Free In-N-Out burgers, carnival games, a live DJ, a performance by a CSUN student band and the chance to win great prizes, such as an iPad, will take place at the fifth annual Welcome All Matadors Festival (WAM). WAM will take place today at the Residential Hall Sports Lawn from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. The festival, which is hosted by University Student Union (USU) is an attempt to welcome students back to CSUN, said Jajrup Singh, event assistant for… Read more

Music Night is an event where students can take the stress off their day and enjoy the sounds of local bands. The event for this semester will be held from 8-10 pm on Thursday March 25 in the Games Room at the USU. Music Night will feature a band called The Catch and Waves whose music mostly revolves around Funk, Rock, and Jazz, said commercial services assistant Sophia Powell. The band is comprised of six members: bassist Charles Derek Beach;… Read more

A teenage boy sits on a stool with a guitar controller in hand and across his lap as he successfully hits the last notes of “Hot for Teacher” by Van Halen, becoming CSUN’s Guitar Hero champion. Alec Castillo, a 13-year-old 8th grader from Canyon Hills Junior High in Chino Hills has won this semester’s CSUN Guitar Hero competition held in the Games Room of the University Student Union (USU). “I’ve done it a few times” said Castillo, a national finalist… Read more

Kimberly Krieger, staff reporter Juana Esquivel, staff reporter Rachel Silverman, a 19-year-old modern Jewish studies major, approached the microphone with her head held high. Then, with the poise and grace of lead singer Freddy Mercury, she belted out “Somebody to Love” by Queen. “I did splits on the stage, which was awkward,” said Silverman, who ended her Queen routine sitting on the pool table, singing without the aid of a microphone. Silverman was participating in a karaoke event that goes… Read more

Students who participate in the University Student Union’s (USU) billiards tournament will have double the chance of winning after they are entered in a raffle for participating. The tournament begins Wednesday, Feb. 3 at 4 p.m. and will run weekly until April 27 in the Games Room. “It is just like an extended program for our CSUN students that are down there hanging out,” said Jeremy Hamlett, USU commercial services manager. “We are just trying to find a way to… Read more