Sharon Eichten, director of finance and administrative services in Information Technology Resources, has been named CSUN's new director of budget planning and management and will be starting her new job on Oct. 17. Ron Clouse, the university's current director of budget planning and management, retired on June 30; he will be assisting in the transition of budget directors during the current 2006-07 fiscal year, however.

No one knows what is in my coffee at work. I have a giant fart brewing as I write this. The black eye was from the boyfriend, not the door. Could any of these secrets be yours? At postsecret.blogspot.com, homemade secrets written on postcards find themselves in Frank Warren's mailbox, sometimes totaling 1,000 each week before he selects and posts them on Sundays for the world to reminisce, relate, or sometimes become amazed or angry.

At first glance upon seeing the trailer for "Infamous" or reading its plot outline, one might wonder why another film about writer Truman Capote was made and released exactly one year after Philip Seymour Hoffman took home the Oscar for "Capote." You might ask why do the same thing twice when it has already been done so powerfully with stunning performances from a well-rounded cast? Interestingly enough, director Douglas McGrath, who is known for writing and directing "Emma" and "Nicholas Nickleby," and then "Capote"director began filming both their projects within a couple months of each other, but because "Capote" had gotten a head start, Warner delayed the release of "Infamous" so the two films would not coincide.

Next to shoes, handbags are probably the greatest accessory a girl can buy. As the seasons come and go, however, they bring with them a multitude of trends that shouldn't be ignored. This season, rich colors, textures and embellishments grace the fall lineup of handbags to please even the most fickle buyer.

With stacked cardboard moving boxes still sitting in his office, Dr. S.K. Ramesh, the new Dean of the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has had a busy first few weeks. It is immediately evident that Ramesh, who comes to CSUN from California State University Sacramento, where he spent 12 years as chair of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering department, is definitely a people person.

Every semester, CSUN sees its share of new faculty hired from the plethora of departments at the school. This fall, 56 new tenure track faculty members were hired as a result of last year's faculty search. Of these 56, 54 started this fall, said Kiren Dosanjh Zucker, associate professor and director of Faculty Development.

In dreams, emotions are overwhelming. Intense desires, terrifying nightmares and hidden realizations masked under heavy eyelids use the mind as their playground, battling against each other in full fledged war until consciousness snaps you back into stagnant reality.

Kurt Cobain wore them. So did Snoop Dogg. Even Marty McFly donned a pair when he went back to the future. Chances are, at some point, you've worn them too, and if not, you've known someone who has. With its sleek classic black canvas exterior, stark white soles and ever-recognizable star logo, the Converse Chuck Taylor All-Star, as it is more formally known, is perhaps the best-selling shoe of all time and for good reason.

The minute you step foot in an airport, you become a number. Line up here, stand over there, check in your bags, do not go beyond this point. Without anymore interference than normal, the chaotic world of an airport is enough to drive even the most patient flyer up the wall.