The Performance Ensemble from CSUN’s Department of Communication Studies gathered at the X Repertory Theatre Company in Los Angeles on Saturday night in celebration of performing arts, music, fine art and cuisine. Students, alumni and guest artists put together short plays which showcased Saturday evening. The premiere performance of “Drop” was presented as a 20 minute preview to an even larger play, “The Towne of Bathe.” “The Performance Ensemble covers important social justice issues,” said Jeanine Minge, director of Performance… Read more

A.S. has increased the allotment for the student transit subsidy for this school year. Because of the overwhelming number of students using the subsidy last year, A.S. added $20,000 more to the $50,000 in monthly transit subsidies. “Last year it was an amazing hit and we ran out of funding,” said Kevin Mojaradi, marketing director for A.S. “We had over 2,500 students participate.” The regular price for a monthly Metro pass went up from $62 to $75 in July.  Some… Read more

Students gathered to celebrate the dead Friday night at CSUN’s Chicano House among skulls, skeletons,  candles and idols. Since the Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano/a de Aztlán (MEChA) chapter was established at CSUN in 1969, it has hosted an annual Dia de los Muertos or Day of the Dead festival to honor and celebrate the lives of those who have died. Every year Dia de los Muertos falls on Nov. 2, but since this year that day fell on a Tuesday, the… Read more

Most women can recall times  when their mother sent them back to their room to change their outfit when she thought they were showing too much skin. Even after high school,  some mothers still look at their daughter’s skimpy ensembles with disapproving eyes. As unfair and judgemental  as it may seem, here is a list of reasons to help understand why mothers want their daughters to cover up a little. It’s natural to want to stand out and do so… Read more

Drop, cover and hold on are what millions of people including the CSUN campus, businesses, government offices and residences will be doing at 10:21 a.m. today. CSUN will partake in the Third Annual Earthquake Drill this morning by dropping to the ground, taking cover under a sturdy desk or table and holding on that desk or table until the drill comes to an end. The drill will be announced through the CSUN phone messaging system but will not be broadcast… Read more

Last week CSUN compiled data, pictures and video to compose a snapshot of a day in the life of the Oviatt Library. CSUN’s library joined hundreds of other public libraries across California on Snapshot Day, which began Oct. 4. Snapshot Day is an initiative headed by the California Library Association (CLA) where library branches were requested to submit information such as the number of patrons who visited the library on a given day, the number of times the reference desk… Read more