Australian band, Children Collide, played Silverlake’s Spaceland club on June 11, 2009 promoting their debut album, The Long Now, during their North American tour. Children Collide is Johnny Mackay (vocals/guitars), Heath Crawley (bass), and Ryan Caesar (drums). Children Collide’s influence comes from bands in the early to mid 90’s. “We all meet in the middle with Sonic Youth and early The Cure. People throw Nirvana at us a bit,” says Mackay. The members of the band have traveled far from… Read more

Interview with student emmy winner Nicole Taubman, 24, recently won first place in the music video category at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Foundation’s 30th College Television Awards for her piece featuring the band Mechanical Hands Electric Heart, which she produced.The video was chosen from more than 700 entries. According to Taubman, walking the red carpet, having her photo taken and being treated like a celebrity was a new experience, but one she could grow accustomed to. “This… Read more

For the incoming freshman, stepping foot at a new campus can mean making new friends and finding out how to release the stresses from a demanding college course load. Getting a gym membership is a good way to take care of both. “One of the biggest things of working or even joining the gym is that you become popular,” said Aron Tiongco, shift supervisor for the Fitness Center, located at the University Student Union. “It’s funny how many head nods… Read more

“Start early, get connected, make a plan, finish ahead.” This is the motto at CSUN’s Career Center. The Career Center’s purpose is to help new, continuing and graduated students find jobs and internships. But, it is not only for students who are on track to a specific career. It is also there for students during their college infancies. “Everything over here is beneficial in a way,” said Raghupreet Singh, a peer educator at the Career Center. “When [students] come here,… Read more