As an avid follower of the 2008 presidential campaign, I waited anxiously this past week for a text message from the presumptive Democratic Presidential nominee, Barack Obama.
Fearful of wandering out of earshot, I kept my cell phone close, not wanting to miss the telltale beep that would signal the arrival of an all-important message. Stealing many futile glances into the empty glowing screen of my phone, I was quickly growing disheartened. By Saturday evening, I had resigned myself to hearing Obama's choice for his vice presidential candidate second hand.

Populated primarily by commuter students, the CSUN campus resembles an airport terminal; students and faculty arrive and depart at all hours of the day, few remaining longer than is necessary.

This fall, Biology 285, the 'Biology of Cancer' lecture series will be open to both students and the public in an attempt to further cancer prevention within the community and as a means to interest students in the field of cancer research.

This fall, Biology 285, the "Biology of Cancer" lecture series will be open to both students and the public in an attempt to further cancer prevention within the community and as a means to interest students in the field of cancer research. CSUN Biology Professor, Steven Oppenheimer has taught the curriculum since its initiation in 1977.