Originally Published April 15, 2008 In 2006 the National Center for Health Statistics found that 43.3 million Americans under the age of 65, and 9.3 percent of children under the age of 18 did not have health insurance. The United States "is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not ensure that all citizens have coverage," according to the Institute of Medicine's 2004 report "Insuring America's Health: Principals and Recommendations.

Did you know you could go water skiing and wakeboarding for course credit? What about sailing or planning recreational events? Well all three are listed under Leisure Studies and Recreation - LSRC 265, 267/L and 202/L respectively - and a student looking to pick up a few extra units can take any of them without any prerequisites.

This summer is shaping up to be a great one for movies, with a lot of highly-anticipated blockbusters hitting theaters over the next few months. Opening May 9 is "Speed Racer" directed by the Wachowski brothers, the guys behind the Matrix movies. The movie, based on the 1960s cartoon, is about a race car driver, Speed Racer, going up against a corrupt company while teaming up with his ex-rival Racer X to try to win a race that claimed his brother's life.

Yellowcard's hour-long acoustic set at Matador Nights pumped up fans with songs off their most recent album as well as older fan-favorites. They opened with "Fighting" off their newest album "Paper Walls" and closed with "Rough Draft" off their 2003 album "One for the Kids.

The FDA has a policy that men who have had sex with other men since the start of the AIDS epidemic in 1977 are not allowed to donate blood. This policy is unfair and discriminatory because it bans even those men who practice safe sex, have had only a few partners, or are currently in a monogamous relationship.

CSUN's Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgendered Alliance held their second annual Out For Reel film festival last week at the USU Theater. The first night of festivities included "Gay Tube," which showcased a collection of LGBT-themed short films on YouTube. Highlights included the MAD TV sketch, "It's a Football Thing" and Jonlajoie's "Being Gay Commercial.

CSUN's Rape, Aggression, Defense (RAD) training program will hold classes on April 16 and April 22-23 from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the campus police department. RAD is a self-defense class offered only to women, which teaches crime prevention, safety measures and martial arts.

In 2006 the National Center for Health Statistics found that 43.3 million Americans under the age of 65 and 9.3 percent of children under the age of 18 did not have health insurance. The United States "is the only wealthy, industrialized nation that does not ensure that all citizens have coverage," according to the Institute of Medicine's 2004 report "Insuring America's Health: Principals and Recommendations.

The Who's rock opera "Tommy," is a bizarre and disjointed musical that might seem to appeal to only specific cult audiences, but for fans of The Who or those who favor darker plot lines, "Tommy" might be what you're looking for. The plot follows a young British boy named Tommy, who becomes blind, deaf and dumb after witnessing a murder.

If you thought the Farrelly brothers would be able to make a TV show nearly as funny as some of their movies, you would be wrong. Peter and Bobby Farrelly, the creative force behind hit movies like "There's Something About Mary" and "Dumb and Dumber," have come up wanting with their new Fox show "Unhitched.

Many students receive lower grades than they deserve in classes where absences unfairly affect their overall grade. The idea that in 15 weeks a student can only be absent twice before their grade in a class goes down an entire letter grade is ludicrous. Students who do the work and earn an A in a class should not get a B just because they were absent three times.

CSUN students, faculty, staff and public safety officers will walk around campus looking for safety issues during the Night Safety Walk, which is currently planned for mid-April. "The purpose of the safety walk is to get a group of people to really comb the campus and look for all different types of safety hazards," Special Assistant to the Chief of Police Christina Villalobos said.