Every Friday evening, Lauren Lunstrum anchors a radio show that she streams live from her studio apartment in Northridge. She uses a website called blogtalkradio.com. The magic happens via Lunstrum’s cell phone and laptop. “The show focuses on travel and the environment to encourage people to step out of their comfort zone,” she said. “I choose the speakers and topics based on the themes of travel and sustainability. I also take requests from listeners.” The geology major said she has… Read more

A single puzzle piece is the national symbol for autism awareness. It is also, the driving force behind the philanthropic work done by CSUN’s volunteer program, Unified We Serve. According to Autism Speaks, the largest autism science and advocacy organization in the country, it is estimated that one in every 110 children is diagnosed with the disease. Autism is more common than juvenile diabetes, childhood cancer and pediatric AIDS combined. Since Fall 2010, Unified We Serve has participated, organized and… Read more

CSUN’s National Science Foundation is offering college graduates an opportunity to participate in a teaching fellowship program. It is aimed at funding, training and supporting participants’ journeys toward earning a math-related master’s, with a goal to nurture them as future teachers. The program offers students two paths: earn a master’s degree in Mathematics or in Mathematics Education.  A five-year plan is set accordingly to each emphasis, but both focus on earning a single-subject teaching credential, gain real experience as a… Read more

CSUN’s LGBTA hosted a resource and career conference on Tuesday, the first of its kind on campus. With a culmination of amenities from the community and the university, the organization made efforts to spread awareness and gain recognition to have their own facility. Eighteen participants made up of business and support groups settled in the Northridge Center to provide information for those in attendance. The conference offered a resume workshop conducted by the KMPG accounting firm and an interview workshop… Read more

The CSUN Career Center launched a new program designed to provide students a virtual environment to envision their future. As of last month, students of all majors and class standings have access to the Career and Academic Pathways website where they can manually browse through the tabs to help them understand their skills, interests and values. The site is meant to take those aspects to compare, contrast and parallel the majors and occupations relevant to an individual’s characteristics. Emily Hagan,… Read more

Experts say being bilingual has many perks. A person who speaks more than one language has a competitive edge in the professional world because they can communicate with a variety of people. Fluency in other languages also provides someone the chance to become more open-minded and accepting toward different backgrounds. Yet with so many benefits, California law states bilingual education is unnecessary. It is not offered in public schools and this needs to change. In the 1980s, an English-only mentality… Read more

A chance to walk down a red carpet and showcase ones individuality was presented Tuesday at “Glitz and Glam: The Star I Am,” an event hosted by Joint Advocates on Eating Disorders (JADE), in collaboration with other organizations stemming from the University Counseling Services. According to the National Eating Disorders Association data, nearly 20 percent of college students admit having an eating disorder and nearly three-quarters have never received treatment. Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental… Read more

Private, governmental and large companies alike will gather at the Spring Tech Fest at Northridge Center on Feb. 17 to provide information, workshops and possible job opportunities to students in the engineering, technical and computer science departments. “This is a career specialized event,” said Patricia Gaynor, assistant director of the Career Center. “The event is so specific to their needs; the employers want the event to attract the interest to the particular fields.” The Tech Fest started five years ago… Read more