their classes are can call the appropriate departments for more information. Marla Joseph from IT said… Read more