With more than 100 units completed and a few more to go, Krystal Brooks, a history major, was ready to graduate this year after five years at CSUN. She was ready to enter the workforce and continue her education on to law school, maybe USC, Southwestern or Hastings, she said. But as the Spring 2012 semester got underway, Brooks found herself with no classes. “I must have crashed 25 to 26 classes,” Brooks said. Despite her efforts, she was only… Read more

The CSU board of trustees will vote today on a proposal that will cap state-funded pay for incoming CSU presidents’ salaries and supplement it with nonprofit campus foundations. The CSU’s new proposal comes about after several weeks of heavy criticism from students and the California Faculty Association (CFA). If passed, the portion of presidents’ salaries that come from taxpayer’s money will remain frozen at the current level, and instead be supplemented with foundation money, which comes from donors. Stephanie Thara,… Read more

With finals rapidly approaching, there is one day CSUN students should set aside to relax and take their minds off the impending exams, Cinco de Mayo. Not to be confused with Mexico’s independence day, which is September 16, Cinco de Mayo celebrates Mexican heritage and culture in the U.S. This day also celebrates the Mexican army’s unlikely victory over the French in 1862. Much like Saint Patrick’s Day commemorates Irish tradition, this day is meant to celebrate the striking Mexican… Read more

Warrior walks, goddess hugs and diva drum circles welcomed CSUN’s 8th Annual Women’s Empowerment Event Thursday at the USU Grand Salon. The event, hosted by Chicana/o studies professor Diana Shakti Contreras and her Contemporary Issues of the Chicana class, aimed to instill confidence in students and attending members through a series of spiritual activities, such as skits, songs and readings. “I realized there was a need on the campus for more empowerment of women,” said Contreras about the origin of… Read more

An Israeli scholar visited CSUN to help bring awareness to the lack of minority rights in Israel through her “Minority rights in Israel” lecture. Dr. Ayelet Harel-Shalev, who received her Ph.D in Political Science from Tel Aviv University, specializes in minority rights, and was invited by the jewish studies department. The event focused on Israel’s Arab-Palestinian minority group. Palestinian citizens now account for 20 percent of the population, according to the Myers-JDC-Brookdale Institute. But rather than dwelling on the uniqueness… Read more

As CSUN becomes more environmentally conscious, more students are starting to implement eco-friendly measures into their daily routines, according to CSUN’s 2010 Sustainability Project.  Recycling cans and bottles, choosing alternative modes of transportation and purchasing organic foods are all effective techniques to reduce man’s carbon footprint. With most students on the go, mobile application developers have generated a variety of green mobile applications, otherwise known as green apps, to cater to this growing trend. A green application is meant to… Read more