The Flintridge Room at the USU overflowed with students from the departments of Chicana/o studies and Pan African studies ready to engage in a discussion and lecture about history and racism Tuesday afternoon.

Drive around a residential neighborhood and see bright lights already strung up along the sides of rooftops, turn on the radio and listen to the stations already playing holiday music. With Christmas around the corner, people are gearing up to find the best deals for the perfect gifts for everyone on their holiday list.

CSUN professors from nine different departments, with specialties ranging from English and philosophy to Asian American studies have come together to form and cultivate a new type of academic curriculum.

With peer nutrition counseling as a free service for CSUN students, and personally not knowing very much about nutrition, I decided to make an appointment with the CSUN Klotz Student Health Center.

Writers, professors and literary enthusiasts assembled at the Whitsett Room to hear selected readings reminiscing about the political, social, and emotional lives of residents in glamorous West Hollywood and the chic area of Silver Lake.

The University Student Union and the Union Program Council hosted the Grand Affair last Friday, a social event on campus for students to mingle with friends as they danced to popular music and listened to the MTV award-winning band, U-N-I.

The role of transportation in metropolitan culture was examined in a lecture last week as part of a book review series sponsored by the Department of Communication Studies and the student-run organization, CSUN Communication Association.

On the roof of Sierra Hall in a library-like setting, with rows of burgundy chairs and a table set with coffee, cookies and fruit, history enthusiasts gather to engage in political discussions similar to those they experienced during their collegiate years.

While Halloween is celebrated all over the country, southern California has a way of making things seem larger than life.

The Division of Student Affairs hosted the UMatterdor Fair, where various departments set up booths to educate students on the services available for them on campus.

Many members of the CSUN community would be surprised to know that the Greek community takes things such as school work and community service seriously. 'The general perception of Greeks is that all we do is go out and have fun,' said Dale Pinlac, 23-year-old Sociology major and member of Pi Kappa Alpha.

Tuesday afternoon at 5:25 p.m. a collision occurred on the 10300 block of the intersection of Devonshire St. and Lindley Ave.