Jeffrey Braswell, Deon Tresvant, and Phannuel Gbewonyo all pleaded no contest last Thursday to burglary and grand theft for a New Year’s Day incident at Best Buy in Porter Ranch. Braswell was immediately sentenced to three years of formal probation and ordered to complete 300 hours of Caltrans service.  San Fernando Superior Court Judge Barbara Scheper reduced the felony convictions to misdemeanors after hearing the no contest plea. Tresvant and Gbewonyo received a three years of summary probation and must… Read more

CSUN is one of only two institutions in the country that offers an undergraduate program in the area of Deaf Studies.  The program focuses on the study of human beings from all regards including both the hearing and the deaf.  The program at CSUN is constantly active in sponsoring a number of campus and community activities. CSUN has the largest number of students who are deaf and hard of hearing at a mainstream institution.  More than 220 deaf and hard… Read more

For the past 23 years, Cal State Northridge has been the home for the nationally acclaimed performance program called Opera Works.  Every summer, the top emerging opera artists in the country gather at CSUN for the rigorous program.  Opera Works consists of six hour days including: performance techniques, voice coaching, yoga, movement techniques, and much more. The founder and executive director of the program, Ann Baltz, has been heralded as one of the leading opera educators in America today.  She… Read more

With all of the success of Cal State Northridge’s mens basketball team this year, many of the other sports programs have been overlooked. The Talent on the Baseball diamond for the Matadors was apparent during the recent Major League Baseball Draft. The professional dreams of four Matador student-athletes took one step closer toward becoming a reality as pitcher Brian Slover, outfielder/first baseman Richard Cates, outfielder Jeff Pruitt, and pitcher Ryan McCarney were selected during the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft… Read more

The hopes of CSUN coach Bobby Braswell being hired as the USC head basketball coach ended this weekend, when the Trojans hired Kevin O’Neill. O’Neill’s latest coaching gig came during the 2007-08 season, when he was named as the interm coach at Arizona when Lute Olsen took a leave of absence.  O’Neill was scheduled to be Olson’s eventual replacement whenever the Hall of Fame coach chose to retired.  Well, it looks like that won’t happen as O’Neill gladly accepted the… Read more

Although USC is looking for a basketball coach with pro experience, Braswell is still being considered as a fallback choice according to a June 17 ESPN blog.  It seems unlikely that Braswell will land the high profile coaching position, but the consideration is worth mentioning. USC is likely to go in the direction of hiring current New Mexico State coach Reggie Theus.  Theus is meeting with USC Athletic Director Mike Garrett on campus Thursday.  According to Andy Katz’s ESPN blog,… Read more

The old saying of “Those who can’t do, teach” is being proved wrong by CSUN softball coach Kia Fennell.  Fennell is the assistant coach for the Matadors and she will be spending her summer as a pitcher with the USSSA Pride in the National Pro Fastpitch League. “I am very excited to have this opportunity to continue my playing career,” Fennell said.  “All of my teammates are great and have been very nice so far.  We have a lot of… Read more

The June 18 trial date has been postponed for CSUN’s leading basketball scorer Deon Tresvant, basketball coach Bobby Braswell’s son, Jeffrey Braswell, and actor Phannuel Gbewonyo.  June 18 was the scheduled date for the jury trial at the San Fernando Superior Court for felony charges of theft. According to Deputy District Attorney Jeffrey Stodel, the defense requested more time and therefore the trail has been postponed.  A pre-trial date has been set for July 2, and the jury trial is… Read more