As a third year student here at CSUN I am still in sophomore standing due to my priorities of placing personal goals and achievements above those of scholastic goals.' I serve on the InterFraternity Council, act as a new student orientation leader, the appointed CSUN board member of the Northridge East Neighborhood Council, and also the Associated Students senator of all lower division students.

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.

It feels like 2000 again. And 2001, and 2002.

The Los Angeles Lakers are coming off of their first NBA Finals' trip in the post-Shaquille O'Neal era and are considered by many analysts to be not only favorites to return there this season, but to also walk away with their fourth championship in the past 10 years.

In the midst of the political transformation the country might face, as a result of the upcoming presidential election, race has never seemed to be more relevant to American life than now.' How this influences our higher educational institutions is a great concern to the community.

Saw V arrives in time to pose a fright this Halloween. Many horror fans, and guys planning on a good groping session, flock to the notorious original's fourth sequel.

During a public lecture, California Institute of Technology professor Christof Koch explained the question of consciousness, framing it within a neurobiological view.

When it comes to Halloween and The Simpsons there is a strict matter of history to contend with.

While Halloween is celebrated all over the country, southern California has a way of making things seem larger than life.

The words love and music are thrown around so often these days. There are too many musicians that do not allow intention and action to cross paths.

It is well known to many students outside the Mike Curb College of Arts, Media and Communication that CSUN has a very successful theatre department. From the cross-culture controversial touch of 'El Estudio del Maestro' to the appreciation of contemporary classics such as' 'The Importance of Being Earnest,' the accomplishments of this semester alone merit a figurative round of applause for that entire department.'

If you thought the incumbent in the White House was the manifestation of the most ill-fated occurrences over the years, you certainly missed that the West Coast rap scene has had a severe fall off since its glory days of G-funk, NWA and Death Row.

Morel's melodic music emits space station sounds on a screeching keyboard in their upcoming album that delivers a poignant coming of age theme. 'The Death of The Paperboy,' set to be released, Nov. 4, is Morel's latest experimental output combining rock and electronic components with synthesized dance music.