While some students officially began their spring break, many dancers, actors, singers and musicians were jammin’ at Jamfest 7.

Looks like teachers will be students again. Yesterday, Congressman Brad Sherman announced that Congress has approved $570,000 in federal appropriations funding for two programs in California.

One program will train teaching professionals in new techniques and the other will introduce children to the performing arts.

The funding is included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2009, which passed the Senate yesterday and has since been signed by President Obama into law, said Matthew Farrato, communications director and senior advisor for Congressman Sherman.

CSUN students lined up at the Satellite Student Union and United Methodist Church to vote for president of the United States. Constituents near CSUN voted at United Methodist Church on Reseda. ‘I knew what I was going in there for’hellip; It was easy, I read all the measures,’ said Joey James, junior at CSUN.

With the election a week away, among the most discussed measures in California are Prop. 4 and 8. Prop. 4 calls for unemancipated minors who want an abortion to notify their parents, legal guardian or family member.

The members of CSUN’s first fraternity, Kappa Delta Psi reunited as part of the university’s 50th university celebration. The fraternity was formed in 1957 when the university was still San Fernando Valley State College.

Dancers, poets, and speakers joined together for the annual End-Dependence Day event held at The Chicano House on Sept. 19 in an effort to share culture and discuss issues affecting ethnic communities.

CSUN held an event in the Grand Salon discussing the Constitution on Saturday, Sept.13. The main topic was about what the Constitution says about the electoral process.