CSUN is the only CSU that does not have an electronic wait list for students wishing to add classes, but this will soon change. A.S. passed a resolution drafted by Senator Cinzia Lettieri urging CSUN to implement an electronic wait list on CSUN’s Portal streamlining the process for students looking to add classes, Tuesday. “We are the only cal state to not have an online wait list, it’s kind of embarrassing,” Lettieri said. According to Lettieri, Santa Monica College sends… Read more

After a semester-long hiatus, CSUN’s news and public affairs program, On Point, is back on the air. Taped every Tuesday, the 30-minute program offers more in-depth coverage of individual topics than the average news program allows. “Normally, in local news, you have a minute or two to cover a story,” said CSUN journalism professor Sally Turner, who oversees the production of the program. “What we do that’s a little different is take one story for a half hour and try… Read more

>>>UPDATE: The deadline for submissions has been extended to Tuesday, March 20, according to the C.A.P.T.U.R.E.D. Journal Facebook. You may also email submissions to CAPTUREDJOURNAL@gmail.com. One student journal publication at CSUN aims to spread social justice awareness through their work at C.A.P.T.U.R.E.D. (Creating  Awareness Productions Through Universal Research & Educational Documentaries) and is looking for additional entries to finish their second edition.. This year, the journal is offering CSUN students a chance to share their experiences and work that showcases, promotes… Read more

Free tax returns for low-income students and residents of the San Fernando Valley area are available through a student-run program at CSUN. CSUN’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) is designed to provide timely and relevant federal and state information to low-income individuals, senior citizens, non-English speakers and the disabled. The program, which emerged in 1971, aims to educate the culturally and linguistically diverse residents of the valley area of their tax rights and responsibilities. “It’s a good chance to give… Read more

Her first trip to Southeast Asia in 2009 had been planned as a typical college backpacking trip, but it would eventually alter the course of CSUN communications major Rona Attia’s life. Attia, 24, stumbled upon an orphanage near the town of Siem Reap in Cambodia during her trip, and she spent a day with the children.  Her trip ended and she returned back to school and work.  The memory of the orphanage nagged her, she said. “I started working in… Read more