The walls inside Room 130 in Jerome Richfield Hall are nearly completely covered with Chicana/o and Latina/o art, protest posters and photographs of demonstrating social justice activists who all happen to be young students. A red flag with the United Farm Workers’ black eagle in the center hangs above a wide table where several MEChA students sit and talk. Among those is 27-year-old graduate student Lucia Laguna, a self-described veteran activist and community organizer with eight years of experience under… Read more

CSUN students are parking as far as three blocks away from campus to avoid purchasing parking permits and save money. Jorge Moraga, 23, a CSUN student double majoring in history and Central American studies, is among the students willing to walk more than 15 minutes to campus. The cost of a parking permit for a semester is $180, $360 per academic year or $6 for a day pass, according to the Parking Transportation Services & Special Events website. “I have… Read more

Deans and associate deans met with Vice Provost Cynthia Rawitch Monday to discuss the possibility of increasing the number of full-time equivalent students (FTES) to accommodate graduating seniors. The Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communications will begin to open seats today, said Robert Bucker, dean of the college. Emails circulating Monday requested deans and associate deans calculate the number of FTES needed to accommodate graduating seniors. The spring semester began with a 15-unit cap, and less class seats… Read more

Music is 27-year-old Arsi Nami’s passion, and he wants to share that passion with the world. Despite his growing  international success  as a singer and songwriter of world rhythms, eurodance and electronica music, Nami came to CSUN in 2009 to study music therapy. Three years ago, Nami witnessed patients being treated with music therapy while visiting his brother in the hospital who was receiving treatment for cancer.  Nami was attending Santa Monica College’s music program, and when he found out… Read more

More than 70 CSUN students led by members of Central American United Student Association, Students for Quality Education and MEChA marched through campus protesting in response to CSUN’s decision to only allow graduating seniors to get permission numbers to add classes. “I want to see clarity as to what’s going on,” said Osvaldo Ortiz, 22, a member of CAUSA who led the march. “It’s frustrating.  We want cooperation from the administration—to actually have a dialogue with students.” The protest later… Read more

Students have turned to alternative methods of purchasing textbooks to offset the high cost of a college education. Among the many methods preferred by students are textbook rentals, using e-books and shopping at online bookstores, such as Amazon or Chegg, all offering textbooks at discounted rates. One method that some students have turned to is the rental system, which provides students the option to rent a book and return it at the end of the semester. Rent-A-Text, the rental system… Read more