Getting the job of your dreams isn’t as easy as it sounds, even with a college degree, at least that is what Adriana Fonesca, 26, has found out since graduating from CSUN in Fall 2010. Fonesca graduated with a bachelor’s degree in animation and even after an 8-month internship with animation studio, Film Roman, she is still searching for a position where she can utilize her skills and follow her dreams. “They were going to offer me a job but… Read more

Although initiatives enacted by the university have increased graduation rates, CSUN’s rates are still low compared to other public universities. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported the national graduation rate for first time full-time students was 55.7 percent for the six-year period ending in 2009. CSUN’s graduation rate for the same six-year-period was 44 percent. In comparison, NCES reported that the graduation rates of nearby universities for the same six-year-period were higher with the exception of California State… Read more

A.S. passed a motion to exceed allocation limits and approved a $3,500 grant for the Black Graduation Committee by a vote of 14-1 Tuesday. Black Graduation, a CSUN event established in 1972, is a commencement ceremony used to highlight and celebrate the achievement of minority students, particularly African Americans. “This event caters to students and serves as inspiration,” said Ryan Mason, 22, Black Graduation Committee co-chair. “Most CSUN students are minorities, so this allows them to see students graduating who… Read more

I wish I could say I coined the phrase in that title. Actually, it was Mark Twain who penned it nearly one century ago. How relevant those words remain still today! Assuming I pass my classes this semester, I will be finished with my undergraduate work one week from today. I will receive my diploma shortly thereafter, and will participate in graduation ceremonies next spring. This is a moment all students await in earnest and, for those who have not… Read more

One week after Neal Winn, 30, graduated from Connecticut College in 2002, he was employed with the Hartford Insurance Group.  It took Winn a year before he realized insurance was not his business and set out to find a more interesting field to lend his skills. Within a few months, Winn was working at the Gersh Talent Agency in New York City. When that was no longer fulfilling, he left to produce freelance projects and entered the real estate market… Read more

Don’t have any regrets when you graduate. Take advantage of your freedoms and the diverse education while at CSUN. Photo Courtesy of Alexandra Chavez At the beginning of the year, I thought May would never come. I was ready for the end of the semester as soon as it began. The end is now six days away and among several thoughts I have, is “No, wait. Just one more day, please.” Am I anxious, fearful, or just excited by the… Read more

For graduating seniors, it’s the final stretch. Many students are currently looking for employment opportunities, hoping that the career-related activities completed on and off campus over the last few years will give them the edge needed over their competitors. Others may be taking this time to address the hollowness of their current resume by doing volunteer work in their field of interest or by means of an unpaid internship. However, while desperation to better future prospects may lead a senior… Read more

California State University (CSU) has introduced a graduation initiative that will help increase graduation rates amongst the 23 campuses by eight percent by 2016. Erik Fallis, the media relation’s specialist for the CSU system said the CSU has taken the  step of setting targets for addressing both the issues of graduation rate and achievement gap. According to the CSU Web site, the six-year graduation rate is about 46 percent and the goal is to ultimately raise that number to 54… Read more

Dear Bullfighters, American society is a mass of adult babies who want the future to spoon-feed them, coddle them, rock them to sleep, and pay their bills. It is time to wake up, children, take out the pacifier, climb out of the crib, rip off the diaper, fling its fecal contents right into the unblinking eye of this blatant façade of a properly functioning educational system, and give it pinkeye. Soon, in The Game of Life, along the highway during… Read more