It’s important when moving into your dorm to make it comfortable. You don’t want to hate your place of residence for the next year so it’s important to individualize it to your taste. With classes and trying to navigate your new college life, decorating your dorm could be the last thing on your mind. Here are some tips to get you started in making your dorm a place you never want to leave – well, except to go to class…. Read more

Maria’s Italian Kitchen in Northridge is a quaint little place perfect for a date. Located in a strip mall, there is an outside patio with tables covered in black and white tablecloths and flowers on the table. It’s not decorated with anything too spectacular, but there is a mural of what appears to be an Italian city on one of the walls. Inside there are about 15 to 20 tables and a huge kitchen. I am not a big fan… Read more

Continuous planning for the future, open dialogue, and student success were at the top of President Jolene Koester’s list for what she wants to see happen this year. At the President’s Annual Convocation, Koester congratulated faculty and staff on a furlough year well done. “We must continue this journey with planning as our mantra,” Koester said. The pain of last year’s $41 million budget cut and decrease in enrollment of 3,500 students is still being felt as all divisions were… Read more