Students demanded a question and answer session with CSU Chancellor Charles Reed in an event held at CSUN. Reed obliged. “CSU: in the next 50 years” addressed education issues at the conference held at the Valley Performance Arts Center. CSUN hosted a day of discussions regarding education policies of the CSU system. Among faculty, staff and other educators from various CSU campuses, Senator Alex Padilla (D-San Fernando Valley) and CSUN President Jolene Koester gave speeches at the event. One of… Read more

A fight at Matador Nights at about 12:20 a.m., April 23, brought the festivities to an early end. Two unidentified male suspects were apprehended by police. One was knocked unconcious for about 10 minutes before he revived. CSUN police has told festival goers to evacuate. USU Matador Nights is open to CSUN students as well as one guest with college I.D. per CSUN student.  This was the 15th installment of Matador Nights and it was scheduled to end at 1… Read more

Photos by: Armando Ruiz, Mariela Molina, Herber Lovato, Misael Virgen

3:27 p.m. Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Dr. Harry Hellenbrand closes the conference with a speech about the future of education, students and teachers. 1:58 p.m. Panelist Dr. Gerard Haney, executive director of MERLOT, an online collection of learning materials and provider of faculty support services, discusses the importance of “understanding the personal needs of the learner.” Teri Yamada, CFA president at CSU Long Beach questions our relationship with the virtual world and how instruction can be monitored through… Read more

Photos by Quan Luong and Tessie Navarro

The House of Representatives passed a bill Wednesday night that would provide a conditional path to citizenship for as many as 500,000 children of undocumented immigrants. While the House approved the Development, Relief and Education of Alien Minors (DREAM) Act by a vote of 216-198, the fate of the DREAM Act remained uncertain as the Senate postponed a test vote on the measure. DREAM Act proponents say Senate inaction or a vote against the measure would be a major setback… Read more

By Quan Luong It’s still early in the 2010-11 regular season, but there’s a chance the NBA’s elite teams such as the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston Celtics, New Orleans Hornets, Orlando Magic and Miami Heat have an opportunity to break the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ NBA record of 72-10. So far only three of these teams are currently on the verge of overcoming that record; Lakers, Celtics and Hornets. Lakers (8-2): Los Angeles was off to a great start this season,… Read more

Jonathan Andrade Contributing Reporter UCLA came into the match ranked 15th in the nation and quickly showed CSUN its elite status. With two early goals in the first 13 minutes of the game, the Bruins outlasted the Matadors, 2-1, at Matador Field Wednesday night. Opportunities arose in the second half with the Matador bench pushing the tempo, but the offense couldn’t pull off the comeback. “It’s very disappointing from a staff standpoint,” CSUN head coach Terry Davila said. “It’s taking… Read more