The life of CSUN’s Dance Team captain
April 16, 2019
Alexis Rose Harrington's first memory of dance is coming up with routines to Destiny’s Child and Beyonce when she was little. Now, at 22, Harrington is the captain of the CSUN Dance Team.Her mother, a role model in many aspects, was a tap dancer. Ironically, tap dancing was one of the most chal...
Art student’s creative fix to college debt
April 2, 2019
Being a first-generation Chilean American, one CSUN artist spent his summers visiting family in Chile, where he was exposed to entertainment from the late '80s and early '90s that inspired his artwork later in life.Rodrigo Diaz-Reyes, 26, has been nurturing his artistic talents since he could crawl. Ha...
CSUN student releases new EP
March 4, 2019
A senior at CSUN has released his second hip-hop project in hopes of spreading his message of positivity on Friday, Feb. 22. Akinfolarin Ajileye, who goes by Holden Black, had a unique upbringing. He went from being captain of his high school track team to being put in the back of a police car, then...
Discussing the separation of art from the artist
February 20, 2019
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, artists and professors of the CSUN campus join the conversation on whether it's possible to separate an artist's work from their controversial biographies.During the past few years, sexual abuse allegations against many artists and entertainers have been exposed b...
Matadors experience deja vu in loss to Fullerton
February 19, 2019
The men's basketball team experienced deja vu in their 78-71 home loss to Cal State Fullerton, the same score as the reverse game played at Fullerton on Jan. 30.It was back-and-forth for most of the game until about the 12-minute mark of the second half when freshman Lamine Diane scored to tie the g...
Artist raises environmental awareness with work
February 12, 2019
A student animator strives to save the forests and push for environmental awareness with her art through social commentary about modern issues.Sophia Mavrolas, 24, just recently began her second semester at CSUN after graduating from Antelope Valley Community College with two associate degrees. Her gradu...
Behind the mics of ‘LA Meekly’
February 7, 2019
CSUN alumni go into depth exploring all facets of LA history, from the corruption that took place in the City of Bell to the first Hot Dog on a Stick on the Santa Monica Pier, in their monthly podcast, "LA Meekly."The podcast was founded in 2013 after Greg Gonzalez and Daniel Zafran met in a creative w...
All-male hate group thrives online
January 31, 2019
It was during her first year at Hoover High when Jasmin Sergova, then 15, had her first encounter with an Incel, where she had to deactivate her Facebook account after her elementary school friend reached out to her, at first in a friendly manner but which soon turned out to be toxic. A self-proclaimed...
CSUN’s 22nd Annual High School Invitational
January 18, 2019
CSUN partnered up with over 30 San Fernando Valley high schools for the 22nd Annual High School Invitational, with artworks ranging from all sorts of different mediums. The exhibition, which runs from Jan. 7 to 19, takes place at Main Art Gallery and extends to the West Gallery.The gallery holds unique wo...