After two traffic collisions and a nearly six-hour police search that shut down several blocks of Nordhoff Street June 26, both the CSUN and Los Angeles Police departments arrested Carlos Miguel Martinez Jr. and charged him with assault with a deadly weapon on a peace officer. The CSUN police officer attempted to pull over Martinez, 22, for a traffic violation near the corner of Amigo Avenue and Rayen Street when Martinez allegedly stopped suddenly, pointed a handgun at the officer… Read more

A fee increase of $104 went into effect for Summer 2005 students in an effort to generate and balance revenue for Associated Students, the University Student Union, and the Klotz Student Health Center. Following a December 2004 recommendation from the Fee Advisory Committee, President Jolene Koester approved the new fees as a one-time cost for all summer students, regardless of how many sessions they take. A.S. fees rose from $1 to $41, U.S.U. fees rose from $10 to $64, and… Read more

For Marty Gillette Jr., waking up at 4:30 a.m. to start his day is something he considers normal. He did it as a young boy, watching with admiration as his father, Marty Sr., worked construction. “I love (construction),” Marty Jr. said. “Ever since I was little, I was amazed watching him.” These days, Marty Jr. is working for his father on the new B3 parking structure, located just south of University Hall and west of the Sierra Center. When the… Read more

For Diane Smith, a graduating senior liberal arts major and political science minor, trying to get into one of her last classes before graduation was a nightmare. Last semester, Smith found herself, along with some of her peers, on a waiting list to add a popular political science class. When Smith was not able to get into the class, she got worried, and went to the chair of the Political Science Department. “He basically told me that he couldn’t afford… Read more

Master P, “Ghetto Bill Gates” — Master P (born Percy Miller in 1969 in New Orleans) surfaced in the mid-90s as a recording artist and producer with his own independent label, No Limit. He gave his audience vulgar and violent lyrics, along with a dull bass and a tough beat, which became known as gangsta rap. In 1991, he debuted with “Get Away Clean,” which was followed by “99 Ways to Die” in 1995. By the time “Ghetto Dope” was… Read more