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Russian Language Immersion Program readies students to study in Russia

The Russian Language Immersion Program at CSUN is a component of the federally funded Southern California Consortium of California State Universities for the Strategic Language Initiative (SLI). Students in the six-week program receive in-class language instruction and participate in cultural activities in…

CSUN graduate dies in his sleep from an enlarged heart

On Father’s Day, Jourdan Van Zeebroeck and his family sat around the table and celebrated the holiday by eating dinner together, one that Jourdan helped prepare. Little did the family know it would be the last time Jourdan would join them. Jourdan Van Zeebroeck, recent CSUN graduate, died at the age of 23 o…

Emotional California Faculty Association meeting brings reality of budget cuts to light

Tensions spilled out from the Noski Auditorium June 25 at a California Faculty Association meeting as CSUN faculty from various departments voiced their opinions about voting for layoffs or furloughs. CFA board members refused to vote at a meeting on June 23 for either option. “Because we have not been give…

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Lambda Theta Nu hosts a conference to get Latina youth prepared for the transition to college

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 Fer…

Budget cuts unexpectedly take away classes that students need to graduate

As a creative writing major and horror extraordinaire, Zach Fromson, or Xach to his friends, never thought his real life would reflect his stories. But, he didn’t have an encounter with a ghost or a lunatic wearing a hockey mask. “I registered fo…

CSUN athletics looks to improve during the new year

The CSUN athletic program will look to build on the success of the 2008-09 school year, when the Matadors entered the national spotlight. Most notably, the Men’s Basketball team gained national exposure by winning the Big West Conference Tournament…

Men’s volleyball continuing hard work during off season

Just because the CSUN volleyball season officially ended last month does not mean that the players are taking it easy. Opposite hitter and fourth year player, Theo Edwards, works out four times a week at the student-athlete gym facility on campus. …

Fourth of July to be filled with many events around Los Angeles

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 stude…

Michael Jackson’s record sales soar after the singer’s death

“After the first death, there is no other” –Dylan Thomas The day the news broke that Michael Jackson had passed away, hundreds of fans ran to where his body lay at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles. In a matter of time, President Barack Obam…

Grants are the most sought after financial aid, but loans can help too

As I flip through the business section of the newspaper, I constantly come across headlines of corporations asking for government bailout, banks asking for government bailout and most recently, the state of California asking for bailout. It makes me …

Staff Editorial: Education after graduation

Graduation may signify the culmination of a student’s academic career, but learning does not end with a diploma or cap and gown. Education becomes a choice. Learning moves out of the classroom into daily life, and professors are replaced by friends…

Most difficult times ahead for Iranian women

Iranian women face greatest instability within the last 30 years, as hard-liner President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gets closer to serving his second term despite allegations of a deceitful election that sparked the most massive uprising since the 1979 Ir…

An attempt to muffle the voice of democracy…

As opposition candidate, Mir Hossein Mousavi twitters, “Allahu Akbar was heard louder than all the previous nights,” Iranian authorities and their hooligan Basijis, crack down on houses in which people chant “Allah O Akbar,” God is great, on …

Where to: let out your inner geek

View Let Your Inner Geek Out in a larger map Just 15 years ago having a collection of comic books, playing with action figures, and spending hours on a video game would have labeled someone a geek, an outsider. Nowadays, you see rappers putting their…

Where to: relax around CSUN

Finding a place to relax around CSUN is so simple. With the San Fernando Valley heat fixed onto CSUN, some want to spend their time on campus in comfortable outdoor and indoor environments. I have found some places students will love to relax at. In…

Russian Language Immersion Program readies students to study in Russia

CSUN graduate dies in his sleep from an enlarged heart

Emotional California Faculty Association meeting brings reality of budget cuts to light

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