Dancing in the Dark is the first in a series of dances and other fun events being brought to CSUN students by the University Student Union (USU) this school year. “This is an event to have students come and have a good time while two of the hottest DJ’s are mixing,” said Khushboo Ganwani, marketing assistant for the USU. Dancing in the Dark will have some of the hottest electronic music from DJ Avi D (from 9 p.m. to 11… Read more

President Barrack Obama and countless of celebrities have one. You network with friends and family through it. However, among the circle of your Facebook page visitors, there might be another member lurking through your profile you might feel uncertain about, your boss (or future boss in certain cases).   As thousands of students across the nation turn the tassel and graduate with degrees in hand this spring, many will seek employment. Others will be scavenging for summer jobs to comply… Read more

I was afraid that “The Social Network” (now available on DVD and Blu-Ray) would be just another documentary leeching off of the popularity of the latest big thing. Instead, the film has story substance and character development, although it’s not accurate enough to be a documentary. The film, which has been nominated for eight Oscars, including Best Picture, is a dark psychological drama loosely based on the court case involving the creation of Facebook, and the people who were involved… Read more

CSUN has no policy which prevents professors and students from being friends on Facebook. Steven Stepanek, chair and professor of the CSUN computer science department said that while there is no policy, there are university rules that transcend electronic media on what is appropriate and applicable. He added that it all depends on the content and what is being written. “I don’t believe there’s a problem between a professor and student befriending each other (on Facebook),” Stepanek said in a… Read more

Freshman Adam Weisberger said he has met many people since beginning his first year of college at CSUN. “Most of them actually are in my dorm or in my classes,” Weisberger said. Weisberger, 18, said he has mostly met his friends in his general education classes. The biology major said he has never become friends with someone for the sole reason that they share the same race as him. “It’s just their personality, they’re the best,” Weisberger said, adding that… Read more

You have a Facebook! I have a Facebook! Everyone has a Facebook! Okay, that’s quite cheesy and obviously an exaggeration. But almost everyone I know has a Facebook. We all know the purpose of Facebook is so that you can connect with your friends, talk with them, share photos and videos with them, so on so forth. It’s our form of entertainment. It’s even our reason for procrastinating on school work—that’s not something Facebook users can deny. Facebook, which launched… Read more

Facebook is reportedly testing a new feature which lets you subscribe to a particular user, according to a report from All Facebook. This means that at any time, you can get notifications as to what that user is doing—whether it is posting status updates or new content (photos, videos, links, etc…). By subscribing to a friend, you can know even more about him or her by what is posted. But why spend the time and money on this sort of… Read more

Modern technology is amazing. It’s helped to save lives, win wars and helped major networks choose the next biggest talent in this country. But the main use for technology that we have all come to embrace and rely on is something so medieval and so commonplace that I wonder if it’s more harmful than beneficial. Communication. The idea that human connection and interaction are disappearing was brought back to my attention during a recent adventure to the busy tourist-crowded streets… Read more