It’s been over 30 years since Greg Wilkin graduated from CSUN and a lot has happened since he walked the campus as a college student. Recently, Wilkin, decided to take a negative experience and transform it into a promising business venture. The alum has created a program to help people cut down or stop their marijuana use. Wilkin designed The Chronic Coach 90 day turnaround program out of his own experience. “I thought it was basically harmless and I had… Read more

The Art 404 exhibition design class designed the exhibit Bareedina: Women of Oromia, based on their art history professor’s dissertation. Dr. Peri Klemm traveled to Ethiopia as a graduate student to conduct research for her dissertation. The question turned out to be why women who were so poor spent so much time and energy on the arts of the body, which included hairstyles, tattoos, dress, jewelry and generally the ensemble of things that make up body art. “The Oromo are… Read more

Melissa Schwartz is a woman on a mission. The 29-year-old has been persistent in her campaigning to get the CSUN campus dining areas to switch to cage-free eggs. “Going cage free is important for the well being of the animals, human health and the environment,” said Schwartz, who is currently working towards a master’s degree in software engineering. She said the majority of egg-laying hens in the U.S. are confined to battery cages that are about the size of a… Read more

Waterless urinals across campus are helping CSUN save millions of gallons of water a year. The water savings is approximately 40,000 gallons per year per urinal, said Lynn Wiegers, executive director of the Physical Plant Management (PPM). “This equates to 10,800,000 gallons of water saved annually,” he said. The university now saves between $50,000 to $75,000 per year in its annual water bill, Wiegers said. “(The waterless urinals are) really efficient,” said Oscar Tamao, 18. “They save water like it… Read more

A YouTube video will be the new form of the Associated Students’ Town Hall meeting this semester. Westin Yacoubian, business management major, thinks going virtual is good. “Virtual meetings I think are a lot better because of the fact that you can get so many people together so quickly in one place,” said Westin Yacoobian, business management major. A.S. president Conor Lansdalesaid there were two major problems with having the town hall meetings in person. “For one thing, students always… Read more

Puppetry, photography, quilting and silk screening are a few pieces on display at the first art show exclusively for CSUN faculty and staff. “Flipside: The After Hours Art of CSUN Faculty and Staff” will be at the West Gallery on campus until March 24. Michelle Giacopuzzi, art gallery exhibition coordinator, said the exhibit came about when one of the artists, Mark Armitaje, was interested in doing a show. Talin Saroukhanian, political science professor, said she was also interested in putting… Read more

Over winter break a gun and explosive materials were found inside a student’s dorm on campus. After making threats to students and staff, David Everson, 22, deaf studies major, was placed in a mental health facility and then taken into police custody. According to CSUN Chief of Police, Anne Glavin, residence staff became aware of a possible problem when Everson’s parents called with concerns for their son’s welfare. Violent crimes have occurred on campuses across the country, but according to… Read more

A.S. will be holding elections Tuesday and Wednesday where students will have an opportunity to vote for senators as well as a referendum that would lower the GPA requirements for A.S. members. The referendum will lower the GPA from 2.5 to 2.0. In last year’s spring elections, students voted to raise the GPA requirement from 2.0 to 2.5. The Senate decided to put it back on the ballot after voting on it, said Dan Monteleone, A.S. assistant director of elections…. Read more