The art department has celebrated students’ artwork every year for as long as the art department has been in existence. The prizes for winning in the annual student art exhibition include cash prizes from the Arts Council for CSUN. This year, the Juried Art Student Exhibition is being held from April 23 through May 8. There are over 300 pieces entering the exhibit from both graduate and undergraduate CSUN students. The awards for the winning pieces were announced on Friday,… Read more

The Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN is a 13-year-long veteran group who is being brought to CSUN by the Chicano/a Studies Department. The ballet is scheduled for performance at 6 pm on Saturday, May 1st at Birmingham Community Charter High School. Cindy Padilla, Chair of the Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN, evaluator at the Tseng College and graduate student of the Chicano/a Studies Department, said this group has been around for almost 40 years. “Ballet Folklorico Aztlan de CSUN was… Read more

In honor of Asian Pacific Heritage Month in May, the Asian American Studies Department is holding a celebration in the form of a carnival. Dr. Sandra Stanley, interim director of the Asian American studies (AAS) department and English professor, said the AAS carnival will be held from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on May 5 at the Northridge Center. “Asian Pacific Heritage Month is a celebration of the heritage and legacy of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States,”… Read more

Ballet Folklorico, a popular Mexican folk dance, is no stranger to the CSUN campus. There have been past events where this popular Mexican dance has come to CSUN students. At 8:00 pm on Friday, April 30th, there will be an event featuring the “Ballet Folklorico Quetzalli de Veracruz” at the Plaza del Sol performance hall in the USU Pamela Bock, the Director of Marketing and Strategic Communications of the Valley Performing Arts Center, said the event is being brought to… Read more

The chair of the Los Angeles Bi Task Force, an organization that focuses on educational, cultural and advocacy programs in support of the bi, fluid and pansexual community will be speaking at CSUN. Mimi Hoang, an open bisexual activist, will be speaking today at 7:30 p.m. in the Whitsett Room in Sierra Hall. “Mimi Hoang is coming as part of the Center for Sex and Gender Research series of occasional conversations, in which we bring to campus people who are… Read more

CSUN students will have the opportunity to question Los Angeles Superior Court judges about the court system. The event, “Cross-Examine The Judges Night,” will take place Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. at the Grand Salon of the University Student Union. Dr. Virginia Lussier, a professor in the political science department, said the event is an annual event that is sponsored by the department and is designed to familiarize students with the jobs of the judges, the workings of the… Read more

In her last semester at CSUN, Ashli Smith, 24, communications studies major, is eager to be done with school but is also nervously anticipating what the future holds for her. After spending several years at her local community college, Smith said she finally got motivated enough to transfer to CSUN in the fall of 2007. “The reason I chose communications studies as my major is because it’s very broad and there are many things you can do with it. I… Read more

Star rating: 5 out of 5 stars “Generation Change” outlines the steps we can all take in order to change our society and mold it into a more generous, open-minded culture. The front cover of the book has the words “We are the change we seek” across the top. This statement was made by President Obama; the book often quotes the president and the steps to change develop through his ideas. The book has 150 tips that are discussed more… Read more

Born with a strong desire to thrive in soccer and with a tremendous love for animals, Raynette Mansour, a 22-year-old kinesiology major, can usually be found playing soccer in the field of her local neighborhood park or working at her father’s veterinary hospital. “I’ve had a passion for soccer since I was about five years old. That was the first time my dad put me on a team and I’ve been playing on one ever since. I had a minor… Read more