AS holds open forum for proposed fee, one student shows up
Only one student attended the Associated Students (AS) open-forum to discuss the possibility of a new $4 student fee to fund the California State Student Association (CSSA), a group that advocates for CSU students in legislative affairs. Frankie Vasquez, a sociology major, attended the meeting for an extra credit assignment. Despite being a graduating senior, […]
Unified We Serve talks ‘TRASH’ and promotes sustainability awareness
Students participated in activities to promote awareness of sustainability on campus and their everyday lives, at the Let’s Talk TRASH (Together Rise and Serve Humanity) event held at the USU yesterday. Unified We Serve transformed the USU into a festival of sustainability. Booths lined the Plaza Del Sol with activities and crafts to provide students […]
Students, staff talk what college means to their lives, careers
It is no secret that attending a degree-granting university benefits students in the long run when it comes to monetary factors. But a recent study by the Pew Research Center suggests that a college education leads students to many other benefits in addition to earnings. Forty-five percent of millennials end up married if they earned a […]
A starter guide for students interested in Zipcar service on campus
Kenneth Premo, manager of support services at the Associated Students office on campus, said Zipcar has been a long time coming. “Our campus student housing doesn’t have any r0eally good way to get students to a grocery store… and the bus systems don’t go directly where people would like,” said Premo. The service offers members […]
AS honors men’s soccer team, introduces water refilling stations
The men’s soccer team attended the Associated Students (AS) meeting on Monday to accept a bouquet of roses for winning first place at the Big West Conference Tour. The team finished with a 15-7-1 record, matching their Division 1 record. In September, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) ranked the CSUN NCAA Men’s Soccer team […]
CSUN Students for Israel ask AS to help prevent further discrimination
Representatives from the CSUN Students for Israel (CSI) attended the Associated Students (AS) meeting on Monday to call attention to an incident last November in which they say hate speech was used. The incident occurred in November 2013 when the students noticed words written in chalk on Matador Walk, which they said were anti-Israeli. Hillel […]
AS approves funding for organizations, appoints new senators
Associated Students met for the second time today and voted on allocating funds to various clubs and organizations. The organization that received the most funding was the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE). They received $9000 to help build a Formula SAE race car and enter it into a race in April. AS President Brian Woolett […]
AS suggests student fee increase for state organization
Associated Students (AS) discussed a proposed increase in funding for the California State Student Association (CSSA) at their meeting on Tuesday. CSSA is an organization made up of AS presidents from the 23 campuses of the California State University (CSU) system. According to their website, CSSA is one of the oldest statewide associations in the […]
Student protest, petition spark officials to add tickets, extra graduation day
CSUN graduates will now be allowed to request seven tickets instead of four to invite guests to their commencement ceremonies in May after a decision was reached by university officials in December of last year. In addition, one day was added to the commencement schedule in order to separate some of the individual college ceremonies. Members […]
Students express frustration about graduation changes at A.S. open forum
Dozens of students expressed disappointment in the graduation changes that will affect the 2014 commencement ceremonies during a public forum on Monday at the Associated Students (A.S.) weekly senate meeting. A.S. held the forum to hear student feedback on the commencement changes, which will provide each graduating student a maximum of four tickets and two […]
A.S. grants nearly $5,000 to university organizations
Associated Students (A.S.) allocated money to three different organizations during Monday’s meeting. They allocated $1,025 to Pi Kappa Phi for their “War of Roses” event. According to Pi Kappa Phi’s website, this event is a weeklong competition between all of the sororities on campus, with a winner crowned in the end. A.S. also allocated $545 […]
CSU Chancellor White speaks at A.S. meeting
Associated Student (A.S.) welcomed CSU Chancellor Timothy P. White to their weekly senate meeting on Monday morning. Upon entering, White was met by A.S. President Chris Woolett, who introduced the chancellor to the board and reassured him that CSUN is unlike any other CSU. “As you will see throughout the day, CSUN is very unique […]