In an effort to record the personal stories of the CSUN community, an anthropology professor will be bringing back the StoryCube project during commencement week. The project, spearheaded by professor Patrick Polk, offers a unique opportunity for students to recount major moments in their CSUN career, in the safety of an enclosed soundproof booth from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Matador Complex. Students, staff and faculty may verbally tell their tale in StoryCube free of charge. Shared stories… Read more

He doesn’t look gay. In your life have you muttered that statement or at least of thought it? It’s a sentence that relies heavily on old stereotypes produced by our culture. He doesn’t look gay because he doesn’t have a limp wrist, hates musicals and packs on the muscle like it’s going out of style. The man is a man’s man, without the weird gay implications. Growing up in California, I found out early on that masculine qualities were, for all… Read more

He doesn’t look gay. In your life have you muttered that statement or at least of thought it? It’s a sentence that relies heavily on old stereotypes produced by our culture. He doesn’t look gay because he doesn’t have a limp wrist, hates musicals and packs on the muscle like it’s going out of style. The man is a man’s man, without the weird gay implications. Growing up in California, I found out early on that masculine qualities were, for… Read more

The prayer of a million fanboys and girls came to pass with the release of The Avengers on March 4, capturing the spirit and silliness of the comic book medium. The premise of the film is simple. The Tesseract, a cube of unlimited energy with a sassy personality has been stolen from the grips of the government. Enter eye-patched government director Nick Fury, played by Samuel L. Jackson, who will attempt to retrieve the cube before it becomes a gateway… Read more

CORRECTION: The original headline for this article, “Study that showed CSU cheaper than Harvard found inaccurate,” was inaccurate. Last March saw California’s higher education system under heavy scrutiny by allegedly failing to live up to its preset standards and garnered further criticism when the San Jose Mercury News released the article “Believe it: Harvard cheaper than Cal State.” The article reported that after the recent rise in tuition fees for the CSU and UC systems, attending Harvard would turn out… Read more

With April officially being national Stress Awareness Month, preparing for the Spring 2012 finals seems almost ironic for the of students CSUN.      Mastering the fine arts of scheduling, money management and learning when to relax will be a skill most freshman will need to have in order to survive the weeks and exams ahead.     In a campus wide poll of 60 students, the following five places located within or around the CSUN campus were voted as the most… Read more