For Matador baseball, the last few seasons have been anything but triumphant. After being marred with yet another losing season in the Big West (9-15), the CSUN athletics department realized it was time for a change. For Northridge, that change has come in new head coach Matt Curtis. Curtis, a Fresno State University assistant coach and former minor league player for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim and Cleveland Indians, brings experience to the CSUN diamond from both the collegiate… Read more

What: Arshile Gorky: A Retrospective When: June 6 – Sept. 20, Monday and Friday (11 a.m. – 5 p.m.); Saturday and Sunday (11 a.m. – 6 p.m.) Where: LACMA, 8687 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90069 Price: Free For more info: Call (310) 289-5223 What: The Original Long Beach Lobster Festival When: Friday, Sept. 10 (5 p.m.-11 p.m.); Saturday, Sept. 11 and Sunday, Sept. 12 (12 p.m. – 10 p.m.) Where: Rainbow Lagoon, 400 E. Shoreline Village Dr, Long Beach,… Read more

The Career Center introduced a new interactive career and academic program called Pathways yesterday at their sixth annual open house in University Hall. Ann Morey, director of the Pathways program, said students should choose a major they can enjoy and be competent in so they can graduate as soon as possible. “What we hope students take away from interacting with the program is that there are often multiple pathways to the same career,” Morey said. The Pathways program, which cost… Read more

Arguing for the government: Stephanie Smith I would like to introduce you to a young woman by the name of Sasha Rodriguez.  Sasha’s family lives in the city of Atwater, California, which has a population of 14,000. Today, however, there is one less person to be accounted for in this city. Sasha is dead at the age of 15. Sasha tragically lost her life after she attended her first rave party June 26 at the L.A. Coliseum. She died as… Read more

Xavier Scott Contributing Reporter – In the 21st century, one would think petty quirks such as racism and homophobia would only extract minor controversies among the dregs of our society. Sadly, even today, it seems they have sustained their ground. A Colorado Catholic school, Sacred Heart of Jesus Elementary, has refused to educate a 4 year-old girl because she is the daughter of a lesbian couple. The couple, who prefer a position of anonymity, haven’t kept their relationship a secret… Read more

Despite the scorching heat, Associated Students (A.S.) hosted their annual A.S. Fair Tuesday morning at the bookstore lawn. With more than eight tents scattered throughout the area, dozens of A.S. body representatives and volunteers worked together to attract hundreds of students to partake in a number of free giveaways, contests and games to help spread word about A.S. “We always hold the event by the bookstore because students can’t miss it on their way there,” said A.S. President Conor Lansdale, 22, information… Read more

Unlike most students in their second year of college, Michelle Hy has plans that go beyond using her education as a tool to help herself and her family. Hoping to combine her major in graphic design and minor in marketing to create a clothing line, her ultimate goal is to bring attention to the immense issue of poverty and help those in need. Currently a junior at CSUN, Hy has begun working on her clothing line by creating logos, designs… Read more