CSUN’s Disability Resources and Education Services will be launching a new peer-mentoring program for first year students. The Thriving and Achieving Program (TAP), is a transitioning program for freshman and transfer students with disabilities into CSUN. It was piloted in spring of 2010 and will fully begin in fall 2010. “We launched the program in spring to test it out with students and it was effective enough that we will be fully launching the program in the fall,” said Anna… Read more

CSUN’s Learning Resource Center (LRC) will continue to offer writing and tutoring services to students in fall 2010. The center is a facility available to students who need assistance in writing, math and science. The center combines two types of labs to accommodate for the writing needs of freshman and multiple subject labs for all other undergraduate students. These labs are available in separate rooms in Bayramian Hall. The subjects range from any area of writing to other fields such… Read more

Extended hours are allowing the Department of Police Services to enhance its LiveScan services. The department office is now open until 7 p.m. and has enforced an additional workday on Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. Virginia Metcalf, LiveScan coordinator, said there are a number of reasons for changing the hours of operation. “We decided to extend the hours to accommodate for the needs of working individuals,” Metcalf said. “A lot of people work a 9 to 5 job… Read more

A federal grant will provide qualified student parents with funding for child care services. Associated Students (A.S.) Assistant Director Jennifer Delatorre, said the Child Care Access Means Parents in School Program (CCAMPIS) grant will go toward supporting the expansion of the Child Care Network, the university’s collective group of providers that host childcare both on campus and in the surrounding community. The grant will also assist in providing partial to complete coverage of costs for childcare. “The grant is being… Read more

One of the many challenges of beginning a semester is parking. Students underestimate the parking situation on campus and struggle with this at the start of each year. CSUN’s parking services are being reinforced for the upcoming semester and students are responsible for taking the necessary steps in order to park on campus. The Department of Police Services will continue to offer multiple parking options for students who commute to campus through their parking services unit. These options vary based… Read more

A parent can only hope that they will have a loving, trusting, close relationship with their child. We want our children to confide, trust and share with us their innermost thoughts, desires, and emotions. In other words, we want to be their best friends. But when establishing these types of relationships, we must be careful to what extent we enable our little ones to cross boundaries. To be or not to be a BFF (best friend forever) – that is… Read more

A parent’s worst fears is to have a child who is faced with a disability. Growing up, my family and I had an extensive experience with raising a child with a disability. My younger brother was born with total anomalous pulmonary venus return, a condition that occurs when none of the four veins that take blood from the lungs to the heart is attached to the left atrium. This congenital heart disease caused him to suffer many complications that lead… Read more

As a late 80’s baby, I can say that since the age of 10 we had a computer in our home. Surely we had televisions in every room and as the world of technology evolved around us, our participation in it did as well. But even in my 20-some-odd years on this earth, life as I know it has become heavily dependent on technology aids. As a mommy-to-be, this raises some concerns for me. I cannot help but anticipate that… Read more

Summer is fast approaching and some single parent students may be concerned with parenting on a part-time salary. While parenting already has its challenges, single-parenting on such a limited income and attending school may seem impossible. But there are a few arrangements that can be made so that students may still attend classes, earn a manageable income and provide the care they need for their children. Childcare expenses outside of the home can be expensive. An income from a part-time… Read more