Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone and Akiva Schaffer are more like a modern-day Spanky, Alfalfa and Buckwheat than, say, a Larry, Moe and Curly. The trio, who rose to fame from their comedic shorts on their "Lonely Island" Web site, hit the big time by acting, writing and directing gigs on mega career-launcher "Saturday Night Live.…
Read moreDespite some increased knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases, sexual infections remain an issue on college campuses throughout the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's March 23, 2007 Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report identifies genital human papillomavirus as the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States, and an estimated 6.…
Read moreKeeping in mind the attention on appropriate language used to express the overtly sexual and somewhat aggressive messages in popular music, this guide to copulation aims to offer some alternative forms of expression, both sexual and verbal. Henceforth, there will be more than sweating and grunting to knocking the boots and hitting the skins.…
Read moreWith a limited budget, student representatives struggled to provide support to clubs and organizations at the Associated Students Senate meeting yesterday. Director of Finance Adam Haverstock reported the Unallocated Reserves Account balance was $42,570 and the Academically Related Reserves Account balance was $17,419.…
Read moreOakland-based music streaming site Pandora.com, developed out of the Music Genome Project founded by musician/producer Tim Westergren, allows users to create taste-specific radio stations simply by entering an artist's name. To create a Pandora radio station, users enter an artist name or song title and a playlist made up of other artists with similar sounds, and presumably the same appeal, follow…
Read moreThe syllabus for Dr. Kent Baxter's Composition and the Professions class states, "This course gives students the opportunity to hone their writing skills and apply these skills to forms of writing common to professions such as technical writing, publishing, public/government relations, corporate communications and advertising.…
Read moreStudents, community members ponder the American dream On June 11, 1776, the Second Continental Congress meeting in Philadelphia formed a committee to draft a document that would formally sever ties between the 13 colonies and Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman and Robert R.…
Read moreThe Associated Students Student Production and Campus Entertainment was allocated $43,000 June 20 for the Big Show 6 concert during the first A.S. meeting of the semester. Jon Roven, concert director, said hip-hop recording artist Common would headline Big Show 6, adding that this year's event would be a festival, not a concert only.…
Read moreA new CSUN Web site was launched June 12 after it had undergone reconstruction to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The new home page is a template that will be the model from which other university Web pages will be developed. Joseph O'Connor, manager of University Web Communications, spearheaded the effort through University Advancement in cooperation with Academic Resources and I…
Read moreIn this year's California election, we seem to have focused most of our attention on the Democratic candidate for governor. Whether that is indicative of Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's stellar job, or lack thereof, is debatable. In an article titled "Wake Up and Vote," the LA Weekly did not endorse Phil Angelides, Democratic candidate for governor, in the primary election despite many of the guberna…
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