By Wahid Lodin The Matadors sought to end their losing streak on Saturday at Cal State Fullerton, but came up short again in the final innings of the game with the final score being 8-6. The team’s previous encounter with Fullerton Friday night was not a pleasant one as CSUN lost 7-2. This time around they had a better offensive game even though they were scoreless until the top of the fourth inning, where they scored four runs. Although their offense seemed to play well, they weren’t at their best on the defensive end and allowed eight… Read more

Noontime concerts are held every Thursday from 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. at Plaza del Sol in the University Student Union. On March 22, CSUN’s acapella group, Acasola performed for the one hour concert. Photos by: Shobha Limbu / Contributor

International World Water Day is held annually. The Institute for Sustainability invited CSUN to attend Water Day on Tuesday, March 20 at the Northridge Center. There was a film screening of “Blue Gold: World Water Wars”, followed by a discussion with CSUN faculty. Synmia Nicholas / Contributor

Anastasia Clemons/Contributor On Thursday, March 15, 2012, CSUN faculty and students gathered in a book-lined room within Jerome Richfield to attend a reading by CSUN alum and award-winning writer Brian Leung, author of “Take Me Home”, a historical novel exploring sex and gender intersections, as well as Chinese American identities. Following the reading, the former CSUN professor answered students’ and professors’ questions alike, during a Q&A session. In a nod to old-time Saturday television westerns, Leung spoke of his inspiration… Read more

Luis Carrillo Contributor I am not here to offer a side for or against the State of Israel and debate endlessly in a battle of words. I want to share a personal perspective on the place. In English and Spanish my name is Luis Rene Carrillo; my Hebrew name is Lavi Ben-Miriam.  I am a Jewish, Mexican/Salvadorian, Educational Opportunity Program student at CSUN, and a proud Matador.  Spanish was the first language I learned, followed by English and eventually Hebrew. … Read more

“Collecting the World in the Enlightenment: Hans Sloane’s Cabinet of Curiosities” was a lecture about “the deep origins of not only the British Museum, but ultimately the idea of the public museum and its origins in early modern global cross-cultural, imperial networks of collections,” said Delbourgo who’s studying History of Science and the Atlantic World. Photos by: Khara Huberman / Contributor

By California Assemblyman Bob Blumenfield I was thrilled last week when thousands of students from across California rallied around the State Capitol to speak out against further budget cuts at our public universities.  I share their frustration with these cuts and encourage you, the students and university community of Northridge, to keep it up! As chair of the Assembly Budget Committee, my goals for education have been compromised by a disappointing lack of political courage in the Capitol to balance… Read more

This is a response from Campuses Organized and United for Good Health (COUGH) Northridge to the opinion piece that was written by Joelle Katz in the Daily Sundial on January 30, 2012 titled “Non-smoker says: Don’t ban smoking!” With the recently passed mandate requiring that all University of California facilities be smoke free by 2014, it is evident that there is a national trend for colleges and universities to adopt tobacco-free policies. As part of the CSU system, we have… Read more