Campus police pepper spray, arrest woman

A woman was booked into LAPD Van Nuys jail after being arrested on charges of vandalism, resisting arrest and assault against an officer after a scuffle broke out in front of Manzanita Hall on Friday afternoon – one officer was allegedly bit and the other spit on, CSUN police said.

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Native American stereotypes explored in film screening, discussion

Candid interviews and visual images tell the story behind the experiences of three American Indians who live with a group of young Czechoslovakians who have adopted their culture’s traditional way of life. The film “If Only I Were an Indian” was screened by art professor Dr.

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Jamba Juice to close its doors after six years at CSUN

Jamba Juice employees and students were surprised and disappointed to find out that the store’s location at the Matador Bookstore complex will be closing Friday as part of food court renovations. “Not only does it affect us as employees, it affects our customers,” said Danielle Libby, an acting store manager at Jamba Juice.

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Activist brings light to lesbiphobia and religious homophobia

On Wednesday students discussed stereotypes and homophobia in religion with a community activist during a discussion in a classroom in Jerome Richfield. During a discussion with a small group of students and faculty, Vianey Ramirez discussed how three issues act as forces in today’s society.

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Media portrays Muslims negatively, forum reports

Fear and mistrust of Muslims and Islam is not only harmful to members of the community, but to the larger society as well, said members of the Muslim Public Affairs Council Tuesday night in the USU’s Grand Salon. “It’s not hard to understand why there is fear.

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CSUN plans to offer six new master’s programs in Fall 2007

The Tseng College of Extended Learning will debut six new master’s degree programs in Fall 2007 and Fall 2008. The programs are aimed to allow current professionals to work in their fields while upgrading their skills and education. The new programs are Taxation, Humanities, Library and Information Management, Social Work, Pubic Policy, and Knowledge Management.

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Bill Handel discusses immigration in Speak Your Mind lecture

Radio personality Bill Handel discussed arguments in favor of allowing illegal immigration, while countering that some are invalid at Tuesday’s “Speak Your Mind” lecture held at the USU’s Plaza del Sol Performance Hall. Among the arguments that the 640 AM KFI morning show host discussed were that illegal immigration allows people to do the work that no one wants to do, provides cheaper goods and services, is healthy for the economy, and increases cultural diversity.

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Victory for FDA’s Office of Women’s Health

A top official from the Food and Drug Administration informed Congress last week that the agency will provide its Office of Women’s Health with all of the funding allocated to its 2007 budget, after numerous protests and petitions to not go through with a $1 million cut.

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Professor speaks out on Holocaust at special lecture

Looking at the Holocaust from a variety of standpoints will foster a greater understanding of the catastrophe, said a philosophy scholar to a classroom filled with students and faculty in Sierra Hall on Thursday. “There are aspects of the Holocaust that can’t be illuminated by the kind of research that history does,” said Dr.

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