Students protesting hope to educate others about the budget cuts and the negative effects they are having on education. Brian De Guzman, 22, Asian American studies major and one of the student organizers, said there are people out on street corners trying to gather a bigger crowd. “This day is to inform decision makers of our collective student voices,” he said. He said they are planning to be out protesting until 6 p.m. and doesn’t know what will happen after… Read more

The Oviatt Library has a new dean. Mark Stover is taking over the position after former library Dean Susan Curzon retired last semester. Stover is the interim dean of the San Diego State University library and will begin work in July 2011. “I love libraries because they are a combination of all the things that I’m interested in,” Stover said. He said that his first love is books and reading, his second is technology and his third is working with… Read more

CSUN professor Yohannes Shiferaw  received a grant from the American Heart Association to research the cause of heart attacks. The association awarded  the physics professor $76,000 per year over four years for the Stochastic Cardiac Signaling and Cardiac Arrhythmia project. Shiferaw has been working on this project at CSUN since January 2008 and three years prior at the cardiac department at UCLA. The grant for this project will expire in December 2011. “The heart is a complex system and most… Read more

Inside a garage filled with neighborhood kids, Lexi Marman first expressed her desire to stand out from the crowd. This month, she will get an opportunity to express herself again when she performs in the production of “The Adventures of Pinocchio” at Deaf West Theatre in North Hollywood. As a former Miss Deaf CSUN who went on to win the Miss Deaf California pageant, Marman has been in the spotlight before. When she graduated from CSUN in 2006, she became… Read more

Mia Jimenez’s passion for dancing began when she was six years old, however it wasn’t until recently that she found a way to connect that love for dance with her love for her culture. The 20-year-old junior, double majoring in Chicana/o studies and psychology said she is a proud Latina and Latin dancing makes her feel more in touch with her culture. Jimenez began taking salsa classes and became familiar with bachata, a latin american dance style which she describes… Read more

“This is an experiment and you are a part of it.” These were the words that designer Brian Singer used to launch the 1000 Journals Project, an ongoing collaborative art venture started 10 years ago. What started out as blank journals have traveled all over the world, providing a place for people to share their thoughts, feelings, artwork and musings. The Skirball Cultural Center has an exhibit displaying 12 of the original journals launched by Singer, and visitors are encouraged… Read more

When the New Year’s bells rang, smoking pot in California got a little less criminal and it could it be a slippery slope toward it not being a crime at all. As of Jan. 1, 2011, marijuana smokers caught by police with up to one ounce of pot will no longer face a misdemeanor charge and will only be subject to an infraction citation with a fine of up to $100. This change means offenders won’t face a court trial… Read more

Fruit-flavored caffeinated-alcoholic beverages have become the latest drink craze. The popular drinks are inexpensive beverages and due to high alcohol content, only require a small amount to intoxicate you for an entire night out with friends. For example, a can of Four Loko contains 12 percent alcohol, which is twice as potent as many US beers. Some states and college campuses have already banned the drinks because of health warnings. However, it still remains legal in California. The Food and… Read more

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) voted to extend Cal State Northridge’s College of Business and Economics accreditation for another five years. Students from accredited universities have a competitive advantage over students who don’t attend an accredited university, said William Jennings, dean of CSUN’s College of Business and Economics. Graduate programs value accredited business schools and some employers prefer recruiting students from accredited schools because they know the quality of the program. “AACSB is an accreditation agency… Read more