A student dons a red medical uniform, wears a stethoscope around her neck and hauls a suitcase packed with heavy medical books to her class in Jacaradan Hall. There, Maya Barovich joins 17 other students...

A Los Feliz resident walks to the nearby post office four blocks away from her home instead of driving to keep from paying the continually increasing cost of gas.

Deans and professors are in the process of creating a green curriculum that would bring together existing sustainability courses under one program, making it easier for students to eventually compete in today's eco-friendly job market.

A student dons a red medical uniform, wears a stethoscope around her neck and hauls a suitcase packed with heavy medical books to her class in Jacaradan Hall. There, Maya Barovich joins 17 other students in CSUN's new accelerated nursing program. "The program is intense.

A Los Feliz resident walks to the nearby post office four blocks away from her home instead of driving to keep from paying the continually increasing cost of gas. "I'm walking around my neighborhood a lot more now," Jennifer Abbott said. "I actually get to stop and talk to my neighbors while they walk their dogs.

Deans and professors are in the process of creating a green curriculum that would bring together existing sustainability courses under one program, making it easier for students to eventually compete in today's eco-friendly job market. "Green is everywhere.

Cheech Marin, CSUN alumni and actor, is mostly known for his dope-smoking, comedic role in the 1970s movie, "Cheech and Chong." What is least known about him is that he is one of the foremost collectors of Chicano art in the U.S., and his nationally-toured private collection has helped to bring Chicano artists into mainstream America.

Erin McCaslin, a former CSUN student, picked up a plastic container of strawberries at Whole Foods Market and made sure it had the green and white "USDA Organic" seal on it. "You never really know what you're getting," McCaslin said. "But at least when I buy organic food, I know my family is not eating chemicals and pesticides.

New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, who visited campus in January, said in the final speech of her bid for the presidency that her supporters put "18 million cracks in the glass ceiling." But her unsuccessful run for the White House calls into question whether the ceiling is far from broken.

Students were not allowed to vote as to whether they could afford a new campus fee, which was approved by CSUN President Jolene Koester in-between the spring and summer semesters when they were on break. The "Campus Quality Fee" will increase tuition by $100 in total within the course of the next three years.

She is a small woman with a huge smile and a genuine excitement for visual art forms that tells stories of unheard voices across the globe. Louise Lewis' quick wit and enthusiasm was heard through the crowd that gathered at the CSUN gallery on June 7 as she celebrated her last exhibit, "Reclaiming the 'F' Word, Posters on International FeminismS.

Departments on campus are looking for ways to decrease their operational costs to prepare for a shortfall in state funding, which could range from $12 to $22 million during the 2008-09 academic year. Academic Affairs has put aside a one-time lump sum of $5 million dollars to combat the impending budgetary shortfall.