After work and studying, students tend to neglect the importance of eating. However, living on campus some students have found ways around time-consuming meals and discovered easy and healthy dishes they can enjoy.

Dilmit Singh, the student director of instruction and professional development at Granada Hills Charter High School, has come back to CSUN to take classes. Singh, along with 23 other part-time students, has decided to return to better her professional skills related to educational policy and leadership.

This is the first time I will be voting in a presidential election and I am voting for Sen. Barack Obama. It's not because he's well spoken or charismatic, but because he stands for ideals that I can appreciate.

Coming to CSUN was one of the best decisions that senior business major Philip Olivan could have made.' Olivan is deaf.

There seems to be a common misconception that a student has to get a job in the field they earn their degree in. An English major has to be an English teacher or a writer. A journalism student has to be a reporter, television anchor or radio personality. A political science major has to be a lawyer or a politician. And there are no options for jobs other than the obvious ones.

The South Asian Club at CSUN is promoting breast cancer awareness during October, which is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

With a higher storage quota and a more robust interface, CSUN is beginning to organize a transition from their current e-mail system to Gmail. Three other Cal State Universities: Fullerton, Easy Bay and San Marcos have already transitioned to the new e-mail system.

Ludacris, Black Violin and DJ Eric Deluxe are coming to CSUN to perform at the Big Show 8 on Saturday Oct. 11. A.S. Student Production And Campus Entertainment is planning the show and has been working since January to bring everything together for CSUN students and anyone else who buys a ticket.

As a freshman, William Martinez had only a minor interest in anime. He would occasionally watch shows like Dragon Ball Z or Cowboy Bebop, but was never obsessively into it. Martinez, who is a history major, wasn't that interested in the CSUN anime club either.

Senior Edesha Basa knew she wanted to go to college but the reality of not working was also clear in her mind. Living in San Francisco from paycheck to paycheck while attending a community college, Basa knew if she wanted her degree she had to make some changes.

A few months ago Librarian Lynn Lampart went to see a movie in a huge theater. She couldn't find a seat and an usher who had taken a library instruction session with her two years prior saw her and recognized her.

Walking to his dorm on a Tuesday night carrying an armful of groceries, annoyed Senior Sean Mosley stops to show his ID to Community Security Officers. New security procedures were implemented in the CSUN dorms this semester. With gate closures every night, resident IDs must be checked in order to enter the complex.