Producer: CSUN Matador News

Producers: Karen Guzelian, Nick Popham and Ala Rabhi. CSUN celebrates Water Day. Matador News reporter Lauren Llanos talks to Geography Professor Dr. Amalie Orme about the event, and CSUN Women’s Basketball coach Jason Flowers talks about the team’s trip to the NCAA Finals. Anchors: Cherney Amhara, Katie Fauskee, Karina Garibaldi and Robert Zamora.

Mental Illness Among the Homeless

Resent data shows that although the national rate of homelessness has declined, in California the homeless rate increased by 6% and almost 1/3 of them have some type of mental illness.

The Bleaching Syndrome

[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qz955tBbdkQ%5D Some African-American (and many ethic) women use dangerous products to make their skin look lighter due to the media and social issues within the African-American community. The Journal of Black Studies calls this “The Bleaching Syndrome.”

Video Voices I

Honorable Mention winner of the Mail-in Competition as announced at the 2009 Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Convention in Sacramento.