CSUN Animated Opera – Gianni Schicchi No detail was too small in the California State University, Northridge virtual productions of Maurice Ravel’s “L’enfant et les sortilèges” and Giacomo Puccini’s “Gianni Schicchi.”  That attention to artistry despite the limitations brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic earned the opera program…

The homeless rate in the city of Española, New Mexico, is six times higher than the state average and five times higher than the national average. Jeff Padilla ’07 (English) is tackling this crisis in his hometown head-on and hopes to be part of the solution. Padilla is…

Edward Kung, an assistant professor of economics at California State University, Northridge, said there is no question that the influx of short-term rentals, like those offered by Airbnb, led to higher rent prices and adversely impacted the housing supply, particularly for long-term renters. He’s done the research to…

CSUN biology and entomology professor James Hogue has found a way to cement his legacy forever — twice. In 2015 and 2019, Hogue collected previously unknown and unnamed groups of flies. Both are now named in his honor. The first insect named after him in 2015, was found…

Multidisciplinary artist and CSUN alumna Kristine Schomaker ’03 (Art History), M.A. ’10 (Art Studio) has confronted her body image fears and self-worth head-on in the name of art. As a self-described plus-sized woman, Schomaker was always self-conscious about her body and weight. At a young age, she witnessed…