For many fans of India Arie, Friday night’s concert did not disappoint. For Ron Robinson, a senior finance major, who attended the concert with some of his friends, the concert was a pleasant surprise. “I decided to come with some of my home girls. You know, because it’s free,” he said. “I can’t say that I’ve really listened to a lot of her music. But [the show] was really nice. I really got into it.” India Arie showed the audience… Read more

CSUN has begun the process of phasing out WebCT as the learning management system used by the school and integrating the use of Moodle. The shift, according to Director of Academic Technology David Levin, was prompted by the eventual elimination of the WebCT program by the company that owns it, Blackboard. WebCT is a tool for online learning. It’s utilized in about 200 courses, including face to face courses. Faculty use the learning management system for online support, quizzes and… Read more

Dr. Kristyan Kouri will present a lecture titled “The Life and Times of Xaviera Hollander” about famed sex columnist Xaviera Hollander on Sept. 18 at 1 p.m. in Sierra Hall Room 451. Hollander, who was once a call girl and a famed New York madam in the 1970s, achieved mainstream success with the release of her bestselling book, “The Happy Hooker: My Own Story.” According to Kouri, Hollander then became known as someone who could write about sex positively and… Read more

CSUN biology professor Dr. Steven Oppenheimer is among the 22 who will be honored by President Obama as recipients of the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Oppenheimer, who has taught at CSUN since 1971, will receive a grant for $10,000 that, “recognizes the crucial role that mentoring plays in the academic and personal development of students studying science or engineering and who belong to minorities that are underrepresented in those fields,” according to a White… Read more

He is tall but unassuming and his walk can only be described as a cool stroll. His long legs and arms move easily and gracefully, uncommon for most people of his stature. As he stood to the side of the room waiting for his turn to speak, with his arms folded, he scanned the crowd, all the while maintaining a slight smile.

Darfur, meaning house of the Fur, is a region in western Sudan that is three- quarters the size of Texas. There have been many years of rising tensions between the black and Arab groups over land and grazing right, but never to this extent. This region is the scene of a bloody battle since 2004, what some call genocide and others call ethnic cleansing, between rebel groups and the Arab militia group Janjaweed.