During the past three decades, terrorism, hate and violence have mostly been associated with Muslims. Yet today, we are attacked and harmed by a terrorist whose profiler does not match the usual stereotype. The connection between Muslims and terrorism was mainly triggered by the 1979 Iranian Revolution when the monarchy government of Iran led by Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was overthrown by the Shiite Muslim opposition, led by Ayatollah Khomeini. On April 1, 1979, Khomeini declared an Islamic Republic with a… Read more

A new policy on repeat enrollments will restrict students from repeating the same course multiple times. Effective Aug. 1, 2009, “a maximum of 16 semester units in which a student earned less than a C grade are eligible for grade forgiveness and may be repeated for the purpose of excluding grades from the computation of student’s overall GPA,” according to the Undergraduate Policy on Repeating Courses at California State University, Northridge. The policy also states that an additional 12 units… Read more

Family Trees art exhibit showcased more than 75 pieces created by survivors of domestic violence at California State University, Northridge’s West Gallery. Public exhibitions held by A Window Between Worlds, such as Family Trees, raise awareness about domestic violence implied by unveiling the strength, hope and pride of the survivors. “Through art, women and children in our programs have a safe place to learn a lot about themselves and what they want for their future,” said Olivia Piacenza, program director…. Read more

Passing courses is no longer the key element in earning a college degree as academic advisement plays a significant role in undergraduate students’ journey towards graduation at California State University, Northridge. Frequent academic advisement, including a complete analysis of students’ Degree Progress Reports, help students reach their academic and professional goals as well as facilitate timely graduation. “Students need to learn to do school successfully and during academic advisement they will learn how to do that,” said Maureen Rubin, Director… Read more