In an effort to raise morale and hope among CSUN students taking their final exams within the coming weeks, Chegg, a privately owned company, will run a free Virtual Study week on their website from Dec. 4 to Dec. 10. The study program is a first for the academic-focused company, allowing students to have their questions answered by experts for a limited time, according to Chegg representative Caleb Finch. The opportunity will not be offered to everyone. “Chegg is helping… Read more

Originally born 40 years ago in El Salvador, Amber, whose name has been changed at her request, has lived in the United States for the majority of her life. Petite and strawberry blonde, I first met her two years ago while working a night shift at an adult bookstore. Amber was a former prostitute. Intrigued by the fact that she used to have sex with men for money (no female customers had approached her), we became friends, bonding over our… Read more

Nothing breaks up a family, not super-powered grudge matches or comic book art with scattered line work that’s reminiscent of the 1990s. Produced by Wizard World, Inc. and written by Eisner winning author Paul Jenkins, “The Situation” comic book had potential. A book produced by a nimble small company and respected author? Sounds promising. Throw in the tan and muscled element that is Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino and you could practically hear the collective cringing of a million geeks as… Read more

The Long Beach Comic Con did not disappoint on its final day, offering numerous panels that appealed to visitors from all walks of life and beliefs. Ending on Nov. 4, the first Sunday panel was a first of its kind on the West Coast; a Valiant Comics panel. The panelist included Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani and comic book writer Josua Dysart; both discussed the company’s explosive stories that will cover multiple comic book titles such as “X-O Manowar,” “Harbinger”… Read more

Thursday saw the closing of Love Your Body Week at CSUN, a four-day event promoting self acceptance and debunking unattainable body standards enforced by today’s media and society. Beginning Oct. 22, Love Your Body Week, or LBYW, launched with the University Counseling Services peer groups tabling on Matador Walkway. Joint Advocates on Disordered Eating (J.A.D.E.), Blues Project and Project D.A.T.E. (Discovering Alternatives for Today’s Encounters) provided visitors with pamphlets discussing disorders and issues in university students. Peer nutrition counselors were… Read more

Love Your Body Week begins Oct. 22 and CSUN is partnering with the Media and Public Health Act Project (MPHA)  and the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) to offer students fitness classes and food tasting. Originally started by the National Organization for Women (NOW) in 1998, the Love Your Body Campaign was conceived in order to address the unrealistic standards of beauty brought on by media and reinforced by society. Brought to the campus by Barbara Eisenstock, a nationally-recognized media… Read more

For four years Kay lived in silence before speaking up about being raped. 21-year-old Kay, who prefers to remain anonymous, was 16 at the time. She was living with her mother in Sun Valley, CA and contemplating joining the Marines after graduating high school. It occurred at her friend’s party one night. In the midst of her sixth cup of Pepsi and Jack Daniels Kay walked into the bathroom and blacked out. The Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network (RAINN)… Read more

Born in Seoul, South Korea, 23-year-old Won Gi Lee traveled a large portion of the world before settling down in Northridge. With his mother and military stepfather, Won Gi Lee was kind of an Army brat who lived in Japan, New York, Tennessee and New Jersey. Lee began going to CSUN in 2007 following the positive feedback of friends from South Korea who were enrolled. There was little to no culture shock for Lee, having lived in many different areas… Read more