>>>CORRECTION: The article reads that “students should have at least a 3.5 GPA.” It should read, “Often, students should have a minimum of a 2.0 GPA to qualify for a majority of the CSUN scholarships.”<<<   Scholarships are a way for students to take some of the financial burden out of their often hectic university life. When it comes to CSUN, there is no shortage of available scholarships to students. The Scholarship Department oversees 308 on-campus scholarships with a wide… Read more

Budget cuts have affected more than just students trying to crash classes.  Administration has felt the pinch and are making changes to save resources and make them stretch. In January the governor’s office released the 2011-12 budget for the CSU system which called for an 18 percent reduction in state support.  Translated to monetary terms, about $500 million that has been cut. Each college and department on campus has been affected differently by the financial strain. All personal printers were… Read more

  Associated Students passed a resolution in July objecting to Gov. Jerry Brown’s recent budget approval that would cut at least $650 million from the CSU. A.S. has been historically politically neutral, but this administration sent a message to Sacramento and CSU leaders condemning cuts to higher education and suggesting the state look at other options instead of cutting funding for the CSU and UC systems. “This year (A.S.) decided that the cuts in higher education have much more significance… Read more

Updated 7/2 Gov. Jerry Brown signed a balanced budget that will reduce state funding to the California State University by at least $150 million Thursday and will likely lead to tuition hikes for fall 2011. The additional $150 million will come on top of $500 million in cuts enacted in March, totaling $650 million. CSUN anticipates their share of the cuts to be about $46 million, according to the campus budget webpage. CSU Board of Trustees will meet July 12… Read more

Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a budget proposal drafted by Democrats in the Legislature last Thursday that would cut billions in state funding, including an additional $150 million from the CSU. Senate Bill 69 and Assembly Bill 98 were sent back to the Legislature without approval from Brown after the budget was found to be unbalanced, continuing big deficits for years to come and adding billions of dollars of new debt, he said in a statement. Chancellor Charles Reed agreed the… Read more

The California State University (CSU) announced an extra $50 million will be added to $500 million in budget decreases among the 23 CSU campuses. These extra costs are being made because of mandatory costs such as energy and employee health premiums according to Erik Fallis, media  relations specialist for the CSU. “The CSU doesn’t have direct control. We have to pay those things regardless of what the availability of budget is,” Fallis said. He added that Chancellor Charles Reed has… Read more

Lately, I can’t help but picture this giant, animalistic creature of barbaric characteristics stomping around California snatching each and every communitycollege and university in its path, ripping the foundations of these institutions straight up off the ground, and taking bite after bite before swallowing us all whole. As our pocketbooks have recently made us realize, a 5 percent increase in tuition fees for the Fall 2010 semester is only the beginning of a long journey backwards. We’re being robbed by,… Read more