With St. Patrick’s Day approaching, CSUN students are probably wondering how to celebrate this cultural and religious holiday. Rather than celebrating with the traditional green beer, step out to see what CSUN, Northridge and the Los Angeles community have to offer. But first, it’s important to recognize why St. Patrick’s day is celebrated and who he was. This day marks the day the patron saint of Ireland, Saint Patrick, died. The Irish attend church in the morning to honor the… Read more

“Would you like a safety escort tonight?” This is a typical question that Peter Sanchez asks his fellow CSUN students during the week. Sanchez, a sophomore sociology major, has been working as a community service assistant, under the CSUN Matador Patrol for a little over a year. As an assistant coordinator of the CSA, Sanchez wanders around campus on the lookout for suspicious people, or students and faculty who are alone and may feel unsafe. “Having safety escorts benefit students… Read more

This is a response from Campuses Organized and United for Good Health (COUGH) Northridge to the opinion piece that was written by Joelle Katz in the Daily Sundial on January 30, 2012 titled “Non-smoker says: Don’t ban smoking!” With the recently passed mandate requiring that all University of California facilities be smoke free by 2014, it is evident that there is a national trend for colleges and universities to adopt tobacco-free policies. As part of the CSU system, we have… Read more

In January, many people were wondering when gas prices would stop climbing and stabilize before hitting $4 per gallon. The answer came in February, when prices continued to climb instead of evening out or lowering. According to AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge Report, a comprehensive nationwide fuel price survey, the record high for gas prices, recorded in 2008, was nearly $4.63 per gallon. Prices seem to be heading back there again, with the current price for Los Angeles County at $4.32…. Read more

Jodi Johnson had her life all mapped out after she graduated high school. She would apply to Cal State Northridge, enter as a pre-med student, and graduate with a bachelor of medical science degree. But an injury changed Johnson’s plans for good and took her in an unexpected direction. Shortly after Johnson graduated high school in West Milton, Ohio and transferred to CSUN as a pre-med student she badly injured her knee in an accident. “I had to have nine… Read more

  There are many places to eat on and off campus, but choosing places that have healthy offerings is a different story.  March is National Nutrition Month and this week is National Eating Disorder Awareness week and therefore the perfect time to focus on what healthy and nutritious options are available right at CSUN. Throughout campus there are fast food chains and non-brand name food vendors that all have options for students to create a healthy diet. Ellen Bauersfeld, a… Read more

The University Student Union will host the Hollywood Swingin dance event Friday from 9 p.m. to midnight in the Grand Salon, University Student Union (USU). The event will take place during the 1920s through the 1950s time period, and students will be welcomed to wear theme-appropriate time-period costumes for the occasion. Students can wear any outfit that compliments the swing era, said Rosa Torres, a USU events assistant. “Outfits ranging from flapper dresses to zoot suits will be great costumes… Read more