Fashion makes the world go round, and with winter around the corner, it’s time to revamp the wardrobe. If you’re lucky enough to not have spent all of your funds on tuition, perhaps you can even purchase a new piece or two to add to the fashion collection that is your wardrobe. With that, let the winter fashion trends begin. Androgyny Androgynous style has been seeping it’s way into the forefront of fashion for some time now, but has found… Read more
Best desserts Sweet Harts 13704 Ventura Blvd. Sherman Oaks, CA 91423 (818) 788-5004 Hours: Sun. – Thur.: 11 a.m. – 10 p.m. Fri. – Sat.: 11 a.m. – 11:30 p.m. As soon as you step into this sugar dreamland you are greeted by the sweet aroma of delicious baked goods. Sweet Harts offers a variety of tasty desserts including self-serve frozen yogurt, gelato and an assortment of baked goods which are sure to satisfy any craving. The staff is friendly… Read more
Sauntering down the hallway in black, with a later-to-be discussed vintage black jacket decorated with gold sequins and beads, Jessica Bley, CSUN apparel design and merchandising major, stood with confidence and a smile that never disappeared. Ever since she was a little girl, fashion was her top interest and although she didn’t know it at the time, it also ran through her blood. “One day I saw my mom watching a runway show on TV and I just said, ‘That’s… Read more
CSUN professor of religious studies Mutombo Nkulu-N’Sengha’s collection of melancholic poems, “Bela-Wenda: Voices From the Heart of Africa,” tell vivid tales of human vigor and ambition through the eyes of afflicted Congolese villagers. Originally written in French, the poems capture a genuine African aura as they blend powerful emotions with burlesque humor. The poems brood over the despair caused by dictatorial regimes, shattered American dreams and the seemingly impossible struggle to obtain world peace. Nkulu-N’Sengha, who was born in the… Read more
The lights on the Plaza del Sol stage came on Tuesday evening to illuminate the smiling faces and dancing feet of students and faculty from the CSUN Department of Kinesiology. The department premiered their fall dance concert, Colaboratoria, to an eager audience. The concert is a showcase of student and faculty dances that have taken months of work to present. Going from the dance studio to stage, students participated in choreographing and performing original pieces. This is the first year… Read more
The CSUN theatre department’s production of Bertolt Brecht’s classic “Caucasian Chalk Circle” opens Friday, Nov. 18 in the VPAC’s Experimental Theatre. “Caucasian Chalk Circle,” based on a Chinese parable of two women who claim one child as their own, is one of experimental playwright Bertolt Brecht’s most well-known pieces. “Brecht was a game-changer of play writing,” said Bill Taylor, theatre manager. “He aimed to demystify theatre, and in the process he made it all the more magical.” The play has… Read more
The 45th annual CMA Awards at the Bridestone Arena in Nashville exploded within the first five seconds of the broadcast – literally. A much-hyped performance of “Footloose” by Blake Shelton and Kenny Loggins featured heavy and explosive pyrotechnics and a swarm of dancers, shimmying along to the countrified version of the cult classic song. Shelton and his wife, Miranda Lambert, won male and female Vocalist of the Year. The couple has now won the coveted award for two consecutive years…. Read more
It was dusk. The sunlight remaining in the day was about to fade as the black SUV rolled into the parking lot of a Hollywood lounge. “Sorry we’re a bit late,” said one of the representatives for Latin hip-hop duo, Serpientes Y Piramides (SYP), as they stepped out of the car. They had just finished two media interviews and they were onto their third. Serpientes Y Piramides (Serpents and Pyramids), in English, Juan Zarate, of Chicago, and Manuel Garcia, of… Read more
Five of Five (V/V) announced that Monroe, the Los Angeles-based alternative rock band, is its Artist of the Year for 2011-12. “We feel extremely honored to be chosen as the No. 1 band,” said the band in an email interview. “It feels like we just won a championship game.” Last Wednesday, four artists, meticulously chosen out of 70 submissions, battled it out for a one-year contract with CSUN’s music industry studies’ student-run entertainment label. “We competed against some very talented… Read more