For at least the third time in a row Associated Student elections encountered technical difficulties which caused the Elections Committee to suspend the elections and void all the ballots.' A.S. is opting for paper ballot voting next month because they couldn't guarantee the integrity of the votes, they said.

The Associated Student Senate elections were for the first time completely electronic and according to officials no major issues occurred. This election was expected to produce a higher informed voter turnout.

She took comfort in the fact that she would receive financial aid, but the aid was denied as the California State University coped with the increase in fees, high enrollment and a budget $100 million short of what the CSU expected to be funded. Heartfield is now paying her tuition out-of-pocket.

A two-part recommendation, introduced by the Internal Affairs committee of Associated Students, to potentially increase the stipend Senators receive was passed by the student government.

After publishing her new book, 'Mexico Armado' at the beginning of last year, Mexican journalist Laura Castellanos visited CSUN on Thursday, Oct. 2. She not only discussed her book, experiences covering the Zapatistas, an indigenous autonomous group, and the student protests of the 60s, but her experiences as a journalist in Mexico.

The Associated Students Internal Affairs Committee is considering a resolution that would raise the stipend that senators and chairpersons receive for their duties by $50. The Central American United Student Association also requested $1,000, which was reduced to $700 because $300 that had previously been given was not accounted for due to a clerical error.

In the wake of several student deaths, Dr. Mark Stevens, director of University Counseling Services, explains the importance of reaching out for help even if you don't necessarily think you're affected.

Almost two weeks to the day she passed away, family, friends and professors gathered at the dorms for a night vigil honoring the memory of Aida Magdaleno.

Henry Fernandez finds it funny how his short time in Scotland inspired him to write a script for a film based in his native East Los Angeles, but it makes sense to him.

Apart from allocating money to clubs, organization's and themselves Associated Students is working to increase voter turnout for the November elections by registering voters.

As the investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board continues, the agency is narrowing the blame of the Metrolink accident to human error.

While allocating club funds is nothing new for A.S. it doesn't mean the discussion doesn't get heated.