Some bad travel experiences can turn into funny stories to laugh about for years. Others can make you appreciate life a little more, as did freshman Zalina Abner’s travel experience. While riding the Antelope Valley train back home from visiting family the business and marketing major witnessed a terrible incident. As the train made a slight turn Abner caught a glimpse of the front of the train and saw a man jumping to his death onto the tracks. Abner remembers… Read more

Couchsurfing.org melds travel and social media in a way that saves tourists money on accommodations while making new friends. The website allows people from all over the world to become members of the social networking site and to have interactive conversations about where they live or where they would like to travel. Members are encouraged to post information about great restaurants, tourist sites, activities near their homes and most importantly—offer couch-space for tourists. If a member wants to visit a… Read more

CSUN’s Jewish studies program is organizing a two-week trip this summer to explore the history and culture of Poland. Students will have the opportunity to visit major cities including Warsaw, Lodz, Auschwitz and Krakow from June 26 to July 10. Guided tours and excursions will introduce historic buildings, museums, castles and other sites. The trip will be led by history professor Donal O’Sullivan and two sociology professors, Helen Dosik and Terry Hatkoff. O’Sullivan is no stranger to study trips abroad. … Read more

A New York musician played the classical tunes of a violin on a stage. The artist then paused for a moment, brought his violin down to his waist and started rapping into the microphone. The musician, Svet Radoslavof, was one of many artists who took the stage at the Los Angeles Times travel convention to promote global awareness through the arts. The Los Angeles Times Travel and Adventure Show was held at the Los Angeles Convention center. The travel convention… Read more

The residents at the University Park Apartments on campus have experienced a rash of burglaries that have alarmed students, CSUN police and the housing staff. However, this is not a new problem. The latest incident in which a bedroom window was pried open before the room was ransacked and electronics were stolen, took place March 17. Three other dormitories were burglarized this month. There were 27 burglaries on the first floor of the dormitories in 2010. “We obviously have a… Read more

With great flexibility, movement and an array of music, Aszure Barton and Artists left the audience of their VPAC show on Saturday mesmerized by their stunning modern dance performance. Aszure Barton, a Canada native, is the founder and director of the Aszure Barton & Artists dance project, currently based in New York. Since its formation in 2002, this performance team has become an internationally recognized group, known for their arresting choreography for stage and film. The 105-minute show Saturday was… Read more

A YouTube video will be the new form of the Associated Students’ Town Hall meeting this semester. Westin Yacoubian, business management major, thinks going virtual is good. “Virtual meetings I think are a lot better because of the fact that you can get so many people together so quickly in one place,” said Westin Yacoobian, business management major. A.S. president Conor Lansdalesaid there were two major problems with having the town hall meetings in person. “For one thing, students always… Read more

In the middle of the orange grove, there is a pond. In that pond there is a population of red-eared slider-turtles. Biology 512, taught by Robert Espinoza, is a class on herptology, or the study of reptiles and amphibians. The class went out to capture, measure, tag, mark, log, and release the animals on Thursday. “We want to get as many (as we can) if not all the turtles today, so that we can actually compare data, and do a… Read more