Students, friends, family and children filled the Northridge Center in the University Student Union on Sunday in celebration of deaf culture. The National Center on Deafness (NCOD) hosted their fourth annual Sign n’ Run event and festival on Sunday. “We’re here to celebrate deaf culture, deaf people and sign language,” said Roz Rosen, director of NCOD. The day started off with face painting and children’s games like duck duck goose and tug-of-war. A Ronald McDonald impersonator also entertained the children… Read more

CSUN’s deaf studies department organized a cultural exchange and community service trip for students to Japan 2011. From Jan. 5 through Jan. 22 deaf studies professor Yoko Kobayashi and four deaf studies students traveled to study the culture and history of the country. The trip was possible with major funding provided by the Freeman Foundation, the Japan Foundation and CSUN. Besides sightseeing, the group attended multiple educational workshops and gave presentations about CSUN and the history of deaf studies in the… Read more

A CSUN Deaf Studies student, who just published a novel, hosted a presentation about her book at the National Center on Deafness on Friday. Leah Bornstein, 20, discussed her new book “Once Upon a Sunshine.” It is about three siblings who set out on a journey and meet vampires on their way. The author related many of the events in the book to real life situations she has faced. Bornstein said she grew up deaf, and often felt she could… Read more

Inside a garage filled with neighborhood kids, Lexi Marman first expressed her desire to stand out from the crowd. This month, she will get an opportunity to express herself again when she performs in the production of “The Adventures of Pinocchio” at Deaf West Theatre in North Hollywood. As a former Miss Deaf CSUN who went on to win the Miss Deaf California pageant, Marman has been in the spotlight before. When she graduated from CSUN in 2006, she became… Read more

Silent applause and screams poured out the doors of Plaza del Sol Friday night as judges crowned this year’s Miss Deaf CSUN 2011. Freshman psychology major, Janel Schmidt, from Fremont, kicked off the pageant with the talent portion of the competition, with a dance performance to Britney Spears’ “Lucky.” Brandon Marin and Spencer Montan served as the pageant’s masters of ceremonies. “I’m speechless, no, I’m sign-less,” they said. Schmidt was not the only contestant that showed impressive talent that night…. Read more

Dear Editor, I am a student in a COMS 356 class with two deaf students.  Throughout this semester these students have been without an interpreter for five out of the 12 class meetings.  I have watched their frustration and emotions overwhelm them to the point of walking out of class in tears.  This makes me feel guilty. As a hearing student that I am able to keep up with the curriculum and they are falling behind at no fault of… Read more

The Northridge Review is CSUN’s homegrown literary magazine, which is published every semester. Pieces such as poetry, fiction, play, essay and artworks are reviewed by the English 412 class, which is run by Mona Houghton. Students, current and former, professors, and people from the greater Northridge community can contribute and submit their work. “It is a showcase for the creative work taking place at CSUN,” James Bezerra, creative writing major, said. Bezerra is the senior editor for the Northridge Review…. Read more