Perhaps influenced by the fact that he was raised on the University of Tennessee campus in Knoxville, Tenn, David Lavaggi grew up looking through pictorials of Salvador Dali and reading scientific books in lieu of children’s stories. Now, at 42 years old, he is a junior at CSUN studying psychology on track to graduate with honors in the spring of 2011. But, the road to this point in Lavaggi’s life was not as smooth as his sense of style and… Read more

Manzanita Hall was evacuated for 10 minutes around 12:40 p.m. Wednesday when the building’s emergency alarm went off.  Photo Credit: Sarah Smith / Staff Photographer

Sarah Smith In life, labels seem to be more important than the product itself. When fashion experts compare a designer handbag to a knock-off they point out the designer’s quality, material and most importantly its high-end status. In the past, the same could be said for comparing a traditional university education to a vocational one. But today, the knock-off may be just as good. Just last week USA Today reported that public university tuition increased nearly 6 percent in 2009…. Read more