A.S. kicked off its two-day election Tuesday morning with a higher-than-expected voter turnout. As of 8 p.m. Tuesday, 1,133 students had voted in the election, said Dan Monteleone, A.S. assistant director of elections. “It’s way over our expectations,” said Raunika Nayyar, A.S. director of elections. The campus voting booths are open from 8 a.m. until 7 p.m., but students can vote from any computer 24 hours a day, Nayyar said. The election runs through 7 p.m. today. The booths are… Read more

California Senators Barbara Boxer and Dianne Feinstein will make a campaign stop at CSUN Friday afternoon in the USU’s Grand Salon. The event, will be hosted by CSUN’s Young Democrats. Nareg Babaians, vice president–elect of the Young Democrats, said representatives from Boxer’s campaign team contacted CSUN in an effort to include the campus in their San Fernando Valley campaign for next week’s election. “They want to engage and encourage young voters,” Babaians said. He said the free event, which begins… Read more

One more Associated Students (A.S.) senate seat opened up as the lone Health and Human Development senator resigned, bringing the senate vacancy total to 12. Eboni Blanche sent an email to A.S., notifying them of her resignation. Blanche refused to comment for this story. Her e-mail read as follows: “It has been a pleasure working with all of you the past few months, but unfortunately due to some personal reasons, I am resigning from my seat as Senator. Please do… Read more