The CSUN campus is closed due to the Covid-19 virus, but On Point reporters are working on stories about how the virus has affected students and their families throughout the city of Los Angeles, and we’ll be posting those stories as soon as we can.
CSUN’s On Point looks at how the definition of family has changed, with clinical psychologist Dr. Alice Berkowitz and Reverend Vivian Ben Lima from St. Mel Parish.
Host: Kiera McKibbens
Anchor and reporter: Eniola Jose
CSUN’s On Point looks at the challenges facing today’s college graduates: paying off record student loans and finding jobs in a still struggling economy. Guests: Gregorio Alcantar, CSUN Financial Aid and Scholarship Department; Daniel Levitch, CSUN Career Center; Doug Marriott, Los Angeles Valley College Career Center.
Host and Reporter: Emily Davies
Anchor: Bijan Nasseripourtowsi
DJs remain central figures in today’s popular music scene, bringing performance, music, dance, and words together into a mix of technique and technology. CSUN’s On Point looks at what defines a DJ and what inspires them, with CSUN Communications Studies Prof. Bernardo Attias, co-editor of a new book about the phenomenon, and two CSUN students and professional DJs, Christopher Perez and Joshua Lin.
Moderator: Mona Adem
When some Los Angeles families start planning dinner, they may find they don’t have many choices, except among the various value meals in fast food restaurants located within walking distance of their homes. This is because the nearest full-service supermarket is miles away.
Limited access to supermarkets with affordable and healthy food creates a “food desert.” Most food deserts are found in low-income areas, where the lack of fresh food may cause serious health issues such as obesity and diabetes.
CSUN’s On Point learns more about food deserts in Los Angeles County, and how people living in them can eat healthier meals, with CSUN Urban Studies and Planning Department Professor Craig Olwert and MEND Foodbank Director Richard Weinroth.
Moderator: Malcolm Hoyle
Anchor: Iuliia Vazhenina
CSUN’s On Point takes a close look at the issue of religion in the Presidential campaign: GOP candidate and likely nominee Mitt Romney is in the spotlight, as voters and commentators question the role his Mormon faith will have in his race to the White House.
Guests include: Dr. Greggory DeVore, former Bishop in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints; Leigh Bradberry, an assistant professor in the California State University-Northridge Political Science Department; and Patrick Q. Mason, Howard W. Hunter Chair of Mormon Studies at Claremont Graduate University.
On Point’s Sharonna Allahyar talks to former gang member Jose Ruiz about growing up the San Fernando Valley’s notorious Witch’s Hat. Cloud & Fire Ministry’s Executive Director Melody Rossi and clinical psychologist Elizabeth Powell help explain the challenges Ruiz faced, and offer some solutions.
On Point’s Tatevik Tigranyan interviews District 12 Councilmember Mitch Englander about the city budget, the San Fernando Valley, and CSUN.
On Point’s Brittany Silverstein examines the cost of a college education, and gets advice and strategy from two experts: CSUN Professor G. Michael Phillips, Director of the Center for Financial Planning and Investment; and Gregorio Alcantar, a counselor in CSUN’s Financial Aid & Scholarships office.
On Point’s Mandi Gosling explores cancer research and cancer research funding with Movember co-founder and CEO Adam Garone, and documentary film-maker Michael Baltazar.
