CSUN’s Japanese traditional drumming group Jishin Taiko will hold its fifth annual Spring Concert this Sunday. “Taiko is not something you hear or see, it is something you feel,” said Gisselle Jaen, one of the performing members who is also in charge of the group’s fundraising. The concert will serve as a celebration of the all the member’s hard work throughout the year as well as a farewell to retiring members. The concert will also showcase new members who will… Read more

Juliet Aylmer pointed to a picture above her desk. It is a black and white picture of a couple kissing in England. Behind them the popular clock tower, Big Ben, is easily distinguished. The couple met while studying abroad in England, Aylmer said. The man in the picture is a CSUN student who studied abroad in England and met a French resident. This is one of the many stories shared by Juliet Aylmer, the Study Abroad and National Student Exchange… Read more

The CTVA department held their annual senior film showcase at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in North Hollywood.   The event was hosted by actress Jenna Elfman, who is best known for her role in television series “Dharma & Greg,” and actor Louis Gossett who won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in “An Officer and a Gentleman.” The films chosen to appear that evening were judged by a panel of professionals. Four senior student directors had… Read more

With a team that lost seven seniors and an All-American goaltender from last year’s year squad, this season was not supposed to be as successful, but the Matadors exceeded expectations and finsihed No. 2 in the Big West. Unfortunately that was short lived as No. 6 Long Beach State upset CSUN in the semifinals at the Big West Tournament in Santa Barbara, California. With the win within reach to play in the championship game for a second time in two… Read more

The sinking in the Big West Conference standings continues and time is an enemy at this point as the Cal State Northridge baseball team prepares for the final month of the season. A good start to a promising season with a new coaching staff has been recently marred by a funk that has been impossible to shake. The funk can best be characterized by inconsistent play on both sides of the ball as the Matadors have lost 17 of 22… Read more

CSUN  will be playing the last series of the season at Matador Diamond this weekend, where four graduating seniors will be honor prior to the series finale this weekend against UC Riverside. “Were definitely ready to play UCR a big rival game for us. Last season, it got pretty intense between us, a lot of trash talk was going on,” pitcher Hannah Fraijo said. “The team is working hard concentrating on getting better at the little things.” Northridge can still… Read more

The CSUN police department was re-accredited on Monday by a professional association committee that decided the enforcement agency is up to par with professional standards. A team from the International Association of Campus Law Enforcement Administrators (IACLEA) visited campus and reviewed aspects of the police department on the week of March 20. The inspectors evaluated areas such as fiscal management, department policies, criminal investigation, organization of department and administration, staff procedures, and many more. CSUN Police Capt. Scott G. Vanscoy and Chief… Read more

A.S. Academic Affairs Committee is drafting a proposal that will be submitted to legislative officials across California in response to the refusal by legislatures to include a tax-extension measure on the June ballot. Some of the funds from those hypothetical tax extensions would be used to close a $26.6 billion state deficit and siphoned to the CSU system wto avoid further budget cuts. “Our resolution states CSUN’s support of including tax extensions on the (fall) ballot,” said Johnathan Polus, chair… Read more

California State University, Northridge will honor retiring jazz band director, and Music Industry Studies instructor, Joel Leach, with a tribute concert. “Through the Years…” will be held at the Plaza Del Sol performance hall, in the University Students Union. Put together by jazz band co-directors, Gary Pratt and Matt Harris, the concert will honor Leach who, after 26 years, will retire at the end of the year. The concert is intended to pay tribute to Leach, who was inducted to… Read more