Information Technology Resources will continue its work on the campus wireless Internet network as more students become aware of the universal access in various buildings and residence halls. According to a Residential Computing Resources and Technology guide produced by RCR, the technology support group in the dorms, the wireless system network is a way of connecting to the Internet using radio waves instead of actual wires. The wireless access points, or APs, are chosen to provide maximum coverage at any… Read more

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Anti-Proposition 76 rally set for Matador Bookstore Lawn A rally against Proposition 76, one of several initiatives on the Nov. 8 California special election ballot, will be held on the Matador Bookstore Lawn today from 11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m. Students, faculty and staff who are against the proposition will be given a chance to address publicly what they say are the negative consequences of its potential passage. Associated Students Student Productions and Campus Entertainment, the California Faculty Association and… Read more

A storied past exists for three of CSUN’s most high-profile physical features and landmarks: the CSUN letters on Nordhoff Street, the audible chimes that can be heard across campus, and the sundial outside Bayramian Hall. One of the prominent landmarks is the CSUN “spaghetti letters” on the corner of Zelzah Avenue and Nordhoff Street. According to Dorena Knepper, director of governmental affairs at CSUN, the location of the CSUN insignia at that intersection is significant. “The corner of Zelzah (Avenue)… Read more

CSUN Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlan celebrated its annual festival of Dia de los Muertos, also known as Day of the Dead, on campus Oct. 29. Dia de los Muertos is a Mexican tradition founded hundreds of years ago to commemorate the spirits of the dead through art and dance by offering fruit and other gifts to the spirits. The celebration is held on Nov. 1 and 2, coinciding with the similar Roman Catholic celebrations of All Saints Day and… Read more

CSUN physics professor Nicholas Kioussis, along with three UCLA professors, recently received a $1.3 million grant from the National Science Foundation to further explore nanoscale technology. “This is the first Nanoscale Interdisciplinary Research Teams (NIRT) grant received by the university,” Kioussis said. “They were based on quality of proposals, scientific research record and merit of the proposal. It is a very competitive and prestigious honor.” The research team is a combined venture between CSUN and UCLA. Along with Kioussis, the… Read more

As the Nov. 8 California special election approaches, the amount of political activism among students on campus could be a sign of an apathetic or at least currently uninformed student body, according to some CSUN campus leaders. Glenn Omatsu, lecturer of the Bridge Program as well Asian American Studies professor and coordinator for the Educational Opportunity and Faculty Mentor programs, has been an activist for years. CSUN, like any college campus, goes through cycles of consciousness, and there is still… Read more

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