The rumbling sounded like somebody was jumping up and down on his floor at 4:31 a.m. But when resident assistant Todd Sargent realized it was an earthquake, he was still too sleepy to rise from bed. Read more...

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Students were trapped in dorm rooms after the 6.7 Northridge earthquake turned furniture into entry blockades. Shown here is a room in Sunset Village.

Like many young entrepreneurs, Zachary Spitulski began with a simple idea conceived in a college dorm room.
While sitting around his computer with a few friends during winter quarter, Spitulski, a second-year Design | Media Arts student, brainstormed an idea for a computer application that would let users create and view virtual flashcards on their computers, as well as allow them to sync their cards to their smart phones.
"Something like that would be hugely successful, especially at a university," Spitulski said. Read more...

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Zachary Spitulski Portrait

This year's JazzReggae Festival puts a strong emphasis on sustainability, including two water-bottle refilling tents and an expanded education tent.
While last year's event had one refilling tent and a tent with information about sustainability-minded student groups, this year's initiatives will be bigger and more interactive, said Michelle Horak, JazzReggae's director of sustainability and a fourth-year world arts and cultures student.
"We're trying to get people who are excited about music excited about sustainability, too," Horak said. Read more...

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An artist at the 2010 JazzReggae Festival performs at the Intramural Field. Tickets are available for this year’s festival.