The Lambda Theta Nu Sorority hosted the Latina Youth Leadership Conference on May 14, 2009 at CSUN. The purpose of the conference was to prepare Latina middle school and high school students for the transition to college. Over 70 people from San Fernando Valley and the Los Angels areas participated in the event. The goal of the conference, said student organizer Yuri Treminio, is to help the students “familiarize themselves with college environments, terminology and prerequisites.” According to Treminio, a… Read more

The fourth of July is a very popular holiday. This year it falls on a Saturday so many people will be able to celebrate with their families and friends over the weekend. With the holiday approaching the campus seemed like a ghost town. The few students that were available said that they were either going out of town for the weekend or were going to enjoy family barbecues while watching fire works. There are various events going on in the… Read more

View Larger Map of off campus housing Howard Austin Randa Issa Daniel Obtaining housing during college can be difficult for students. CSUN not only offers dorms, but has off campus housing options as well. There are also various apartment complexes and town homes close to the campus that are very welcoming to students. Howard Austin has been affiliated with the off campus-housing program for many years and enjoys having students rent rooms from his home. He first became involved with… Read more

The Bianchi Planetarium is home to the Spitz-512 Star Projector, which is capable of recreating the night sky on the 40-foot dome ceiling with outstanding accuracy. More than 2,000 stars, five planets and various motions of the sky come to life overhead as spectators observe from theater style seating. The planetarium is located on campus within the science buildings. It has 105 seats, and in addition to the star shows, it is also equipped to project large images for slide and… Read more

Earth 2 Comics held its grand opening on June 13, 2009. The doors opened at 11 a.m., but eager customers were lined up at 10:30 anxiously waiting to grab what they wanted before it disappeared. Many of the customers were excited to see the writers and artists that were scheduled to appear throughout the day. Most people were unaware that Geoff Johns, a popular writer for D.C Comics, co-owns the store. “I didn’t even know that, really? That’s cool,” said… Read more

Campus Moviefest is the world’s largest student film festival and this year CTVA student Daniel Lee won best comedy for his movie “Retro Boy.” Lee wrote the script for the movie and also plays the leading role. The film is about a new kid in town who goes to college for the first time. The world around him is new and modern and he thinks he is still living in the 80’s. The movie was filmed at CSUN. It took… Read more