Many of you are well-aware of all the crazies that inhabit our state’s fine freeways. You drive with them every day, contending with their foibles and follies as you speed down the highway (or in the case of the 405, crawl). Often, we refer to these fine examples of vehicular malfeasance with a string of curses or obscene gestures. A new, G-Rated method of referring to these dread drivers is needed, however, a scientific method of naming them so that… Read more

The holiday season is here and for many students on a budget, finding that special gift for friends and family can sometimes mean having to spend way beyond your means, however, great gifts do not always have to break the bank. Once the stress of exams are over, baking a batch of cookies or other holiday treats, can be an inexpensive and impressive gift idea sure to bring a smile to anyone with a sweet tooth. Baking alongside a friend… Read more

The CSUN Studio Ensemble played for an intimate audience at the Recital Hall on Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. Elizabeth Sellers welcomed the audience and guided them through the evening’s sets of jazz, funk, 1940s music, student pieces, and even the director’s own music. It was the first performance ever for the ensemble. The ensemble had the opportunity to show audience members some of their many talents, by directing and playing more than one type of instrument. The opening number… Read more

An ensemble of student playwrights from the English Department will perform a series of individual plays on Dec. 9 and 10, at the Raven Playhouse in North Hollywood. The New Work Festival of Student Plays will allow the students of English 310 to showcase their play writing by producing and performing a portion of their own individually written plays. Rick Mitchell, professor of the class, said “Play writing, unlike fiction or poetry, is all about giving a performance which gives… Read more

The annual art sale held on Dec. 3 at the Art and Design Center was not congested despite the variety of fanciful and original artworks exhibited. The showcase started at 9 a.m. and ended at 4 p.m. with only a fair number of visitors. “Not that many people came,” Alumni member Lotte Clever said. “We needed to be advertised a little more, I think, this year.” Clever said she helps out every year in December for this event, but said… Read more

All hail! For I am the Her Royal Majesty, the Parking Ticket Queen. This year alone I have wasted hundreds of thousands of dollars on parking tickets. Okay, not quite that much. But a lot. Enough to support a medium-sized family in a third world country for about five years, though. Maybe ten, depending on the country. Everywhere I go in this little hamlet we call Los Angeles, it seems no one wants me to park anywhere. Signs proclaiming “No… Read more

CSUN will expand its study abroad program to three campuses in Africa for the 2006-07 academic year, according to a study abroad adviser at CSUN. The program will send interested students to the University of Ghana, the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the KwaZulu-Natal University in South Africa, said Marta Rezvani-Lopez, study abroad adviser at CSUN. The International Programs office recently started promoting the expansion of the study abroad program after the CSU Chancellor’s Office approved it this summer, she… Read more

The University Corporation will continue to look at the operating hours of the Pub Sports Bar and Grill and decide whether staying open later for special events or on a daily basis is beneficial to students and to UC coffers, according to staff members. The Pub in the University Student Union, adjacent to the Associated Students main office, is part of the University Corporation, which manages on-campus food services. The facility recently held a Pub After Hours event that kept… Read more

Professors and administrators discussed the possibility of a new convocation event to welcome new students to the campus community next year. The discussion, which was held at the University Student Union Thousand Oaks Room on Tuesday, was attended primarily by faculty, administrators and staff members, with a majority of its attendants tried to establish the benefits of a new student convocation. The attendees discussed the significance of introducing new students to campus by having an “intellectual welcoming,” which would be… Read more