Girl meets boy. Boy falls for girl. Girl falls harder. Hearts are broken. This is a story about love; not a love story. I have been thinking about exes, whether they really ever go away, or if we are forever haunted by their presence. One quote that comes to mind is from the show “Sex and the City,” “When a relationship dies, do we ever really give up the ghost or are we forever haunted by the spirits of relationships… Read more

The Gender and Women’s Studies’ Student Association (GWSSA) sponsored a lecture by Linda Sax entitled “The Gender Gap in College: Findings from a National Study and Implications for Campus Practice” on Monday, March 15 in the Flintridge room in the University Student Union. The lecture is part of the “Women’s Herstory Month” calendar of events. Sax, a professor at UCLA, who teaches courses in research methods, college student development and gender issues, graduated from UC Berkeley where she majored in… Read more

Marketing professor, Art Shulman, sheds light onto the romantic life of senior citizens in his new play, ‘BAGELS’. Shulman is the writer and director of “BAGELS.” He said the play is a “romantic comedy about two seniors who meet through an Internet dating service.” The idea for the play came from an argument he had with his wife over a bagel. His wife Rebecca had placed a bagel in the toaster and while she was in the other room setting… Read more

Associated Students (A.S.) is working on a new project to establish better recycling on campus. A.S. started CSUN’s recycling program in 1991 and now under the guidance of Cyndi Signett, recycling coordinator, a recycling feasibility study is being conducted. “This study was contracted for $7,500,” said Signett. “The project overall, however, will cost more than that.” The study is being conducted by many organizations, including: TerraSolutions Consulting, Laurence Kuhn, LEED AP and Tracie Onstad Bills, she said. The A.S. Recycling… Read more

Valentine’s Day is not just for couples. The holiday, heavily promoted by the candy companies, can be celebrated with anyone- friends, family or your significant other. But the question isn’t about WHO we celebrate with, it’s WHAT to get them that makes people squirm. And it all depends on who they are, and what they are interested in. Each gift should be unique and special to the individual. Some conventional gift ideas for girls include: stuffed animals, gift cards to… Read more

Relationships are complicated and difficult, sometimes messy. The worst is when someone is asked  to  “start over.”  But what exactly does that mean? Theatre major Samantha Schwartz, 21, says, “I think people ask to start over because they want to believe everything will work itself out and that their problems won’t follow them.” Starting over can be good; you have a clean slate and can work out the things that didn’t work the first time around. Be thankful that you… Read more