Loneliness is a nasty emotion to overcome. Struggling to prevail over bouts of need, want and desire is difficult to achieve alone, especially when you recently broke it off with a boyfriend. As human...

Why is it when a sports team gains a streak of success, the team becomes grossly popular among non-regular sports fans? Take, for example, the Los Angeles Clippers, who after enduring some of the worst...

In the great scheme of California politics, the Nov. 8 special election will prove to be another waste of taxpayers hard-earned dollars as indicated in recent polls regarding the election. Several initiatives...

After a day of juggling between two jobs and a 15-unit course schedule, eating Chinese takeout and In-N-Out burgers is often the only option available to eat in a hurry on and around campus. It is then...

Why don't you call me anymore?" This infamous phrase is often coined by what I like to call "needy people." Most sane people have encountered these kinds of manic personalities. Needy people call a million...

If an ethnic person listens to rock music, attends rock shows, wears skater-brand clothing and has white friends, he or she could be racially labeled as "whitewashed." The term could be detrimental to...

Every morning at 5 a.m., Physical Plant Management workers can be seen working diligently to maintain CSUN's grounds. Both men and women dump out trashcans, clean windows, mow lawns, and sweep and mop...

Four years ago, when I was a senior in high school and searching for a college to attend, CSUN stood out in mind. After I visited the campus, I was determined to enroll at CSUN and become a part of its...

Under normal circumstances, I wouldn't advise any individual to engage in midnight chats on ultra-hip Internet dating websites, but the dating pool is scarce, and singles are far and few between. As a...

To many, including this particular 2005 graduate, the rigmarole surrounding graduation consists of primarily hype, accentuated by a few hundred dollars or more lost to pricey regalia, announcements and...

While most religious leaders and figureheads are well-known primarily among their own followers, Catholic Pope John Paul II is a unique case. Consistently throughout the past month, John Paul II's deteriorating...

For my 21st birthday last September, one of my friends gave me a card with, "You still look 16," written inside. In the moment, I didn't know whether to take this as a compliment, which was clearly my...