Students can learn about CSUN’s study abroad program, dine on international foods and obsrve  photographs taken by students during Wednesday’s USU-sponsored Annual Study Abroad Fair in the Northridge center. “The most important thing is that students sign up for an information session with me,” said Juliet Aylmer, event coordinator. CSUN’s study abroad program has run for about 25 years, Alymer said, and she has been heading the operation for the last four. Representatives from all over the country that offer… Read more

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

Plaza del Sol will soon be brought up to date with its campus companion, the VPAC, after USU board of directors voted Monday to replace the hall’s 500 chairs and renovate the lobby. The renovation of the entire hall and lobby was already passed by the university, but the USU is financially responsible for the chairs, said Colin Donahue, assistant vice president of facilities development and operations. The total cost for both the renovation of the hall and the lobby… Read more

To help students study and suffer less stress  before final exams, the University Student Union (USU) is hosting Up All Night, which began Sunday and goes through Thursday. Up All Night is set up in the (USU) for finals week. Anyone who attends will be able to use study rooms, enjoy free snacks and massages, and receive a study kit. There will also be fun activities and areas to unwind with fellow students during quick brakes from books and notes…. Read more

University Student Union officials and CSUN police will be meeting to discuss a series of incidents that occurred at Matador Nights on April 23. One of the incidents was a confrontation that brought the event to an early end. “We have issues almost every year,” CSUN police Chief Anne P. Glavin said. “This is an event that can’t seem to rise above its own problems. No matter what we do to tweak it from previous years, we continue to have… Read more

University Student Union (USU) board of directors allocated space in the student union for a veterans’ resource center, bicycle co-op and an LGBTQ resource center, the representatives of which appeared in droves to the make their case before the board Monday. The tenants must submit a detailed plan to manage their new locations and secure funding by December of this year to secure the spaces they were given, said Executive Director Debra Hammond. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer (LGBTQ) Resource… Read more

A fight at Matador Nights at about 12:20 a.m., April 23, brought the festivities to an early end. Two unidentified male suspects were apprehended by police. One was knocked unconcious for about 10 minutes before he revived. CSUN police has told festival goers to evacuate. USU Matador Nights is open to CSUN students as well as one guest with college I.D. per CSUN student.  This was the 15th installment of Matador Nights and it was scheduled to end at 1… Read more

Wailing guitars and soaring vocals filled the University Student Union Thursday at noon when local progressive rock band Vas Defrans played USU’s Plaza del Sol. The show was part of the USU’s Noontime Concerts series, in which local musicians showcase their music. “I think it will definitely just get us more of a fan base,” said lead singer Vincent Coleman. “It will give us an opportunity to connect to more people.” The gig drew about 10 to 15 onlookers.