Appearing for the first time at California State University, Northridge, ‘Trio Voce, sponsored by The Music Guild in Los Angeles, will be performing three chamber music pieces at the Valley Performing Arts Center Wednesday evening. The piano Trio Voce, which is a music ensemble of piano, cello and violin (not three pianos), will perform Beethoven’s “Kakadu” variations, Arensky’s Trio No. 1 in D minor and Mendelssohn’s Trio No. 1 in D minor, Opus 49. “(The piano trio voce concept) has been in existence since the… Read more

It’s the book that’s been adapted countless times: a mini-series, radio shows, plays, television shows and, of course, movies. Those born between 1915 and 2011 should have a rough idea what “Jane Eyre,” the 1847 gothic novel by Charlotte Bronte, is all about. The latest storytellers to have a go at the well-known story was director Cary Fukunaga and screenwriter Moira Buffini. In their adaptation, it’s clear they chose to delve into the darker side of the novel. Orphan Jane… Read more

California State University, Northridge will honor retiring jazz band director, and Music Industry Studies instructor, Joel Leach, with a tribute concert. “Through the Years…” will be held at the Plaza Del Sol performance hall, in the University Students Union. Put together by jazz band co-directors, Gary Pratt and Matt Harris, the concert will honor Leach who, after 26 years, will retire at the end of the year. The concert is intended to pay tribute to Leach, who was inducted to… Read more

Performing at the Westlake High School Jazz Festival Saturday, CSUN’s jazz band was part of an annual all-day festival aimed at encouraging, mentoring and inspiring young musicians from the area. Now in it’s fifth year, the jazz festival attracts around 500 middle and high school jazz musicians from Southern California to compete, learn from each other, inspire peers and audience members with music. Although turn out this year was light because of spring break, Mike Gangemi, Westlake High School’s assistant… Read more

An aggressive looking dummy, with a name tag that stated Hello My Name Is: Bad Guy greeted the participants of CSUN’s Department of Police Services bi-annual “The Basics of Pepper Spray Defense” workshop held on the second floor of the department’s police building Wednesday evening. The department has been putting on the workshop to teach students and the local residents, on how pepper spray works, its maintenance, and its impact since 2008. Dan Foster, the department’s crime prevention coordinator and… Read more

The sobering prediction among health care professionals and educators is that the current generation of children may be headed for a severe health crisis. Confronted by this crisis in pediatric health, California State University, Northridge’s’ departments of Kinesiology, Health Education and Nutrition Science are working in collaboration with the Los Angeles Unified School District, and Northridge Hospital Center for Healthier Communities to reverse the trends in the childhood obesity crisis. Dr. Terri Lisagor, assistant professor in CSUN’s College of Health… Read more

Drive less miles and get a discount, that’s the general idea behind pay-as-you-drive car insurance. With insurance agencies offering different versions of this type of plan, commuter students who know the importance of research might find that doing their homework pays off. Most students are familiar with good student discount incentives, however usage-based car insurance has nothing to do with grade point average. Instead discounts are calculated on the number of miles a student actually drives, and the fewer the… Read more

California State University, Northridge preconception peer educators presented their first of two infant and maternal health and wellness events, “Healthy Families Begin With You,” Tuesday in the Northridge Center Complex at the University Student’s Union. Launched in May 2007, the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Minority Health initiated a Preconception Peer Education Program to raise awareness about infant mortality, and preconception health among minority communities, according to the department’s Web site. One of CSUN’s peer educators, and… Read more

The California State University, Northridge Associated Students held its 2011 presidential debate at the freshman dormitory Community Center Monday evening to a crowd of approximately 25 people. Candidates Amanda Flavin and Sydni Powell, who would be the first all-female President-Vice President team to be elected to the A.S. should they win, and John Ryan Biltz and Anthony Castro answered questions about the position of the presidency, what change they would affect within the year they would serve, and on what… Read more