Some of us at one point have contemplated the notion of artificial intelligence being in absolute control over the military, stock market or basically everything. The time has come to start filtering those imaginative ideas into reality since the near future looks to translate Hollywood movies into absolute truth. The January 2011 issue of “Popular Science” discusses the notion of artificial intelligence being given control with humans as the supervisors. The director of “Mobile Robots” at Georgia Institute of Technology,… Read more

Students will be able to perform at the new black box theater housed in the Valley Performing Arts Center. The first student performance scheduled is “Big Love,” a retelling of an ancient Greek story about the battle of the sexes that is set to open Feb. 11. The current black box theater was built 50 years ago and has limited seating capacity and is a single-story structure. The new experimental theater is a three-story construction with 170 seats encircling the… Read more

The magnitude 6.7 earthquake that shook Northridge at 4:31 a.m. on Jan. 17, 1994 caused $400 million in damages. All buildings were damaged, including the Oviatt Library, which suffered damage to both wings and a partial collapse of the roof. Since the quake, the university has mandated that the campus and its individual colleges have an Emergency Action Plan in the event that another earthquake strikes the Valley. Each college has staff and faculty appointed for duties such as crisis-management,… Read more

Some of us at one point have comprehended the notion of artificial intelligence being in absolute control over the military, stock market or basically everything. The time has come to start filtering those imaginative ideals into reality since the near future looks to translate Hollywood movies into absolute truth. This month’s issue of Popular Science discusses the notion of computers or robots being given control by use of AI and humans as the “supervisors.” From the article, current war zones… Read more

A new approach in psychotherapy uses avatar therapists. As described in a recent posting by Popular Science magazine, instead of face-to-face interaction with another human being, mental health patients can now see their therapists in cyberspace. This may seem to be a good idea at the moment, yet like almost every other technology, will most likely become another disintegrating factor to human interaction. Considering all the technological advances our society has seen over the past few decades, there is little… Read more

The Center for Disease Control stated that bedbugs in the United States are a rising concern, and California is no exception.  Starting on the East Coast and filtering across the country, bedbug outbreaks are affecting hotels, dorms and residential spaces. According to the Bed Bug Registry, a website which allows the public access to all reported cases of bedbug infestations, Los Angeles County had 403 cases in 2010, most of which concentrated near downtown Los Angeles. Complaints came from an… Read more

Already missing her friends and family back home and stressed about the upcoming school year, CSUN student Samantha Drayton started the semester burned out. After reconsidering an option to join the U. S. Navy, she took a required math course over the summer, which allotted her approximately two weeks to relax before the big move. When she got here, she immediately began questioning why she had come, disclosing that this was not her first choice for schools. Originally from Dos… Read more