Behind the pupil of the human eye is a layer comprised of light-sensitive patches known as rods and cones that help the eye to focus on light and darkness. Rod-cone dystrophy is the underdevelopment...

Josh Dominguez is learning to be a man of many words. It’s hard to believe the bright and chatty deaf studies major ever struggled with anything, including school. Dominguez grew up with a learning...

At just 33 years old, creative writing graduate student Brian Palagallo has traveled the country, tested the waters of corporate America, witnessed a national tragedy and ultimately found his passion. Reading...

Most 23-year-old aspiring fashion stylists would flaunt working on sets with Lady Gaga, Britney Spears, Kelly Clarkson and Cirque de Soleil. But humble, graduating senior Houri Mahserejian knows it’s...

Mary Estrada is looking forward to next year. “By this time next year, I won’t have to take a math class ever again,” Estrada said. On the surface, Estrada seems like a typical English...

Trips from Paris to Brazil and suites at lavish hotels, along with international cuisine and Swedish models, make for a scene resembling an over-the-top pop video. Throw in some special effects and...

Kamron Javaherpour will be the first one to tell you that he is a computer geek. He has always been fascinated by electronics and how they work. This fall, 22-year-old Javaherpour began his first...

Jacob Rostovsky, known as Jake, may look like an ordinary college student. However, his trials and tribulations distinguish him from most students at CSUN. Jake has undergone a change of gender –...

From an early age, Janelle Goforth knew exactly what she wanted to be when she grew up, an actress. That didn’t mean she couldn’t also be a Renaissance woman. Acting, writing, directing, photography,...

Marilyn Ee, a CSUN international student, has watched many cop shows, one of the earliest being “World’s Wildest Police Videos.” Ee has had an interest in cops  since she was 8 years old,...

At a cursory glance, some might say there are two distinct sides to senior Jeremy Quant’s life: the creative and the ambitious. There is Quant the artist, who surrounds himself with other creative...

Graduate student Kim Kramer didn’t plan to complete her master of science degree in geology as a single parent living in student housing while raising her 5-year-old son. When she realized her...