CFA votes to ratify bargaining agreement with CSU
November 10, 2014
>>CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly stated the CSU Board of Trustees set to vote on the CFA agreement on Nov. 13, rather than Nov. 12. The tentative agreement between the California Faculty Association (CFA) and the California State University (CSU) was ratified by CFA...
Patience key in historic Lakers losing streak
November 5, 2014
The Los Angeles Lakers have a worse record than the Philadelphia 76ers, who lost 26 straight games last season. That’s one of those I-Never-Thought-I’d-Say-That-Out-Loud types of statements. With their loss to the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday, the Lakers are 0-5 to start the season. Other winless t...
In Taylor we trust
October 29, 2014
There was a lot of hoopla made when Taylor Swift announced back in August that she would be abandoning her country ways and making the full transition to pop with her new album, “1989.” With the announcement came the release of “Shake It Off,” the first single off the album, and specul...
California Faculty Association reaches tentative agreement for new contract
October 23, 2014
The California Faculty Association (CFA) reached a tentative agreement for a new three-year contract on Oct. 17. Members of the CFA will be able to vote on the agreement between Nov. 1 and Nov. 9, according to the CFA website. The agreement increases salary by 1.6 percent for all faculty, according to...
Early 2000s rock is here to stay: New Found Glory/Yellowcard album reviews
October 10, 2014
New Found Glory, “Resurrection,” Hopeless Records With their new album “Resurrection,” New Found Glory (NFG) has resurrected not only their career, but everything we love about early 2000s punk rock. In their first record since 2011’s “Radiosurgery,” Jordan Pundik (vocal...
Supreme court indecision fails to put a hot topic to rest
October 9, 2014
Thanks to the Supreme Court, same-sex couples in much of the United States still won’t be able to get married. On Monday, the court decided not to hear cases involving same-sex marriage for five states: Indiana, Utah, Oklahoma, Virginia and Wisconsin, according to the New York Times. The ban ...
Eucalyptus Hall evacuated due to ventilation failure
September 25, 2014
>>CORRECTION: An earlier version of this story incorrectly reported the ventilation failure as a gas leak. A ventilation failure at Eucalyptus Hall caused the entire building to be evacuated on Thursday. In room 2302, students were working on an experiment involving am...
Matadome is the new Blacktop
September 18, 2014
The new floor of the Matadome was introduced to the faculty and staff on Thursday, Sept. 18 with the Blacktop at the Matadome event. Brandon Martin, director of intercollegiate athletics, suggested the event was an important step in bringing the entire CSUN community together. “We’re one ...
Educational Opportunity Program celebrates 45 years on campus
September 16, 2014
Students played games and ate food in celebration of the 45th anniversary of the Educational Opportunity Program (EOP) today. Jose Luis Vargas, director of EOP, spoke at the event and said it’s important not only to celebrate the progress made with the EOP program, but to sustain that progress...
Matafest informs students about USU services
August 28, 2014
CSUN’s 2014-15 academic year kicked off Thursday with Matafest, an event geared toward welcoming the students to the campus and also providing information about services offered by the University Student Union (USU). Despite 90-plus degree weather, hundreds of students attended the ev...
It’s time for the Lakers to part ways with Pau Gasol
April 14, 2014
It’s about time, Pau. For the first time in the last four years, Los Angeles Lakers forward Pau Gasol stood up for himself. He finally stuck it to the Lakers organization, which has treated him worse than dirt since the 2009-2010 championship season. The team has cobwebbed Gasol’s mind with trade talks, hir...
