West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval Yearning for an exciting, inexpensive Halloween idea this year? Look no further than the world-renowned West Hollywood Halloween Costume Carnaval. Experience Halloween like a kid again. Dress up and join the masses parading down Santa Monica Boulevard. The five-hour masquerade starts at 6 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 31 and officially ends at 11 p.m., but Santa Monica Boulevard will remain closed from Doheny Drive to La Cienega Boulevard until 6 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1. West… Read more

Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights offers several blood curdling mazes, rides and scare zones that mix spine-chilling thrills with popular films. The attractions include six mazes, three rides, and four scare zones. The mazes are based on the movies: The Thing, Hostel, House of 1000 Corpses, and The Wolfman. Two other non-movie related mazes are influenced by shock-rocker Alice Cooper’s twisted mind and “La Llorona,” an urban legend about a mother who drowned her children… Read more

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Dressed in suits and with instruments in tune, 23 college students took center stage and prepared to play before the crowd in the USU Plaza del Sol Performance Hall on Oct. 6. The light reflecting off their polished brass added to the anticipation as they waited for the director to motion their start. As the music began to flow seamlessly and the melodies started to harmonize, the director stepped aside and allowed the students to take it away, returning occasionally… Read more

A shy guy who barely talks is able to fill in the blanks to a song. A girl who never spoke blurted out the word flowers. A young man who needs physical help is now able to move his head side-to-side on his own. After only a few sessions of hands-on music therapy with Thomas Newbold, music therapy graduate student, patients’ motor skills have increased. “It gives you a sense of feeling that you are doing something important and worthwhile,”… Read more

Clarification 10/18: The original article lacked context of Shanique Cruther’s comment as to why toothpaste was the required donation for the bus ride.  AIDS/HIV patients have a lowered immune system, which in turn, can make them more susceptible to contracting thrush, a yeast infection that develops in the mouth, causing a bad odor.   Despite the early morning haze, over 300 CSUN students and volunteers gathered together at 7 a.m. Sunday to join 30,000 others help end the fight against… Read more