Media curtain blinds Americans from imperial war against Middle East
February 7, 2012
A truly democratic nation must rely on journalism to provide accurate information to its citizens so they can make decisions and analysis based on fact, not on sensational hype or rumor. In the globalized world we live in today, where technology allows the spread of information to have more transnational impact, an accurate and fair media is crucial to the stabilization ...
Syria’s people will suffer with more outside intervention
January 24, 2012
Bloodshed continues to rise in Syria since the 10-month uprising began last March. After a month of sending 165 monitors to Syria, the League of Arab States imposed more sanctions on 22 Syrian officials and eight entities that support the Assad regime and has demanded President Bashar Al Assad step down and peacefully transfer all power to a Syrian Vice President. S...
Occupy CSUN grows with help from Chicano studies instructor
December 5, 2011
A Chicana/o studies instructor asked his classes to join Occupy CSUN Thursday night and camp with protesters, making the total number of participants over 80. Gerard Meraz, Chicana/o studies instructor, said students need to stand up to the hardships and crisis their families continue to fac...
Asexuality in a world of the highly sexual
November 17, 2011
Sex can be rough. It seems like though our society condemns sexual promiscuity, it tells us that sex is also the key to happiness and fulfillment – if you can’t find sex in your city, go become a hermit and live in a cave. If you are happy not getting any and you have no desire to get lucky, tell people who pressure you to get laid to go screw...
Students for Quality Education hold mock presidential selection on campus
November 17, 2011
CLARIFICATION, Nov. 17, 5:03 p.m.: Associated Students President Amanda Flavin was reported as having said students can "use of the rooms available to them to communicate their thoughts," but rather said "they can use one of the avenues available to them" to demonstrate effectively. Flavin said SQE wa...
Suspending Syrian government a huge mistake
November 15, 2011
When I, Katherine, first saw news reports of civil unrest and violence in Syria when the “revolution” broke out in March, I was terrified for my family living there and in turmoil over the country where I was born. In May, I decided to visit my home country of Syria to witness for myself what was taking pla...
New scholarship encourages faculty and staff to return to school
November 7, 2011
A new scholarship for CSUN faculty and staff wishing to return to school or pursue a new degree has been created carrying President Jolene Koester’s name. As Koester prepares to retire in December, the CSUN Foundation has established the Jolene Koester Presidential Scholarship Endowment. “A lot...
Police brutality protested in Downtown Los Angeles
October 23, 2011
Over a hundred people marched the streets of Downtown Los Angeles Saturday for the 16th National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation, demonstrating their anger and grief with the violence they feel police continue to perform unjustly towards minoriti...
Second phase for brainwave-operated wheelchair at CSUN
October 10, 2011
A wheelchair operated by human brainwaves is in its second phase of experiments at CSUN, where a team of engineers is trying to figure out a way to operate the chair outdoors. The chair, estimated to cost $10,000, is built with intelligent sensors which are placed at the bottom of the chair to recognize oncom...
Ten arrests made during Big Show
October 2, 2011
Ten arrests were made at Saturday’s Big Show, which increased law enforcement presence to keep an eye on the over 8,000 people who attended the annual event. Reasons for the arrests include public urination, public intoxication and the use of marijuana, said CSUN Police Chief Anne Glavin. “We made our rules very clear this year,” Glavin said. “We ha...
Troy Davis unjustly sent to death
September 26, 2011
Troy Davis was executed Sept. 21 in Georgia through a lethal injection with no physical evidence of committing the crime for which he was accused. Nine eyewitness testimonies were all that was used to convict him of killing an off-duty police officer in 1989. The law states that a person is in...
University Counseling Center struggle to keep up with high demand of students in need
September 13, 2011
Anxiety, family tragedy, homesickness and the need to vent are some of the life stressors students may need professional support to be able to pull through a semester. High demand and under-staffing have forced the University Counseling Center to limit the number of per-student visits to eight, said...
