Uber and Lyft drivers protest to support bill that will reclassify them as employees
Elaine Sanders, Andrea Esparza, and Madison Parsley
July 12, 2019
Hundreds of independent contractors traveled to Sacramento to protest in support of California’s gig-work bill that would reclassify them as employees, which passed the state Senate’s Labor, Public Employment and Retirement Committee.Assembly Bill 5 would order the Dynamex Decision, which gi...
Meet the new AS president and vice president
May 22, 2019
Diana Vicente, a 20-year-old marketing major and management minor who has been involved with AS since her freshman year and previously served as AS chair of elections, will be sworn in as the new president of Associated Students on June 3 with her vice president, Mohammad “Q” Hotaki. Vicente is...
AS funded Matabots trip to Kentucky
May 8, 2019
Associated Students funded the Matador Robotics Club’s trip to the VEX Robotics World Championship in Kentucky, one of nine states banned from receiving California state funds due to LGBT discriminatory laws within their education system. The competition took place from April 23-27. On Jan. 1, 2017,...
You might wait to graduate
May 6, 2019
When students like Andranik Zarikyan first step on campus at CSUN, they come with ambitions higher than Sierra Tower. However, the success they strive for may not be so easily grasped. First-time freshmen, who plan to graduate within four years, might have diminished hopes after learning ...
Breaking borders: The fight for education
May 1, 2019
Reported also by Byron Gonzalez“I always knew I was undocumented. I came to full realization of this when my parents made me hide under a car to cross into the United States at six years old.” For Mario Torres, his memory of crossing the Mexican-American border in 2001 is as vivid as any ot...
Crime Blotter 4/24 – 4/30
April 30, 2019
Wednesday, April 24A suspect was arrested for driving with a suspended license at the intersection of Lassen and Reseda.A five-foot copper pipe was stolen from the softball field men's restroom.A secured bike was stolen from Sierra Hall.Thursday, April 25 A secured bike was stolen from University Park Buil...
Educational Policies Committee eliminates French major
April 24, 2019
The CSUN Educational Policies Committee unanimously voted to eliminate the French major during a meeting in March due to waning enrollment and course offerings.Adrián Pérez-Boluda, chair of the Department of Modern and Classical Languages and Literatures, explained that students who declare a French ...
Women in office: AS presidents look to the future
April 24, 2019
Beverly Ntagu and Diana Vicente are more similar than they thought. They are both outgoing, daughters of immigrants and women of color. The only difference: Ntagu is about to finish her term as president of Associated Students and Vicente is about to start hers. Despite not being familiar with each...
Crime Blotter 4/16 – 4/23
April 23, 2019
Tuesday, April 16 An unknown suspect attempted to break into a vehicle through the window on the driver’s rear side on Parking Structure B5’s third floor. A victim’s bicycle was stolen from the northwest side of Sierra Hall between 6:50 and 9:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 At Sierra Hall, an unkno...
Committee looks into potential bias in professor evaluations
April 17, 2019
Student evaluations of teachers may be discriminatory due to gender bias, according to CSUN’s Educational Equity Committee.A recent report called "Gender Bias in Student Evaluations" by professor Kristina Mitchell from Texas Tech University and Johnathan Martin from Midland College found students ...
South LA community gathers in honor of Nipsey Hussle
April 17, 2019
Story by Tamara BenitezErmias Joseph Asghedom — the rapper known as Nipsey Hussle — took his final lap around the city of Los Angeles on Thursday.The rapper’s memorial service was held at Staples Center. Many fans found the venue fitting, knowing Hussle was a Lakers fan and would at...
Crime Blotter 4/9-4/15
April 16, 2019
Tuesday, April 9A petty theft occurred when an unknown suspect stole a victim’s cellphone on Reseda Boulevard.An unknown suspect graffitied a storage room door at Redwood Hall.Wednesday, April 10During a lab class, an unknown suspect poked a victim in the back at Jacaranda Hall.A laptop was stol...