Many professions –law, dentistry and the property repossession business, specifically — seem to be assigned certain negative connotations that are difficult to overcome. Some students view CSUN parking enforcement officers in that same negative light, and oftentimes only interact with the officers when they come back from class to find an officer tucking a $35 parking ticket under their windshield wiper. “The main misconception from students is that we are hiding in the bushes waiting for them to leave to… Read more

The University of California and California State University systems have made the nation’s largest university purchase of clean energy following a two-year-long campaign push by both Greenpeace and Renew CSU. The CSU system has purchased a six-month supply of clean energy that will generate 15 percent of the system’s electricity. The clean energy will be a combination of 85 percent wind power and 15 percent solar power, along with other renewable sources. “This is exactly what we have been fighting… Read more

Gov. Schwarzenegger will appoint a new CSU student trustee from one of two finalists who were recently selected by the California State Student Association. Gabriela Orantes from CSU Monterey Bay and Jason Spencer from Sonoma State, both met requirements the CSSA has in place to determine eligibility for the position, and were then nominated by the CSSA. The CSSA has conducted a statewide search to fill the seat that Eric Guerra will vacate June 30. “I’m extremely sad to be… Read more

On the first Fourth of July, Americans celebrated with bonfires, bells, muskets and cannons. Today, we show our patriotic spirit a little differently, with flags, parades and fireworks. As Independence Day approaches, there’s plenty going on in Los Angeles to celebrate the most American of all the American holidays. Amerifest 2005 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena is an event for singles, couples and families, so just about everyone is welcome. There will be live patriotic-themed music from the Pasadena… Read more

Tuition differences aside, students from CSUN, UCLA and USC are united by at least one common experience: similar apartment rental costs that seem to be increasing every year. A study conducted by RealFacts, a housing research organization, found that at the end of last year, Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Riverside counties posted apartment rental costs that increased by more than 4 percent in just one year. “There is a land shortage and an influx of people,” said Sascha Endsley-Dubin,… Read more

The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the federal government may prosecute patients who use prescribed marijuana for medicinal purposes, even though the drug remains legal for those uses in California and nine other states. Medicinal cannabis treats patients with aliments such as AIDS, HIV, cancers, digestive disorders, multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, arthritis and glaucoma. According to studies from various medical magazines, the active ingredient in cannabis is THC, which in controlled doses can have a significantly positive effect on those… Read more